Rocky Marciano

When summarizing Rocky Horry Picture Show, we must not only understand the history of the production- but also the history of the world at the time of its release. RHS is arguably a postmodern masterpiece, although it’s cult following would never claim that title. To proclaim itself a serious postmodern work of art would allow the show to be adopted by the mainstream, whose attributes are usually NOT what the show stands for whatsoever. Rather, the show provides both audience members and…

Homosociality in Glee experiences a dramatic change due to the forming relationship between Kurt and Finn. The season one finale saw Kurt, a theatrical, uniquely dressed gay teen from glee club, moving in with Finn, the straight quarterback of the football team who also sings in the club, after their parents begin dating. While decorating the room, Finn calls Kurt’s decorations “faggy,” to which Kurt’s manly father Burt responds with kicking Finn out of the house (“Theatricality”). The…

What do laser beams and Transylvania have in common? What happens when mad scientists meet groupies? The classic cult production, The Rocky Horror Show, brings together elements of glam rock and Horror B-Movies. This winter, the University of Colorado Theatre Department brought the classic science fiction and campy humor to the University Theatre stage. Directed by Hadley Kamminga-Peck with musical direction by David Nehlsthe, the musical captured the essence of Richard O’Brien’s 1973 musical.…

people turned to sports for recreation and entertainment.” (Sports in America in the 1950s) Baseball was paramount in America, but other sports competed for the nation’s attention. Boxing and Golf were also very popular to sports fans in America, Rocky Marciano went on his historical, undefeated run between 1952 and 1956. Baseball was dominated by the Yankees throughout the whole decade and baseball was completely intergrated as dozens of African American Ballplayers filled major league rosters.…

the sport took baby steps for the next couple hundred years even being banned in some areas. Ultimately the peak of the sport was in the 1900,s when the great boxers came along. Rocky Marciano was arguably one of the greatest fighters ever. He was overall a soft spoken man but still holds the best record in the sport Marciano retired early at 31 to spend time with his family He left boxing 49-0 with 43 knockouts! Then of course there are more controversial fighters like Muhammad Ali and…

best to beat his opponent by pushing him or her to use up all the supplies of conditioning while the opponent has to get away from the swarmer. A swarmer is a simple boxer which consists of chase, push, and attack. The most known swarmers are Rocky Marciano, Mike Tyson, Julio Caesar Chavez, and Maidana.…

Boxing is a national sport that is a violent contest between two combatants. The sport has a rich history to prove how strong and dominant a male could be. There is a lot knowledge that many do not know about the sport. The sport itself has a brutal beginning to its calmer, relegated, modern form of boxing. The sport of boxing has grown since the start. Boxing, how it transformed, the rules it had and, also the best and worst eras. Once a person knows this rich history that this sport has the…

Baseball and boxing were huge, while football and golf were growing. Back in the 50s was a good time for sports because some of the best players were alive during this time such as: Rocky Marciano and Floyd Patterson for boxing; Duke Snider, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays for baseball; and for a little background on football: pro football’s popularity skyrocketed during the 1950s. Much of the nationwide interest was the result of exposure…