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    My person is Muhammad Ali and what motivated him was his goal to create equality among all people. Muhammad Ali fought extremely hard during the civil rights movement and many people owe everything to him. He also succeeded more than any boxer and what made that so unique was that a black man could have so much fame. He was looked up to my children, adults, young girls, and many young boys who wanted to be the next Muhammad Ali. He was an inspiration for change. Muhammad Ali was loved by his…

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    tell like Joe Louis and Mike Tyson. In the essays of “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou and “Rape and the Boxing Ring” by Joyce Carol Oates tells about the struggles in the life of Joe Louis and Mike Tyson before they enter to boxing. First, in the essay “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou that tells the life of Joe Louis and his countrymen against the white American. In fact, Joe Louis represents…

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    “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This was a common way people described Muhammad Ali while he was boxing in the rink. Muhammad Ali was a famous boxing champion, but he should be known for more than just his boxing. He also was known for taking pride in his religion and race. He showed people that not only is it okay to be different, but to embrace it. Muhammad Ali has had a positive impact on society because of his religious and racial outlook. Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., later…

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    1. During the speech, list President Obama’s main economic proposals. There will be at least 4 -5. Explain the main idea of each proposal in 2-3 sentences per proposal. One of the main proposals was to lower taxes in an effort to reduce the feeling of a weak economy as many people perceive there to be. It was stated that many people still do not feel the effects of recovered economy despite the evidence that states it so. Another proposal he had is the concept of free community college which…

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    Pros And Cons Of Obamacare

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    Obamacare, also known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a very complex and lengthy act. Is there a certain reason why this act is so significant? What are the pros and cons of Obamacare? These are important questions to answer. Each piece of legislation that has ever been through congress has had at least some significance. The real question is though, is why? What are the reasons for significance? Also, each piece of legislation has a negative aspects and positive aspects.…

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    President Obama’s Hypocrisy President Barack Hussein Obama is the forty fourth president of the United States elected in 2008 and he is the first president, under the constitution, of African descent. He worked his way up from the Illinois State Senate to the US Senate and was officially sworn in as president on January 20, 2009. Given his background in politics, logically, people assumed that he was a responsible, trustworthy candidate for president; however, his actions prove otherwise. His…

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    one in ten men have. Though the government has had laws protecting workers in these situations since 1964, this problem has always existed in America. According to the government’s White House website, in January 2015, President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and the White House Council on Women and Girls created a task force based on combating sexual assault. This task force came out with the Not Alone report, which provided “new steps [for] federal agencies to improve enforcement of federal…

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    1.A. External Conflict-(Movies) In the movie Rocky there was an external conflict because it involved physical violence and a conflict with a rival he has had by the name of Apollo Creed which had a history of fights with for the championship. They fought eachother atleast three times to where there was a trilogy in their fight to where Rocky beat Apollo once then Apollo beat Rocky and then for the final title fight Rocky came out with the victory. Also, in the movie The Warriors which involves…

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    Literature review Nelson Mandela was a South African leader. He succeeded to end apartheid and with the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first one who won the presidential election with black-African origin. Thus, Mandela received the Nobel Prize for Peace (Britannica, 2016). 27 years as a strong-willed prisoner (Shriberg and Shriberg, 2011, p. ) improved his personal development of forgiveness for his rivals, formed his strength and established supplementary leadership skills like…

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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.…

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