Billie Joe Armstrong

Muhammad Ali is recognized today as one of the greatest athletes of all time, but during his lifetime he accomplished other more impressive achievements while also upholding the same values that many Americans hold dear today. These values include his athletic prowess, and all of his work that he did for civil rights. Ali is most well known for his outstanding boxing career that boasted a 56-0-5 record. Americans are well known for their infatuation with sports, especially “American-made”…

American South in segregated public facilities. His father; Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr supported a wife and two sons. His mother Odessa Grady Clay was a householder. At the age of twelve Ali started boxing under the tutelage of Louisville policeman Joe Martin. Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions he successfully defended his title nineteen times. He won a gold metal in the 175 pound division at the 1960 olympic game in Rome. He…

Thesis During the 1960’s and 70’s the United States became involved in the Vietnam War which lasted over 2 decades. This war divided American society because some wanted to fight communism and others wanted the Vietnamese people to decide for themselves. Muhammad 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…

The battle of the sexes has been an ongoing debate within the realm of athletics. Men are viewed as the stronger sex, able to accomplish whatever challenge is placed before them. Due to their muscular frame and overall, larger build, American society tends to view the male body as a beautiful machine. A machine that is able to provide for a family as well as excel in physical activities. Women on the other hand, have continuously been considered a weaker and more delicate gender. This is partly…

“The Battle of the Sexes” between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King was an iconic re-enactment of one of the world’s oldest conflicts in history: the battle of man verses woman, played out on a simple green and white painted concrete court. Yet the spectacle surrounding the match was anything but simple; hosted in the futuristic Astrodome with a crowd of 30,492 present, this match became the most watched tennis match in the US. This landmark match was televised to over 90 million people around…

In 2014, the average American household had $15,611 in credit card debt. Affluenza is the unfulfilled feeling that results from the efforts of keeping up with the Joneses. Many Americans are in debt because they are in pursuit of the American dream and have an unsustainable addition to economic growth. There are high social and environmental costs of materialism and overconsumption. Some symptoms of affluenza include, low self-esteem, and depression. There is an assumption that money buys…

Presidency. This included the financial advisers that he chose to assist him at the beginning of his term in key areas; e.g. the accountants and financial advisors, his choice to elect several of his close friends to his cabinet and the selection of Joe Biden as his Vice President. First of all, when you are choosing advisers and I can say this because I’ve been a consultant for the last ten years, it’s important to keep them truly in an advisory role that doesn’t appear to over-lap into a…

When Representative John Boehner resigned as Speaker of the House and Congressman Paul Ryan was elected to replace him, he vowed to bring an end to gridlock in Washington D.C. Shortly after Democratic Congressman Rangel stated that he has no reason to believe that Ryan would be any more successful than John Boehner at dissolving gridlock. There are many reasons gridlock cannot be solved these include the fact that there is currently a Republican majority in the house, the design of Congress is…

The American Dream has often been portrayed as a lifestyle in suburban America, in that if you work hard, long hours you will be able to achieve wealth and happiness. However there is a dark side to this, as it implies that happiness has been tied to materialism and wealth. This casts a blight on American society as being driven by greed to have materialistic wealth, instead of strong family ties or relationships like the ones America was built upon. The American Dream has been transformed…

This Ad was a Ted Cruz that aired in my home state of PA during the primaries. The Ad begins by claiming that President Obama was “A failure” and that Hillary Clinton is could be “worse”, It continues by introducing Ted Cruz as the right man for the job. Then come the campaign promises. Cruz claims that he will “Repeal Obamacare”, Grow jobs, and Destroy ISIS, then it transfers to the campaign slogan “jobs, freedom, security Ted Cruz”. The Cruz ad doesn’t take a shot at his Republican opponents…