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    Boxer vs Mollie People think they are better than others but everyone is equal.With them being the same species they sure act different and get treated differently. Mollie is a stubborn horse who refuses to work and wont give up her luxuries. Boxer, on the other hand, would rather work and always put others first. In the book Animal Farm, Mollie and Boxer demonstrate that peoples ignorance contributes to their political and social oppression like the figures they represent from the Russian Revolution

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    Its dirty, its sweaty and above all its nail bitingly violent, this is UFC. Known for its fast paced brutality and basically just blood everywhere its not a sport that can be taken lightly. When you think of cage fighting the first thing that generally comes to mind is ‘Fight Club’, and the first rule of Fight Club is no one talks about Fight Club. Its something you do down the bottom of a stingy bar and the rules are there are no rules. However, unlike Fight Club, UFC fighting is the fastest growing

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    Rousey Research Paper

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    Now, it’s officially official. There’s no competition for UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, who knocked out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds Saturday night at UFC 190. No, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino shouldn’t be factored into the discussion because she has yet to set foot in a UFC ring, or prove she can fight at 135 pounds. Most fight fans want to see a dream bout between Rousey and Justino, but smart money would be on the same result as the rest of Rousey’s (12-0) other fights. In what

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    Imagine watching an average sized man use technique and confidence to overpower an opponent twice his size, defying the odds that were set against him. Royce Gracie began competing at the age of eight. Among his many accomplishments as a child, at the age of sixteen he received his blue belt, and was promoted to a black belt less than two years later. He also became an instructor for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu within the same year (Dzyn studio, 2014). Royce competed against opponents fifty pounds over his

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    the cross, the hook, and the uppercut. MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts. As the name states, MMA is many different martial arts and fighting styles mixed together. Some of those martial arts and fighting styles are Muai Thai Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu Grappling, and variations of wrestling and boxing. Even though they are both combat sports, Boxing and MMA are significantly different. The Independent states that MMA has certain aspects of boxing within the technique. The rounds and timings are very different

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    UFC Stereotypes

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    The Ultimate Fighting Championship also known as the UFC is known to be a bloody and brutal sport as many people would call it in society. Everyone thinks that UFC fighters only train each day and they are dumb thus making them look like they only want to fight. Many people in society don't really know the truth of UFC fighters or the sport. That's when misconceptions and stereotypes come in and give fake information about that group of people or society . They are two different problems in society

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    My Goals At High School

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    One of the greatest feelings in this world is achieving our goals. Since I was six years of age, I 've been wrestling. Since day one of my training, my goal was to be a wrestling champion. Ever since I first watched how cool the high school boys looked, they were beasts with blood gushing out of there noses, and eyes swollen shut and black. I 've always wanted to be great wrestler, and I wanted to be one of the best wrestlers in the state of Colorado. To accomplish my goal, I knew it was going to

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    Mixed Martial Arts: A Controversial New Breed of Sport "In its December 6, 2006 profile on Ultimate Fighting, USA Today writer Marco della Cava states, ‘Football and baseball may be American pastimes, but for a high-tech generation weaned on immediacy, such sporadic action doesn't compare with UFC's short and definitive flurries of violence’" (Dallas-Based Fight Company Enters the Cage). According to an editorial in Market Wire, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), commonly recognized as cage fighting,

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    I finished weighing in and began to warm up. Same routine as always and soon I was up next. Ankle bands on and ball of my foot on the line. A handshake, a whistle, and the match begins. The first takedown came quicker in this match than it did in the last. I tied up, hand fought, and set up my shots. The match was going my way and I wrestled smart through every scramble, keeping the upper hand. It was the third period and I had a decent lead. I got another takedown and turned him to his back. For

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    Alabama is a state where hunting and fishing are big. It is also considered one of the most religious states in the U.S but there's nothing bigger in Alabama than football. John Patterson is the star quarterback of Birmingham High School and expectations are set high for him in High School. He is only 15 and going for starting varsity quarterback freshman year. John is 6 foot 2 and is 190 pounds as a freshman with a strong arm an a humble personality. Coaches from each sport in the High School are

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