Essays on Boxing

With the recent passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, I began to see many things about the man that were incredibly inspirational to me. Aside from his amazing physical capacity to be one of the greatest fighter the world has ever seen, there was his strength of character and perseverance that makes him my hero. At a time in America when black people were still fighting for equality and justice, Muhammad Ali never backed down on the principles that he led his life by. When it came time to be drafted for the Vietnam War, he was willing to ...

“I Got No Quarrel with The VietcongNo Vietcong Ever Called Me Nigger.” Sometimes words resonate through time. We hear them and immediately comprehend their importance; even if some don’t comprehend their value at that time. Muhammad Ali will chiefly be remembered as a charismatic and fearless boxing champion. Some, however, will also remember him as an advocate of social justice, speaking out against war, discrimination against African Americans, and support for peace and Islam. Whether as a prominent member of the sporting community or a fierce advocate for social change, Muhammad Ali will regardless be considered an influential ...

Muhammad Ali

Everyone has their own prototypes to follow such as idols, parents, friends or neighbors with motivating and inspiring life experience. World history has various examples of the famous persons’ biographies and after its reading people are inspired for accomplishing any goals. It can be people who lived a century ago or our contemporaries. Someone considers sportsmen to be successful, others find politicians, entrepreneur or singers more inspiring. However, they are united by the common trait, which is leadership. Nowadays, when the world is changing rapidly, the ideas of those leaders continue to be relevant and contribute to the people ...

Thesis: Mohammad Ali will not only be remembered as charismatic and fearless boxing champion but also the advocator of social justice through his perspective against war, injustice, and his support for peace and Islam.

Introduction

Mohammad Ali, born as Cassius Marcellus Clay, took the personal fear and tribulations of the Black people in American history to transform himself into a world champion.

The heroic years in his boxing career were the years between 1964 and 1974 where Ali "shook up the world with his tremendous boxing and verbal skills. Mohammad Ali was one of the most influential celebrities who had ...

One of the oldest sports is considered a fistfight. Even in ancient history in the era of the ancient Greeks during the Olympics athletes competed in the pankration, which is how they called their fist fighting competitions. Fist fights in a modern understanding are mixed martial arts or MMA (Mix Martial Arts), and not boxing, as the two are often confused.

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Since the antique times MMA lost its glory and popularity. Is place was taken by what e now perceive a traditional boxing, kick-boxing, judo, taekwondo, and other types of martial arts. For a long time MMA was in ...

Bruce Lee and Mohammed Ali entertained millions of people around the world due to their prowess in martial arts and boxing respectively. The two outstanding individuals raised standards for those in their field and beyond. Bruce Lee (1940-1973) was born in San Francisco, US and later raised in Hong Kong where he trained in martial arts from the tender age of 13. Mohammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in 1942, is an American former heavyweight champion boxer. Bruce Lee and Mohammad Ali are the greatest personalities in their respective fields. Both Mohammad Ali and Bruce Lee are trendsetters ...

Abstract

Rhetorical criticism is basically an analysis of the items people use to communicate, such as images and words. There are different strategies that one can employ when conducting such an analysis. Most importantly, the first step is the selection of an artifact to analyze since the strategies used may differ with the artifact. In this paper, the artifact to be analyzed is an advertisement from Apple and the method employed is ideological criticism, which evaluates the message presented by this advertisement.

Research Question: What is the main message behind this advertisement and was presented in a way that was ...

1. Introduction Bulgaria is located between the Turkey and Romania in the Southeastern Europe and has a variety of different sports practiced by its citizens. The country of more than seven million citizens has been part of the summer and winter Olympics game from their early start. In the country the most popular sports are football - soccer, volleyball, various different gymnastics, wrestling, weight lifting and others. There are various different sport figures popular in the country, but they do not fully address the international sporting achievements of Bulgaria on the international level. The paper will present the country’ ...

