Exemplification Essay: The Electric Bill

Boxing, an official sanctioned sport in the early 20th century, is a sport that is known as one of the most violent and physically demanding sports on the earth. Professional boxers that get paid to fight must be in top shape in order to preform at the highest level. Being a professional boxer is a tough life. Boxers train hard for many months leading up to one fight and either win, lose, knock out the opponent or even get knocked out. The sport has been around for centuries, but has most recently taken off over the last 100 years. It is a multibillion dollar industry with fighters taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars if not even millions of dollars for big matches. In his novel Papa Jack, Roberts tells the story of the famous African American boxer Jack Johnson. He details the boxers rise to fame and fortune and his downward spiral that would soon follow. In Papa Jack, Roberts displays life of a professional boxer through firsthand accounts with events that happened during Johnson’s life and shows how boxing not only influenced his life but also how he influenced the African American community.

Millions of people worldwide take part as spectators to the sport of prize fighting: better known as boxing. In a 1962 essay entitled “Who Killed Benny Paret?” the author, Norman Cousins, writes about the dangers that come with the sport of boxing. He especially talks about a match that resulted in the death of a boxer named Benny Paret. Cousins argues that boxing is just a show of violence and that boxers put themselves in the ring just for the simple purpose of entertaining a crowd. Even though investigations reflect the role of the referee, Paret’s manager, and the doctor’s examinations as the main cause of Paret’s death, Cousins blames Paret’s death on the people that attends boxing matches to see a man get hurt or knockout because he

“Cinderella Man” is a movie starring the characters James J. Braddock, the main boxer, Mae Braddock, James’ wife, Joe Gould, James’ boxing manager, and Max Baer, James’ hardest opponent. This story took place in New York and New Jersey during the 1930s, when the Depression struck America. This film is

To begin, the warden informs Jimmy about his father death, Jimmy is left in disbelieve. “Just as well, because your family doesn’t want you to attend the funeral service (Baca 233).” Then, when Jimmy is released from prison he uncovers that his uncle Julian, called the warden, requesting that Jimmy dose not attend the funeral of Damacio Baca. Julian’s action is due to Damacio leaving Jimmy a twenty thousand dollars insurance policy for Jimmy, so he could a hire a good lawyer and defend his case. However his uncles took the money and spent it on a liquor license (Baca 235). Jimmy realizes prison is killing his humanity, he could not cry to grieve over his father’s death even though is emotions were genuine. Finally Jimmy honors Damacio by vowing that prison system will not break his sprite or stain his

James J. Braddock once said, " I have to believe that once things are bad, I have to change them". The movie Cinderella Man is about Braddock rising from a poor, unsuccessful boxer to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. The historical background to his life and career was during the same time period as the Great Depression. James Braddock was not always the boxer he is now known to be, in the 1920’s he had lost one third of his fights and people referred to him as a “bum” which is the lowest name you could label a boxer at the time. Despite a broken hand and the hatred the crowd brought upon him, Braddock never hesitated to do his best on the rink. However, when the

James J. Braddock was a legend in his time. From getting kicked out of the rink during the depression to getting back on his feet in the end. When the depression hit, his boxing career hit a low. After losing 16 out of 22 matches during which he shattered his

“When they came away, arm in arm, Jurgis was saying, ‘Tomorrow I shall go there and get a job!’” (Sinclair 34). The Jungle, a book, by Upton Sinclair takes place in Chicago in the early 1900’s that is about fictional events. Whereas Cinderella Man is a movie by Ron Howard

Spring comes; school lets out for the cotton season. Rumor says that T.J. is spending more time with Melvin and R. W. and that they are just using him. One night in early summer, some nearby farmers come by and tell Papa not to buy anything for them on his next trip to Vickburg. Granger amongst other plantation owners are threatening to decrease pay and even kick the tenants off their land then put the men on a chain gang if they do not begin shopping at the Wallace store. All but seven families stop ordering goods from Vicksburg. Mama feels this is not enough to hurt the Wallaces but Papa will not give up. On the next trip to Vicksburg they are ambushed. While Papa is repairing a sabotaged wagon wheel, a truck pulls up and fires--a bullet grazes his head. Then the horse rears up and pulls the wagon wheel over Papa's leg. L. T. makes short work of the men however, who turn out to be the Wallaces, breaking Dewberry Wallace's back.

