"Float like a butterfly‚ sting like a bee." This famous quote from Muhammad Ali not only described his boxing technique but also ruled how he lived his life. Born Clay Marcellus Clay Jr.‚ Muhammad Ali was born on January 17‚ 1942‚ in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ a time when blacks were still the servant class. While the Constitution of the United States declares‚ "All men are created equal with certain unalienable rights‚" many minority groups still suffered against racial equality. A 1940’s movement began
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Muhammad was a prophet who was born in Makkah in 570 CE. As he grew up he was known to be truthful‚ honest‚ trustworthy‚ and sincere. When he was 40 years old he was in a meditative retreat and he received his first prophecy from god from the angel Gabriel. After Muhammad got his prophecy he told his wife‚ he said that either he’s crazy or a prophet. He said that he was chosen by Allah to be a messenger. Muhammad decided to tell everyone about his prophecy‚ but everyone rejected his call
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These words were said by Muhammad Ali when he refused to join in fighting the Vietnam War (Block). There are many ways in which greatness is performed‚ and Muhammed Ali proved just that. Race‚ religion‚ gender‚ and color do not make anyone superior to or greater than anyone else. Ali gave many people hope that everyone will be treated equally‚ and courage to stand for what they believe in. Muhammed Ali was a man who performed greatness throughout his illustrious life. Muhammad Ali was a man who stood
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things that are extraordinary. Muhammad Ali-Cassius Clay is someone that fills my standards of a hero. Muhammad Ali has accomplished hard goals by getting medals in the Olympics. Muhammad Ali had to stand up for his rights when he started to box. He has accomplished things in his life that would be very hard for me to accomplish. Muhammad Ali has done things that I think are very magnificent. The thing Muhammad Ali has done makes him a hero to me. At first‚ Muhammad Ali had no intension of boxing
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Jesus & Mohammad Paper Travis Davis Course HUM 130 Professor Ferris 01/20/2008 There are hundreds of thousands of religions all over the world. Some of them we know about and some of them we don’t. Usually‚ one thing that most religions have in common is a founder or the head figure of the religion that any particular religion revolves around. This one person is the teacher and everyone else is the follower. Two major religions that are still extremely active in today’s world are Christianity
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People say Muhammad Ali is the best American boxer ever. Born on January 17‚ 1942 in Louisville‚Kentucky into an average family‚ Ali achieved success by going to the olympics‚ and he was a professional boxer. “Float like a butterfly sting like a bee” (Muhammad Ali biography) is what he said after defeating Sonny Liston in his first fight. When he said “float like a butterfly”(Muhammad Ali biography)‚ he meant that nobody could touch him. When he said sting like a bee‚ he meant that he can could
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Life in MAKKAH Ancestors: The holy prophet was a direct descendant of hazrat ismail. Quraish was the descendant of hazrat ismail and quraish’s descendant‚ qussai had the custody to hold the key of kaaba. Hashim who was qussai’s grandson who was very famous at that time and was the most rich among qussai’s descendants. He traded with foreign countries. Abdul muttalib was very prominent among the quraish because of 3 things: the restoration of the fountain of zam zam; the dialougue with abrahah;
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fire. As one grows so does the other. Theseus if any of the Greek Mythology heroes embodies these two characteristics the greatest. However‚ the real world presents a great rival to that claim in the form of the greatest fighter of all time: Muhammad ali. Muhammad Ali has
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THINKING FROM THE QUR’ANIC PERSPECTIVE ABSTRACT The Qur’an is the main reference and source of knowledge for Muslims. It is logically follows that understanding the concept of thinking should also be referred to the Qur’an. Even though the word intellect is mentioned 49 times in the Qur’an and there are hundreds of verses that urge Muslims to think‚ but the theory of thinking from the Qur’anic perspective is not extensively explored to guide Muslim educators and curriculum designers and developers
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Muhammad Ali & His Influence in the Media Gabriela Rosales Montgomery College‚ Rockville Professor Petty Muhammad Ali & His Influence in the Media Introduction “The most influential and inspirational sportsman ever on this earth. His self-pride and self-respect inspired many in different parts of the world to stand by their principles and defend their basic rights.” - Samuel Shivute (Walter‚ 2013) When someone thinks about Boxing’s best fighters in the world‚ they will most
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