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Angelina Jolie and Her Tattoos

Kay — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:13:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie and Her Tattoos
Angelina Jolie is a celebrity with a very high profile, famous her acting and
also well-known for her tattoos. Her numerous amount of tattoos have attracted
a lot of attention from the media. This has also been one of the major topics
during interviews with any magazines or other interviewers. The filmmakers are
forced to be creative while using Angelina Jolie as part of their film as they
have to cover up her tattoos especially when she has to bare her skin. Although
she is not against film nudity, this has been one of the headaches to the
filmmakers.
Currently, apart from being the most well-known celebrity in Hollywood and the
most photographed women in the world, she is also known as the one celebrity
with the most tattoos. Currently, she has 13 tattoos as known. Some of the
tattoos are quotes such as Tennessee Williams “A prayer for the wild at heart,
kept in cages”, strength of will in Arabic, “quod me nutrit me destruit” which
means what nourishes me destroys me, a Yantra prayer written in ancient Khmer
and Pali scripts for Maddox, her first adopted son.
There are also four sets of geographical coordinates on the upper left arm. All
these coordinates are indicators of the birthplaces of her children. The top
row is the longitudinal and latitudinal location of Cambodia where Maddox, her
eldest adopted son was born. Second is the coordinates of Ethiopia which is the
place where Zahara was born. The third row belongs to her biological daughter,
Shiloh, and she was born in Namibia. The last row represents Pax Thien’s place of birth, Vietnam.
When she first appeared on the red carpet in Cannes to promote her movie A
Mighty Heart, cameramen have taken photographs of her covering her upper left
arm using Brad Pitt’s arm. However the media managed to grab hold of the photos which showed
bruises due to the side effect from new tattooing of the four coordinates.
Apart from these, she has either covered or removed using lasers of the tattoos
such as Billy Bob, a window on the lower back and a Chinese character for
death. The window used to represent freedom for she explained that she used to
look out from her window wishing to be outside. Now, she does not need that
window anymore since she is outside.
Angelina Jolie’s tattoos include a discreet M on the palm of the hand to honour her mother who
has passed away recently. Her new tattoos of the coordinates of her children’s’ birthplaces are placed on the previous places where she had her ex-husband’s name which has been removed by laser.
Other tattoos that she has include a large black cross on the left hip, the
letter H on the left wrist which represents her brother James Haven, a large
Asian tiger, a dragon and the Roman numeral 13
In her movies, her tattoos are not visible due to the fact that they have been
covered up by make-ups. It was even rumoured that digital enhancers were used
to erase some of the visible tattoos even after application of make-ups.

Angelina Jolie and Humanitarian Work

Kay — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:31:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie and Humanitarian Work
Angelina Jolie is a well-known actress, the partner of Brad Pitt and also for
her interest and keenness in humanitarian work. She said she started to be
aware of humanitarian problems during the period of filming of Tomb Raider in
Cambodia. She has seen the poverty-stricken Cambodia and has then enquired for
more information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR).
In a couple of months later, she has visited to a number of refugee camps from
all around the world to see for herself how bad are the conditions and
situations in these international trouble spots. She admitted she was very
shocked at the situations during her first field trip consisting of 18 days to
Tanzania and Sierra Leone.
Later then, she returned to Cambodia for two weeks and has donated $1 million
to Afghan refugees in after a meeting. All of her expenses during a mission are
covered by her own, and she does not mind sharing and working alongside with
other UNHCR volunteers during all of her missions, even if the conditions and
environments are bad.
She was named a Goodwill Ambassador in 2001 for her work and interest in
humanitarian work. Angelina Jolie puts her most of her efforts in field
missions, internally displaces persons and visiting refugees in places all
around the world. She even has made visits to the worse severe humanitarian
crisis in the world in Tham Hin refugee camp of Thailand and Colombian refugees
in Ecuador. Later on, she visited a number of UNHCR facilities in Kosovo.
Another visit was to Kakuma refugee camp mainly consisted of Sudanese refugees
in Kenya. Other refugee sites she went to was Namibia during her filming of
Beyond Borders, Tanzania, sri Lanka, Russia, North Caucasus, Iraq and Egypt.
Her extensive visits to these refugee camps are recognized all around the
world. She even went to visit detained asylum seekers from different facilities
in Arizona and also a facility for unaccompanied children in Phoenix.
Her extensive visits to various parts of the world involving in humanitarian
problems have increased her experience in this area. Angelina Jolie’s interest in helping people suffering from humanitarian problems has already
risen to the political level and she has met senators and congressmen for a
number of times. She is a regular attendee of World Refugee Day in Washington
and was a guest speaker at World Economic Forum.
Angelina Jolie is actively promoting humanitarian problems and helps to the
public. Her status as a well-known celebrity has increased the effectiveness of
the promotions using the media. She has even published articles, starred in MTV
and established a Jolie/Pitt Foundation for donations to Global Action for
Children and Doctors without Borders.
She is widely recognized for her effort in her humanitarian work and has
received several awards such as the Citizen of the World Award, Global
Humanitarian Award and Freedom Award. Other than visiting those parts herself,
she has donated generous sum of money to help those in need.

