From the Body to the Mind essays

From the Body to the Mind essays We shocked the world!(Ventura 3). Indeed, CNN news anchors were literally laughing when they announced that Jesse Ventura had been elected Governor of Minnesota. An ex-pro wrestler? What could the people have been thinking?! Maybe the people of Minnesota knew something about the man born James George Janos that CNN news anchors didnt. Maybe Ventura is a man of courage and determination. Before entering pro wrestling, Ventura was a member of the Navy SEALs, an elite corps of underwater demolition experts. Becoming a SEAL required an extensive twenty-two-week training program. Ventura said, I was in the best physical condition of my life, (Hunter 60). After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Ventura discovered bodybuilding, rode with an outlaw motorcycle club, and attended college. Then he decided to try pro wrestling. Surfer Jesse Ventura made his debut in Kansas City, and soon competed in Oregon and Hawaii. But it wasnt until Jesse The Body Ventura began wrestling in the American Wrestling Association that the wrestling world began to really take notice. Two years later, Jesse arrived in the World Wrestling Federation, then returned to the AWA, where he first wrestled Hulk Hogan. He would face Hogan again in the WWF. But Jesses World title hopes were dashed when it was discovered that he had blood clots in his lung. The Body hung up his wrestling boots and picked up the microphone, and became one of the most popular broadcasters the WWF has ever known. He rode his popularity fight to Hollywood, where he appeared in such films as The Predator and The Running Man. Jesse was elected mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota s sixth-largest city. He then went into radio broadcasting before scoring his incredible upset for the office of Minnesota governor. Today The Body wants to be known as The Mind. Appropria...