Emerson’s quote of “The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine” has been told to me in many, various ways, such as grow a spine, let it be water on a duck’s back, it’s water under the bridge, and assume yourself some thick skin. This quote follows those words as such, showing that when it comes to your problems, you must stand tall and don’t let them get to you. The lightning symbolizes the incoming strike from others, who wish to go against someone and their ideals or morality
.. Manny Pacquiao is one of the most famous and highest paid boxer of our generation. He is a modern day Rocky Balboa except he is actually the real deal. It is only fitting that he represents some of the today’s top companies in their ads. Even more so for what I would consider the biggest company of them all, Nike. It is only fitting as that is what all of this generation’s sports stars do if they are elite athletes. The top portion has a black background with a beam of light coming in from
Sports, entertainment, fashion, and politics are fields that are populated by a mélange of personalities; each one gifted with the unique talents and abilities that strike a sense of awe and revelry into the hearts and minds of everyday citizens. Oftentimes, it is the international players who dominate this global game of fame and popularity. Though this is so, Filipinos have never been lacking in being one of the key characters in the game. History has shown the competence of the Filipino race when
Bleed for This is a biopic of the former world lightweight and light middleweight champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza and his inspirational comeback from a near-fatal car crash. This film was made in 2016 and was directed by Ben Younger, who also wrote the screenplay and story. Miles Teller portrays the aforementioned Pazienza and is joined by Aaron Eckhart, who plays Kevin Rooney, Vinny’s new trainer and former trainer of Mike Tyson, as well as Ciaran Hinds, who plays Angelo Pazienza,
killer, Richard Ramirez was born on February 29, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. Ramirez was known for being a satanic worshiper and for going on a two-year raped and torture rampage, harming more than 25 victims and murdering more than a dozen. Ramirez, also known as the "Night Stalker," turned to satanic worship at an early age by his cousin, a soldier who had recently returned from the war in Vietnam. Following a four-year trial, in 1989, Ramirez was convicted of 13 killings. Ramirez received the death
Stalker Richard Ramirez is an infamous serial murderer who terrorized Los Angeles, California in 1985. The media gave him the name the “Night Stalker” when he was on his vicious rampage of forcing himself into the homes of his victims late at night and committing his heinous crimes. Though he was only convicted of thirteen murders, he had many more victims. His crimes were so random, disorganized, and impulsive that the law enforcement officials of Los Angeles had no luck finding Ramirez for months
Los Angeles area. In the span of one year from June 28, 1984 until August 24, 1985 Richard Ramirez killed sixteen people going as far as seventy six miles south of Los Angeles. He was known as the “Night Stalker”. Richard Ramirez was born on February 29, 1960 in El Paso, Texas; his father’s name was Julian. His father Julian was a railway worker, and formerly a policeman in Juarez, Mexico (Richard Ramirez). His mother’s name is Mercedes, she worked in a boot making factory while pregnant with Richard
murderer, rapist, and burglar was born Ricardo Leyva Ramirez. He was commonly referred to as Richard. However, in May of 1985 he was immortalized in the media as “The Night Stalker”. The night-time rampage started in June of 1984. While sleeping in her bed, Jennie Vincow was awakened with repeated stabs in the chest. this shadow of the night slit her throat and nearly decapitated her as the finishing blow. However, the nightmare did not end until Ramirez had intercourse with the seventy-nine year old's
During his teenage years, Ramirez committed a staggering amount of misdemeanors and felonies that consisted of possession, breaking and entering, theft, and auto theft. Once the teenager grew into his adult years, he still performed misdemeanors; however, the felonies became more deadly and sadistic. Around 28 victims unfortunately encountered him. Some of the people from the 28 experienced horrible events, but they were able to live through his discretion. However, thirteen to fourteen other