Angelina Jolie and Her Tattoos

Bobby — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:33:00 +0000

Angelina Joli a year for accountability

Kay — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:08:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie: A year for accountability
As a Goodwill Ambassador of the UNHCR, Angelina Jolie has always been promoting
to help sufferers of humanitarian crisis from all around the world and is an
active volunteer of UNHCR. She has written an article to be published in The
World in 2008 publishes annually by The Economist. This article focuses on her
experiences and progresses on the world issues in hope to bring war criminals
to justice.
In her article, she explained some her recent encounters with refugees in Chad
which is located just across the border with Sudan which made her realized
something. While sitting around with a group of refugees who have experienced
the worse experiences that one can imagine, she asked what they need. The list
of requirements was generated which includes better medical facilities and how
to improve their lives there.
However, a young boy replied that they want a trial during that discussion
which is still deep in her heart. This need seems too far to be reached but
this statement has showed that only powerful force sufficient to stop the
violence and retribution that are results from many conflicts. The courtroom
seems as a dream to them.
She realized that only through accountability people who are suffering in
Darfur and other refugee places in the world will be able to gain justice.
Angelina Jolie believed that in the year of 2008, accountability can start the
process of seeking justice for these people. It is through accountability that
the behavior of some of the worst criminals in the world can be changed and the
process of correcting the wrong-doings in the past will be able to start.
There are places of the world where these actions have started to take effect.
For example, the international tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yogolsavia
have started convicting the heads of state and generals for crimes and genocide
against humanity. On the other hand, the joint UN-Cambodia court has begun
calling for witnesses to testify against former Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes
and war crimes against humanity.
Other trials include charging of two Congolese leaders with crime against
humanity in Hague for over a decade by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
and also the sentence of three former leaders of a pro-government militia to
jail for war crimes back in the 1990s by the UN-backed special court for Sierra
Leone.
The power that ICC has is powerful enough to intimidate people although it is
still new. Angelina Jolie recalled her memory on that particular incident in
Congo. Her group was discussing prospects for peace agreement with the rebel
leaders. It was not looking good and the situation went worse after sometime.
Her colleague asked the name of one of the rebels, and accidently let it pass
that he was going to hand the name over to the ICC. The man recoiled and this
has shown the power that ICC has.
Angelina Jolie hoped that in the article, the examples included will be able to
lead to more justice in the future by accountability. She believed that peace
can only be obtained through justice and the refugees will be able to go home
when justice is done.

Angelina Jolie and Humanitarian Work

Bobby — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:42:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie motherhood

