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    WOW! That 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

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    Cassius Marcellus Clay , Jr. A.K.A Muhammad Ali , Was born on january 17 , 1942 in Louisville Kentucky , he is an american former professional boxer who is most likely considered the ‘ Greatest Heavyweight In The History Of The Sport’. Ali is highly regarded for the skills he displayed in the ring plus the values he exemplified outside of it. Ali has 9 children , By the age 18 ali had already captured 2 national golden gloves titles , 2 amateur athletic union national titles and 100 victories against

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    get ready. Long Stocking Larry grinned at Hero Name. Showing all of his teeth in a glimmering smile. "Blam!" The starter fired the starting gun and the contest had begun! Anders Higgs took the early lead, but Hero Name quickly caught up with the Duck Training. Anders Higgs was sweating madly trying to stay in the contest. The whole goal of this contest is to train a duck and get it to run around a track, so it is very taxing – both to watch and achieve. Long Stocking Larry was relaxed though – barely

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    about this sport. In the book, Drive the Story of my Life, by Larry Bird with Bob Ryan, talks about his life growing up in Indiana and his storied career as a basketball player. Bird was born into a hard-working, lower class family in West Baden Springs, Indiana. Throughout his life Larry Bird was fueled by hard work and perseverance to become one of the greatest basketball players of our time. Hard work was instilled into Larry Bird from a young age. His family was not wealthy and his parents

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    Muhammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942 In Louisville. One day Ali’s bike had been stolen. Someone had suggested that he should report it to a nearby police. Ali reported it to a traffic cop named, Joe Martin. Joe ran a boxing gym in the basement of the convention hall. He took Ali to the basement. Right when Ali got there he was in awe of all that the boxers were doing. The sights and sounds and smell of the boxing gym excited him so much that he almost forgot about his bike. Right then at that

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    I took a 360 trying to see the entirety of Boston from my position in front of a massive statue of our nation’s first president. The skyline of Boston’s financial district sat behind George Washington’s statue in the Boston Public Garden. This park is the oldest botanical garden in the USA, and it looked it, but not tarnished. Behind the park, the skyscrapers didn’t reflect the light like yesterday because the sun hid behind the numerous gloomy clouds. The buildings seemed taller and newer than the

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    In Part IV of “The Boys in the Boat,” Brown continues to elaborate on the challenges Ulbrickson and the boys were facing to find a perfect boat. He finally makes the boat with the addition of Joe Rantz. Now, Ulbrickson just needs to worry about Ebright’s crew that seems to the press to be doing great. Both universities race on Lake Washington and Washington sweeps the regatta. The boys now needed to think about their next journey. If all went well, then they would not be back until September(many

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    Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer during the 1960’s and 70’s, and was the heavyweight champion for many years. Muhammad Ali was born with the name Cassius Clay Jr. on January 17th, 1942, but changed his name to Muhammad Ali when he converted to Islam. He was the son of Cassius Clay Sr. and Odessa Clay. He was 6’3” tall and fought at the weight of 210 pounds, in the heavyweight division. He started boxing when he was only 12 years old, and won his first fight by split decision, and won the Golden

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    the Normal Heart does not have the answer to how to help oneself or group of friends about discriminations against minorities, Krammer does teach the most important thing to do is stay as a united front and do not let any adversities hold you down. Larry Kramer wrote The Normal Heart as a way to express his feeling for the discrimination of gay men during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

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    Larry was known to be a spectacular athlete that any team would be lucky to have. Unfortunately, his career had to come to an end because he did not realize how dangerous social media could be. It`s crazy to think how so many careers could have been saved

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