Bucky

Beowulf of an Old English story and Captain America, an American comic book hero, are similar in a various ways. Both characters exhibit traits of leadership and strength both physical and moralistic. However, Beowulf fights for fame and pride while Captain America fights for the good of his country and the world. The similarities between these two characters exceed their differences and this is why they are both such compelling characters. Beowulf is not commanding vast legions of men, but his…

Harry “Bucky” Lew, Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, Harold Hunter, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, and Hank DeZonie were the first six men who paved the way for future African American players in professional basketball. Harry “Bucky” Lew was the first ever recorded African American to sign a professions basketball contract. His entrance in to the New England basketball league…

Dante Pignetti In Pat Conroy’s novel Lords of Discipline, Dante Pignetti’s ghost is the shame of growing up poor. Throughout the entirety of the novel Pig struggles with being the poor one in the group and is never truly able to separate this fact from his identity. While Pig was known for many things like his physical attributes and his strength, his muscles never hid the fact that he didn’t have much to his name. Because he was poor he constantly needed to borrow money and when times got…

“Help! Help! We are stuck, and they are coming!” random citizen cry out with fear. SMASH! The super heroes arrive on the scene. Working together they saved the day! Despite the varying personalities, intelligences, weaknesses, and strengths, of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America, they can come together as a team when needed. One superhero that has a very different personality is Iron Man or Tony Stark. He is very intelligent, and technology is his specialty. Iron Man, or Tony…

Legends in Concert: A Show You Won’t Regret Seeing Whether you want to see a live show featuring Elvis Pressley, Tina Turner, or Michael Jackson, the exciting Legends in Concert is sure to leave you breathless. The show, which is owned and operated by On Stage Entertainment, has won various awards since its start in 1983, including the notable “Show of Shows” award (given by the International Press Assn.), “Show of the Year”, “Grand Slam”, and “Entertainers of the Year”. Aside from…

The movie Captain America: Civil War shows not just intense action, witty humor, and great character development, but a lot of political strife also. The basis of this movie is surrounded around the characters agreeing to a document called “The Sokovia Accords”. This document brings to question certain principles that make up the theme of this movie. Should heroes be put under the Security of the United Nations where the will of the represented nations are present, or should it be left to the…

But when we lose something so valuable like a limb we then realise you can’t just go out and replace it. There a lot of movies that has characters with bionic limbs, such as Bucky Barnes from Captain America, Alex Murphy from Robocop, and Gazelle from Kingsman: The Secret Service. All these characters have experienced situation where their limbs have been amputated and replaced with prosthetic ones. The characters use the prosthetic…

The goal of the team with this scenario is to take a diagnostic quality image of a lateral sternum while keeping the patient seated while using the upright Bucky. Unfortunately, the first try for imaging the lateral sternum did not come out to the quality needed due to the female patient’s large breasts and upper arm flesh. One option for imaging this patient’s lateral sternum would be to place the patient’s arms behind her back, causing her chest and back to form an arched position. While also…

Conrad’s family unit now consists of him, his mother and his father. After the loss and trauma, they have experienced there is a strain on their relationships. Especially the relationship between mother and son. The most communication we see from the mother is when she speaks to her husband or basically anyone other than her son. The family is emotionally tied to each other but the communication is disconnected. The mother seems to have withdrawn from Conrad completely, only speaking to with…

This novel is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In this book, Tom is still involved and joins in a little plan of his own at the end. Although this is a sequel to Tom’s story, the main character is Huck who becomes a runaway with a slave named Jim. Huck escapes his abusive father and ends up finding an aristocratic family, two people who are obviously out to scam people, and Tom’s Aunt Polly. The novel is known for its satirical elements on several subjects including: family feuds,…