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Alexandria (given Name)
Alexandria is a feminine given name, derived from Alexander the Great and the towns he named, most notably the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria was the 352th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2021. For the US in the years since 1900, it was most popular in 1993 when it ranked 69th. It was not in the top 1,000 girls baby names before 1969. People named Alexandria * Alexandria Anderson, American runner * Alexandria Boehm, American scientist * Alexandria Bombach, American filmmaker * Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, American author * Alexandria Haber, Canadian playwright * Alexandria Karlsen, American actress * Alexandria Loutitt, Canadian ski jumper * Alexandria Maillot, Canadian actress * Alexandria Mills, American beauty pageant winner * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician * Alexandria Riordan, American figure skater * Alexandria Smith, American artist * Alexandria Town, Canadian wrestler * Alexandria Villaseñor, American climate activi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Greek Language
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek Dark Ages, Dark Ages (), the Archaic Greece, Archaic period (), and the Classical Greece, Classical period (). Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of fifth-century Athens, fifth-century Athenian historians, playwrights, and Ancient Greek philosophy, philosophers. It has contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of the Western world since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about the Homeric Greek, Epic and Classical periods of the language. From the Hellenistic period (), Ancient Greek was followed by Koine Greek, which is regarded as a separate historical stage, although its earliest form closely resembles Attic Greek and its latest form a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Haber
Alexandria Haber is a Canadian playwright and actor. Her plays include ''Life Here After'' (winner of the 2009 write-on-Q playwriting competition), ''I Don’t like Mondays'', ''Four Minutes if You Bleed,'' ''Housekeeping & Homewrecking,'' ''Ordinary Times,'' ''Birthmarks, A Christmas Carol,'' and ''Tom Waits''''.'' She has written radio plays for CBC Radio including ''The Very Little Girl'' (winner of the CBC Radio New Voices Competition) and ''Washing Day'' (winner of the CBC Radio Sound FX contest). Biography Haber was born in Hamilton, Ontario and moved to Montreal, Quebec at age five. She studied Theatre Performance at Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t .... Selected works Plays * ''Alice and The World We Live In'' (Second place winner, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandrea Owens-Sarno
Alexandrea Owens-Sarno (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as eight-year-old Cora Cartmell, a young steerage passenger in the 1997 film ''Titanic'' who dances with Jack Dawson ( Leonardo DiCaprio) at an Irish party. Biography Owens-Sarno was born in 1988 in San Diego, California. She made her acting debut as Cora Cartmell in James Cameron's 1997 epic ''Titanic''. Her mother took both her and her younger sister Rachel, then 3, to audition for roles at the film set in Rosarito Beach, Baja California. Owens-Sarno, then in third grade, lined up with ten other girls, all blondes, said a few lines and danced a few steps with the casting director, and was dismissed. A week later she was offered the role of Cora; her mother and sister were cast as extras. The family spent six months on location during the filming. She became known as "the ''Titanic'' girl" among her schoolmates, and has since been asked many times what it was like to perform o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Wailes
Alexandria Jane Krystel Wailes (born December 26, 1975) is an American deaf actress, dancer, director, and educator. She utilizes the languages of English and American Sign Language and is known for her work with Deaf West Theatre. She is both an LA Ovation nominee and a Tony honoree recipient for her work in musical theatre. Career In 2018, Alexandria performed the National Anthem & "America the Beautiful" at Super Bowl LII in American Sign Language alongside singers Pink and Leslie Odom Jr. Theatre Deaf West Theatre, L.A. * ''Judgment Day'' .... God * ''Quid Pro Quo'' .... Lindsay Other stage works * ''Love Person''.... ???, Divadlo Mixed Blood * ''Mother Courage and Her Children'' .... Kattrin, Public Theater * ''Nobody's Perfect'' .... American Sign Language master and co-choreographer, Kennedy Center and Nationwide Tour * ''Sleeping Beauty'' .... Rose, Divadlo Kirka Douglase * '' Children of a Lesser God'' .... Sarah, Keen Company * ''The Necklace'' .... Mother Valentine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Villaseñor
Alexandria Villaseñor (born 2005) is an American climate activist living in New York. A follower of the Fridays for Future movement and of fellow climate activist Greta Thunberg, Villaseñor is a co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the founder of Earth Uprising. Biography Villaseñor was born in 2005 in Davis, California, where she grew up. The family moved from northern California to New York in 2018. Villaseñor is Latina. Her ambition is to work for the United Nations. Activism Villaseñor's fight for climate action was sparked when she was caught in a smoke cloud from the November 2018 Camp Fire in California, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, while visiting her hometown for Thanksgiving. As an asthma sufferer, she became physically ill, during which time she researched the climate change and temperature rises which contributed to the fire's severity. Her mother, Kristin Hogue, was enrolled in the M.A. in Climate and Society prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Town
Alexandria Town (born July 6, 1995) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler, competing in the 57kg weight class. In November 2018, Alex became the first ever Canadian to win a gold medal at the U23 World Championships. She has also secured Canada a place at the 2019 Pan Am Games by winning the bronze medal at 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships. In March 2020 she won the women's 59 kg title at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa, Canada, followed by a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She won a bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events. It was held from May 5 to 8 in Acapulco, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Smith
