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123-550: Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky franchise , portrayed by Carl Weathers . He appears in the first four Rocky films, serving as the main antagonist in Rocky and Rocky II , and later becoming one of the protagonist s in Rocky III and Rocky IV . Sylvester Stallone , the writer and star of the Rocky series, stated that Jack Johnson was the inspiration for

246-637: A joint resolution of Congress changing the official national Thanksgiving Day to the fourth Thursday in November starting in 1942 (there are usually four but sometimes five Thursdays in November, depending on the year). Since 1971, when the American Uniform Monday Holiday Act took effect, the American observance of Columbus Day has coincided with the Canadian observance of Thanksgiving. In

369-484: A secular manner. Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in all provinces in Canada, except for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia . While businesses may remain open in these provinces, the holiday is nonetheless recognized and celebrated regardless of its status. The Harvest Thanksgiving Festival, Erntedankfest , is a popular Christian festival in some German municipalities on the first Sunday of October. The festival has

492-430: A "chicken." This prompts Creed to tell Balboa to "give everybody a present and drop this chump." Following the match, in which Lang wins by a brutal second-round knockout, Balboa's beloved manager, Mickey, dies in the locker room. Determined in part to put the disrespectful brute in his place, Creed finds an apprehensive and bereaved Balboa at Mickey's gym. Despite hesitating at first, Balboa agrees to let Creed train him for

615-674: A Puritan holiday in Boston in 1631. According to historian Jeremy Bangs, director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum , the Pilgrims may have been influenced by watching the annual services of Thanksgiving for the relief of the siege of Leiden in 1574, while they were staying in Leiden. Now called 3 Oktoberfeest , Leiden's autumn thanksgiving celebration in 1617 was the occasion for sectarian disturbance that appears to have accelerated

738-460: A better performance. By the 10th round, Viktor is exhausted and unable to defend himself, so Ivan throws in the towel to save his son, resulting in Donnie's victory. Donnie and Bianca later take their infant daughter, Amara, to visit Apollo's grave. Donnie makes peace with the memory of his father and the burden of carrying on his legacy. After Adonis' childhood friend Damian is released from prison and

861-438: A character using the basic character archetypes which are common to many cultural traditions: the father figure , mother figure, hero , and so on. Some writers make use of archetypes as presented by Carl Jung as the basis for character traits. Generally, when an archetype from some system (such as Jung's) is used, elements of the story also follow the system's expectations in terms of storyline . An author can also create

984-465: A chicken. He also instructs him to change his boxing stance from left-handed to right-handed to confuse Creed and to protect his damaged right eye. Unlike their first fight, Creed dominates Balboa throughout most of the second fight, thwarting Rocky's strategy of fighting right-handed. Despite this, he is unable to make good on his promise of an early knockout victory, as Rocky absorbs his punches and manages to get up both times after being knocked down. By

1107-455: A distinction between the individuals represented in tragedy and in comedy arose: tragedy, along with epic poetry , is "a representation of serious people" (1449b9—10), while comedy is "a representation of people who are rather inferior" (1449a32—33). In the Tractatus coislinianus (which may or may not be by Aristotle), Ancient Greek comedy is defined as involving three types of characters:

1230-546: A fan of Rocky since his first fight with Apollo. Tommy was eventually allowed to wear Creed's trunks. There was a poster of Apollo and Rocky during the events of Rocky II in Rocky Jr.'s bedroom before the Balboas went bankrupt. During Tommy's fight with Union Cane, Rocky commented that it was like his own first fight with Apollo. Later, during Rocky's street fight with Tommy, he begins to hallucinate and sees images of Apollo's death at

1353-429: A fictional character using generic stock characters , which are generally flat. They tend to be used for supporting or minor characters. However, some authors have used stock characters as the starting point for building richly detailed characters, such as William Shakespeare 's use of the boastful soldier character as the basis for John Falstaff . Some authors create charactonyms for their characters. A charactonym

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1476-547: A fighter, rather than seeing him as a fluke. In the third film, a 40-year-old Apollo Creed appears at the first fight between James "Clubber" Lang , 28, and Rocky Balboa, 37, as a guest moderator. Before the match, the former champion Creed steps into the ring to greet the fighters. When he offers Lang a handshake, the latter slaps away Creed's hand and mockingly insists that he "don't want no has-been messin' in my corner." He further says, "You want to jump? Jump. Come on, Creed." When Creed walks away, Lang laughs at him and calls him

1599-419: A gift from Mary Anne — boxing trunks that strongly resemble his father's trunks, which he passed to Rocky, who then passed them to Tommy "The Machine" Gunn . The fight presents many parallels to Rocky and Apollo's original fight, with Donnie assuming his trainer's role. Conlan presents an unrelenting attack on Donnie, in which he knocks him down. After a less-than-stellar introductory round, Donnie finally manages

1722-490: A lonely wilderness, set aside a time of thanksgiving. On the appointed day, they gave reverent thanks for their safety, for the health of their children, for the fertility of their fields, for the love which bound them together, and for the faith which united them with their God." Other claims include an earlier religious service by Spanish explorers at San Elizario in Texas in 1598. Historians Robyn Gioia and Michael Gannon of

1845-457: A man who has done absolutely nothing to offend Apollo beyond merely existing." Reimann describes Apollo as having a "near-psychotic temper" during the press conference and inserting himself into the conflict between Rocky and Drago as the latter was in the United States to fight Rocky. /Film credits the director's cut of the fourth film with better explaining why Apollo "is so eager to step into

