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    Porter vs Thurman They say styles make fights, if that’s the case “Show Time” Shawn Porter (26-1) vs Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0) has the makings to be Fight of the Year. Right now there are speculations that this fight is set for 12-12-15 in Las Vegas Nevada. This fight is so Important for the sport, you have 2 young hungry Boxers looking to make a statement in the Welterweight division, A division which was ruled and reigned by the kingpin Floyd “Money” Mayweather who retired this year after tying Rocky Marciano’s record of (49-0). Now there are many players looking to take the place as the new king in town and the division is pretty stacked. Keith Thurman has been asking for a step up in competition and he may have what he’s been asking for. Aside from a fight with Floyd Mayweather (now out of the picture due to Mayweathers retirement ), a fight with Porter is one he has mentioned in a previous Interview we had with him back in 2014. Is this a step up fight for Keith? Does Porter have what it takes to bring the best or the worst out of Keith? Does Keith’s “One Time” Power have enough pop to stop Porters awkward forward aggression? This will be a step up fight for Keith. In Keith’s 26 bouts Porter will be the first top 10 ranked fighter that he’s faced. According to Ring Magazine they have Thurman ranked #5 and Porter #6 . Does this imply Keith has been fighting bums? Absolutely not, Keith has fought whomever they have thrown his way and since his debut on HBO…

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    In a hero’s journey Campbell shows women as more of an object or prize to b won. He portrays them as just sexual objects meant to satisfy men and reproduce. In Demian women are shown similarly but not the same. In this story women do not play a role until them in because the story follows a young boy name Emil Sinclair, through his journey in school trying to decide who he is. He is bullied and a new, older kid named Max Demian comes to his rescue and they become close friends. They eventually…

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    In the coming-of-age novels, Demian by Hermann Hesse and Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, personal morality plays a major role in defining who the novels' protagonists are. In Demian, the protagonist Emil Sinclair at the beginning of the novel describes his parents' room as a moral sanctuary, one that represents all that is good and right in the eyes of Sinclair. In Catcher in the Rye, protagonist Holden Caulfield finds his moral sanctuary in childhood innocence, a time in an individual's…

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