Joe DiMaggio

In life, the average American’s goal is to become happy and maintain a comfortable lifestyle; and some might believe that a way to do this is to become wealthy. Although some Americans have succeeded in the goal of becoming considerably wealthy, some haven’t in terms of achieving happiness. According to U.S. News, “The OECD ranked the United States No. 1 in terms of household wealth and 12th in life satisfaction out of 36 countries tracked.” Most average Americans believe that wealthiness is the…

Since the beginning of the United States there has always been the big two, Anti Gun Control and Gun Control. They have battled head to head in the court of law making for some of the biggest showdowns of the last few centries. For some reason many people are against the ownership of guns, whether they believe it would make the community safer or they are just scared of them in general. On the other hand others are very enthusiastic of the right to own guns and believe that putting guns in…

This summer as been a blessing and I want to share part of my journey. I want to start off my thanking my bible study leader, Yoly and Lisa along with everyone else at Appleton Alliance Church. Going back to when I was in middle school and high school I would go to AAC but sadly never considered what I was learning to be meaningful, in one ear and out the other. I was to focused on what time is it, how many more songs are we singing, how much longer until we get home, and so on. I never…

Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. His manager, Joe Gould, was the only one who still believed in him. Joe Gould found fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. Braddock was at his worst when finally things started getting better, he had a major comeback. That’s when Damon Runyon gave Braddock his nickname the “Cinderella Man”. He was given the nickname because of his fairytale like rise to a poor local fighter to the boxing champion of the world. In October of…

The film score was developed by Joe Hisaishi and is s compelling contrast to the pure diegetic silence, ambient sound, and object sound effects. “Music acts roughly like a linguistic modifier, helping to clarify the particular mood, character, or emotive significance of a scene or visual…

In the case study, Assassinating bin Laben: Right or Wrong? the author Priya Dixit outlines and examines the event of Osama bin Laben being assassinated by U.S. Special forces in Pakistan. Dixit proceeds to further debate not only the ethics and legality behind this killing, but also behind the target killings the U.S. has been committing with greater occurrence on ‘terrorist’. In order to understand these actions I believe we must first identify what decision making process is occurring in the…

Many professional athletes of today are idolized by many fans which are adults, teens and as well as the youth of this generation. These professional athletes are idolized but some are Favorited more than others, these athletes who get more of the fans love are considered the elite. The elite are those who win many accolades to support their presence and excel in their athletic profession by dominating the competition of their respected sport. Even though these athletes are human just like…

The Evolution of the “Cool” Kid In Elementary School, there was this one popular kid who was “cool” because he didn’t like to work and harassed people. He never put in much effort or excelled at anything in school, other than gym class. For the sake of confidentiality, let’s call this guy John Doe. John spent his elementary days goofing off and doing anything except for his school work. I remember the days of recess being some of the most fun I’ve had at school. All of the days outside seemed…

The Cinderella Man is a movie that is based on the true story of a boxer in the middle of the Great Depression. How through boxing he had once been on the top, and when the Great Depression started he lost it all, as many did to, but slowly through boxing he managed to get his family to survive and inspire the people to fight to. When the movie begins, November 30, 1928, James J. Braddock the main character is in a boxing match that he wins. After the match he goes to his house and his family.…

Before Mohammed Ali was Muhammad Ali he was Cassius Marcella clay Jr .Muhammad Ali filled his way to success when his boxing career all started because his bicycle was stolen and a Louisville police officer Joe Martin who was a boxing trainer suggesting that the young Ali should first learn how to fight.18 year old Muhammad who just graduated high school making it to the Rome Olympics came back home to Louisville a gold medalist in 1960 but that joy quickly faded away when he was refused…