1968-465: A match. The match is billed as "Creed vs. Drago II" and will be held at MGM Grand, the same place where Ivan killed Apollo, with many speculating it could end the same way. Ivan meets Rocky and taunts him by saying Viktor will break Donnie just like he broke Apollo. Rocky, who is still burdened by guilt over not stopping Apollo's match with Ivan, encourages Donnie to refuse the match. But Donnie insists on proving himself, so Rocky refuses to train him. During

2091-529: A means to illustrate Rocky’s greatness, Apollo is offered the highest of honors: He dies to provide the franchise’s white protagonist with motivation and character development. In almost every sense the movies can communicate, Apollo is deemed a fraudulent champion. —Adam Serwer on Apollo's death in Rocky IV . Tom Reimann writes that Apollo in Rocky IV is so "desperate to cling to his former glory that he makes it his personal mission to publicly embarrass Drago,

2214-670: A national holiday in 1863, the date of observance varied from state to state. The final Thursday in November had become the customary date in most U.S. states by the beginning of the 19th century, coinciding with, and eventually superseding the holiday of Evacuation Day (commemorating the day the British exited the United States after the Revolutionary War). Influenced by New Englander Sarah Josepha Hale , who wrote letters to politicians for approximately 40 years advocating an official holiday, Lincoln set national Thanksgiving by proclamation for

2337-447: A photo of his first fight with Apollo, but his face is censored and Rocky's face is covered by a scrap of paper with Paulie's head. During the commentary before the Rocky vs. Mason Dixon fight, a montage of Rocky's opponents that omits his two fights against Apollo is shown. In the seventh installment, it has been revealed that Creed had an affair and, from that, Adonis "Donnie" Johnson Creed

2460-599: A regular affair in New England until the late 1660s. Thanksgiving proclamations were made mostly by church leaders in New England up until 1682, and then by both state and church leaders until after the American Revolution . During the revolutionary period, political influences affected the issuance of Thanksgiving proclamations. Various proclamations were made by royal governors , and conversely by patriot leaders, such as John Hancock , General George Washington , and

2583-475: A rematch against Lang, who laughs off the prospect of "one has-been teaching another" during a television interview. The pair subsequently travels to the "Tough Gym" in Los Angeles , where Creed used to train, in preparation for a rematch with Lang. Creed encourages Rocky not to ignore the naysayers who say he is too old but, instead, to refocus. During this talk, he states, "Now when we fought... you had that eye of

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2706-469: A representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type. Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualized . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler (1891) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie (1888), for example, are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between

2829-406: A right hook strong enough to cut Conlan by surprise. In the 11th round, after an intense flurry, Conlan manages a strong shot that seemingly knocks Donnie unconscious. While down, Donnie sees visions of his relationship with his girlfriend, Rocky's ailing composure, and finally, a scene of his father in his prime – motivating Donnie to return to his feet (and baffling Conlan and the audience). Before

2952-522: A significant religious component, and many churches are decorated with autumn crops. In some places, there are religious processions or parades. In the West African country of Liberia, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the first Thursday of November. In 1883, the Legislature of Liberia enacted a statute declaring this day as a national holiday. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the country in large part due to

3075-591: A simple fear of losing again and convinces him that he can't let fear control his life and that he has to fight again, not to prove a point but to live without fear. Creed helps Rocky rediscover the fire that had won him the title, and which he had lost in the time leading up to the Lang fight. Creed calls this fire the "eye of the tiger." Before the match begins, Creed expresses his confidence that Rocky will win. He gives Rocky his signature colors – his stars and stripes boxing trunks – to wear during

3198-479: A successful harvest and to give thanks. Collections of food are usually held which are then given to local charities which help the homeless and those in need. In the United States , Thanksgiving is an annual tradition that was federally formalized through an 1863 presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln , but was implemented as state legislation since the nation's founding. In 1941, federal legislation by

3321-458: Is a "walk-on", a term used by Seymour Chatman for characters that are not fully delineated and individualized; rather they are part of the background or the setting of the narrative. Dynamic characters are those that change over the course of the story, while static characters remain the same throughout. An example of a popular dynamic character in literature is Ebenezer Scrooge , the protagonist of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. At

3444-587: Is a name that implies the psychological makeup of the person, makes an allegorical allusion, or makes reference to their appearance. For example, Shakespeare has an emotional young male character named Mercutio , John Steinbeck has a kind, sweet character named Candy in Of Mice and Men , and Mervyn Peake has a Machiavellian, manipulative, and murderous villain in Gormenghast named Steerpike . The charactonym can also indicate appearance. For example, François Rabelais gave

3567-522: Is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia , and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island . It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout

3690-523: Is also celebrated by evangelical churches such as the Foursquare Gospel Church in Brazil. Thanksgiving ( French : l'Action de grâce ), occurring on the second Monday in October, is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is mostly celebrated in

3813-448: Is in a jovial mood until Balboa knocks him down in the first round with a single uppercut , the first time Creed has been knocked down in his career. He then endures a grueling 15-round fight with Balboa, who gets to his feet after Creed takes him down in the 14th round, which appeared to be the end of the match. This was the first time anyone had ever taken the champion the full 15 rounds. Both fighters are beaten, bloodied, and bruised by

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3936-402: Is looking for an immediate title shot, he asks Adonis, now a promoter, that if Apollo could give an underdog (Rocky) a title shot, why Adonis couldn't do the same? After suffering a series of strokes, but before dying, Mary Anne talks with Adonis and then talks to Apollo. She is angry that he left her but tells Apollo that he brought her a son named Adonis, and this allowed her to forgive him. It

4059-627: Is not a public holiday. Those who observe the day either go to church in the evening or take the day off and go to church in the morning (and occasionally afternoon) too. An American colony from 1901 to 1946, the Philippines observed Thanksgiving as a special public holiday on the same day as the Americans. During the Japanese occupation during World War II , both the Americans and Filipinos celebrated Thanksgiving in secret. After Japanese withdrawal in 1945,

