Reardon 1 Taylor Reardon Mrs. Raymond English 1103 29 October 2013 A Day in the Li e o Destiny !

o"e #yr$s Destiny !o"e #yr$s %as born on &o'ember 23( 1912 in )ran*lin( Tennessee b$t %e all *no% her as Miley #yr$s +)ran*s,. Miley is the da$ghter o -90s co$ntry star .illy Ray #yr$s and instantly became amo$s d$ring her Disney series Hannah Montana. /n order or Miley to e0"lain the %ay she really is( let her g$ard do%n( and ans%er 1$estions that ha'e ne'er been as*ed she decided to %rite a boo* in 2002 called Miles to 3o +4Miley #yr$s5,. 6e all ha'e o$r o%n obsessions and or #yr$s( it-s her hands. #yr$s e0"lains that she %as born le t7handed b$t her dad( %ho %as also le t7handed( %as con'inced that Miley %as right7handed and made her $se her right hand to %rite. !o%e'er8 #yr$s $sed her le t hand or other daily things s$ch as o"ening doors. Miley says 4My right7hand is $sed or my art8 or "laying the g$itar or %riting songs. My le t hand is $sed or caring8 either "laying %ith my sister-s hair( or com orting my dog.5 &ot only has she al%ays had an obsession or her hands b$t %hen she %as yo$nger #yr$s %as in lo'e %ith cheerleading. Miley had been cheering since she %as si0 years old and it became her sa e ha'en in si0th grade %hen she %as b$llied by her so called riends. &ot only %as cheerleading a %ay or her to esca"e and 'ent e'erything bad that %as ha""ening( b$t it %as also %here Miley %as able to b$ild strong relationshi"s %ith her teammates and coach that s$""orted her d$ring her ro$gh times at school +#yr$s,. 9i0th grade %as both di ic$lt and e0citing or Miley #yr$s. 9$re she %as being b$llied

Reardon 2 at school( b$t this %as also the year that she %o$ld ind a %ay to get a%ay rom the tort$re. At ele'en years old( #yr$s le% to Los Angeles and a$ditioned in ront o e0ec$ti'es rom Disney or the "art o #hloe 9te%art in the soon to be Hannah Montana series. The inter'ie%s %ere long and illed %ith an0iety or Miley. A ter she had com"leted her second inter'ie% %ith Disney she elt disco$raged beca$se they claimed that she %as too yo$ng or the "art. !o%e'er8 she contin$ed to get called bac* or more inter'ie%s( noticing that each time the %aiting room %as illed %ith less !annah-s. )ollo%ing the o$rth inter'ie% #yr$s %asn-t s$re i this %as %hat she %anted( the inter'ie%s had ta*en a toll and she %as starting to do$bt hersel . )inally( her mom got the call that Miley had gotten the "art: To accommodate ilming( the entire amily mo'ed to Los Angeles( #ali ornia( in 200;. +4Miley #yr$s5, &ot many amilies these days %o$ld "ic* $" e'erything and mo'e to s$""ort their ele'en year olds dream. The #yr$s amily is $ni1$e tho$gh. D$ring rehearsal %hile they %ere still trying to ind a "osition or !annah-s dad( Miley #yr$s-s mom <o*ed that .illy Ray #yr$s sho$ld do it b$t the directors too* her serio$sly and had Miley and .illy "ractice scenes and songs or the sho% and a$tomatically *ne% that it %as the right it. Miley-s real dad %o$ld also be her T= dad on Hannah Montana. Miley didn-t mind this at all( she %as only %orried that "eo"le %o$ld thin* that she only got the "art beca$se she %as the da$ghter o .illy Ray #yr$s. 9he had no need to %orry tho$gh beca$se her an base %o$ld be yo$ng and %o$ldn-t *no% o her dad( %hich %as a good thing +#yr$s,. 6hile the irst season o Hannah Montana %as being recorded( Miley-s grand ather( >a""y( %as dying o cancer. !e %as so "ro$d o her and %anted to see her s$cceed so bad that he told her he re $sed to die be ore Hannah Montana aired on T= or the irst time. !o%e'er8