(Class Information) Mike Tyson became a celebrity in his own right. He earned a big name in boxing, not to mention the wealth that he gained from the same sport. However, his fame waned when the front pages of the tabloids and newspapers feasted on his conviction story for allegedly raping one of the aspirants in the Miss Black America beauty contest. The Daily News read, “Mike Tyson, the world heavyweight champion at 19, last night became a convicted rapist at 25, after a jury found he attacked an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant in his hotel room here last ...

With the advent of the newest technologies in film making, the quality of the movies produced compared from the beginning of the first walkie-talkie in the late 19th century up to the present times, it should be noted that there has been numerous changes since then that created a lasting impact on how films are produced up to this day. In this respect, this paper examines the effects of the digital media in regards to the film making industry whether these new technologies managed to help film directors and viewers in their analysis of the films. For this, 6 ...

The contemporary American cinema in the 21st century has been dominated with countless of computer graphic effects and numerous camera tricks in order to make the films look presentable, action-packed, and detailed in terms of narration towards the broad audience. When John Belton argued that the purpose of the camera as a storyteller improved the quality of the films produced, it is undeniable that the existence of the cameras led to the creation of several stories some of which deals with phantasms that often requires tricks to produce magic to enthrall the audiences. Yet with this aspect, the discourse ...

Introduction

The field of martial arts has many benefits. These are not just physical benefits, but mental ones as well. Over time the field of psychology has acknowledged these benefits and use them to help in many aspects of psychological stress and disorders. Dealing with this issue as imagined, can be not only stressful for the children but for parents and educators as well. There are so many psychological treatment methods that have been tried and tested and failed to at the least engage the child in their own control mechanisms. The field of psychology has always been a controversial ...

Psychology of Sport: Boxing

Introduction: Sports Psychology and Boxing The psychology behind a sport is generally determined by the cumulative psychological impacts derived from the different aspects of the sport like the behavior of fans, a perceptive bias of adjudication in judging the sport, and morality of the players and in its fundamental. Boxing, as a sport, has been extremely controversial in terms of morality issues, biased judging based results, and violent response from the fans with respect to the issue of bad judgment and morality. This essay aims at reflecting the psychological theories of applicable to the above-stated aspects of Boxing as ...

Everlast is most definitely the leading company in manufacturing boxing products. Everlast has been in existence for the last one hundred years and has served many of the boxing legends the like of Mohamed Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Robison and other great boxing champions. Branding of such powerful figures makes Everlast the most trusted company in terms of branding boxing. The fact that the company is still working after 100 years of existence is proof of hard work and endurance. This is manifested in the video as one point that really capitalizes on the cultural aspects of people’ ...

The word tsunami is a Japanese word used to describe damaging sea waves caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and or landslides occurring on the ocean floor (Phillips, 2011). A direct translation of the Japanese phrase translates to harbor wave. Tsunamis are notorious for their deadly effects to life and infrastructure of coastal cities. While tsunami waves are slightly above normal in height, they span hundreds of kilometers in length. Over the past century, several parts of the globe have been devastated by tsunamis. However, Japan and Indonesia remain the most affected in regards to tsunami frequency, magnitude and estimated ...

The Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean were one of the deadliest in modern history. It took place on 26 December 2004 and killed at least 220,000 people including the destruction of property worth billions of dollars (Bondevik, 2008). The areas hit by the tidal waves were Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, The Maldives, Thailand and the western coast of Somalia. This tsunami measured a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3 becoming the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded on a seismograph. It was a Megathrust quake. Such an incident occurs when a ...

A Case Study

Introduction Sports Tourism or Sport Tourism in general is the activity of traveling to different locations around the world to witness or take part on a sporting event. This activity is all about sports participation and is reinforced by leisure. In the late 1990s, information published connected to this topic is about Sports and Tourism. The role of sports to promote holiday tourism, meaning sports only played a minor role to attract travelers into a certain area in the world (Bull & Weed, 2011). So it is clear that Sports Tourism right now, doesn’t have the certain factors to ...