4182-459: Is not attested in OED until mC18: 'Whatever characters any... have for the jestsake personated... are now thrown off' (1749, Fielding, Tom Jones ). Thanksgiving Sub-national entities October 14, 2024 (Canada); November 7, 2024 (Liberia); November 27, 2024 (Norfolk Island); October 13, 2025 (Canada); November 6, 2025 (Liberia); November 26, 2025 (Norfolk Island); Thanksgiving

4305-491: Is possible, therefore, to have stories that do not contain "characters" in Aristotle's sense of the word, since character necessarily involves making the ethical dispositions of those performing the action clear. If, in speeches, the speaker "decides or avoids nothing at all", then those speeches "do not have character" (1450b9—11). Aristotle argues for the primacy of plot ( mythos ) over character ( ethos ). He writes: But

4428-511: Is referred to as Friendsgiving . In the West Indian island of Grenada , in the Caribbean , there is a national holiday known as Thanksgiving Day which is celebrated on October 25. Even though it bears the same name, and is celebrated at roughly the same time as the American and Canadian versions of Thanksgiving, this holiday is unrelated to either of those celebrations. Instead, the holiday marks

4551-562: Is that Creed fixed the fight against Balboa to retain his title, which leads to Creed's desire for a rematch to intensify against the pleas of his staff, who tell him to "let it go". Ignoring them, Creed challenges Balboa to a second fight on Thanksgiving 1976. By this time, Balboa had retired from boxing after being discharged from the hospital from his first fight and had married his girlfriend Adrian . Creed uses various humiliation tactics to coax Balboa out of retirement, which he accomplishes when Balboa and his trainer, Mickey Goldmill , accept

4674-618: Is the biggest indication that the sequels would feature opponents with "deliciously evocative names and billboard-sized personalities." Richard Corliss of Time notes the original film's "boxing-movie clichés — the grizzled trainer ( Burgess Meredith ), the shy, sallow girlfriend ( Talia Shire ), the unbeatable champ Apollo Creed ( Carl Weathers , briefly a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders)". Liam Gaughan of Collider writes that Rocky II addresses an underdog becoming an icon and how an "arrogant celebrity" can cope with being overshadowed by

4797-498: Is unclear if this is for his dying or his infidelity or both. Anthony Digioia writes that the storyline of Rocky "gives enough time to Apollo Creed and his camp of men to express their lack of concern for Balboa as a challenge" and that the group sees Balboa "as a weak opponent". John Hansen calls Apollo "an over-the-top, glistening specimen in this first movie, a carnival-barking cartoon mixed with athletic perfection" whose ring entrance in American flag-colored George Washington garb

4920-752: Is unwilling to waste the time, effort, and money he's already invested in the fight, so he comes up with a novel idea he believes will generate publicity—he will offer an unknown local fighter an opportunity to battle for the title in a match in Philadelphia . Upon reviewing the local boxers in Philadelphia , Creed is drawn to a club fighter named Rocky Balboa , an Italian with a catchy nickname, "The Italian Stallion." Creed explains his interest in Rocky by saying, "Who discovered America? An Italian, right? What better way to celebrate its 200th birthday than to get it on with one of his descendants?" Creed brushes off his manager Tony "Duke" Evers' warning that he shouldn't fight

5043-528: The New York Times compares Creed's appearance to Sugar Ray Seales and observes that Creed and Rocky learn that "training together is the sweat bond of friendship." Ewan Gleadow writes that the third film gives a sense that its struggling story is aided by "placing characters in familiar scenarios but in different roles" and cites Apollo and Rocky as "together again, but as allies rather than enemies." After three films in which he functions as little more than

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5166-508: The Australian external territory of Norfolk Island , Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Wednesday of November, similar to the pre– World War II American observance on the last Thursday of the month. Due to the time difference of between 14 and 17 hours, this means the Norfolk Island observance is two days before or five days after the United States' observance. The holiday was brought to

5289-600: The Continental Congress , each giving thanks to God for events favorable to their causes. As the first President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in America marking November 26, 1789, "as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God", and calling on Americans to "unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to

5412-659: The First World War ended, the Armistice Day holiday was usually held during the same week. To prevent the two holidays from clashing with one another, in 1957 the Canadian Parliament proclaimed Thanksgiving to be observed on its present date on the second Monday of October. Thanksgiving in the United States has been observed on differing dates. From the time of the Founding Fathers until Abraham Lincoln made it

5535-521: The Harrison family of Virginia . The more familiar Thanksgiving precedent accompanied by feasting is traced to the Pilgrims and Puritans who emigrated from England in the 1620s and 1630s. They brought their previous tradition of Days of Fasting and Days of Thanksgiving with them to New England . The 1621 Plymouth, Massachusetts thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest. The Pilgrims celebrated this with

5658-696: The Pieterskerk . In commemoration, a non-denominational Thanksgiving Day service is held each year on the morning of the American Thanksgiving Day in the Pieterskerk, a Gothic church in Leiden, noting the hospitality the Pilgrims received in Leiden on their way to the New World . Thanksgiving is observed by orthodox Protestant churches in the Netherlands on the first Wednesday in November ( Dankdag ). It

5781-479: The Prince of Wales ' recovery from a serious illness. By the end of the 19th century, Thanksgiving Day was normally celebrated on November 6 (see also Guy Fawkes Night discussed above). In the late 19th century, the militia staged "sham battles" for public entertainment on Thanksgiving Day. The militia agitated for an earlier date for the holiday, so they could use the warmer weather to draw bigger crowds. However, when

