Cinderella Man Case
Essay by sabawon • October 27, 2014 • Essay • 392 Words (2 Pages) • 1,441 Views
Cinderella Man
My father was a wonderful man. He was lovable, honest, kind and caring. He was a great husband, amazing boxer and a terrific father. He was just not a father to me; he was my friend and my hero.
I don't remember a lot from my childhood but I remember the day, I stole something from the butcher. One of my friends was sent away by his parents because they had no food. From preventing this to happen to me, I decided to steal salami to feed my family. Sadly, I was caught. My dad immediately marches me down to the butcher to return the stolen salami, and to apologize to the butcher. He makes me promise that I will never again take what does not belong to me. After my promises, my dad made a promise of his own- that he will never allow his family to be divided came.
But when the electricity and
One of the times I was most proud to be my father's son, was the day he won the match against Max Baer.
During the Great Depression we were really poor. We lived in a mini apartment with one room. We hardly had anything. My dad did everything to get money for us. He would box and win some money to feed us and pay the electric bill. He even boxed with a broken hand and broken ribs to keep us together. When he was fired from his boxing job, he would go to the factory gate and hope he gets pick working there. When the money was most needed, he would go to the relief fund of New Jersey.
With a broken hand to feed us during the Great Depression for his heroic. We should all remember him as hero My dad did everything to keep us together. My father was a wonderful man. He was a father, husband, brother, grandfather and friend to many people. To me he was more than just my father; he was my friend and my hero. I always admired my father and had a great deal of respect for him. The following words cannot describe how much he meant to me.
My father was a very hardworking man. His career was very important to him. I was very proud of my father and everything that he accomplished.
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