Reardon 3 his %ish did not come tr$e b$t at least he %as able to see the "ilot. #yr$s %as e0tremely de'astated d$ring this di ic$lt time. 9he %rote a song or >a""y called 4/ miss yo$5 and %anted him to hear it be ore he "assed b$t he only got to hear a 1$ic* c$t that .illy "layed or him on his g$itar. &ot long a ter his "assing Miley claims that she had a dream abo$t >a""y. /n it he tells her 4/ can-t lea'e %ith yo$ holding on so tightly. ?o$ can-t let death sto" yo$r li e.5 9$ddenly she %o*e $" rom her dream and ran to the "hone to listen to a 'oice message rom >a""y she had sa'ed( b$t %hen she got to the "hone the 'oice message %as gone +#yr$s,. 9ince the "ilot o Hannah Montana had been a h$ge s$ccess Miley %o$ld come bac* to ta"e the $ll irst season o Hannah Montana. @"on her meeting %ith the director she sho%ed $" %ith t%o "$lled teeth( braces( and blonde hair. This did not loo* li*e the Miley they had originally meet so they did a ma*e o'er and she came o$t %ith bro%n hair( no braces( and a retainer %ith a*e teeth to ill the holes o the ones that %ere missing. 6ith her ne% and im"ro'ed loo* she %ent to the set eeling con ident. 9he had meet her co7star Mitchell( %ho "layed Oli'er in the series. They became instant best riends b$t her other co7star Emily( %ho "layed !annah-s best riend Lilly on the series %as a di erent story. #yr$s e0"lains 4Emily and / tried to be riends( %e really did( b$t it al%ays ended $" in a ight.5 Their riendshi" str$ggled rom then on( b$t ne'er on the sho% co$ld yo$ tell the tension that sometimes arri'ed +#yr$s,. 4/ %as li ted $"( not so m$ch by s$ccess or ame or anything to do %ith !olly%ood stat$s as by the moment. My heart %as lying. My so$l %as so$ring. / elt radiant5 Miley describes her e0"erience o her irst "er ormance on stage as !annah Montana( o"ening or The #heetah 3irls. #yr$s "layed t%enty sho%s or The #heetah 3irls in one month. )inishing on October 1Ath in #harlotte( &orth #arolina. !annah Montana-s so$ndtrac* %as released ten days later and

Reardon A deb$ted at the to" o the .illboard #harts +#yr$s,. E'ery teenage girl has their irst lo'e and their o%n insec$rities. &othing %as di erent abo$t Miley #yr$s. On B$ne 11th( 200C( Miley meet her irst lo'e %ho she called >rince #harming. Most o her songs on the !annah MontanaD Meet Miley #yr$s #D %ere abo$t him. This alb$m had t%o dis*s and it %as Miley-s irst real re'eal o <$st hersel and not as !annah Montana. T%o in l$ential songs >rince #harming had on this alb$m %as 43irls &ight O$t5 and 4Right !ere5. 9he says her reason or %riting 4Right !ere5 by saying 4/ %rote that song to "lay or him as a %ay o saying no matter %hat( /-ll be there or yo$. &o matter %here yo$ are in li e.5 E'ery yo$ng girl co$ld connect %ith Miley thro$gh her songs and her easy s"irit b$t one thing they didn-t see %ere the insec$rities that she hid. #yr$s tells in detail abo$t her "roblems she had %ith acne. 9he claims that she %as e0tremely sel conscio$s and e'en %hen her second record came o$t she %as still in a $n*. &ot only %as she de"ressed b$t she also had "roblems %ith her %eight. #yr$s says that she %ent thro$gh a "eriod %here she %o$ld only eat one "o"7tart a day. !er "roblems contin$ed $ntil she %ent to a children-s hos"ital to gi'e o$t her ne% #D. There %as a yo$ng girl %ho %as going thro$gh chemothera"y and had no hair and little time to li'e. 6hen Miley handed the girl the #D she said 4/m the l$c*iest girl in the %orld.5 /n this moment( Miley realiEed <$st ho% craEy her little "roblems %ere and ho% h$ge she had let them become. Miley says 4!o% co$ld / thin* abo$t my s*in "roblems and all the other criticism %hen / ha'e so m$ch to be grate $l or.5 Miley %as able to see the big "ict$re and the %orld aro$nd her clearly. / eel li*e there is a "oint %here this ha""ens or all o $s sometime d$ring o$r teenage years. 9$ddenly %e start to see that %e aren-t the only ones %ith "roblems. 6e see the %orlds "roblems and try not to <$st get ca$ght $" in o$r o%n +#yr$s,.

Reardon ; Miley #yr$s %ent on to contin$e to do great things. 9he has accom"lished many o her goals and is still a 'ery s$ccess $l artist. 9he has ins"ired so many "eo"le in the %orld and contin$es to do so to this day. 9he says 4/ there-s one message or my ans it-s that yo$ can ma*e yo$r dreams real( b$t yo$ ha'e to en<oy being. Ma*e the best o the li e yo$ ha'e e'eryday.F +#yr$s,.

Reardon C 6or*s #ited #yr$s ( Miley. Miles To Go. &e% ?or*G 9miley Miley /nc.( 2009. 2H2. e.oo*. +#yr$s,. )ran*s( Iatie. FMiley #yr$s.F Rosen Publishing Group. +2002,G C. 6eb. 2A Oct. 2013. +)ran*s,. FMiley #yr$s.F The Biography Channel website. +2013,G n.". 6eb. 2A Oct. 2013. +4Miley #yr$s5,.