5904-426: The Rocky and Creed films, only behind Ivan Drago. W. Kamau Bell praised Apollo as "the rare Black character in the movie who was clearly way smarter than the white character in the movie" that 1970s films did not often have. Stephen Carty cited Apollo training Rocky in the third film as "a nice twist" and added that "more Weathers screen-time is always good". Marcus Irving writes that a positive of Mick's death in

6027-652: The Soviet Union to enter the world of professional boxing. Not wanting the Soviets to appear superior to American fighters, the patriotic Apollo challenges Drago to an exhibition match and calls out Drago at the press conference that sets up their exhibition bout in the Jubilee showroom at the first MGM Grand in Las Vegas , on August 31, 1985. Highlighted by a pre-match rendition of " Living in America " by James Brown , Apollo enters

6150-971: The United States Congress formalized Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday traditionally has been a celebration of the blessings of the year, including the harvest. On Thanksgiving Day, it is common for Americans to share a family meal, attend church services , and view special sporting events. Thanksgiving is celebrated in public places with parades such as Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York City , ABC Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia , America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade in Plymouth, Massachusetts , McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago , and Bayou Classic Thanksgiving Parade in New Orleans . What Americans call

6273-655: The University of Florida argue that the earliest Thanksgiving service in what is now the United States was celebrated by the Spanish community on September 8, 1565, in current Saint Augustine , Florida. [1] The thanksgiving at St. Augustine was celebrated 56 years before the Puritan Pilgrim thanksgiving at Plymouth Plantation (Massachusetts), but it did not become the origin of a national annual tradition. [2] The earlier Thanksgiving celebrations in Canada has been attributed to

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6396-558: The Wampanoags , a tribe of Native Americans who, along with the last surviving Patuxet , had helped them get through the previous winter by giving them food in that time of scarcity, in exchange for an alliance and protection against the rival Narragansett tribe . Several days of Thanksgiving were held in early New England history that have been identified as the "First Thanksgiving", including Pilgrim holidays in Plymouth in 1621 and 1623, and

6519-463: The buffoon ( bômolochus ), the ironist ( eirōn ), and the imposter or boaster ( alazṓn ). All three are central to Aristophanes ' Old Comedy . By the time the Roman comic playwright Plautus wrote his plays two centuries later, the use of characters to define dramatic genres was well established. His Amphitryon begins with a prologue in which Mercury claims that since

6642-446: The social order . In fiction writing , authors create dynamic characters using various methods. Sometimes characters are conjured up from imagination; in other instances, they are created by amplifying the character trait of a real person into a new fictional creation. An author or creator basing a character on a real person can use a person they know, a historical figure, a current figure whom they have not met, or themselves, with

6765-467: The " Holiday Season " generally begins with Thanksgiving. The first day after Thanksgiving Day— Black Friday —marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. Thanksgiving is usually celebrated with a family meal. Beginning in the 2010s, a new tradition has emerged to also celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal with friends, as a separate event on a different day or an alternate event on Thanksgiving Day. This

6888-608: The 1536 reforms in the Church of England reduced the number of holidays in the liturgical calendar to 27, the Puritan party in the Anglican Church wished to eliminate all Church holidays apart from the weekly Lord's Day , including the evangelical feasts of Christmas and Easter (cf. Puritan Sabbatarianism ). The holidays were to be replaced by specially called Days of Fasting and Days of Thanksgiving , in response to events that

7011-471: The 17th century, who celebrated their successful harvests. The French settlers in the area typically had feasts at the end of the harvest season. They continued throughout the winter season, even sharing food with the indigenous peoples of the area. As settlers arrived in Nova Scotia from New England after 1700, late autumn Thanksgiving celebrations became commonplace. New immigrants into the country—such as

7134-410: The 1976 Oscar -winning film Rocky as the charismatic, intelligent, and undefeated 33-year-old World Heavyweight Champion . A planned bicentennial fight against number-one contender Mac Lee Green was scheduled for January 1, 1976; however, Green hurt his left hand in training, and other top-ranked contenders were either busy or claimed they didn't have enough time to get in shape. A frustrated Creed

7257-513: The Delphi Boxing Academy. Duke refuses to work with Donnie to ensure his safety. Donnie, to his mother's dismay, moves to Philadelphia to seek out Rocky. While meeting up at Adrian's, Rocky is surprised when Donnie mentions a third fight between him and Apollo that happened behind closed doors ( Rocky III ) and presents himself as Apollo's son. Rocky compliments his father's boxing ability and reveals that Apollo won their third match. When

7380-485: The Irish, Scottish, and Germans—also added their own traditions to the harvest celebrations. Most of the U.S. aspects of Thanksgiving (such as the turkey) were incorporated when United Empire Loyalists began to flee from the United States during and after the American Revolution and settled in Canada. In 1859, the government of the provinces of Canada declared a Thanksgiving Day in which "all Canadians [were asked] to spend

7503-749: The Protestant Reformation . It also has aspects of a harvest festival , even though the harvest in New England occurs well before the late-November date on which the modern Thanksgiving holiday is celebrated. In the English tradition, days of thanksgiving and special thanksgiving religious services became important during the English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII . Before 1536 there were 95 Church holidays, plus every Sunday, when people were required to attend church and forego work. Though

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7626-523: The Puritans viewed as acts of special providence . Unexpected disasters or threats of judgement from on high called for Days of Fasting. Special blessings, viewed as coming from God, called for Days of Thanksgiving, which were observed through Christian church services and other gatherings. For example, Days of Thanksgiving were called following the victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 and following

