Joe Thomas

The “Hard Rock” was a main inmate in the poem. The name of Hard Rock is based on a hard nut to crack because he was the only one inmate who never submitted and gave a lot of troubles to officers. The Hard Rock was treated really badly and punished as warning to other inmates in the hospital. Why he was treated so badly is because not only he never submitted to officers; there might be that he was a black person. While the Hard Rock was treated badly, other inmates were very submissive to officers

York’s luxurious Waldorf Tower. He was using the name Charles Ross then. When he was there he lived the life of a wealthy businessman. He would wear custom-made suits and would always ride around getting chauffeured. But little did Luciano know that Thomas E. Dewey was about to make all of his good times come to an end. (Lucky

ANALYZING LEADERSHIP DECISIONS McGregor (2011) of the Washington Post has identified that one the worst leadership moments of 2011 was when the Penn State officials kept quiet about an alleged child molester. According to Roebuck and Craig (2012) of the Philadelphia Inquirer notes revealed in the Freeh report stated the Penn State sex-abuse scandal demonstrated a quick decision was made to avoid scrutiny. “The crisis at Pennsylvania State University was preventable, as was made clear by former

The discussion that started in class on October 14, 2012 was in response to the issue of abortion, since both Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan being Catholics were asked what their position on abortion was and how their views on abortion as Catholics would affect how their administration would deal with the issue of abortion. Biden�s answer was what I found to be quite diplomatic since he one hand stated that he accepted his church�s position on abortion, yet at the same time claimed

around his waist on November 4 at Madison Square Garden. MMA Junkie relayed GSP’s statement that he would rather win his fight and make zero dollars than the other way around by losing his fight and earning his profit. According to UFC commentator Joe Rogan, the pay-per-view’s ticket sales are not going well as expected, yet UFC President Dana White explained that GSP required a reintroduction to the sport’s followers after a long layoff. In the end, only live gate and pay-per-view figures will determine

was an epic fight against two best friends. Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas it was such a good fight that I still can’t choose who the winner is. I finally came to a conclusion and the clear winner is Antonio Cruz. In round one, I think Antonio won. Thomas states, “Antonio slipped the punch and countered with one-two-three lefts that snapped Felix’s head back, sending a mild shock coursing through him” (368). This shows that Antonio clearly won the round because when Felix went in for a straight left

With the Presidential Election drawing closer to American’s everyday, voters have a choice for President for the next four years. Yet the questions remains as to what truly drives voters to go to the polls every four years. American’s face many issues in this election; however, the issue I’m going to focus on boils down to one simple thing: EPA Regulation and coal. Coal has been seen as a main source of energy in multiple states such as Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. During the past eight

made included allot of faith because he could have lost everything just for what he believed in. Thirdly, Muhammad Ali had faith in his boxing. For example, Frank, Shares Ali’s second fight back after his three and a half year suspension was against Joe Frazier an undefeated champion at one of the biggest stages Madison Square Garden March 8, 1971 for the world heavy weight title. Ali used faith to not be scared of anything that came in his way. Ali used faith to overcome his life challenges, and he

Norma Jeane Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe in the Making Marilyn Monroe is considered to be one of the biggest movie goddesses, and prime sex symbols to be alive in her time. Yet, she also wished to be known as more than just a pretty face, but as a serious, talented actress (Owings). She was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California with the name of Norma Jeane Mortenson and had endured a difficult childhood growing up. Despite living in an orphanage, and her mother Gladys Baker in and out of her

Jack Johnson nicknamed the "Galveston Giant," was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. He was the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, from 1908-1915 and became infamous for his interracial relationships with white women. For more than a decade, Johnson was probably the most famous, and certainly the most notorious African-American in the world. Johnson won over 50 matches from 1902-1907 and in 47 years of fighting he was only knocked out three times.