boxing research paper 12/13/13

              Boxing, although it started off as just fighting and was later renamed boxing because of the ring, has been around since the romans. The term boxing comes from the German word box, which means to strike or blow, and also because of the ring (square) that boxers fight in. Professional boxing matches are won by dealing blows to your opponent. Throughout history boxing has had a lot of changes but at the same time, has remained very traditional. Injuries, and who fought are two examples of changes that boxing faced primarily in the early 20^th century that changed boxing into what it is today. 

Boxing started off as not a very popular sport, romans (mainly peasants and slaves) fought to entertainment people of higher class and to move up in social class, independence from masters or just for their own enjoyment. By the early 19^th century, boxing began to make a come back as immigrants from Europe started practicing the sport. By the late 19^th century and early 20^th century boxing became widely practiced and the classes of who fought changed. Middle class workers saw the sport as “the manliest sport” that there was.

In the turn of the century immigrants from European countries such as Great Britain, Italy and Ireland started boxing in the states. And soon after boxing was made into an Olympic sport. By 1908 professional boxing was a regularly practiced sport, almost as popular as basketball at that time.

As boxing became popular and more people fought in the professional league, racial tensions began to rise. After winning multiple titles in the professional league, African American Fighters such as Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson and George Dixon, were seen as having an unfair advantage. Lightweight boxing champion of 1902 Joe Gans was forced by his promoters to fight less skilled white fighters and lose. And as times got worse, fighters from other countries were not able to fight in the tournaments because white fighters would not fight them. But promoters weren’t the only ones who were fighting for easier matches. Hollywood as well as the Klu Klux Klan made films and threatened to lynch fighters if they won against white fighters. In 1919 the lynching of black boxers and fighters of other races reached a high of over 85 lynches that were known. Just as things were getting worse, Whites and blacks were finally brought together by the “fight of the century”. African American boxer Joe Louis and German fighter max schmilling. For Americans and Germans schilling symbolized the entire Aryan race and Louis’s color was disregarded. After two fights, one loss and an amazing 1 round knockout, Louis’s was made champion and quickly became a symbol of democracy for all races in America.

Nevertheless, boxers met defeat, if not in the ring they would at home. Boxing because it is a full contact sport leaves the evidence of its existence on the athletes who practice it. As it became a popular sport, the injury/death tallies started to rise. In the 20^th century alone there was over 1000 boxing related deaths in the professional league and countless amounts of injuries from broken ribs to people being diagnosed with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease from multiple hits to the head.

Boxing, whether you look at the ancient boxing matches practiced by the Romans or the 20^th century professional matches by Americans and Europeans, has changed with time. And the people who fought changed along with it also. 

boxing rules and general information

i used this website to gain general information on boxing and what its rules. this website also gave information on who boxed and at what time as well as names of famous professional boxers such as Jack Johnson and Joe Louis.

the start of professional boxing

i used this link to find information on professional boxing, and when it was made. it gave me information on its background also such as what year it was made into an olympic sport.

personal boxing statements by jack johnson and the history of boxing during the 20th century and before.

this book gave person statements by famous boxers from the 20th century and the challenges they had to face during the time whether it was racial or in the ring
boxing related injuries
this gave me list of books that gave information on boxing related injuries and what they were.

joe louis 

old leather boxing gloves

jack johnson

Andrew Carnegie questions

Andrew carnegie believed that through establishing museums, libraries and other public places that he could mold his community and others around his to try and be more peaceful and more educated. i believe that this approach is a good one because we all need to learn to live with each other and blend our cultures. i feel thats what carnegie was trying to achieve in the long run. although if how would help everyone in the world, and how would he spread this belief to the rest of the world, not everyone believes this and maybe wouldn't join in. if i had that money to give away, i would focus on a specific area and work on that. i would make sure that they had the money and knowledge to go to different parts of the world and spread the idea of culture blending.

jonathan Gilbert

history

10-17-2013

lawson 

             In indian culture, dance played a significant role. Nowadays we dance to express ourselves, cut lose and have a good time. while the indians also did this, they took it to a deeper level. Dance in native american society was used for spiritual ceremonies, religious gatherings and also, just to break out and have some fun with the rest of the community. some of the most significant dances were the buffalo dance, ghost dance and the sun dance. 

