Sonny Liston

As a crime film, The Godfather contains numerous violent, sexual and profane scenes as its plot centers on the Corleone family and their criminal business. However, despite its genre, Nino Rota’s score for the film is generally calm, elegant and operatic. For instance, the main theme of the film is a waltz called the “Godfather Waltz,” which counterpoints the horrible images presented on the screen. As a mournful waltz with a melancholic vibe, the “Godfather Waltz” serves as a leitmotif for Don…

After the Revolutionary War, the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (W.A.S.P.s) were in power, they held all the political offices; they owned the most land, they had the most profitable businesses, and the largest factories. They enjoyed being in control of everything and they wanted to keep that control and power. After the Civil War more immigrants were coming to America to their share of the wealth they believed America had. These immigrants now were coming from all over the world, not just…

Gangster films are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. The are also considered to be called Mob films developed around the sinister actions of criminals or gangsters, particularly bankrobbers, underworld figures, or ruthless hoodlums who operate outside the law, stealing and violently murdering their way through life. In the 1940s, a new type of crime thriller emerged, more dark and cynical. One of the most famous gangster films is The…

The film The Godfather was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, produced by Albert S. Ruddy and it’s a classic film from 1972. The families of the Godfather are getting into a new drug and political trade, facing hard challenges and obstacles that come their way. The Godfather passes away and Michael the Godfather son becomes the leader of the family. Michael then hire men to shot five different family leaders which help solve all the problems. The movie uses Close-up shots because the director…

I have chosen to write about Michael Weatherly. He is the man who plays the role of Tony Dinozo in the television series, NCIS. It has been the number one drama show for the past 14 years. Michael Weatherly has a natural sense of humor which is the very thing that stands out to me. His roles in the show are very important. He is one of the main characters, as well as, he is the director of the show and responsible for most of the humor which occurs throughout the show. The character of Tony…

and two boys by painting billboards and signs. "When clay was 12 years old, he took up boxing under the tutelage of Louisville policeman Joe Martin." At 22 years old, clay was a great young boxer, but only a few gave him a chance against Sonny Liston. Sonny Liston, who had knocked out Floyd Patterson in the opening rounds of the fight a week…

Muhammad Ali made a difference in the world and his career was a big part in him doing so, he stood his ground for his religion, he gave hope to the black community… including Africa, and he changed history in the sport of boxing. Muhammad Ali had a lot of power and it wasn’t only in his fist. Muhammad Ali didn’t start out as being Muhammad Ali his real name was Cassius Marcellus Clay. That is his family name and he wasn’t proud of it because that was his slave name given to his ancestors by…

This is proven when Muhammad Ali has total confidence going into both his fights against Liston and Foreman and beats them both even though he is the underdog. Ali also proves that a single person can transform everyone’s perspective by just having self-confidence in themselves and their choices. When a person has the strength to stay true to…

“Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee ahhhh! Rumble, young man rumble ahhhh!” Those were the words echoed time and time again from Cassius Clay and his corner man David Brown. Better known as Muhammad Ali, he has a legacy of being the greatest fighter whoever lived. Muhammad Ali has a career record of 56 wins, 5 losses, and 37 knockouts. Just a kid from a southern town of Louisville, Kentucky, raised in a normal middle class family where he and his brother were expected to either work or go…

In modern culture love is understood by the most people to be an intense feeling of affection, desire, or goodwill. However, while love is a largely universal experience, love is understood very differently on an individual level and is influenced by culture, personal experience, and historical influence. One of the pillars of Western civilization is the Greco-Roman tradition, which provides the basis for the bulk of humanity’s understanding of love in all aspects, and influences the…