Balboa Park Essays

  • Casa Hogar Sion Research Paper

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    Casa Hogar Sion (previously called El Faro) is an orphanage located in Tijuana, Mexico. It was opened in 1999 by Carmen and Jorge Lopez. The orphanage is a home to 120 children ranging from ages two months to 18 years old. My topic is mainly to raise awareness and funds to help out the orphanage. Throughout the year, I carried out different ways that I could do this. I had researched about the orphanage in the beginning of my project and contacted a member to let them know of the project. I chose

  • Taste of Asia Festival

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    various food to taste and interesting shows to watch, the Event offers something unique for the people. 1. Description of the event Location and date Taste of Asia takes place every year in San Diego. This Year the Event took place in the Balboa Park where the international Cottages are located. It is very easy to reach and it had enough space for the people who attended. The Event took place on a Saturday in September 27th, 2008. They could get there by public transports or by car. There are

  • Sylvester Stallone Research Paper

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    keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward, that’s how winning is done.” Sylvester Stallone lives his life as an actually life example to the advice he gives in Rocky Balboa, as he has started his life in tough situations, and grown into an american icon. Sylvester Stallone, aka Rocky Balboa, aka John Rambo. He had a difficult childhood with with his younger brother, Frank. After his parents divorce, he spent time in foster care, and eventually ended up in Philadelphia with his

  • Rocky: Reputation In The Wrestling Ring

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    man named Rocky Balboa who has had a rough upbringing. He resides in a ghetto neighborhood in Philadelphia and lives in a shabby apartment. Rocky works as a debt collector for a local boss and boxes in his free time. Later in the film, Rocky is offered the opportunity to box a world champion boxer, Apollo Creed (played by Carl Weathers). Rocky begins heavily training in hopes of creating a reputation for himself in the ring, as well as pursuing a relationship with Adrian. Rocky Balboa goes from an unknown

  • Analyzing The Song 'Rocky Balboa's Eye Of The Tiger'

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    This was the theme song to Rocky III, which was the biggest movie of its time. In the movie, Rocky Balboa enjoying his success, living nice and fortunate good life, doing TV commercials and photo shoots not really caring about his training. Throughout the movie there were scenes of the intimidating Mr. T, exercising to his very limits to become the new boxing champion of the world no matter what. After the death of Rocky's trainer, Rocky's friend and former rival, Apollo Creed, begs Rocky to get

  • Bablo Creed Research Paper

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    This movie became a nostalgic jolt to the feel good movies of the earlier decades. The movie was an instant sensation that would go on to win nine academy awards. The movies series would go on to be a powerhouse franchise making 5 Rocky, 1 Rocky Balboa, and the new installment Creed. Creed is the only movie in the franchise that was not written by Sylvester Stallone, instead the writer was a Time Warner’s writer by the name of Ryan Cooglers. The film stars Michael b. Jordan as Apollo Creeds son

  • Rocky Balboa The Cold War

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    IV was produced in the year of 1985 and directed by Sylvester Stallone, who also plays the main character, Rocky Balboa, along with Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers. This film is much more than a victory for the American champion, Rocky Balboa as it highlights the hardships of the Cold War. The film focuses on then tensions of the Cold War in the shadows of Ivan Creed and Rocky Balboa, but more importantly, it communicates the powerful message that despite two countries’ long history of rivalry and

  • Rocky Balboa

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    that also works in a meat warehouse and as a debt collector for a loan shark in a tough neighborhood in Philadelphia. Avildsen demonstrates the struggles of Rocky Balboa as he reaches his goal of winning the world heavyweight championship from one of the best boxers, Apollo Creed. During the year of 1976, there was a man named Rocky Balboa who lived in a tough neighborhood in Philadelphia. While boxing to make a living, he didn't make enough money so he turned to hustling for a man named, Buddy. During

  • Rocky Rocky Research Paper

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    Action, emotional, and most entertaining movie to ever be made in the world. Rocky is about a small boxer from philadelphia got a shot to fight the world heavyweight champion because the scheduled fighter was injured. Rocky took the challenge and fought Apollo Creed and he defeated him. Rocky is one of the best movies ever it shows how he takes a opportunity and how he goes through all the challenges, and how motivated he is to be successful. Rocky is just a normal man that works in construction

  • The Rise Of Perrault's Rocky As A Cinderella Story

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    Rocky (1976) by Sylvester Stallone is a movie that shows the story of Rocky Balboa, an American-Italian small-time boxer from Philadelphia. At the beginning of the movie the audience can see that Rocky is an underdog who earns his living by collecting debts for a loan shark named Gazzo and fighting once in awhile for money in a church. Mickey, Rocky’s ex-trainer thinks that Rocky has the potential to become a great boxer but his lack of willpower and inspiration have not allowed Rocky to succeed