Alexandria Smith is an American mixed media visual artist based in London and New York City. She is currently the head of painting at the Royal College of Art. Smith was a co-organizer of the collective Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter from 2016 to 2017. The collective, which consists of over 100 black women artists, held a public event at the New Museum in NYC in 2016. Smith was quoted as saying, "I was in the company of women who wanted to use their gifts to instigate change, to let our humanity be seen and heard despite what others may believe. I know our work is not done and that this collective will continue to bring about healing and work against the grain in other iterations at other institutions. I look forward to continuing to help carry that torch. Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter has re-instilled in me a belief in our abilities as Black women artists to be nurturing, compassionate, genuine, and powerful by any means necessary." Smith earned her BFA i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Riordan
Alexandria "Zsa Zsa" Riordan-Niechcielska (born August 14, 1990) is an American former figure skater. She most recently competed internationally on the Junior National level for Poland and won first place to get the Gold Medal. She is of Polish and Irish descent. Personal life Riordan grew up in Philadelphia. Her maternal grandparents were born in Poland and so she and her mother both speak Polish fluently. Her father is of Irish descent. Now retired from skating, Riordan decided to pursue a career in nursing and earned her RN and BSN degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014. She is a surgical intensive care nurse. She is currently enrolled in a master's level certified nurse anesthesia program. Career Skating career She competed for the USA representing the Skating Club of New York until the early autumn of 2005. Placing high enough to qualify for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and represent the USA internationally in Novice, at the Aegon Cup in the Hague, Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (; ; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the eastern part of the Bronx, portions of north-central Queens, and Rikers Island in New York City. On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district. She defeated Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries. She easily won the November general election, defeating Republican Anthony Pappas. She was reelected in the 2020 election, defeating John Cummings. Taking office at age 29, Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress. She has been noted for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Mills
Alexandria Nichole Mills (born February 26, 1992) is an American model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2010 on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, China. Mills is the third woman from the United States to win Miss World. Early life Mills, a resident of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, had an interest in modeling at least as early as the eighth grade; following Mills' victory in Miss World 2010, a counselor at her middle school recalled that she had a modeling portfolio even then. The counselor also recalled her as being "very outgoing and very confident", and that Mills had demonstrated fearlessness by volunteering to sing "God Bless America" over the school intercom. Prior to participating in Miss World, 18-year-old Mills was homeschooled for high school, graduating shortly before the competition, and wanted to become a teacher. According to her mother, she also has an interest in landscape photography. A vegetarian, Mills was also a fashion model and was listed with Elite Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Maillot
Alexandria Maillot is a Canadian actress, singer and songwriter. She is known for her extensive music career, as well as her role as Lucie in the 2011 Canadian romance horror film ''Red Riding Hood''. Life and career Alexandria Maillot was born in Prince George, British Columbia. After moving to Vancouver Island as a child, she began playing music and starting to sing at the age of seven. At the age of 16, she took part in the 2009 Peak Performance Project, an artist development program curated by radio station 102.7 The Peak. On June 10, 2016, she released her debut full-length album ''Time'', featuring the single "Sunday Sara". Over 2017, Alexandria Maillot recorded in Montreal, Quebec with producer Samuel Woywitka. She released the single "Make It Out" on September 14, 2018. Her follow up single "Messed It Up", released November 9, 2018, garnered attention across Canada, including airplay on The Verge (XM). Throughout 2019, she toured extensively, including appearances at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria Loutitt
Alexandria Loutitt (born 7 January 2004) is a Canadian ski jumper. She is the Canada’s first ever world champion in ski jumping and the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jumping event. Loutitt trains in Slovenia, as the ski jumping facility at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary was shut down. Career Loutitt became captivated with ski jumping while watching the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. She attended the National Sports School in Calgary, Alberta, which allowed her to spend several months a year in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany for training as a teenager before joining the Canadian national team. Loutitt competed in four events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, finishing 46th on the normal hill, 38th on the large hill, 11th on the women's team normal hill and 10th in the mixed team normal hill. In December 2021, Loutitt had her season's best performance on the World Cup circuit with a 14th-place finish in the large hill event in Lillehammer. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