In June of 1984, Richard Ramirez began his famous killing spree. His strategies on how he would kill his victims seem to be unorthodox and unorganized, take his first victim for example. Seventy-nine year old Jennie Vincow was asleep on her bed inside her apartment on Chapman Street in Los Angeles, California, when Richard Ramirez who unintentionally broke into the wrong apartment, was high off coke and angry because of the poverty based apartment he broke into, plowed his six-inch hunting knife
Standing 5ft 10 inches tall, with a professional record of 39 wins, 30 by way of knockouts, and only 6 defeats, he won the 1992 Olympic gold medal at the Barcelona summer games, and voted the 1995 “Fighter of the Year” by The Ring magazine. He was the top-rated pound for pound fighter in 1997 and 1998. He has defeated 17 world champions in his career and has amassed an amazing 10 world titles in 6 different weight divisions. He is the fighting pride of East L.A., ”El Nino De Oro” ,the one, the only
Richard Ramirez was a serial killer in the United States, terrorizing the greater Los Angeles area. His victims were found dead, raped, and/or had all of their valuables taken from their home. He was dubbed “The Night Stalker” during his spree of killings in June of 1984 to August of 1985. He was an avowed “Satanist.” Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas on February 29, 1960. Ramirez’s dad was a Mexican nationalist and a former police officer in Juarez, Mexico. He often had “fits” where he would become
Richard Ramirez, also known as “The Night Stalker” or “The Valley Intruder” terrorized the greater Los Angeles area in the mid-1980s. He was a serial rapist, killer, burglar, and self-described Satanist. The man spent a year breaking into people’s homes, robbing them, then raping and mutilating – often after he had already killed them. Despite the countless murders and sexual assaults that he committed, not once did Ramirez ever show a hint of remorse or fear of the consequences of his actions. When
Stalker Richard Ramirez also known as "The Night Stalker" was a notorious serial killer who tormented the lives of Los Angeles residents by raping, sodomizing, murdering, and torturing random citizens of the community. Ramirez was addicted to cocaine and was a Satan worshiper. His rain of torture throughout 1985 included over 29 victims. He has already outlived some of the victims that survived his attacks. In 1985 Ramirez was captured by an angry mob of citizens. Ramirez was born in 1960
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Many athletes use steroids to become stronger and improve their abilities to play their sport. Certain players believe there is nothing wrong with using steroids. Athletes who excel greatly would normally be chosen to be in the Hall of Fame, but if using steroids, they should not be allowed. Steroids have many effects on people. Baseball players are big influences on children and teenagers which could cause even more steroid use because of major league baseball players. Even though many people agree
Rick Gonzalez plays Wilson DeLeon, Jr., a young, handsome college student with a promising future and a beautiful girlfriend, Ana, who is played by Dania Ramirez. Wilson is the son of, deceased drug dealer, Wilson DeLeon, Sr. (Manny Perez) and Millie DeLeon, who is played by Wanda DeJesus. Leading up to his role in “Illegal Tender”, Rick has played in a number of movies, including “Coach Carter”, where he played as Timo Cruz. He has even made
The Ethics of the Salary of Professional Athletes My claim is that it is unethical for professional athletes to receive the enormous amount of compensation that they do. By Unethical I mean that it is an injustice to the citizens of our hard working country that are out to make a dollar and do it by holding a well respected job. By compensation I mean the ridiculous amounts of money that an athlete makes for playing a particular sport. My value criteria or standards I will use are as follows:
When it comes to the world of sports and entertainment, there have been many athletes accused of using performance enhancement drugs. Tyson Gay ( track and field), Rafael Palmeiro (baseball),Rashid Ramzi (track and field), Manny Ramirez (baseball), Floyd Landis (cycling), Dee Gordon (baseball), Justin Gatlin (track and field) are a few athletes that have been caught taking steroids, but the list goes on and on. As Joe Papp said, “When you have that mindset, or when you think that
League, but should also be adopted in the National League. The DH rule allows a designated hitter to bat for pitchers in the batting order. One of the biggest reasons that the DH should be used is that pitchers can’t hit. Who would you rather see, Manny Ramirez, who had a batting average of .327 last season, or Randy Johnson, who only batted .127. The majority of baseball fans would rather see a batter that can hit the ball instead of a pitcher swinging and missing. The commissioner is in favor of abolishing