Muhammad Ali speaks on NBC news about his reasons on why he had refused to enroll into the Vietnam War in a speech. Muhammad Ali explains his reasoning through a religious point of view, saying that if he was to join the war it would go against his Muslim faith and his God "Allah". Because of his Muslim faith and his beliefs he doesn't think joining the army would be the right thing because he believes in spreading peace and not encouraging wars. In his speech at the end he says that he would rather be sent to jail instead of put into the Vietnam War, showing his reliability to his
Do you know anything about Jackie Robinson? Well don’t worry, if you don’t I will explain to you. Jackie Robinson is an inspiration by entering the Major League Baseball and changing history. I think this because he made white players accept him and by changing segregation.
Martin Luther king states 7 arguments to show his opposition to the Americans aiding the Vietnam at war. One of the reason he is against the war is that, he is against violence and America is promoting violence by fighting against the Liberation Front. It states as he walk among the ghettos of the North, and saw these “desperate, rejected and angry young men” using the “Molotov cocktails,” using violence he told them that violence is not the solution to their problems, rather they should approach a nonviolent solution. They asked him, then “what about Vietnam?” (King, 152) this question provoked him to speak against the war. In conclusion, in order for the violence to stop, in America, the government have to take the first step, so that the
Tim O’Brien finds himself staring at his draft notice on June 17, 1968. He was confused and flustered. O’Brien does not know how or why he got selected for the draft. All he knew was that he was above the war itself, “A million things all at once—I was too good for this war. Too smart, too compassionate, to everything. It couldn’t happen” (41). He was also demented on the fact that he, a war hater, was being drafted. He felt if anyone were to be drafted it should be the people who supported the war. “If you support a war, if you think it’s worth the price, that’s fine, but you have to put your own precious fluids on the line” (42). His draft notice was when he first carried his thought of embarrassment. He instantly thought if he does not support the war he should not have to go to war. The only way not to go to war was to flee the country so the draft council could not find him. He had a moral split. “I feared the war, yes, but I also feared exile” (44). This quote is so true in young adults, not only then, but also now. Peer pressure, the thought of being embarrassed if we do not do something, pushes many young adults to do things they do not want to such as pushing Tim O’Brien to enter the draft. The thought of being judged ...
Clinton made strenuous efforts to avoid being shipped to Vietnam: he received education deferments while at Georgetown University and Oxford University, enrolled, but never joined, the Army ROTC, and, upon learning of his high draft lottery number, revoked his enrollment in the ROTC to entertain a career in politics. The letter written to the director of the ROTC program was leaked prior to the election of 1992. The 1992 election came during the wake of the so-called Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm ordered and successfully carried out during President George H.W. Bush’s administration. The American public, though not supportive at the onset of Desert Storm, came to appreciate Bush’s work in establishing American dominance in a post-Cold War world. Thus, considering the heightened degree of patriotism exhibited by the American people leading up to the election, the rhetorical barrier presented to Bill Clinton came in the form of his need to contest the negativity surrounding his draft-dodging during the Vietnam War. Clinton desperately needed to convince the American people to reject a value-based critique of the candidates in favor of an issue-based
Born in Georgia, the leader of the Nation of Islam was a man named Elijah Muhammad. He has often been portrayed as a saint by his peers, but during World War II, Elijah Muhammad expressed support for Japan, on the basis of its being a nonwhite country, and was jailed for sedition. On August 24, 1946 Muhammad was released from prison in Milan, Michigan. According to the journal named The Black Scholar by Claude Clegg, Muhammad’s time at Milan had done more for him than ever before and after his release, Muhammad had unquestionably become “the premier martyr of the Muslims” (Clegg 49). From his speeches on the radio and in newspapers, Muhammad was also thought of by many people as a fierce man, one of thes...
The Vietnam War was a conflict that many people did not comprehend. In fact, the war was atrocious and bloody. According to The Vietnam War: a History in Documents, 58,000 US soldier died and more than 700,000 came back with physical and emotional marks (Young, Fitzgerald & Grunfeld 147). For many Americans this war was meaningless. In the same way, O’Brien admits, “American war in Vietnam seemed to me wrong; certain blood was being shed for uncertain reason” (40). O’Brien believes the war was not significance. Furthermore, the lack of logic in the matter makes him confused about going to war. That’s why, he does not understand why he was sent to fight a war for which causes and effects were uncertain. The author continues by saying, “I was too good for...
Being a young adult between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five can be very difficult. I know this because I am twenty-two years old. At this age, there are many concerns about the future and a career. Making many important decisions which will affect the rest of your life is common during these ages. This is the age when the majority of people are getting married, having families, and buying houses of their own. Many young men and women of this age group are graduating from college and ready to start their careers. Being a young adult can be very challenging; however, it can be the best time of life. These aspects of a young adult's life were not that much different during the Vietnam time period. Unfortunately, many of these men were not able to make these decisions. Millions of men were forced, drafted, into a battle that many "considered to be illegal and immoral (Maxwell 37). It's hard to imagine basically being forced to put life on hold, leave family, and risk life fighting a war. Some men were opposed to the draft, and were determined to find ways to avoid it; on the other hand, many men accepted the terms of the draft. I believe a person has a right to make his own decision about fighting in a war. In the Vietnam time era, the concerns of a man who was getting drafted went from bettering his and his families’ life to deciding to go to war or find an alternative. Going to war meant personal hardships, loss of income, leaving family, and potential of losing one's life. I can understand a person’s determination to avoid the draft. Whatever choice the men made, the consequences were dangerous and sometimes deadly. Until 1973, the choices of draft age men were to serve in the military, receive a deferment if qualified and ava...
