Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Introduction: Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest professional African American boxers of his era,he was a man with big heart and a man who showed great compassion for the beloved sport of boxing. Thesis: Muhammad Ali made a positive impact on society by breaking many records during his boxing career, not letting his childhood predict what he wanted to do, and by changing the ways of boxing throughout his life. Body Paragraphs: Muhammad Ali made a positive impact on society by breaking many…

Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on January 17 , 1942 In Louisville , Kentucky. Known all over the world for being a professional boxer and an activist. Muhammad started training amaturally at the age of 12. At the age of 18 he won his first gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and then later that year started boxing professionally. He then went on to win the WBA, WBC, and Lineal Heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston. Mahammad then changed…

“I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.” - Muhammad Ali Biography Professional Boxer (1961-80), political activist, lecture, entrepreneur, actor, a philanthropist, winner of six Golden Gloves titles in Kentucky, 2-time National Golden Gloves titles, 1 Olympic Gold Medalist, and 3-time Heavyweight Championship, his name is Muhammad Ali also known as “The Greatest.” Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky in January 17, 1942. Clay was the…

a champion, he soon changed his name to Muhammad Ali, a name that would be known forever. Today when most people hear the name, Muhammad Ali, they think about a world famous boxer, however, it is possible that Ali’s greatest influence was outside of the ring. While…

1.) -Malcolm Little: In his childhood, Malcolm was a very aspiring young man, who dreamt of being a lawyer, and knew that it took more than what he was doing in Lansing. He also had a very good understanding how racism worked, and how white people thought of blacks. • “ ‘Well yes sir, I’ve been thinking I’d like to be a lawyer.’” –P. 38 • “All I knew for certain was that a lawyer didn’t wash dishes, as I was doing.” -P. 38 • “I was smarter than nearly all those white kids. But apparently I was…

Muhammad Ali a professional boxer, idealist, social activist, and philanthropist was born January 17 1942. Ali birth name was Marcellus Clay Jr. born in Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Cassius Clay, Sr., worked as a sign painter and his mother, Odessa, worked as a maid. Young Cassius had a younger brother named Rudy. The Clays weren 't rich, but they weren 't poor either. Muhammad Ali became embody what it means to be an American in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. As…

With his defiance, he was refusing to participate in America’s plan for a nation far away from home, especially when that plan called for murdering the enemy and violated his faith. Ali couldn’t accept betraying his faith for America while in a foreign land, only to return home to a culture of racial bias and discrimination by the country he just served. 6 Civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s came to Ali’s defense. "He is giving up millions of dollars to do what his conscience tells him…

torch was handed to Muhammad Ali. Ali, the Olympic gold medal boxer, lifted the torch as the crowd was screaming ‘Ali’. Ali then sent the fire soaring above the stadium to light the ceremonial Olympic cauldron. This moment was one of the greatest of many sports fans, considering all the tragedy he has been through, he still carried out the mission as the champion. "Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky" (2 page 1). Ali has always shown that he…

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali lived a life of learning. “Don 't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion” (“Muhammad Ali Quotes”). From his beginnings as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., a subjugated black boy in a racist community, to his current place as Muhammad Ali, world renowned boxer and inspiration, Ali has certainly lived the life of a champion. Through each struggle, he gained an experience that would help shape him for the future. Ali once said, “The man who views the…

the nation of islam as his saviour and how blacks should stand together to fight for freedom. Muhammad Ali listened to Malcolm and Elijah Muhammad 's speeches which helped him become an islamic boxer. He fought every powerful boxer he could to show power is earned not given. He fought the military on the draft and stood up for what he believed in. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali all worked towards equality for african americans. When he began the fight for equality…