Francine Patterson Essays

A group of teenagers stole a puppy from his owners garden and abused him for hours. According to an RSPCA inspector, this is one of the worst cases the inspector had ever seen. The tiny chihuahua yorkshire terrier mix, named Chunky, was kicked, burned, hit, fed drugs, and had his neck squeezed before being left for dead. The eight month dog was eventually found and taken to a vet immediately. After four months, Chunky has fully recovered physically and is nice and playful. However, Chunky remains

Figurative Language Demonstrated by the Idea of Choice in “The Road Not Taken” Choice can be defined as making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. Robert Frost composed “The Road Not Taken” for a friend, Edward Thomas, intending for the poem to be a joke. Although Frost had opposite intentions, many critics in the modern day interpret the poem as a complex writing about making meaningful decisions and choices. “The Road Not Taken” was created in 1916 and originally titled “Two

“The Great Dempsey” “A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings- not just before, not just after- but when it rings.” This quote represents Jack Dempsey because he was always prepared and worked very hard to earn world titles many times. He was a very good boxer who proved himself multiple times by defeating people that doubted him. Dempsey had huge disadvantages because of his height and weight. He was very small to be fighting in the heavyweight division only weighing at 187 pounds

Muhammad Ali the Greatest Muhammad Ali was the greatest athlete of all time. What really is great? The definition of great is of ability, quality or eminence considerably above the normal or average. That defines Muhammad Ali. I think he is one of the greatest people to ever live. There will never be another athlete to be as inspiring, unpredictable, and generous as he was. We might never see anyone like him again. For those of you who do not know who Muhammad Ali is Ali was a boxer, he was a very

The Fighter is a movie based on a true story about Micky Ward. The movie was about a man struggling to make it in the boxing world. Micky has many challenges facing him, but somehow, he overcomes them all and wins a title fight. The movie shows that no matter what adversity a person has in their life if they keep fighting for their dreams and never give up, they might just win. The Fighter used many different types of shots and camera angles and heights through-out the movie. The Fighter used

Rising boxing star Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield (19-2-1, 11 KO's) thinks he has what it takes to deal the undefeated Floyd "Money" Mayweather (48-0, 26 KO's) the first loss of his career, joining a long list of possible September opponents for the sport's pound-for-pound king. Who is Karim Mayfield, you ask? That's a great question -- one that Mayfield himself has yet to answer. The San Francisco, California native has yet to score a career-defining victory over a big name but could possibly end

James Patterson’s book, Maximum Ride, is quite the journey. It is a sensational and conflicting story that definitely the reader intrigued. It is about six young kids who finally escaped from a lab where they were experimented on and were brought there after being kidnapped. The six kids are; Max, who has the leader role in the group, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Angel and Nudge. They have grown up together and are on the mission to find their parents. The flock is taken in by Anne, who works for the FBI

My Research Paper This paper is going to show how three people live by a quote. The quote being used is, “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not you are right” (Henry Ford). This quote can be applied to multiple lives, some of which are Harry Haft, Rocky Marciano, and Mike Theissen. The first person being shown to live by this quote is Harry Haft, then Rocky Marciano, and finally the paper will show how my grandpa, Mike Theissen, lives by this quote today. These are three people that

Boxing is the sport which is inspiring many people around the world including me. The man who drew my attention toward boxing was Mike Tyson. According to ESPN he is the most devastating and hard hitter boxer of all time. Mike Tyson was well known by his rage in the ring and he was too much ferocious inside and outside the ring as well. He is the youngest heavyweight champion ever who won the title of Heavyweight boxing at the age of 19. The prime era of mike Tyson was 1986 to 1992. He become the

Boxing has been a popular form of entertainment for people for decades. Two boxers compete with skill, endurance and strength to win. In most cases, there is an underdog or boxer who is predicted as one who will lose. The greatest wins come from the story of the underdog who overcame obstacles and adversity to win. The Fighter is the story of the American dream where everyone can dream and with hard work they can be the underdog who comes out on top. This is the story of Micky and his hard work to

