Have you ever thought about becoming the youngest person ever to win an award? Well that is what Arnold Schwarzenegger did. He had won the Mr. Universe title at the age of twenty, the youngest anyone has ever won that title. After winning this title, he went on to win seven Mr. Olympia titles. These titles were some of the biggest titles that can be won in the sport of bodybuilding. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a rough childhood and early life, but succeeded later in life. In the beginning, Arnold Schwarzenegger had many of struggles during his childhood. Arnold was born in the postwar Austria years (Ghaffari 1). During these years, Arnold’s family struggled quite a bit (Brandon 9). His family’s house did not have indoor plumbing, it also did …show more content…
After Arnold came to America, he won twelve more bodybuilding titles (“Arnold Schwarzenegger…” 1). One of the titles he won was the Mr.Olympia title. After losing a couple years in a row, he finally was able to win the Mr.Olympia title (Brandon 35). The first movie Arnold starred in was Hercules in 1969 (Brandon 42). Arnold also starred in the film Stay Hungry, this film boosted Arnold’s acting career (Brandon 46). From this film, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best New Male Star of the Year (Brandon 46). In his early life, he had also earned a college degree from the University of Wisconsin (“Arnold Schwarzenegger…” 1). In his adulthood, he had even more successes that boosted him even further into his career. Arnold went from his bodybuilding career to acting, the movies Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator proved breakthroughs for Arnold (Ghaffari 1). For his movies, Worldwide box office receipts exceeded four billion dollars (Ghaffari 1). He became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars (Ghaffari 1).The Terminator had sealed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fame and his acting career (Brandon …show more content…
One award he won was the Simon’s Wiesenthal Center’s “National Leadership Award” (“Arnold Schwarzenegger…” 1). He had earned a BA in Business and International Economics-Superior (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). He also received a honorary Doctorate-Superior in 1996 and another in 2002 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). Arnold was named Special Olympics International Weight Training Coach in 1979 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). President George Bush appointed Arnold as Chair of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1990 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). In 2002, Arnold Schwarzenegger was honored with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award, presented to him by Ali himself (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). In addition, he was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 People Who Help Shape the World” in 2004 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger”
He later attended Canterbury Academy, where from a lack of parental control Arnold often got in trouble. Then later he became an apprentice at an apothecary where he worked for his cousins Joshua and Daniel Lathrop. He intermittently went to serve in the army, but still worked for his cousins for many years.
Benedict Arnold (born Benedict Arnold the V) was born January 14th, 1741 to Captain Benedict Arnold the III and Hannah King Arnold. (née Waterman) At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a pharmacist and later ran away to fight in the French and Indian War. After his parents died in 1762, he moved to New Haven with his sister, where he became a pharmacist and bookseller. He later expanded his business to Canada and the West Indies. In 1767, he married Margaret Mansfield, and they had three sons.
John Andre’s role of getting caught as a spy made Benedict Arnold name from hero to enemy. When Andre got caught he was hiding six letters written in Benedict Arnold’s handwriting telling the British how to take the fort. Since the letter’s were in the great general Benedict Arnold’s handwriting it ruined Arnold’s reputation and name for the rest of history. From Andre getting caught it also showed that Arnold was a
The very few things that was good about him was his skill at leading an army in battle and the fact that he led troops to win two battles that helped America win the war. Apparently, George Washington was so desperate during this time that he had to bring Arnold out of retirement to fight back in the war. Later on in the summer of 1780, he betrayed America
At just thirteen years of age, Cameron managed to win the Young Artist Award for the movie Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer that was released in the year 2011. This award was shared for his co-actors too. Recently he did the movie Bare Knuckle
He conspired with the British and sold them information of West Point and how to capture it. He did this because he wanted more money, and the British would give it to him. He also wanted more attention, which the British also gave him. Thankfully, this plot was discovered because the caught his British contact. His contact was hung and Arnold would have been too if he had been caught.
Benedict Arnold was born January 14, 1741 to a wealthy mother and a successful businessman. Due to such a money healthy family, Arnold got his education from private schools, but after 3 of Arnold’s father’s siblings died from yellow fever, Benedict Sr. began
The reasons why he started talking to the British was that he was really irritated with the American government for not considering him as a significant person. The American government did not consider him as a statesman, and loyal was that they thought Arnold used the army for his personal needs. In addition, Arnold went to the British side because he was not getting sufficient money from the American government, and he had a lot of debt to pay. The British offered Benedict Arnold lot money, to him to join into the British forces. The British also assured that he will be in a high seat in the British, but the British never trusted him because the fact that he is working for the British army now, would not change the fact that he is American.
