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Battle royal (1952) page 503 “And yet I am no freak of nature, nor history. I was in the cards, other things have been equal (or unequal) 85 years ago” (Ellison, 503). Pitted against other africans in a boxing ring, torn limb from limb the narrator recalls all that his deceased grandfather has told his father. He tries to stay discrete among the white man as to deceive them at any given moment. These forms of racial discrimination have been around for decades without recognition.…

debating whether or not this is something to be accepted. Recently in a Complex Magazine video blog, the magazine did a survey on how they felt about Thug’s recent attire. One person, in particular, was not a fan of this little number – Rapper Fat Joe stated, “I know I would never wear a dress.” But surprisingly, the Hip Hop millennial artist was highly supportive. Rapper A$AP Ferg gave credit to Thugs revolutionary style calling it “glam rock, hip hop, gangsta”, while “Panda” rapper…

In the add the actors not only resemble the average “Joe” through appearance but also through the language used. In the capmgainge the actors describe themselves as a “hardworking” individual. The adjective “hardworking” is a term used to describe an ordinary individual that works every day to survive. Having…

chapter provides the Indiana versus India, a case that took place in 2003. An Indian consulting firm won the contract to upgrade the unemployment department of the state of Indiana. This was obviously a political hot topic and it took for the governor Joe Kernan to cancel the contract and put legal barriers to prevent things like this happening again. That was another perfect example and how flat the world has become flat. Something that happens in a state can affect another part of the world in…

Criticism of Masculinity in “Split Personality” Ideal masculinity is depicted everywhere in our society from movies to books to comics. It is a socially constructed set of attributes for boys and men to achieve. Some common characteristics include: strength, heroism, audacity, control, lack of emotion, superior, fearlessness, honor, and heterosexuality. In a 1950’s issue of the Vault of Horror, the horror comic, “Split Personality,” depicts the male protagonist, Ed King, as a…

Century." Ali took on another great fighter Joe Frazier. Frazier and Ali went for 15 rounds and finally Frazier defeated Ali by decision. But it didn't end there. Ali later beat Frazier in a rematch in 1974. Ali was seen as the underdog to his younger, powerful opponent, George foreman. Ali ended defeating Foreman and his critics and once again Ali became the heavyweight champion of the world. His last legendary win was his last Ali took on longtime rival Joe Frazier. The match lasted for 14…

A boxer seeks to maintain distance between himself and his opponent, fighting with faster, longer range punches, most notably the jab, and gradually wearing his opponent down. Compared to all other punches the jab is the closes to reach your opponent. The jab is fast, longer, most likely to land, and least likely to leave you vulnerable. The jab uses less energy than any other punch and keeps you in position to follow up with a dangerous power punch. The jab can be used for offensives technique…

Muhammad Ali is an American hero. Muhammad’s original name was Cassius Clay Jr. He was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville. Kentucky. He now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Muhammad was known as one of the greatest athletes n boxing. As a teenager he won both the National Amateur Athletic Union and Golden Gloves Championships. At eighteen years old, he competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy and won the gold medal. In 1984, Muhammad was diagnosed with Parkinson center in Phoenix, Arizona.…

Lady Macbeth and the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart are unable to properly deal with their guilt. Although due to the short nature of the story we are unable to determine the final outcome for the narrator, we know that Lady Macbeth is unable to cope with the significance of her guilt and ends up committing suicide. In contrast, after a long time of living with the burden of their guilt, Briony and Dimmesdale are able to achieve a level of redemption. Dimmesdale finally explicitly confesses his…

The Old Man and the Sea is a story that utilizes several themes throughout the book. These themes are repetitive and do not require much “reading into” for the reader to understand them. With only three characters in the book, the themes provide a break from the slow story and extend the length of the book. It appears that Hemingway just began writing about himself and was depressed about becoming an old man. Hemingway essentially is Santiago in the book. The themes he most noticeably uses are…