In the essay “Muhammad Ali Then and Now” by Dick Shaap, his opinion on Muhammad Ali is that he had been like a little kid when he was first beginning in his boxing but then when he began to go professional he grew up but yet stayed the same. His personality was different then it was when Shaap first met him but then he noticed how he still had that sameness to him. He was still the same guy but more mature and knowing of what went on around him along with his religious views.
This opinion is important because he realizes how this young boxer has grown up and yet he is the same. He notices and writes about this person that he knew. He is stating his opinions during the story in his point of view about Ali. His opinion is important because it gives it a new view on this boxer that makes you feel you get to know how he was. From when he didn’t know what cheesecake was all the way to his professional boxing days. He wanted to give the prospective on who Muhammad Ali really was instead of just this famous boxer. What his life and personality was like.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with this post becasue it is true that he had to grow up but he also had no choice but to stay the same with himself. From the cheesecake to him meeting a girl, he still had the chance to be a 'guy' but he just did not know how to say okay. Because he is still just a kid inside.
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DeleteI agree with this response because Ali did become famous and did become well known, yet he's still the same boy Schaap met back in the beginning. I agree that Schaap explained how Muhammad Ali's life was lived as a famous boxer, yet how he was still the same person despite the fame he had encountered. To sort of improve this response, try to incorporate more examples of how Ali is still the same guy, despite the fact that he's a famous boxer.
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