Universe at the age of 20 and youngest Mr. Olympia at the age of 23. He shows the heroic traits of perseverance, physical and mental fortitude, comedy, inspiration, and breaking barriers. He shows perseverance through “breaking into the local gym on weekends to work out”. Arnold also shows perseverance through obtaining his childhood dream of immigrating to America and becoming wealthy. He shows physical and mental fortitude through never quitting, and going on to set records for Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe. He is comedic in some of his quotes like “I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.” and “It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat.” He shows inspiration through quotes like “The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” and “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” He shows the breaking of barriers through winning both Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia as the youngest person for each. He also shows the breaking of barriers through beating some of his childhood heroes, and his quotes like “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and
It is believed that Benedict Arnold was a great general in the revolutionary war. He fought beside George Washington in the continental army. When he was a general for the continental army he had a couple of successful raids and took over british forts. He was also promoted to colonel by Benjamin church. He was doing great during his time with the continental army and his comrades trusted him, and he was praised for his successful attacks. Even though, a couple of his companions did bully and mess with him, they still found him useful when it came to taking over british forts and achieving bountiful attacks towards the british. He even got hurt during an attack on the british. George Washington sent Arnold to attack Quebec where he hurt his knee. As a result, his attack in Quebec failed miserably. This really shows that Benedict arnold was trying his best to be great man and do what was right. After Arnold had done so many
Benedict Arnold sacrificed a lot for the greater good of the American people. Arnold is not given recognition for all of the victories that he had been involved in and at a time during a promotion he gets passed up by low ranking, less talented, less dedicated men than himself. “Major General Horatio Gates took credit for the victory. As if that weren’t enough of an insult, Congress had promoted five officers-all Arnold’s juniors and most far less talented-over him. Even back then politics was part of the equation as Congress ignored Washington's consistent backing and praise for Arnold, whom he admired as a fierce soldier.” (Beck 105). Also, “Benedict Arnold was a hero before he turned traitor. And just how he turned is a complicated story. Arnold made his name in upstate New York, fighting for control of a chain of
Ronald Reagan overcame his poor and deprived childhood by having a successful theatrical career and changing the world forever through politics. Reagan had a poor yet eventful childhood. In Tampico, Illinois, Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 (Banks 199). He acquired the nickname “Dutch” because he looked like a Dutchman when he was born (Orr13). Ronald Reagan had one older brother named John Neil Reagan (Boyarsky 164), who was born in late 1908 (Orr 14). Reagan and his brother were polar opposites when it came to their personalities, and they went in opposite directions while growing up (Orr 14). Reagan’s parents were named John Edward Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan (Boyarsky 164). His parents came from quite different
This film earned over one hundred million dollars nationwide. Eastwood founded his own golf sportswear in 1997 ( “Clint Eastwood” 5 ). At the age of 74, he became the oldest person ever to win an Oscar ( “Clint Eastwood” 2 ). Clint Eastwood received two Academy Awards for Million Dollar Baby ( Mara 57 ). Eastwood had made 41 major motion pictures and even directed 17 ( “Clint Eastwood” 6 ). “In 2006 Eastwood won the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for excellence in Film, from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts” ( “Clint Eastwood” 6 ). In 2008, he was awarded the National Board of Review Award in his movie, Gran Torino ( “Clint Eastwood”
The physical traits of Arnold Friend that the narrator describes are additional clues that Arnold is not who he claims to be. The three physical traits are: his eyelashes look painted, it looks like he is wearing a wig, and he put something in his shoes to make himself taller: “she saw how thick the lashes were, thick and black as if painted with a black tarlike material” (Oates, 1966), “He placed his sunglasses on top of his head, carefully, as if he were indeed wearing a wig, and
Arnold Schwarzenegger was known greatly around the entire world for his amazing body and ability to almost win every competition he was entered in. When entering the bodybuilding scene in nineteen sixty-six Schwarzenegger started off his success in bodybuilding in sixty-seven when he beat Dennis Tinerino in the Mr. America. Schwarzenegger kept striving for excellence and winning many competitions but by the nineteen eighties and nineties men like Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbo, and Frank Zane were slowly being defeated with no problem by the new age of modern bodybuilding.