Bücher von Daniel Andrews

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, , language: English, abstract: It was a normal Tuesday morning in September. He had just got up and was eating breakfast when his dad called home. My mother answered the phone, and his dad simply said "turn on the news." Probably somewhat nervous because of her husband's ominous tone, his mother turned on the television. As she stood there shocked, he made his way into the living room. He could see the burning image on the screen, and knew something horrible had happened, but he couldn't get his mother to tell me what had happened. Instead of continuing to watch the confusing events playing out on the television he decided he should probably go work on his math. He got some paper out and wrote his name, then the date: September 11th, 2001. Strange that at the time he didn't know that this date would be the reason that he would resolve to join the army. Who would have thought that something he didn't even fully understand would completely change the course of his life? There are many stories like this that other people have, and it serves to show that terrorism affects everyone in a negative way. Because of events like 9/11 it is made clear that no act of terrorism by anyone for any cause can ever be justified as these attacks cause many problems like mental illnesses in survivors, it causes governments to disrespect the rights of their citizens, and it does not promote change.

This book is about the life of a man named Daniel. He was a hard rock kid who grew up the hard way, yet he had hope. He hoped for a better day and a better life. His dream in life was to become a boxer. Every Wednesday and Friday he would watch fights with his uncle who later encouraged him to pursue his dreams. In April of 1959, Daniel left South Carolina headed for Washington DC. In 1960, he entered the Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing. In 1962, His life as an amateur fighter was over when he fought his first professional fight. Although Daniel didn't gain much popularity, he had the honor to train with a few popular fighters. A few of the fighters that he trained with were Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Joe Frazier. In this book Daniel talks about his encounter with Lena Horn and Joe Louis. He also talks about some experiences in professional fighting.