7749-594: The Saxons would offer the first sheaf of barley, oats, or wheat to fertility gods. When the harvest was finally collected, communities would come together for a harvest supper. When Christianity arrived in Britain many traditions remained, and today the Harvest Festival is marked by churches and schools in late September/early October (same as Canada) with singing, praying and decorating with baskets of food and fruit to celebrate

7872-778: The Thanksgiving celebration would take place on the fourth Thursday of November. This date is celebrated by many families of American origin, by some Protestant Christian denominations, such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (which is of American origin), the Presbyterian Church , the Baptist Church , the Methodist Church , and the Church of the Nazarene , and Methodist denominational universities. The day

7995-450: The anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of the island in 1983, in response to the deposition and execution of the socialist Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop by a military government from within his own party. Labor Thanksgiving Day ( 勤労感謝の日 , Kinrō Kansha no Hi ) is a national holiday in Japan . It takes place annually on November 23. The law establishing the holiday, which

8118-400: The arena from a descending scaffold overhead, dancing to the music in his old red, white, and blue Uncle Sam outfit. With Rocky, Duke, and Paulie in his corner, Apollo is overly confident that he can dispose of Drago with ease. However, Apollo is not ready for the extreme size and strength of the Russian. After taunting Drago and landing a number of ineffectual punches, Creed is pummeled badly in

8241-453: The bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed—to be observed on the second Monday in October." An annual thanksgiving holiday tradition in North American colonies is documented for the first time in 1619, in what is now called the Commonwealth of Virginia . Thirty-eight English settlers aboard the ship Margaret arrived by way of the James River at Berkeley Hundred in Charles City County, Virginia on December 4, 1619. The landing

8364-426: The challenge. The film ends as each boxer hits the other at the same time, symbolizing the equality of their greatness. The result was not revealed until the 2015 film Creed , in which Rocky tells Apollo's son, Adonis, that his father won this fight. In 1985, Apollo, now 43 years old, comes out of a five-year retirement to fight mammoth Soviet Olympic boxer Ivan Drago , who has come to the United States on behalf of

8487-402: The character of Apollo Creed.Protagonist Rocky Balboa —Creed's rival in Rocky and Rocky II —faces underdog odds, but he views Creed with respect, pointedly refusing the prodding of a reporter to trash-talk Apollo Creed, even after he publicly taunts Balboa by remarking "he's great." In Rocky , Creed cleans out his division of serious challengers but decides to fight Balboa for

8610-517: The characters reveal ideological conflicts. The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work. The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions (proairetic, pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters. The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically, often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality, self-determination , and

8733-453: The characters, but they include the characters for the sake of their actions" (1450a15-23). Aristotle suggests that works were distinguished in the first instance according to the nature of the person who created them: "the grander people represented fine actions, i.e. those of fine persons" by producing "hymns and praise-poems", while "ordinary people represented those of inferior ones" by "composing invectives" (1448b20—1449a5). On this basis,

8856-572: The closing seconds of the fight, Donnie finally unleashes a style that is comparable to his father's and Rocky's, and manages to knock down Conlan for the first time in his career. A split decision determines Conlan the winner of the fight, and gives Donnie the ultimate respect, telling him that he's "the future of this division." During the post-fight interview, HBO Boxing analyst Max Kellerman asks Donnie what he would like to say to his father, to which Donnie tearfully says that he loves him and he knows he didn't leave him on purpose, in which he concludes

8979-585: The country. Poland doesn't celebrate thanksgiving, but they do celebrate Dożynki which is very similar. The nation of Saint Lucia celebrates Thanksgiving on the first Monday in October. The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving does not have an official date in the United Kingdom; however, it is traditionally held on or near the Sunday of the harvest moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. Harvest Thanksgiving in Britain also has pre-Christian roots when

9102-599: The deliverance of Queen Anne in 1605. An unusual annual Day of Thanksgiving began in 1606 following the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 and developed into Guy Fawkes Day on November 5. Days of Fasting were called on account of plagues in 1604 and 1622, drought in 1611, and floods in 1613. Annual Thanksgiving prayers were dictated by the charter of English settlers upon their safe landing in America in 1619 at Berkeley Hundred in Virginia. According to some historians,

9225-457: The earlier onset of winter in the North, thus ending the harvest season earlier. Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century. Prior to Canadian Confederation , many of the individual colonial governors of the Canadian provinces had declared their own days of Thanksgiving. The first official Canadian Thanksgiving occurred on April 15, 1872, when the nation was celebrating

9348-579: The earliest surviving work of dramatic theory , Poetics ( c.  335 BCE ), the Classical Greek philosopher Aristotle states that character ( ethos ) is one of six qualitative parts of Athenian tragedy and one of the three objects that it represents (1450a12). He understands character not to denote a fictional person, but the quality of the person acting in the story and reacting to its situations (1450a5). He defines character as "that which reveals decision , of whatever sort" (1450b8). It

9471-399: The end of the bout – Balboa with severe eye damage and Creed with internal bleeding in his abdomen. Creed gains a controversial split decision victory, and neither fighter wants a rematch, at least not at that moment. In the second film, despite promising there would not be a rematch, Creed demands a rematch against Balboa while in the hospital emergency room. The public opinion

9594-441: The fan spectacle as well as for the implied symbolism of fighting a man with an Italian background. In the sequel film Rocky II , Balboa and Creed find themselves evenly matched in the ring, becoming friends in Rocky III . Creed had many nicknames, including "The King of Sting," "The Dancing Destroyer," "The Prince of Punch," "The Count of Monte Fisto," and most prominently "The Master of Disaster." Apollo Creed first appears in