Salesman

1. Description The recent seminar stressed the role of salesmen. The perception of sales has been reduced to telemarketers while the sales environment has shifted into the technological whelm. The public perception and reality have increasingly shifted apart. As the sales environment evolved the demands of consumers have amplified. The general public perceives salesmen as pushy, fast talking and demanding. Meanwhile, as the sales environment progressed the quality of customer service has become progressively more important to businesses. The role of the salesman has become that of a brand ambassador ushering consumers towards their business, answering questions about products ...

The film Rocky was written by Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It was released in 1976 and it is one of the best films about sport of all time. The person who is very important for the production of the film is Sylvester Stallone because he had the idea for an original story. Rocky was nominated in nine categories for the Academy Awards, Oscar and it won three for best picture, best director and for best film editing. Stallone made a great effort to make this film and the story of its production is very interesting ...

The issue of gender inequality has always been a serious concern raising a far-reaching dispute throughout the history of humankind. This point of legal inequality has been examined in different fields of human activity, employment and politics being the most emphatic ones (Anon, 2016). Besides that, the issue of gender inequality has developed to encompass a far wider range of human realms, including sports. Therefore, the major subject matter for this essay is gender inequality, specifically the phenomenon of women’s derogation (Anon, 2016). Since the world of sport experienced recession in its general evolution, women became the most “ ...

The preceding report has yielded the following findings:

Asda is one of the largest retailers in the British market. Asda is willing to liquidate its flaws in order to ensure customer satisfaction and increase consumer base connection to the brand. Improvements manifest themselves through an increase in the number of stores and the enhancement of the quality of services provided, including the online ordering of home delivery, email sending, and club cards.

Improvements are expected to convert customer satisfaction into stable repurchase behavior.

Asda is taking great pains to generate new ideas stimulating the happiness of consumers following their purchase experience. With readiness to change and openness to new ideas in mind, the company will most likely be ...

Introduction

This project will compare the cost of gym memberships at two well-known fitness centers in Northern Colorado. Information will also be gathered on known alternatives to gym memberships, such as the purchase of pay per class mobile apps and home gym equipment. It is assumed that corporate gym discount membership rates at both Northern Colorado facilities are unavailable. While approximately forty-four percent of employees desire some type of financial support from their employers when it comes to making healthy lifestyle modifications (Beagrie, 2015), for simplification purposes the project will assume the individual does not work for a traditional employer. ...

INTRODUCTION

In the essay, “Censorship and the Imposition of Form”, Pierre Bourdieu begins with a definition for the word ‘skewed’. He states that when used in a grammatical context, it points to phrases which first seem to introduce a particular meaning, but go on to denote an entirely different one (Bourdieu, 1991). This idea is introduced by Bourdieu so that he develops a debate regarding the potential of language to establish authority, secure a powerful position, structure prospects for emblematic profit and establish limitations within a given field. Bourdieu writes that censorship is never quite as perfect or invisible as ...

Butler, J. (1991) asserts in her article entitled “To Theorize as a Lesbian” that sexuality is self-determined. A person she said who is a lesbian or gay need not to declare to the world by going “out” of the closet and disclose to the world his or her totality as a person. She added that the one who discloses his or her sexuality may be the last to reflect on the real meaning of sexuality. Butler continued by saying that sexuality is not stagnant. She asserts that nobody in this world has the right to set standard indicators of being a lesbian as ...

I had the joy of visiting the Madison Square Garden, which is home to New York’s basketball team New York Knicks during an NBA game. I loved the majestic stadium, which the locals famously refer to as “The World’s Most Famous Arena." The stadium, which is also called “The Garden," is in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is located atop the Pennsylvania Station. The MSG has a versatile space that can host varying activities such as games, concerts, political conventions among other social events.The MSG has ample indoor space. It occupies an area of 76,000 ...

Sustainability and corporate responsibility are the buzz words for organizations nowadays in terms of operations. Considering this Boxed Water is one such example of entrepreneurship and marketing genius to hit the market and creating noise with its out of the box design and communication. As an organization the primary message ‘Boxed Water is Better’ is relayed to the consumers has a two way objective, as stated on the company website as being curious, artistic and also a philanthropic aspect to the product the intent is to instill a presence in terms of sustainability and also create an emotive connect with ...

