Avengers

Life is an epiphany! No matter what we achieve in life disaster or tragedy will strike and destroy it but this does not mean you have to throw the towel. Values such as; courage, bravery, strength, loyalty, and reputation allow individuals or communities to face such adversaries and survive in spite of them. Beowulf is an example of how individuals survive adversaries in life regardless of endless challenges that one face in life. The character of Beowulf in the poem Beowulf demonstrates courage…

Shakespeare 's Hamlet stars an introspective Danish prince of the same name, who embarks on a mission to avenge his father 's death after the former king 's ghost appears to him in the night and reveals that the former king was killed by his brother, Hamlet 's uncle Claudius, who has now inherited the throne and married the prince 's mother. The revelation of his father 's murder at the hands of his uncle opens Hamlet 's eyes to the corruption in the royal court, prompting him to question the…

“An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind” were the words of the wise Mahatma Gandhi. In no where else is this more so proven than in the American criminal justice system. Our definition of justice is often measured by how long a sentence or how large a fine is and how it relates to the corresponding crime. Some people can get prison time, fines, and even sentenced to death as a punishment for the crimes they have committed. This state sponsored death as punishment is a tactic used to…

Iliad, is an ancient Greek epic by homer. The epic sets by the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by Greeks. The epic start with the events of argument about rage between Agamemnon, the king of Achaeans and Achilles, the great warrior of Achaeans. During the epic, Homer engages different type of gods including Zeus to make the epic special. During the war, there are many incidents happen among different characters including gods. On the other hand Dante, the divine comedy, is…

Superheroes have become the role models for many young people around the world. Superheroes are seen as the justice seekers, who will defeat the villains. Villains and anti-heroes on the other hand are seen as the bad guys as their name says so but, usually is because what they do usually goes against society’s moral code. Magneto for example, is someone who is seen as a villains who outright kills anyone who stands in his way, but he does so because he wants his kind to be able to live free of…

While viewing the film Fifty Shades of Grey, I was not only amazed by Christian’s character, but I was also sadden by his lifestyle and childhood experience. Growing up, Christian was a victim of sexual abuse. As a result of his past, he portrays characteristics such as, stone-hearted, evasive, unfathomable, and mysterious. In addition, Christian is also perceived as a self-made billionaire, handsome, smart, charming, and secretly practices BDSM which is “a condensed abbreviation for bondage and…

Essay 1: Rough Draft alous of the supernatural capabilities Beowulf had. The epic hero has to be unique, filled with compassion and must be loyal to the organization or group in which he belongs. I will examine how Beowulf defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and finally defeats the dragon and how all of these elements contribute to Beowulf’s being an epic hero. In each of the fights: I will examine how Beowulf’s physical and mental strength is tested, how he is considered a hero for various…

This is very evident in both the first and last sentences: “People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenger her father’s blood”(11), “This ends my true account of how I avenged Frank Ross’s blood”(224). However, for all of Mattie’s Bible-thumping, she fails to see that as a “good Christian” she should not be seeking revenge, but offering forgiveness. In…

Feminists are ambitious beings that believe in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. Gloria Steinem, an American feminist, once stated "Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It 's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It 's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It 's about baking a new pie. " Comparing feminism to "baking a new pie" suggests that women seek a drastic change in today 's society. Despite…

We all know comics are unrealistic and contain many hurtful stereotypes for women, it’s time we bring some of those problems for light. The comic book industry’s approach to women really has not changed over the years, from selling sex, to being female counterparts of the other male superheroes, companies seem to believe that kick-butt female characters are all we need, but there are still many stereotypes that need to be addressed. Take a simple yet powerful, comic book trope…