9717-449: The fight (telling him to wash them afterward). Just before the fight, Lang mocks Creed again and shoves him, nearly starting a brawl. Re-energized with Creed shadow boxing in his corner, Rocky regains his title with a three-round knockout of Lang. After his victory, Creed reveals his favor: a third fight with Rocky – not as a bloody fight between bitter rivals but as a private sparring match between friends. Rocky happily accepts

9840-494: The fight, Rocky has been diagnosed with cancer, which greatly impacts Donnie's behavior, including being incarcerated for the night after a brawl at a club. While Rocky visits him in jail, Donnie angrily blames him for his father's death , while Rocky tries to calm him down and understand Apollo, who isn't there to defend himself. After getting his mind straight, Donnie makes a pact with Rocky that they would both fight their respective battles together. In Liverpool , Donnie receives

9963-626: The film series, Apollo Creed is known as one of the world's best fighters, possessing a combination of great speed and strength. His powerful jab and emphasis on agility complement his flashy personality and outfit. Creed focuses on a long-reaching jab to slowly wear his opponents down. He makes good use of long punches instead of strong uppercuts or hooks, and is constantly moving, trying to take as little damage as possible while confusing his opponent. In terms of weaknesses, his only major drawback appears to be his deep sense of pride and strong self-confidence, which allows Rocky to get an edge over him in

10086-524: The final Thursday in November in celebration of the bounties that had continued to fall on the Union and for the military successes in the war, also calling on the American people, "with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience ... fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty hand to heal the wounds of the nation...." Because of the ongoing Civil War , a nationwide Thanksgiving celebration

10209-516: The final round, Creed is knocked down by Balboa, with Balboa falling down in exhaustion as well. Balboa gets up by the count of 9, but Creed is unable to pull himself up and is counted out, losing the match and the championship by knockout, his first professional loss. Creed retires from boxing soon after. Despite the loss, he regains the respect of the public, as he lost in a fair fight. The fight also results in Creed finally acknowledging Balboa's ability as

10332-458: The final round, Creed is well ahead on points but is fatigued, and it is apparent that he cannot knock Balboa out. Creed takes a beating from Balboa. Not wanting a repeat of the first fight (and ignoring the pleas of his trainers), he vows to knock Balboa out rather than take the safer route by winning on points. At the beginning of the 15th round, he tells Rocky, "You're going down," to which Balboa replies, "No way." After going toe-to-toe for much of

10455-449: The final round, Rocky is adamant on stopping the fight to save Donnie from the long-term effects of his injuries, a decision he contemplated 30 years after Apollo's death. However, Donnie wants to continue to fight to prove that he is not "a mistake." After the revelation, Rocky tells Donnie that, though he's never had the chance to thank Apollo for stepping in when Mickey died, it does not match what he's done for him and that he loves him. In

10578-681: The first celebration of Thanksgiving in North America occurred during the 1578 voyage of Martin Frobisher from England in search of the Northwest Passage . Other researchers, however, state that "there is no compelling narrative of the origins of the Canadian Thanksgiving day." Antecedents for Canadian Thanksgiving are also sometimes traced to the French settlers who came to New France in

10701-405: The first round. Rocky wants to stop the fight but Apollo refuses. Apollo adamantly tells Rocky not to stop the fight "no matter what!" At the start of the second round, Drago pummels Creed with ease. Rocky again tries to stop the fight by throwing in the towel, but hesitates too long, giving Drago a chance to deliver (just as Rocky drops the towel) a fatal blow to Apollo, who dies in Rocky's arms in

10824-418: The former champ. He credited the film with equally considering both Creed and Rocky's perspectives. According to Gaughan, Creed knows his career is challenged and notes that although the film "doesn’t specifically mention the racial pressure of being matched by a white man on a national stage, it's an impossible factor to ignore that lingers over the story, and Weathers delivers a much more vulnerable depiction of

10947-540: The franchise after Rocky IV . In Rocky V , the fifth installment of the series, immediately after Rocky defeats Drago, Apollo's trainer Duke praises Rocky on his victory, saying that he made everyone proud, especially Apollo, by holding up his red, white, and blue trunks. Apollo was thereafter only mentioned briefly in the past tense, including a flashback scene between Mickey and Rocky before Balboa's first fight with Creed, in which Mickey says, "Apollo won't know what hit him." Rocky's pupil Tommy Gunn also claims to have been

11070-509: The great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions." Devotees in Florida , New England , Texas and Virginia have maintained contradictory claims to having held the first Thanksgiving celebration in what became the United States. The question is complicated by the concept of Thanksgiving as either a holiday celebration or a religious service. James Baker maintains, "The American holiday's true origin

11193-401: The greatest boxers ever, through the casual manner in which Philly’s denizens recognize and revere the name, and through Rocky, who acknowledges that Creed defeated him in their final, secret fight." Had Apollo survived, Carl Weathers believes his character would advise Adonis against boxing but would agree to train him as there was no one "better to show his son the ropes than the greatest." In

11316-420: The hands of Drago, believing that he is about to suffer the same fate. However, a vision of Mickey telling him to get up gives Rocky the strength to win the street fight. In the sixth installment of the Rocky franchise, Rocky is seen paying tribute to Apollo by telling customers at his restaurant stories about his friendship and fights with him. In a deleted scene, when Rocky wakes up he sees Paulie sleeping and

11439-563: The heavyweight champ." Andrew Bujalski of The New Yorker contrasts Apollo with Clubber Lang: "Apollo Creed had been nearly as sympathetic and charismatic as our hero, but Lang is all comic-book villainy." John Orquiola writes that Clubber "had every right to be confident because he destroyed Balboa in a way even Apollo never could" and opines that Creed was never a bad guy despite being "a proud and arrogant champion." Orquiola further writes that Creed respected Rocky and "was steadfastly on Team Rocky while Clubber hated them both." Rita Kempley of

