“I was 12 years old when I got into boxing through weird twist of fate. I grew up in a rough part of Louisville and my bike was stolen. I told my story to Joe Martin‚ a local police officer and boxing trainer. Martin told me I better learn to fight if I wanted to beat up whoever stole my bike. From that point on‚ I fought for the rest of my life.” Muhammad Ali who was born‚ Cassius Clay Jr. in the extremely segregated city of Louisville‚ Kentucky. He became a world-renowned athlete winning the light-heavy
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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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"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 Ali had high hopes for himself when all other African-Americans didn’t. African Americans were considered and treated like second-class citizens. Muhammad Ali was apart of a huge movement for civil rights and racial equality. Muhammad Ali was motivated to struggle for change through faith and love for humanity. He wanted to make a difference and leave his mark on the world. He made people all over want to be him‚ “You wanted to be Muhammad Ali. You wanted to float like a butterfly and sting
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Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville‚ Kentucky on January 17‚ 1942. Muhammad Ali’s work ethic and heart became evident at a young age. He started boxing younger than most kids were at only the age of 12. Ali’s family couldn’t afford to send him to some fancy boxing center‚ but he loved boxing so he found a way to train. He actually ended up training with a local policeman. This is an example of how dedicated Ali was and how even though he didn’t get the class A training of the rich kids‚ he still
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Alec Powers February 24‚ 2013 Mrs. Sims English 9 Rough Draft On November 13‚ 1986‚ America saw the one of the most disappointing allegations since the Watergate scandal was released. Two secret government operations‚ which broke U.S. law‚ were revealed to the public. These two operations were being run by the NSC (National Security Council). In one of the operations‚ the NSC broke the policy of not trading arms with Iran. The NSC sold arms to Iran for U.S. hostages in return. Iran had
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Cassius Clay better known as Muhammad Ali is by far the greatest boxer of all time. "King of the World" by David Reminick is a very detailed biography of Muhammad and good documentation how boxing used to be. The book takes you on a journey behind the scenes of Alli’s rise to the top and boxing run in with La Costra Nostra. On an October afternoon in 1954 when Cassius was 12 he left his 60 dollar red Schwinn outside the Columbia Auditorium to visit a bazaar. When he and his friends left he realizes
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the wake of his death this paper analyzes why Muhammad Ali was and still is the greatest. For his incredible talent in the ring and his tireless work outside of it‚ Ali can truly be considered one of the greatest‚ not only as a boxer but as a human. “This brash young boxer is something to see and the heavyweight championship is his destiny.This kid’s got a left‚ this kid’s got a right‚ if he hit you once‚ you’re asleep for the night.”(Clay) Muhammad Ali was born January 17th in the year 1942 under
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah Introduction Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on 25 December 1876 in Karachi. He was a lawyer‚ politician‚ and the founder of Pakistan. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam and Baba-i-Qaum. His birthday is observed as a national holiday. Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan’s independence on 14 August 1947‚ and as Pakistan’s first Governor-General from independence until his death. Struggle for Separate State
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