Charles Dana Gibson

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacle” (Christopher Reeve). Christopher reeve was an american actor, film director, and author. He was also the first man to play the role of Superman. A good hero is somebody who causes change and risk their lives to save another. They often go through obstacles to survive or to rescue others. Because heroism comes with challenges, heroes must be brave, persevere, and put others in front…

Hero vs Hero There are many people in the world that can be portrayed as a hero, but what really is a hero. The dictionary states that a hero is “a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.” In the book The Odyssey, Odysseus was portrayed as the hero who saved everyone from the trojan war. Another hero who saves people and cares about others and not just himself is Iron man from the movie Iron Man(2008,2010,2013). Both of these heroes put…

A hero. What does a hero actually mean? To me, a hero is someone who does something brave to sacrifice themselves for others. A hero can be the one who saves a specific spot or place where there are a lot of people in the area during an attack or something. What makes a hero is the bravery and the intelligence of one person for themselves or others. First, It takes a brave hero to do tiring things in a rough situation. For example in passage one it states that, “A self-described…

COMPARE AND CONTRAST HAMLET In many different ways, typically the story is much different than the movies that are based off of the stories. That being said, Hamlet is no exception to this theory. The movie starring Mel Gibson follows the story line pretty well for the most part. However there are some major changes to make the movie attract to more of a variety of audiences. It shows many things in which the play does not. Hamlet is a story of a son of the son of a king that is trying to…

We are as human in the 21st century enjoy significant advancement in technology and culture compare to the last century. One of our newest exploitation is the venturing into artificial intelligence, also known as AI. From the Siri on IPhone to the Cortana of window phone, we are toying with the concept of putting AI into our daily interaction. It's an exciting idea. But little known to us, the idea of AI has been around for a long time. It exists in movies, video games, books, and magazines. One…

It was a cold day in Taco Town, everyone was staying inside because of the weather. it was so cold outside the taco sauce river had froze and that has never happened before because it was made from the hottest of all sauces. the mayor of Taco Town was worried that the people would soon start to freak out about the river freezing over and wanted to make a statement to the town. the river was the main source of flavor in the town it made everything so much better, it also provided warmth to the…

Directed by Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge is as inspirational as Braveheart and the best war movie since Saving Private Ryan. The film immerses you into the extraordinary life of Desmond Doss [Andrew Garfield], a Virginian Seventh-Day Adventist who decides to enlist in the Army and sail to Okinawa, where he saved 75 wounded men at the bloodiest epicenter of war without carrying a weapon to protect himself from the fierce Japanese Army. Desmond's conviction to practice acts of love will make any…

William Wallace He stands in front of his small army, gazing at them. Many of these men have heard mystical stories about him, such as being six or seven feet tall and having a very large sword (Wallace 700 2005). Stories have even said he could crush a man’s skull with his bare hands. As he looks at them, to prepare them for battle he says, “They may take away our lives, but they’ll never take away our freedom (Braveheart)!” Wallace probably never said these words in such a dramatic fashion,…

The novel Neuromancer conveys that the obsession with self image is influenced by society’s reliance on technology in a passage that is the initial depiction of the character Julius Deane. The reason why the novel was successful was due to the new perspective on civilization through the nihilistic attitude many characters possessed that left readers intrigued in the short-lived cyberpunk movement. Julius Deane was a man of power that lived a luxurious life filled with the importance of…

When I was about 14 years old I saw a live concert on television in which Edward Van Halen performed some tapped bends on his electric guitar and they blew me away. He did some sliding taps and some bent taps and I immediately thought, "Wow, this man is truly a master of the electric guitar; he has absolute control over it and never makes any mistakes." Although now I consider tapped bends to be a fairly simple technique, they are still interesting musically, and the most difficult thing about…