Brief Summary: The Blacky Punch

Kyle Maynard, a wrestler, is a great example of someone who had to overcome challenges to become the person he is today. In “The Contender”, the author states, “...we invented some locks and holds using his chin and arms. And Kyle began winning.” Surprisingly, Kyle overcame the challenge of being a top wrestler even though he has no limbs. In the end, his choice of being determined and working hard helped him get to that point in his life, and it defined him as he got

Control of reproductive decisions of black women is a highly prevalent a form of racial oppression in America. Due to this form of control, the meaning of reproductive liberty in America has been significantly altered. These issues are addressed in Dorothy Roberts’ Killing the Black Body. The novel demonstrates the way in which black women were consistently devalued as a tool for reproductive means, which in itself was a form of racial oppression. The novel also provides the reader with insight as to how experiences of black women since times of slavery have drastically changed the present day connotation of reproductive freedom.

The book I chose to read Under The Black Flag it is a book on pirates “the romance and the reality of life among the pirates”(cover page) this phrase expresses the main idea of the book the writer is trying to correct misconceptions and beliefs held by the public about pirates. He does this by reviewing the history of pirates and pointing out where this misconceptions come from. He also reviews where books and shows got it right when it came to the subject like for instance treasure island he commented on how the way long john silver was portrayed with “wooden legs and parrots were not fictional devices”(pg 8). No one would probably know this better then Cordingly who not only maritime historian at the national maritime museum in greenwich

When Jordan Burroughs was 5 years old, he brought home a flyer for wrestling one day and wanted to join. No one in his family had ever wrestled before, so it was a new experience for him, and the family. The wrestling team opened an opportunity to make

The Story “The Black Ball” written by Ralph Ellison is about a man named John, born around the civil war that goes through difficulties and challenges in his life him being an African American. In the story, it seems like it’s just a straight forward story but if you take a real close look at it you can see that there is a message within the story. Through Metaphors and allegories and other literary terms like characterization, you can see the negative of how racism and discrimination affects people in a big way of there thinking. The theme of the story would have to do with Persistence and doing hard work through the tough times.

The 2nd Brigade of 101st Airborne Division found out in the summer of 2004 that they had to prepare for the war in the Middle East more particularly for Iraq. With Colonel Todd Ebel in Command of the 2nd Division with a year to prepare over 3,400 men and woman he got right to work. Colonel Ebel started by choosing his staff and who he thought was fit to take charge and lead this ever more complicated war. It was a huge religious civil war taking place in Iraq at the time with the Sunnis at war against the Shi’ite and after the capture of Saddam insurgency started uprising immediately. This uprising along with the uprising of Muqtada al-Sadr a key leader that had lots of violent followers that soon grew into a form of a militia called

The book Black Hearts opened my eyes to how leadership from a single Officer can have a grappling effect on such a wide range of soldiers from the lowest of ranks. One of the best takeaways from Black Hearts is to never do anything: illegal, unethical, or immoral. Although this is a easy statement to repeat, Black Hearts demonstrates the difficulties that lie behind these words. It has also painted a picture of how leadership can topple extremely quickly from a top down view. The Army is portrayed in a bad light throughout the book relentlessly. This is due to the concentration of poor leadership of the 1-502nd Regiment (Referred to as “First Strike”), a battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.

The novel ‘Deadly, Unna?’ written by Phillip Gwynne tells the story of Gary Black, a young teenage football fan, who throughout the novel develops a deep knowledge and understanding of the racial abuse and discrimination in his town. In this novel there are many male role models for Blacky, having both positive and negative influences on him. This leaves Blacky to pick his own path to follow rather than following their wrong path.

Under The Black Flag , a book written by David Cordingly expressed the reality and myths behind piracy. He clearly states in the introduction of the book that his aim “is to examine the popular image of pirates today, to find out where this image came from, and to compare it with the real world of the pirates” (Cordingly xiv). Along with his aim his thesis is also stated in the introduction of his book, which essentially states that the views by everyday people of pirates consists of a mixture of facts, and many other things such as romantic novels and films. He successfully informs readers of the history behind many important misconceptions of common beliefs. Although some of the things every person has learned about a pirate growing up may

Arthur Black is a very opinionated man. In his essays about Canada, he has many short pieces about the differences between Canadians and Americans. He states how there is never anything bad said about Canada, and that Canada could even be considered a “wallflower”. In his essay Canadian Passion Not Flagging, Black talks about how the Americans wave their flag and Canadians do not. Americans have their flag everywhere; hanging inside malls, and even at the gas stations. In his essay Canada: Too Polite to Live, it says how the American Declaration of Independence demands life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Canadians have settled for peace, order, and good government. Another difference between Americans and Canadians according to

There are considerable health inequalities amongst Britain’s social classes. Health is formed by socio-economic, political and environmental factors; these elements shape inequalities and influence the health of various social groups in Britain.

Burroughs comes from the youngest of four siblings and a home where nobody else wrestled so he was very much on his own. After bringing home a flyer from school about little league wrestling Burroughs quickly joined at the age of five. As the years moved by he depended on his coach for what was best for himself and his wrestling career. When he was younger he was never the biggest but what he lacked

The entire state of Alabama thought “[Coach Bear] was wonderful,” (Bragg). Coach Bear got his nickname by wrestling a carnival bear when he was a boy, making Bear not only like a hero, but a figure to look up to as well. Coach Bear was Alabama’s head coach for a 25 year span, from 1958 to 1982. During that span, he led Alabama to 323 total game wins, including seven national championships and 15 bowl wins. Not only was it just Tuscaloosa, Alabama that praised Bear, but it was the whole state of Alabama itself. The entire state has record of families naming 350 children after Coach Bear during his 25 year coaching span. Bear made it possible for anyone in Alabama to “...be proud of being from here, no matter where you went.” His ability to create

Dan Gable is titled by many as the most legendary amateur American wrestler and coach in the history of amateur American wrestling. To put into retrospect of Dan’s popularity in the wresting world, Gable is the Michael Jordan of Basketball, the Pele of Soccer, and the Muhammad Ali of boxing, everyone has heard of Dan Gable. That is how legendary Dan Gable is. But what single attribute made Mr. Gable so special and unique? To pinpoint one certain accolade that made Gable a legend is almost too hard. Dan Gable had an almost normal life growing up as a boy; he began his fame by his wrestling accolades as an athlete at Iowa State University

Later on in the school day when I was in weight training class the teacher, Coach Rice, who was also the wrestling coach called me over to talk because he had seen