Amateur

year is expected to be a huge year for the WBU Novice World Champion Rock Blackwell. Blackwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His heritage is of African Hebrew and Yahudah Isreal descent. Blackwell began boxing at just seven years old and holds an amateur record of 156-28. It hasn't been a cake walk for Blackwell. He lost his first professional fight in 2009, due to a broken right hand and life threatening levels of dehydration. Not to mention, he was forced to jump up a class to super…

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, better known as Muhammad Ali was born on January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Muhammad’s parents, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay, were middle-class citizens and lived in the “nice” part of town. His father was a sign and mural painter, and his mother was a stay at home mom. On sundays, him and his family, including his younger brother Rahaman Ali, would all go to Mount Zion Baptist Church. Muhammad attended DuValle Middle School, then he went…

histories -- as well as 154 sonnets and other poems” (Fiero 221). Shakespeare’s contributions to the literary world also influenced the music of the Northern Renaissance. All genres of music were made accessible to both professional artists and amateurs. The chorale was made prevalent by Martin Luther and they were written in German and “drew on Latin hymns and German folk tunes” (Fiero 235). In the time of Elizabeth I, the madrigal became popular with the most popular one being Madrigals,…

Weinzierl, Vienna. It just so happened around the same time of the year when quartet music began to rise in popularity, the String Quartets, Op. 50 composed by Joseph Haydn in 1787 was dedicated to King Frederick William II of Prussia. He was an amateur cellist, that became interested in Haydn’s work. The quartet was also performed many times in the history, such as at the Viennese apartment of the Grand Duke Paul of Russia’s wife on the Christmas Day of 1781. Many scientific advancements also…

Along with the Renaissance came numerous amateurs that became captivated by the study of art. Countless young boys were sent off by their families to apprentice with a famous artist, in hopes that one day they too would become a great artist. For example, famous Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci apprenticed with Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence learning multiple skills and trades, including sculpting, drawing, painting, and carpentry. Just years before in the Middle Ages, art was made for a…

This essay will inform you of how Tennyson started as one of the greatest poets during the Victorian era. To start was he born on August 6, 1809, in Somersby Lincolnshire, UK, alongside with his four brothers and one sister. Unfortunately the first born,George, passed away during infancy. Although, George Tennyson, his father, tutored him and his brothers in classical and modern languages. Tennyson was always the talented one. At the age of twelve, he wrote a 6,000-line epic poem. Later George…

to scuba diving and snorkeling, while checking the outstanding marine life of marine eels, manta rays and stingrays. If not underwater, then there is kite surfing and windsurfing. The firms organizing the water sports also have the famed Hi-Winds Amateur World Challenge: a tournament for kite surfing and windsurfing. Flight tickets in this peak season are a prizefight to arrange; the airlines are chock-full! True bike-enthusiasts relish the exhilarating mountain bike tours prearranged in the…

take finger prints off of a door handle of a house of several inhabitants. I would suggest my officers to be patient, and stay focused by doing their work the per departmental policies, procedures and their training and not take advise from an amateur investigator who…

of Komako and Shimamura, it is evident that their love is fated from the opening; a "waste of effort" which in fact resembles the much labor composed Chijimi cloth is nevertheless beautiful in its touching sadness. Even though Komako was still an amateur performer during Shimamura's initial visit, she is confined to this restraining position of a professional woman who’s duty is to satisfy and entertain her guest; however she can by no means endure anything with Shimamura. Her need or yearning…

love of attention. Perhaps all three of these components factored into Florence Foster-Jenkins pursuit and passion for singing on stage .Unfortunately, Florence didn't have the vocal talent worthy of performing - unbeknownst to her. Throughout her amateur career as an opera singer, Florence unwittingly faced ridicule about her voice which was warbly, weak, and high. Nonetheless, Florence continued to sing in self-sponsored concerts, like there was nobody listening. Florence was born into a…