              In native american culture buffalo were used for just about everything. Buffalo skins were used for tents and clothes and tons of other things, buffalo meat was used for food and the fur on buffalo was also used for clothes. With all these uses for buffalo many were hunted and killed, since so many were killed sometimes they wouldn't come back. Because of their many uses for the buffalo indians respected them. Indians would sometimes leave the land they had lived in, just to let the buffalo come back and repopulate the area. Before they did this indians would have a ceremony were they would preform the buffalo dance. A dance dedicated to the buffalo in an attempt to bring them back to the area. By making a dance for the buffalo it really shows how the native americans loved and respected the buffalo and how much they depended on it. 

              The native americans also had a dance for a spiritual ceremony. The ghost dance was used to reunite the living spirits with those who had passed on hint the name "ghost dance". But it wasn't made to be spooky, in fact, kids would dance along also, the whole community would dance until they dropped. literally, some people would pass out from dancing too much. Native americans beliefs in that this dance was one of the ways they could communicate with relatives that had died and warriors who were killed and battle. With this sounding very serious and spiritually deep, it actually wasn't. This was one of the more informal, laid back dances, as in who could join the dance. The dance was for anyone, if you felt you wanted to. 

                The sun dance was a little bit different. Yes it was a spiritual dance but, this one dance also had some religious purposes in it. The sun dance was a religious ceremony practiced by multiple native american tribes near canada, it was designed to be a thank you to the gods for blessing them in either their crops or just in family matters. Of all the dances I've talked about, the sun dance played the most significant role in their society. Preparation alone took months. Tribes had to come together, a place had to be set up, food had to be cooked and dancers had to be selected. 

                In native american culture dancing's role not only was used for fun but it was also used for ceremonies, you can see how the use of dancing changes with each society. For the native americans it brought them together as a community, it also helped them connect with spirits with buffalo and also with their gods. Dance was either used for celebration, communication and also, just saying thanks. native americans also didn't see dancing as, well, just dancing. It became more than just an activity to do with friends and your family, it really became a job for most. Such as the people who were choosen to be pierced in the sun dance, sometimes it was a chance to talk to a loved one who you had not seen in quite sometime.

sources

http://www.ani-kutani.com/nativeamericanfacts/native_american_dance.html

- i used this link to find different types of indian dances. mainly the sun dance, from this source i learned the purposes of the sun dance and how it played a religious purpose in their culture.

http://www.indians.org/articles/powwow.html 

- i used this link to get a general idea of native american dancing. this link also gave facts about the powwows and the history behind them.
http://www.powwows.com/category/articles/powwow/dancing/
- in this link i found how powwows look like modern day and if they have changed at all. i learned that the purposes have changed but the traditions have not.
i also used this link to get different types of native american dances
http://www.native-americans-online.com/native-american-sun-dance.htm
- i used this link to research the sun dance and its purposes. i found the history of the sun dance and its purposes and what happened to the dancers.

how the pictures of realities differed from the images of heroic cowboys and grand plains was that yes the west did have lots of grand landscapes and gigantic mountains but it was mainly deserts and plains that were already settled by plain indians. most settlers thought that the west was a place untouched by man and that it was a great opportunity to gain wealth and land. another reality that differed from images was the depiction of the cowboy, popular culture made it seem like the cowboy was a heroic figure but in reality the cowboy was just what the name says, he was a person who watched the cows and made sure they were safe. the cowboy became this image of freedom because of his traits, he was courageous, free and violent this is what made cowboys become popular.


with painters painting pictures and writers making stories of the west displaying it as a vast untouched land that was perfect for settling, people were driven to the west. these beliefs were crushed when people finally came to the west, settling in the west was hard, the weather was harsh and the landscape was harsh. if they lasted long enough to make a house and get settled they would have to deal with indians.

in popular culture cowboys were made into heroes. word of their bravery and freedom was spread and people began to idolize cowboys. in reality, cowboys herded cattle and keep the fields safe, they were courageous at times but they didn't fight off indians and aliens like they are depicted to be doing. it was the lowest paid job of the time and no one wanted to be a cowboy. although vigilanti is awesome(the guy in the picture below)

1. before we studied chapter 15 i actually knew none of what we talked about. while talking about it i learned that when the south lost its slaves, they used convicts in the convict-lease system. what stands out most for the me was the creation 13th amendment. to me this was the most significant change in southern history. with this new freedom it gave rise to lots of organizations such as the freedman's bureau. this organization sought to bring blacks into the society and give them an opportunity to get back on their feet.

anamoto blog summery

jonathan Gilbert

U.S history

anamoto blog 

8-24-2013

what i did on anamoto was simply make a 30 second video about what america means to me and what i think when i talk about america. some of my points in the video were hardwork, endless possibility, and peace. to me, these describe almost every aspect of american life.

Make a video of your own at Animoto.

Hi mrs Lawson this is my history blog