Avengers

Staples Center first opened on October 17, 1999, and is owned by the L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. As well as being home to the Lakers, the Staples Center is home to The Los Angeles Clippers (NBA), Kings (NHL), Sparks (WNBA), Avengers (AFL), and D-Fenders (NBA D-League). The structure measures at 950,000 square feet and can seat a little more than 19,000 people for basketball games. Besides normal seating, the arena has 2,500 club seats, 160 luxury suites, including 15…

Authors use many techniques to create and develop themes in their novels, in their respective genres. Junot Diaz weaves a unique blend of genres together including historical narrative, traditional realism, and science fiction in order to capture his and many others’ experiences as immigrants, especially Dominicans, in America. Diaz’s unique identity and literary voice is a pivotal element of his body of work. In his 2008 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Diaz…

As a movement, the main driving power of ISIS has been the physical force, and how this has created an uprising. But throughout this movement putting aside the destruction, ISIS has attempted to create credibility and sought to be seen as a legitimate state. ISIS has had a clear message, and that has led to recruitment of a large military force, and the intimidation of enemy forces, and the global media. In recent times there has been various factors in the lead up to this type of movement,…

Violent Video Games in a Violence Saturated World Video games have come a long way since Pong first showed up in the 1970’s and even farther since the first known video game, Tennis for Two, was created by Physicist William Higinbotham to be used as a science display in the 1950’s. When that simple game was unveiled to visitors, long lines formed full of people wanting to try this new technology. They would press a button to whack a tennis ball over a net represented by a couple of white…

She groans, before standing up quickly. “Are you alright? Dr.Schuetz” She looked up to see Steve and Tony stand up. “Yeah, just go and find out what happened. Put on the suit.” Kira said, as they nodded before running off. She runs over to the director, helping him up. As Fury was talking to everyone in a earpiece. She may have grudge, but never wishes someone get to hurt. “Go to the detention section. You will find Coulson there.” Fury orders as she nodded. Kira started running down,…

Let us imagine how would we feel after launching ourselves to space while holding a nuclear bomb in order to save the world from an extraterrestrial invasion. That instant could represent our last moment being alive and at the same time this could be traumatic experience for some people. Superheroes are not immune to this type of responses, they are still humans. This reminds us that after all, Tony Stark is the man behind the Iron Man suit. Tony is a man haunted by all his experiences. As we…

American actress Marilyn Monroe once said, “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures” (par 11). In medieval times, knights were highly respected in society. These mounted warriors not only received, but rightfully deserved respect from all in society. Medieval communities were captivated by knighthood and its fearless, yet gentle soldiers. Undoubtedly, knighthood was often a common theme in literature and characterized the medieval period. In the renowned British literature classic, The…

For years, people have tried to understand: Why do such mysterious activities occur in the Bermuda Triangle? Ships have vanished without a trace and aircraft disappear with no sign of where they went. There have been countless cases where aircraft and boats have shown no signs or radioed that they were in distress. Boats have showed up without any crew members and there is no damage to the boat. There have been many possible reasons that have surfaced in recent years. From scientific reasons to…

Disney Disney has been a prominent company in the entertainment industry for over ninety years. Walt Disney signed a contract with M.J. Winkler in 1926 creating the Disney Company. At the time, it was known as The Disney Brothers Studio. What made their beginning so strong that they have lasted this long? Disney has even experienced so much success in America, that they expanded internationally. Their business continues to grow, and for this year’s fiscal quarter, they earned a record 2.9…

so popular, however, is that he is in many ways a Russian, or at least a close approximation of the image that many Russians have of themselves as tough, unrelenting underdogs, righteous champions of the weak against the powerful and pure-hearted avengers of the crimes committed by the strong, notably the United States. “In America, we think that they just drink vodka and want to take over the world,” Mr. Monson said in an interview before the fight in Sukhumi. “But it is America that wrecks…