  • Research Paper On Rocky Balboa

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    after facing what seems like the world. While that description is a little stretched to apply to Rocky, I do not know if there is a more iconic underdog story. The film tells the story of the neighborhood club boxer, from 1975 Philadelphia, Rocky Balboa who is given a long shot against the world heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed. The film Rocky is an accurate representation of the times in every aspect; not only is it based off of real people and real events, but the film itself was a real “underdog”

  • Interesting Facts About Dyslexia

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    “You weren’t born with much of a brain, so you’d better develop your body” (Sanello 13). Frank Stallone Sr. said this to his son, Sylvester. Stallone’s father emphasized this to Sylvester many times. Over 40 million American adults suffer from dyslexia (Austin Learning Solutions) and Sylvester Stallone happens to be one of those people. Sylvester was born with dyslexia, a disability that brings challenges to every day. To begin, dyslexia is a disability classified as having extreme difficulty to

  • Sylvester Stallone: A Hero

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    keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” ("Samplage (beta) It Ain't about How Hard You Hit"). Sylvester Stallone created one of the most memorable underdogs known to anyone who has been against the odds; the Italian Stallion himself, Rocky Balboa. Throughout his complex career, Sylvester Stallone has faced many hardships but has always seemed to find the “Rocky” within himself and win. He is a well-known writer, actor, and most importantly an inspiration. He continues to this day to create

  • Rocky Balboa Essay

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    opportunity; a concept the American nation has striven to emulate. The story is simple, yet intriguing; predictable, while still tense with excitement; unrealistic, but somehow completely relatable. The film centers on a struggling boxer by the name of Rocky Balboa. With his only income being the money he wins in his local boxing matches and the whatever his boss pays him for his work as a debt collector, his career isn't looking to be a propitious one. However, this all changes when Rocky is given a chance

  • Rocky 2 Family Structure

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    He had been fighting in small clubs for six years until Apollo Creed’s bicentennial opponent dropped due to a broken finger. This is when Rocky found his chance in the first Rocky movie. Rocky the “Italian Stallion” Balboa lasted all 15 rounds with Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion. However, Apollo won because of a split decision. The second fight was just as epic. The two master fighters went head-to-head 15 rounds once again, but in the last round, Apollo makes

  • Rocky: Overcoming Obstacles

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    Rocky is a film series that tells the story of an underdog boxer who rises from the pit of poverty into a life of wealth. Only striving for what is earned out of life, Rocky struggles throughout the film series trying to achieve a sense of happiness through his best efforts. In the sixth film, some of the struggles he undergoes is the abandonment of his son and losing his wife to cancer; leading him to believe he’s failed the ones closest to him. Looking for a sense of completion, Rocky attempts

  • Adonis Movie Essay

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    what he wanted, so he quitted his job, and concentrated on fighting. However, there’s no one wanted to train him because he’s the son of Apollo Creed. Instead of struggling in LA, he went to Philadelphia to find his father rival and friends – Rocky Balboa to help him. At

  • Billy Hope Dystopia

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    It is true that everyone likes a good fight, and they love a great fighter.  People for many years have flocked to the theatre to see boxing movies.  The most famous onscreen Boxer, Rocky, held the world’s attention for seven episodes.  The critical reason is everyone has a battle in life and boxing stories show the battle metaphorically played out on the big screen. These story lines offer hope and encouragement because just as the boxer faces challenges and battles throughout and gets to the ultimate

  • Occupational Culture In The Movie Creed

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    boxers have fewer than three fights in their careers, and that the theoretical risk of concussive injury from sparring is almost non-existent” (McCrory P.781). It has affected many professional boxers like Muhammad Ali or fictional boxers like Rocky Balboa due to their long careers. While Adonis Creed only has a total of 17 fights, when will he decide to retire from the sport before he gets seriously hurt or even killed? Will Adonis finally understand the warnings Mrs. Creed and Tony Jr. gave him before

  • John G. Avildson Analysis

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    Rocky is a multi genre film directed by John G. Avildson. Within this film Avildson and his colleagues collaborated to create a remarkable film that won numerous awards. The directors use of mise-en-scène techniques including, lighting, costumes, dialogue, set design, and sounds successful enhanced the film. In addition, the impeccable use of cinematographic techniques enhances the film and aids to reveal the underlying character development and theme. In order to properly analyze this film, an evaluation