Victor Martinez’s “Parrot in the Oven” is a novel that reflects the protagonist’s school days, his athletic activities, and family life. Victor Martinez experiences, as a Mexican-American, are the influences that induce him to produce such a literary work with figurative language that he receives naturally from his family. In his life, Martinez’s high school days and his teachers take an important role as they motivate his to find opportunities that he can get as a son of a migrant worker. He presents his feeling and emotion for finding his identity in the novel. As “Parrot in the Oven” ...

Management

Introduction Harley Davidson is one of the leading manufacturers of heavyweight motorcycles across the globe. This company has two organizations under its banner – the Harley Davidson Financial Services and the Harley Davidson Motor Company. The main products of Harley Davidson Motor Company are general merchandise, apparel, riding gear, accessories, and motorcycle parts of Harley Davidson, touring, cruiser and customized heavyweight motorcycles. On the other hand, the Harley Davidson Financial Services provides retail and wholesale finance services, protection plans, extended services, insurance and credit card schemes to the riders and dealers of Harley Davidson in Canada, U.S.A. and ...

On January 21, 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations had equal rights as individual citizens with regard to campaign contributions during political elections. This therefore implies that corporations also enjoy the protection of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights (Freedom of Speech). The court case was Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (Levin-Waldman, 2011, 178). The above reaction to the court decision is from the liberal side and I agree. I think that the decision was not good and not respectful of the rights of citizens. Democracy is no longer powerful when campaign elections can ...

Million Dollar Baby (2004) was film directed by Clint Eastwood. It relates to story of a woman who aspires to become a professional boxer. The film is well crafted and effective piece of popular art that takes a sympathetic and ultimately affirmative view of euthanasia. The film is troubling and a potentially, gravely harmful artifact of the culture of death. In a culture where quality of life is valued more than life itself and incapacitation is regarded as a fate worse than death, it may not be too much to say that people could die as a direct result of this film and others that portray ...

1.0 Introduction of the Book and Background Information Essentially, USA has become an increasingly capitalistic nation that concentrates on individuality rather than a community-based orientation. This condition is embedded in almost all aspects of the Americans’ lives that include social, environmental, and political activities. The alarming self-centeredness has raised a lot of concern from scientists, socialists, psychologists, and scholars in general. As a result, it has been investigated and researched widely in order to come up with ways of combating and reducing its levels in the social realms. In this line of thought, Twenge and Campbell (2009) addressed self- centeredness and ...

If I had to choose a legend in the world of boxing, this title would definitely belong to Muhammad Ali, as no other person stayed even barely close to the great man of all times. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” is an expression, that became Muhammad Ali’s calling card, and later was developed into a boxing tactics for many amateurs and professionals. The story of Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (Muhammad Ali’s real name) is not a legend of a boy from a poor family, who decided to use the help of professional sports in order to avoid poverty. His parents ...

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Introduction This essay paper has been written to present the plan and implementation of a high performance 24 week training program to be conducted for pro boxers of state level. The program will cover performance testing of the athletes, prescreening of the athletes at the same point of time. This will also include a 24 week micro cycle that includes body session, interval running, skill enhancement, and conditioning time has been added to the performance training program to bring out the best from the boxers. The performance testing of the athletes will be validated by specific methods as described below. ...

The 2001 boxing-oriented film, “Ali,” which was directed by Michael Mann and starred Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Voight, among others, delves on the life story of the controversial former heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali. The film’s setting begins in 1964 just before Ali defeated Sonny Liston for the championship belt, up to the middle part of the 1970’s when Ali recaptured the belt by dethroning the previously undefeated champion, George Foreman. In addition, the film attempts to capture the life dilemmas and conflicts that Ali underwent during the aforementioned years, including his stance ...

Sports Analysis- Movie Analysis

Cinderella Man Synopsis The Cinderella Man movie was developed in New York, and its scenes took place in both New Jersey and New York. The movie was developed during the time of the Great Depression, a time when many people’s economic statuses were in great danger. The movie depicted a time in the U.S history when its economic status was at a derailing point, and the country was suffering so much. During this time, there emerged a light weight a boxer named James J. Braddock. He participated in many boxing activities for a very long time. During his career years, his ...

