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    Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam war highlighted the conflict in society over the Vietnam war. Ali thought it would be better to stay in jail than to go to the Vietnam war and kill innocent Vietnamese. He refused to compromise and he took his argument all the way to Supreme Court. Starting Ali's career It all started when Muhammad Ali was only 12 years of age. When his bike was stolen, young Ali quickly reported this to the police and told him he wanted to "beat the thief up". The…

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    Muhammad Ali had two different characters. The first one is the one most people will remember when they hear about Ali’s name. He was loud, rude, and angry. Before fights Ali would start talking about the his opponents and what he’s going to do to them. He called them same name that made his opponents very angry. Before his first meeting with Sonny Liston Ali went to Sonny’s house and calling coward, and he was too scared to fight Ali. How did this affect him? The only way this had effect on his…

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    Muhammad Ali is one of the most celebrated athletes of the 20th century. However, many are not aware of the role this legendary man had in one of the most controversial boxing matches in history. In 1965, Ali was set to fight another famous heavyweight by the name of Sonny Liston II but as soon as the fight began the audience was stunned at what had occurred. Ali had managed to catch Liston in the chin with a solid right hand jab causing Liston to collapse to ground and thus leading Ali to a…

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    impact on society for a variety of reasons. Two historical examples of individuals who engaged in peaceful resistant strategies were that of Civil Rights Activists, Rosa Parks and professional boxer, Olympic champion, and Activist himself, Muhammad Ali. These two individuals not only participated in non-violent resistant approaches to social injustices but, more importantly, they were willing to face the subsequent consequences of their civil disobedient practices to help change the normative…

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    Muhammad Ali would go on to embody the soul of an American during the late twentieth centuries. As an African American boxer, world figure, minister, humanitarian, and the spokesman he would use his fame for various reasons. Muhammad Ali would go on to battle American racial and political issues. Fighting for those less fortunate and helping inspire people of all ages to be strong during a crucial point in American history during 1960s and 1970s. Growing up in Kentucky Muhammad Ali had…

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    in Lewiston Maine, Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston got into the ring for the second time. Liston lost to Ali by KO at 2:12 in round one of fifthteen. Ali caught Liston on the chin with a solid, short, counter right hand over a lazy left jab, “ the phantom punch” causing Liston to collapse to the rings floor. There are people who were there and had witnessed the fight who still to this day, claim that it was a fixed fight. George Chuvalo was ABSOLUTELY convinced that an Ali Punch could not deliver…

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    Muhammad Ali’s Toughest Fight Ali was the “Sports Personality of the Twentieth Century” named by the British Broadcasting Corporation (CBS Interactive Inc.). He was one of the greatest boxers of all time, if not the best. When commentating on Ali’s incredible boxing skills, Richard Hoffer said the boxer was “more than just lip service”(Smith 49). A general misconception is that Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease because of old age. Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous…

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    Ali Caakes Case Study

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    Services Ali Cakes offers a product line of celebration and wedding cakes, cupcakes, brownies, bars, petit fours, cheesecakes, macaroons, and cookies. Their products differ from other bakeries within the area due to their uniqueness and customization. Ali Cakes customizes each order to fit the customers’ requests. Alison specializes in wedding cakes, which is their primary cash cow. Her ability to create unique and specialized orders allows Ali Cakes to reach a…

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    Muhammed Ali was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville Kentucky. He grew up with his father mother and older brother Rudolph. Muhammad was not born named Muhammad his birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. At a young age of just 12 Muhammad wanted to box, it started with his bicycle getting stolen and he reported it to a police officer say he wanted to whoop whoever took his bike, the officer told him if he wanted to whoop somebody he had to learn how to first and the next day…

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    SMMRY - Summarize Everything This is a 5 sentence summary of the text you submitted. Public SAVE Add keywords here to make this summary more specific to a topic.Strict Scan [?] Today you've all been invited here to learn about an important partnership between the great state of Kentucky, KY Venues, the man knows as the real deal, Mr. Evander Holyfield a 4 time undisputed former heavyweight champion of the world and USA Olympic medalist and Louisville's very own Mr. Joe Reeves and James Dixen…

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