Deaths are prominent news among the general public, especially ones concerning sports. Boxer Benny Paret was killed due to a match, causing him to fall into a coma and never awaken. When the event occurred in 1962, many opinions were shared, including the ones expressed in the essays

The foreman only needs five to seven people for a day’s work. Jimmy continues to go to the dock every morning to be picked for work. One day as Jimmy is in the front of the gate, Jimmy gets picked to work. Jimmy works with his friend, Mike, which notices Jimmy’s broken hand while picking up barrels of hay. Jimmy notices Mike looking at his hand, Jimmy looks Mike in the eye and tells him he needs this job. After a few days Joe comes up to Jimmy and tells him he is going to pay for lessons to get back in shape to become a fighter again. Joe needs money just as bad as Jimmy does. Joe got Jimmy a fight with Art Lasky. Most predicted, Braddock would not make it through the fight. Jimmy proved everyone wrong with a ten round victory against Lasky. With his win against Lasky, Braddock was considered to be the top heavyweight contender to go up against Max Baer. Braddock would study how Baer moved in the ring and what his signature moves were. As the bell rings, Baer and Braddock go toe to toe. Both get a rough beat down. Braddock gets a hard right to the head. Jimmy starts fading and has a vision of his family. Jimmy gets back up and defeats Baer in a ten round victory with his family in the back of his mind. Braddock just beat the heavyweight champion and is able to care and support his

Richard Temple Consolidated Electric Case Study 3/30/2012 Consolidated Electric Case Study 1. Design an inventory control system for Consolidated Electric based on the case. Consolidated has a few problems with their inventory control. They have a purchasing agent doing periodic checks of their inventory without reviewing their history and the demand. The lack of a computer inventory system is another problem that Consolidated must address. To design a system for consolidated the company needs to make some changes to its structure and organization.

Energy Consumption in the United States The United States consumes more energy than needed, compared to the rest of the world. However, to properly address such an issue as over consumption of energy, one first must understand what “energy” is.

Renewable energy is the source of the future energy developments. We are seeing a dramatic shift in the attitude toward renewable energy throughout the world. Many countries turning towards cleaner methods and more safe, practical, and efficient. Countries such as Norway and iceland are almost one hundred percent run on renewable resources with clean energy and air. Focusing specifically on the United States, we have an issue with change and die to the fact of political and economic pressures we have a true wicked problem in our midst.

As the impacts of climate change continue to worsen, the time to make large-scale alterations in our way of life is now, but hesitancy is creating roadblocks for these necessary adjustments especially within the energy industry. Al Gore, former Vice President, Congressman, and presidential candidate, attempts to promote change in this sector by proposing a goal for 100 percent renewable energy in ten years. Gore delivers his speech to an audience advocates and skeptics at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on July 17, 2008, and aims not only to persuade skeptics of the problems we are facing, but also to show skeptics and advocates alike how we can completely rethink our electric grid in ten years. Al Gore creates a convincing argument in 2008 for the case of switching the United States’ power grid to one run by renewable energy within ten years by implementing strategic logical appeals which include creating a sequential progression of facts and challenges, while lacing daunting scientific evidence of the time throughout his argument.

Dan Mahany Miss Marinaccio/Ms. Henault English 10.2 21 December 2017 Our world will never be the same Renewable energy can help everyone in the United States of America. If the government helps fund more renewable energy projects it can give a major advantage to the United States and we can make a major profit off of being the first to truly invest. Not only that but renewable energy projects will create millions of jobs for americans employing the hard working americans who deserve it the most. Most importantly though renewable energy will help protect our environment and help keep our planet a healthy place for all plants and animals to live. The United States needs to start funding more renewable energy projects so we can create millions, help save our planet, and to be the first to truly start investing.