Soft tissue injuries of the handCarpal tunnel Syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an arm disorder that causes tingling, numbness and other indications. Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with a pinched nerve in the wrist. Factors that can contribute to the carpal tunnel syndrome are; patterns of hand use, anatomy of one's wrist or certain health risk factors. Bound by tendons and bones, carpal tunnel is a thin pathway that is situated on the palm flank of the wrist. That passageway protects the main nerve from the hand and tendons that bend the limbs. The compression of the nerve is what produces ...

Harley Davidson is the world’s leading manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles. The company is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has been producing motorcycles for more than 100 years. The company provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs principally to its dealers and customers. It operates in two business divisions: motorcycles and related products and the financial services. The company undertakes strengthening its marketplace position through launching new product, reorganization programs and tactical alliances. The company operates in an industry characterized by fierce competition. Its main competitors include Yamaha and Honda. Initially, the company operated in the United States ...

Introduction

“Animal Farm” was written by George Orwell. It is a satire and political literature. The original title of the novel is “Animal Farm: A Fairy Story” that proves it as a fable written with a purpose. However, the author did a wonderful attempt to present the political crisis and tyrannical government through a story of animals in a farm. It is a dystopian and allegorical novel. Orwell’s intention is to reflect Russian Revolution and reign of Stalin in Soviet Union. The novel is about the life of animals in a farm. They wanted to rebel and save themselves from the clutches of men and set new ...

1.0 Executive Summary The majority of transporting companies optimize their clients with competitive rates, shorter transport durations, protection of goods, and convenience delivery. Nelson Transport SA shares its objectives many of its competing transport with the aforementioned criteria. Nelson Transport SA specializes in the transport of letters and furniture throughout Switzerland, but currently letter courier is the dominant service. Nelson prefers to stay streamlined with courier and trucking as they find these realms more profitable and better potential for business growth in the transporting industry. Nelson is expanding its vehicular capacity to suit the needs of customer orders, ...

Essay

English

One of the most unique works of English literature is a fairy tale allegory "Animal Farm» by George Orwell. The story of “Animal farm” is very simple and dramatic. The action of this story occurs at the farm “Manor”, the owners of which are Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The animals here, as in any fairy tale, endowed with human qualities. All exposition begins with that the old leader (Meyer) tells the other animals his dream, in which all people disappeared from the earth and the world is ruled only by animals, there is no oppression and all are equal. ...

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details Home Address: 45 Devonshire Terrace East Longmeadow MA 01028 Home Phone Number: 413-525-9021 Cell Phone Number: 413-530-6369 Sex: Male Education/Qualifications - 2007: Graduated at Cathedral High School, Springfield MA. Graduated as member of National Honor Society, with High Honors, and awarded a Mass Mutual Achiever. Won 3 awards in math, 1 in history, 1 in theology and 1 in chemistry. - 2011: Graduated at Providence College, Providence RI with BA in Biology and Pre- Medical Program.

Employment to Date/Work Experience

- 2005-2007: Sacristan of Sacred Heart Church in Springfield MA. - Ran sacristy (managed ...

History

America in the Great War The start of World War I (WWI) is most often marked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Black Hand anarchist. The Archduke was to have been the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, the circumstances that led to the war began many years before, due to forces of nationalism, imperialism, and militarism within the countries that would become involved. Schuman (1953, p.283) explains how throughout history nationalism grew from conflicts and wars against “alien groups.” Alien groups are groups of people ‘different’ from the majority population. The key to ...

This is a question that films like Raging Bull and The Godfather Part 1 attempt to answer. These films feature "bad" boys who resort to socially unapproved and criminal behavior and still seem to get away with it. In a world where societies make the rules, perhaps their appeal lies in their ability to bend and break those rules. Nevertheless, there are reasons why they seem so untouchable—reasons that have to do with their immediate context, their thinking and their values. This paper will attempt to analyze those reasons. The film Raging Bull (1980) is arguably a film about lust, ...