Mike Tyson was faced with many roadblocks before he claimed the title for the world 's youngest heavyweight boxer. A deadbeat dad, gangs, juvenile courts, and even jail time were simply not enough to prevent Tyson from becoming one of the most successful individuals to ever step into a boxing ring. The hard work put into boxing allowed Tyson to rise above the conditions that he was forced to survive in. Malcolm Gladwell begins his novel of his belief behind the success of Outliers—The Story of Success

(Antonio and Felix) In the story (Amigo Brothers) the author Piri Thomas tells us a story about two friends that both box and they are so similar that they are different. The conflict is that the two friends Antonio and Felix have to box each other for the lightweight champion title. Imagine having to fight your friend for a sport and hurt them! The thing is that Antonio and Felix both want to win the championships, but they each have different boxing ways and personalities. Also they

The main character in my book “Rod Sterling’s The Twilight Zone The Big Tall Wish” is Bolie Jackson and he is a real washed up boxer. His biggest fan is Henry a young neighbor of his with magical powers. The night of the big tall wish Henry mad for Bolie was Bolies comeback fight and Henry wanted Bolie to win. Right before the fight Bolie accidentally breaks the knuckles of his hand right before his big comeback fight. He is knocked down and just about to be counted out when he suddenly, magically

Now that Mayweather has retired from professional boxing, he will go down as one of the greatest pound for pound fighter in history. The man shares the record of being the undisputed champion with another great boxer Rocky Marciano (inspiration behind the blockbuster movie Rocky) but at the same time there are others who deny such claims - citing his choice of fighter who many believed that he cherry picked them or his less than exciting and crowd friendly tactics or his flamboyant lifestyle. What

Muhammad Ali is one of the most famous American boxers. He was also a philanthropist who donated a lot of money to charities like the Make-A-Wish Foundation and supported the Special Olympics. His original name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He was born on January 17th, 1942 in Louisville Kentucky, which means he is now 73 years old. His mother was Odessa Grady Clay and his father was Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. Muhammad Ali is now married to Yolanda Williams and had one son names Asaad. He already

“Come on Ali”, screamed Angelo Dundee as Muhammad Ali fought for his third world championship. Muhammad Ali was and still is one of the greatest sports icon ever. But becoming one of the greatest boxer to ever play the sport was not easy to accomplish. Just to become a professional boxer you need to be tough, strong, and agile, to understand how Muhammad became so good at what he did you need to know about his early life, great accomplishments,setbacks, and his legacy. First off Cassius Clay who

I learned from Rocky Balboa Rocky Balboa is one the amazing character in fiction world. It’s one my idol that I follow through my life. It’s a story of a rookie boxer who got one in a million shot to fight with Heavy-weight Champion and beat him with his sheer power of will to survive. Rocky reflects the struggle of a common man or women who clear all hurdle in there way and achieved their goals. Rocky itself is a perfect metaphor for a person who beat all the odds and achieve success in there career

Mike Tyson some would say the greatest heavy weight champion ever for his power and dominance of the sport of boxing at age 20 years old he set records amazed many and seemed unbeatable .When people think about Mike Tyson they think about Power, Speed, Defense, and Combinations. When people think about boxing they think about knockouts, blood, and punches that can bring serious damage in the future to a person. Well Mike Tyson was known just for that he was even ranked No.1 as hardest hitter in

From social activist to porefessional boxer. Is there anything Muhammad Ali can not do? Ali is considered one of the best boxers of all time. During boxing Muhammad Ali has to stand up for his rights as a black man. He even spoke with Martin Luther King Jr. concerning him a close friend. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."meaning as long as u can see it anything is possible. Muhammad Ali was the greatest fighter of his time growing up during segregation

Introduction Today I am going to inform you guys about the achievements Mike Tyson has made throughout his boxing career, the crazy behavior he has picked up in the ring and the Mike Tyson Foundation he has created to help others. Michael Tyson was known for being unbeatable, he was the king of knock outs, the killer machine. Most analyst say that never before has one individual captured so much attention in the ring besides Muhammad Ali. He is known to be the most brutal man to ever enter the professional