11562-607: The holiday by attending religious ceremonies, while others take it as a day for relaxation. Others view the holiday as an imposition from the American settlers of the country. In the years following the second civil war , some Liberians have taken the holiday as a time to be thankful for this new period peace and relative stability. Many of the Pilgrims who migrated to the Plymouth Plantation resided in Leiden from 1609 to 1620, and had recorded their births, marriages, and deaths at

11685-483: The holiday in 'public and solemn' recognition of God's mercies." On 9 October 1879, Canada's Governor General, the Marquis of Lorne , declared November 6 as "a day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed." The Canadian Parliament on 31 January 1957 applied the same language in its proclamation for the modern holiday: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for

11808-406: The interview saying he's "proud to be a Creed." In the three years since the last film, Donnie has become WBC World Heavyweight Champion. Ivan Drago, who is destitute and divorced from his wife Ludmilla as a result of his loss to Rocky, has trained his son, Viktor, to be a boxer, hoping to restore his reputation vicariously through Viktor. Viktor rises in the ranks and eventually challenges Donnie to

11931-514: The island by visiting American whaling ships. In Brazil, National Thanksgiving Day ( Portuguese : Dia de Ação de Graças ) was instituted by President Gaspar Dutra , through Law 781 of August 17, 1949, at the suggestion of Ambassador Joaquim Nabuco , who was enthusiastic about the commemorations he saw in 1909 in St. Patrick's Cathedral as an ambassador in Washington. In 1966, Law 5110 established that

12054-546: The latter being either an author-surrogate or an example of self-insertion . The use of a famous person easily identifiable with certain character traits as the base for a principal character is a feature of allegorical works, such as Animal Farm by George Orwell, which portrays Soviet revolutionaries as pigs. Other authors, especially for historical fiction , make use of real people and create fictional stories revolving around their lives, as with The Paris Wife which revolves around Ernest Hemingway . An author can create

12177-459: The left-handed Rocky, pledging to knock him out in three rounds. Despite Evers showing concern when he sees Balboa in a television interview punching sides of beef in a meat-packing plant, Creed puts more effort into giving everyone a good show than training for the bout. When the match takes place, Creed dresses up as both George Washington and Uncle Sam in the pre-fight festivities (with his matching trademark "stars and stripes" boxing shorts) and

12300-538: The middle of the ring. An enraged Rocky then sets out to avenge Apollo's death by challenging Drago himself and agrees to an unsanctioned 15-round bout in the Soviet Union . Rocky again wears Apollo's stars-and-stripes boxing trunks. He succeeds as the film ends with Rocky winning the fight by knockout in the last round, with the Soviet premier and the Politburo looking on. With his character's death, Carl Weathers departed

12423-406: The most important of these is the structure of the incidents. For (i) tragedy is a representation not of human beings but of action and life. Happiness and unhappiness lie in action, and the end [of life] is a sort of action, not a quality; people are of a certain sort according to their characters, but happy or the opposite according to their actions. So [the actors] do not act in order to represent

12546-633: The name Gargantua to a giant and the huge whale in Pinocchio (1940) is named Monstro . In his book Aspects of the Novel , E. M. Forster defined two basic types of characters, their qualities, functions, and importance for the development of the novel: flat characters and round characters. Flat characters are two-dimensional, in that they are relatively uncomplicated. By contrast, round characters are complex figures with many different characteristics, that undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise

12669-406: The narrative structure, unlike core characters, for which any significant conflict must be traced during a considerable time, which is often seen as an unjustified waste of resources. There may also be a continuing or recurring guest character. Sometimes a guest or minor character may gain unanticipated popularity and turn into a regular or main one; this is known as a breakout character . In

12792-583: The nation's founding as a colony of the American Colonization Society in 1821 by former slaves and free people of color from the United States. However, the Liberian celebration of the holiday is notably different from the American celebration. While some Liberian families chose to celebrate with a feast or cook out, it is not considered a staple of the holiday and there is no specific food heavily associated with Thanksgiving. Some chose to celebrate

12915-555: The pilgrims' plans to emigrate to America. Later in New England, religious thanksgiving services were declared by civil leaders such as Governor Bradford , who planned the Plymouth colony's thanksgiving celebration and feast in 1623. Bradford issued a proclamation of Thanksgiving following victory in the Pequot War in the late 1630s to celebrate "the bloody victory, thanking God that the battle had been won." The practice of holding an annual thanksgiving harvest festival did not become

13038-404: The play contains kings and gods, it cannot be a comedy and must be a tragicomedy . [...] is first used in English to denote 'a personality in a novel or a play' in 1749 ( The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , s.v.). Its use as 'the sum of the qualities which constitute an individual' is a mC17 development. The modern literary and theatrical sense of 'an individual created in a fictitious work'

13161-552: The proclamation so close to the change wreaked havoc on the holiday schedules of many people, schools, and businesses, and most Americans were not in favor of the change. Some of those who opposed the change dubbed the holiday " Franksgiving " that year. Some state governors went along with the change while others stuck with the original November 30 date for the holiday, and three states — Colorado, Mississippi, and Texas — observed both dates. The double Thanksgiving continued for two more years, and then on December 26, 1941, Roosevelt signed

13284-476: The reader. In psychological terms, round or complex characters may be considered to have five personality dimensions under the Big Five model of personality. The five factors are: Stock characters are usually one-dimensional and thin. Mary Sues are characters that usually appear in fan fiction which are virtually devoid of flaws, and are therefore considered flat characters. Another type of flat character