History and evolution of boxing

The first depicts of boxing are dated back to the 2nd millennium BC, when the first fist-fighters appear in ancient Egyptian mural reliefs (Poliakoff). In the beginning, boxing was fighting with bare fists, but the Ancient Greeks, made fighting an Olympic Game in 688 BC (Poliakoff). In time, technological achievements have taken boxing a step forward. For example, the scoring process, which used to cause number of problems in the past, is now developed through an automatic scoring system (CSIRO).

Rules, regulations and objectives of boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two individuals fight with one another by throwing punches against each other, wearing gloves, ...

Procedures.

Warm Up (5 minutes). The teacher asks students about differents kind of sports they know: - what kind of sports do you like? - have you tried all those sports? - do you enjoy watching championships? - do you know some kind of weird sports from other countries? - are there some kinds of sports you would like to try? - why haven't you tried it yet?

Development.

The teachers tells about national sports of different countries. A national sport or national pastime is a sport or game that is considered to be ...

In more recent years, Mike Tyson has become more of a pop culture reference than a figure of significance, as his turn in The Hangover showed. However, on June 28, 1997, Tyson was much more squarely in the public eye than he is today. He was a boxer near the top of his prime, but he also appeared in the news frequently for a number of imbroglios. None of them, though, was bigger than what happened in his bout with Evander Holyfield. During the third round of their rematch for the heavyweight title, Tyson bit Holyfield on the right ear and then the ...

One circumstance, obstacle or conflict in my life that I felt was important to overcome was a boxing match with another individual. This was the first time that I had to fight another person in an actual match. Not only that, but this person also had a lot more experience, age, and size then I did at the time. By facing this challenge, and overcoming it, I was able to change as a person in a positive way, and grow to face new challenges. Therefore, this fight presented a representation of the importance of overcoming problems as we face them. This obstacle presented a ...

The central claim of this paper is: the movie Million Dollar Baby is a cinematic argument containing the central thesis of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave from Republic and Aristotle’s moral philosophy from Nicomachean Ethics. First, the allegory of the cave will be explained as well as Aristotle’s theory of virtue. The paper will give examples from Eastwood’s film to back up the thesis, along with possible counterarguments. The story of the cave is Plato’s argument for how knowledge begins in darkness and ascends towards truth (517a). The ascent to knowledge is gradual. Darkness ...

Some people do not see why people engage in contact sports such as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). For some, it is just an outlet to unleash the inner aggression people are feeling. However, for me, MMA is not only my passion, but my way of discovering aspects of my life that I never knew existed. You see, I was uneasy about myself before. I would often label myself as ordinary or typical. I felt that there was nothing special about me. I was a guy who lived in Atlanta for seventeen years then had to move again to Washington. There ...

“Nick stood up. He was all right. He looked up the track at the lights of the caboose going out of sight around a curve," are the words Ernest Hemingway’s “The Battler” begins with. From the first sentences, it becomes apparent who is the main character of "The Battler.” Moreover, Nick Adams is a protagonist of a series of Ernest Hemingway stories. For the first time “The Battler” was published in 1925 and it was a part of the collection entitled “In Our Time." In spite of being protagonist, Nick is not the only person this story is about. He is an ...

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco in the year of the Dragon and at the hour of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar (between 6 and 8 am) during the American tour of his parents. His parents were: Lee Hoi Chen and his wife, Grace Lee actors-comedian of Chinese opera. Mother Grace Lee had Eurasian roots (was half German), his father was Chinese. He began acting in the movies since childhood: 3 months of age, Bruce Lee appeared in his first film - "Golden Gate Girl" (the role of the little girl-baby), at the ...

Abstract

Media channels promote TV violence aggressively to earn money. What was limited to imaginative stories on movies and television shows are now enacted in real life violence on TV. In the event of such promotion of violence, the influence of media violence on children as well as teenagers has become a topic of great discussion, especially when the number of crimes committed by teenagers is escalating around the world. There lies a conflict of opinion among people as regards the effect of media violence on teenagers with one group believing that violence is a natural streak inherent in some people and children ...