Kay — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:07:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie: Motherhood
Everyone knows who Angelina Jolie is. She is the famous Hollywood actress and a
humanitarian volunteer for the UN. She has two worlds of her own; her celebrity
world of making movies and attending premiers, and also refugee camps from all
over the world. She commented that working with people who have suffered losses
but yet still grateful for life is the way of finding her true self.
She realized her interest in helping refugees while filming Lara Croft: Tomb
Raider in a poverty part of Cambodia. She returned later to this country to
visit refugee camps as an UN ambassador. She uses her fame as an
internationally well-known Hollywood actress to encourage helps from people.
She is actively involved in humanitarian programs and has donated a generous
sum of money to help these refugees in need.
In an interview, Angelina Jolie revealed that she was not expecting to become a
mother. Currently, she is the mother of three adopted children, a biological
daughter and about to give birth to twins. When she was in Cambodia, she went
to a refugee camp and set her eyes upon a child in an orphanage. This child,
Maddox was then adopted as her son when he was 7 months. From here, she has
taken the responsibility as a mother.
She admitted that she has to make big changes in her life with a new member
around. Although her marriage with Billy Thornton was at the edge, she found
happiness within her son. They are divorced later on. She even brought Maddox
along during her visits to refugee camps. Later on she adopted two more sons
and has her own biological daughter with Brad Pitt, Shiloh.
Her second adopted son is Zahara from Ethiopia and he was brought back in 2005.
In 2006, she has given birth to her own daughter Shiloh. She realized that she
loves a big family, which is the same intention shared by her partner Brad
Pitt. Before meeting him, she admitted that she did not plan to have her own
child, which is most probably the factor that influences her to adopt Maddox
and Zahara.
Angelina Jolie’s relationship with Brad Pitt has made her realize that there is no threat with
a biological child with Brad Pitt. After Shiloh’s birth, she adopted a toddler Pax from an orphanage in Vietnam. She recalled
her funny moments with Pax when she first brought him home. She revealed that
her intention for adopting Pax was for the sake of Maddox so that there is
connection between the adopted children.
In the interview, she also mentioned that Brad Pitt is a good and responsible
father who is loved by the children. Both of them loves children and can bond
with the children. Brad Pitt has been a supportive partner to Angelina Jolie in
terms of her humanitarian work, family and also their career.
Angelina Jolie is currently heavily pregnant with twins and the addition of two
more members to the family will enlighten not only her and Brad Pitt, but also
her four children.

Angelina Joli a year for accountability

Bobby — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:27:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie

Kay — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie
Born on the 4thof June 1975 in England, Angelina Jolie is an American film actress. She was
born with the name Angelina Jolie Voight, but she sought legal actions to
change her name into Angelina Jolie. She started into filming industry since
she was young. She is the daughter of actor Jon Voight and actress Marcheline
Bertrand. Her interest in acting is influenced by her mother who often took her
to movies and not by her father as was previously suggested. Her parents are
divorced and she then lived with her mother.
She was enrolled in Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute when she moved to Los
Angeles at the age of 11. Angelina Jolie trained in this institute for two
years and has appeared in a few stage productions. Although she has a few
problems during her teenage years, such as low self-esteem and stopping her
acting classes, she survived the hard times. Later on Angelina Jolie returned
to attending her acting classes and graduated from high school.
At 14, she started her career as a fashion model with Finesse Model Management
and had made several appearances in music videos. Apart from these, she has
also starred in five student films by her brother when he attended the USC
School of Cinematic Arts. Her first appearance in the big screen started in the
film Lookin’ to Get Out in 1982 along with her father Jon Voight.
However, she only started her career in acting in 1993 with the film Cyborg 2.
Three years later, she managed to land on a leading role in a major film
Hackers. She has won three Golden Globe Awards, one Academy Award and two
Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 199, she won an Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress in the drama Girl, Interrupted. She has also taken part in
two critically acclaimed biography films George Wallace and Gia. In George
Wallace, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy.
Her acting career is at rise when she is played the major role in Lara Croft:
Tomb Raider in 2001 as Lara Croft. Angelina Jolie’s international fame started from this film and she is well-known as the
actress with the highest pay in Hollywood. Her biggest commercial success is in
the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005 where she was Mrs. Smith.
Her acting role in this film kicked off her relationship with Brad Pitt who was
playing the role of Mr. Smith. She married a British actor Jonny Lee Miller in
1996, but is divorced in 1999. Later in 2000, she married an American actor
Billy Bob Thornton and divorced three years later.
It was one of the major entertainment news when the media speculates her
relationship with Brad Pitt. After some time, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
announced their relationship in 2006 along with the news that she is pregnant
with his child. She has adopted Maddox and Zahara, and has a biological
daughter Shiloh. She is currently pregnant with two twins.

Angelina Jolie motherhood

Bobby — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:47:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie

Bobby — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:46:00 +0000