13407-526: The rematch. Creed taunts Balboa at the press conference, insisting that he would "drop him like a bad habit" and telling Balboa as he leaves, "Come November, you're mine!" In a press interview during training, he also insists that Balboa "cannot last five minutes in the ring with a superior athlete like [him]." Creed trains harder than ever before with the intention of punishing Balboa for the embarrassment he caused 11 months earlier. Mickey trains Rocky to become faster, using unusual methods like chasing and catching

13530-428: The ring by surprising Creed in their first encounter. Apollo Creed's personality and fighting style has been compared to real-life boxer Muhammad Ali . The original film's release in 1976 also happened while Muhammad Ali was reigning champion. In 2013 Bleacher Report ranked Apollo the 3rd-best fictional boxer, only behind Rocky and Little Mac . In 2022, Screen Rant listed Apollo as the second greatest villain in

13653-474: The ring with Drago — a decision that will ultimately cost him his life." According to /Film, Apollo starts the film having "seemingly everything he needs" but has an emptiness as he misses being World Heavyweight Champion and being relevant. Adam Serwer views Creed as having "profoundly altered the character of Apollo Creed" and that Coogler's film accomplishes a redemption for Apollo "in several ways: through cameos from sports reporters discussing Creed as one of

13776-400: The series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in more than one episode, sometimes being the main focus. A guest or minor character is one who acts only in a few episodes or scenes. Unlike regular characters, the guest ones do not need to be carefully incorporated into the storyline with all its ramifications: they create a piece of drama and then disappear without consequences to

13899-450: The start of the story, he is a bitter miser, but by the end of the tale, he transforms into a kindhearted, generous man. In television, a regular, main or ongoing character is a character who appears in all or a majority of episodes, or in a significant chain of episodes of the series. Regular characters may be both core and secondary ones. A recurring character or supporting character often and frequently appears from time to time during

14022-742: The third film was "that Apollo Creed becomes a much larger part of the film, becoming Rocky’s new trainer" and observed the interactions "between Stallone and Weathers in Creed’s old training grounds are the closest that the film comes to feeling emotionally resonant." Reviewing Rocky IV: Rocky Vs Drago , Sean Price hailed Weathers' performance as the "best and most surprising revelation to come out of this new version" and called Weathers "the only actor here that shows any depth in their performance," comparing his performance to that of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler . Character (arts) A character who stands as

14145-552: The tiger". This quote is referred to throughout the movie, including the film's theme song, " Eye of the Tiger " by Survivor . Creed mentions that Rocky will owe him "a big favor" once he wins. Rocky's training is geared toward making him quicker and more agile to counter the larger, stronger brawler. Creed even teaches his own fighting style to Rocky. Rocky has trouble concentrating during his training, suffering from guilt over Mickey's demise and self-doubt. Adrian helps Rocky recognize this as

14268-463: The tradition continued until 1969. In 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation 1180, changing the date to September 21, altering the holiday as a celebration of the imposition of martial law a year prior. This continued until Marcos' ouster in 1986. Since the Fifth Republic , with no proclamations declaring the observance of thanksgiving, it is no longer officially celebrated in

14391-515: The weigh-in, Ivan mocks Donnie for being shorter than Apollo. Viktor dominates Donnie in the match but gets disqualified for attacking Donnie while he was down. Donnie is hospitalized, with many noting he is lucky to have survived. When Donnie recovers, he and Rocky reconcile and Rocky agrees to train him for a rematch against Viktor, to be held in Russia. Donnie has Mary Anne, his wife Bianca, and Rocky in his corner. Thanks to his training, Donnie puts on

14514-427: The word got out that Donnie is Apollo's illegitimate son, the media heavily publicized the story of his infidelity, which catches the eye of the trainer for the reigning light-heavyweight champion, "Pretty" Ricky Conlan ( Tony Bellew ). Both parties would want the fight to happen, however, on the condition that Donnie would assume his actual name instead of his mother's last name, Johnson, to which he agrees. Leading up to

14637-399: The world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well. Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving ceremonies are common among most religions after harvests and at other times of the year. The Thanksgiving holiday's history in North America is rooted in English traditions dating from

14760-466: Was born. In 1998, after Adonis' biological mother's death in the late '90s, Apollo's widow, Mary Anne ( Phylicia Rashad ), adopts him. At a young age, not only does he possess the boxing skills of his father, but also his fiery temper. Seventeen years later, presumed to be a well-educated young man, Donnie ( Michael B. Jordan ) leaves his job to pursue a full-time career in boxing. He first seeks tutelage from Duke's son, "Lil' Duke" ( Wood Harris ), who runs

14883-531: Was immediately followed by a religious celebration, specifically dictated by the group's charter from the London Company . The charter declared, "that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantation in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." Since the mid 20th century, the original celebration has been commemorated there annually at present-day Berkeley Plantation , ancestral home of

15006-424: Was not realized until Reconstruction in the 1870s. On October 31, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a presidential proclamation changing the holiday to the next to last Thursday in November in an effort to boost the economy. The earlier date created an extra seven days for Christmas shopping since at that time retailers never began promoting the Christmas season until after Thanksgiving. But making

15129-752: Was the New England Calvinist Thanksgiving. Never coupled with a Sabbath meeting, the Puritan observances were special days set aside during the week for thanksgiving and praise in response to God's providence." Baker calls the debate a "tempest in a beanpot" and "marvelous nonsense" based on regional claims. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy acknowledged both the Virginia and Massachusetts claims. Kennedy issued Proclamation 3560 on November 5, 1963, stating, "Over three centuries ago, our forefathers in Virginia and in Massachusetts, far from home in

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