Muhammad Ali is one of the most influential and electrifying athletes in American history. Ali was an extremely controversial and polarizing figure during the early stages of his boxing career. Universally praised for is godly boxing talents, Ali played an exceptionally pivotal role in religious freedom, and racial justice across America in the 1960's. Despite severe backlash from the American public Muhammad Ali never backed down from his beliefs through his resilience and perseverance, Ali shattered the social roles and expectations of that time, as well as separating himself from the social pressures of the American world. All in all Muhammad Ali is a clear candidate for being a "hero".
Muhammad Ali, who has not heard about him? The one boxer known as "The Greatest", heavyweight champion of the world four times, famous for his delight and his unique way with words, previously named Cassius Clay. I consider a hero someone that has done great things and has gotten people's respect. Muhammad Ali is known for being the champ and master at boxing. This documentary mainly is put out to demonstrate how Ali is showing his hard goals were accomplished, him standing up for his own rights, and doing things that would probably be hard for people in my society to do now. Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay is the person who fills my standards of a hero. He accomplished his uphill battle ambitions by getting metals in the olympics. Muhammad Ali
I consider a hero someone that has done great things. There are different opinions in what a hero is but to me , being a hero is one who accomplishes hard goals, standing up for their own rights, doing things that are extraordinary. Muhammad Ali-Cassius Clay is someone that fills my standards of a hero. Muhammad Ali has accomplished hard goals by getting medals in the Olympics. Muhammad Ali had to stand up for his rights when he started to box. He has accomplished things in his life that would be very hard for me to accomplish. Muhammad Ali has done things that I think are very magnificent. The thing Muhammad Ali has done makes him a hero to me.
Muhammad Ali was born in 1/17/1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. His real name was Cassius Marcellus Jr., but later in the future he changes it. He was a professional boxer and heavyweight champion of his time. When he was a young kid he grew up during racial segregation times in the South, and he wasn't scared to fight anyone. He didn’t worry about racist comments. Since youth he always knew he was somebody and he fought through whatever. Ali first started boxing at age 12, he started at a gym by the reason that someone stole his bike. He told a police officer that he was going to beat up the thief, and the officer told him that “he needs to learn how to fight first”. It turned out that, that cop was a boxing trainer. After that day his career
Soon after Cassius Clay became the heavyweight champion of the world he converted to Islam. Malcolm X gave him the name Muhammad which means worthy of all praises and ali which means most high. Muhammad was selected to be drafted into the army to fight in the Vietnam war but he refused and said that his would not fight because his religion did not stand for the war. He was arrested right away and stripped of his boxing license and Title. Ali lost three of his prime boxing years until the supreme court overruled his suspension. While he was suspended he supported his family by speaking at college campuses.
I’m sure that everyone here has heard the phrase “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee”. This was the slogan used by the man considered by many to be the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali was born in 1942 with the name Cassius Clay, but later changed it to Muhammad Ali after he became a Muslim. Cassius grew up in Louisville Kentucky and threw one of his first punches when he was only six months old, hitting his mother so hard that she had to have two teeth pulled out. Clay got into boxing at the age of 12. After having his bike stolen, Cassius ran into police officer Joe Martin and told him that he was gonna whoop whoever stole his bike. The police officer happened to run a boxing gym, and suggested that Cassius should learn proper boxing technique first. Clay soon began to excel in boxing and furthermore began his journey down the path of greatness.
On February 25, 1964, Mr. Ali was matched up against Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title but no one believed he could win. (11) Ali was determined to win. Muhammad Ali had won the heavyweight title against Sonny Liston. (13) While celebrating his victory, Muhammad Ali was invited to a mosque by a Muslim minister. (Miller 39) Mr. Ali said that the things the minister said “really shook him up”. (39) Shortly after Mr. Ali had won the heavyweight title he announced he believed in Islam. (14) Ali later announced at a press conference that he wanted to be further called Muhammad Ali because he was now a member of the black Muslims. (14) In 1960 the United States was involved in the Vietnam War. (Peters 18)Ali was drafted to the army but he refused to go because his religion would not allow it. During this time all men and young boys drafted into the army were forced to participate. Ali continued to box but still refused to go into the army. In 1966, Mr. Ali’s lawyers wrote special legal papers to excuse Ali from being drafted into the army, but they were refused. (18) Muhammad Ali was punished for refusing to be drafted into the army but he was not put in jail like other men, Ali was stripped of his title, stripped of his boxing license, and was stripped of his passport. (“Muhammad Ali”) Ali was brought to court but lost his court case, and agreed to go to the induction ceremony for the
beliefs and did he really achieve what he set out to do in the quote