Literature

“Raging Bull” is a very dramatic life story of one of the most extraordinary figures of the world of boxing and definitely one of the best works of Martine Scorsese and Robert De Niro creative duo. At first, it seems that the film will focus on boxing successes and failures of the outstanding boxer of the last century - Jake La Motta, but twenty minutes later you realize that this movie is primarily about life. It makes us think about the experience of failure and that sometimes it is so hard to put up with difficulties. At the ...

Rocky is without a doubt one of the greatest films of all time. The 1976 film written by Sylvester Stallone who is also the main star of the film introduced film audiences to one of the most beloved cinema characters of the 20th Century, Rocky Balboa. The greatness of the film is further attested by the set of Oscars that it won at the 1976 Academy Awards. These included the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Editing. Rocky is surely a cinematic masterpiece. Flawless writing coupled with excellent cinematography and superb editing and makes the film one of ...

Is Rubin “Hurricane” Carter a victim of racism or not?

Rubin Carter is a renowned “medium-weight boxer” in 1960’s. He became famous of his ability in the boxing ring- and infamous during the time because he is mistakenly identified as a crime offender. His convicted and serve almost 20 years of imprisonment in New Jersey. However, he is released when the prosecutor files a motion to dismiss the case. But the motion is file right after several rejections of their prior appeals to the court (CBC). Are the length of service in imprisonment is the gauge of individuals’ innocent? What if you are one of the victims of racism and impartial ...

The movie is about a real life inspiration James J. Braddock, an Irish-American boxer, formerly and a light-heavyweight contender, who is strained to give up boxing due to an arm injury in the ring. It is a relief for his wife Mae, yet she knows without his boxing they will not have a good income. The United States enter the Great Depression; Braddock has to do manual labor to support his family, with his hand injury. Braddock's longtime friend and manager, Joe Gould, offer him another chance to make some money. The fight is against Corn Griffin, number-two contender for the world title. ...

Muhammad delivered the speech to approximately 4000 Howard university students. He addressed on behalf of the Black power committee of students, courtesy of Nathan Hare; a sociology professor in the university .The main reason for the speech was for Muhammad Ali to declare his fight against racism. He highlighted one instance when servers at a hotel refused to serve him on the basis of his color. He further commented of his refusal to join the US forces and participate in Vietnam War citing religious beliefs. During his speech to at Howard university, he uttered ,“ No, I am not going 10, ...

Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution being one of the most recognized events in the world history had been opinionated and criticized throughout many writing pieces. Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a metaphoric and detailed novel published in 1956, reflecting the Russian revolution of the 1917. George Orwell the son of a British civil servant, born as Eric Arthur Blair, gained popularity and a boost of financial holdings after publishing the novel; Animal Farm. The novel is an anti-Soviet satire that takes place in a farm where the idea of animalism has been presented to the animals by a pig named Old Major. He dies ...

Everyone associates the name of Ali with the world of boxing. But only a few (including me before watching the movie) know that Cassius Clay, which is his true name, was not only a boxer, but also a fighter for the religious freedom and racial justice and an objector to the war. “Ali” is an American biographical film by Michael Mann that came out in 2001. It describes the period of life of Muhammad Ali from 1964, the start of his career, to 1974 when he reclaimed his title of the champion in the fight with George Foreman. I have noticed ...

Introduction

Neutrophils are produced from hematopoietic cells. Before these hematopoietic cells mature into fully functional neutrophils and enter the blood stream, they migrate through three cellular compartments, namely, the mitotic compartment, post-mitotic compartment and the storage compartment. Neutropenia is a condition characterized by decrease in the neutrophil count. Neutrophils are essential for fighting infections in the body. Common causes of neutropenia are chemotherapy, autoimmune disorders, drug reactions and genetic reasons. Absolute blood neutrophil count (ANC) in mild neutropenia is between 1.0 and 1.5 109/L. In severe neutropenia, the ANC is less than 0.5 109/L. Neutropenia can either be inherited or acquired. ( ...