Jedi

the new republic. Even though this is a book, issued by Disney, made for the new Star Wars canon, it is still very relevant to the topic of sociology. This novel takes place six years before the new film and over twenty years after “Return of the Jedi”. It follows Leia Organa in her new role as a Populist senator in the New Republic. This republic is made up of two, not really political parties, but factions. The Populists and the Centrists. The Populists believe that…

Valerian: Luc Besson’s hero drives a Lexus A younger generation raised after Star Wars might think, when looking at Valerian, the film, that it borrowed many ideas from George Lucas blockbuster, but the reality is different: Valerian inspired Star Wars. Valerian, the film, picks the comic series from 1967 and mixes it with a promise of the future: the Skyjet vehicle designed by Lexus for a world set 700 years in the future. The first trailer from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,…

This time was the age of the blockbuster. Movies like “Return of the Jedi,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Beverly Hills Cop” and “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” appealed to people of all ages and made millions of dollars in the box office. Some films that were popular today that were popular in the 1980s are “The Breakfast Club…

In my senior year in high school many of my fellow classmate and teacher used to mention that in college we were required to write more than seven pages long. I was a little bit nervous to attend college because I was not used to write more than three pages long. When I started my first semester, what people used to mention about college was different. There were many essay to do throughout this semester, however it was not that hard how other describe college being. Now that my first semester…

Essays, Not Rants! 281: Space Nazis I'm tired, I've had a long day. And I'm reading the news, and some days reading the news leaves you unable to finish your silly rant essay about a silly mobile game where you make karps flop around. So let's talk about Star Wars. It's hard to not read the original trilogy as a product of the Cold War, especially given the way contemporary language describes it. The USSR was described as being an unstoppable bear the United States was only outpacing through…

Essays, Not Rants! 198: Diversity: It’s That Easy! Claire Temple, played by Rosario Dawson, shows up in the last episode of Jessica Jones, providing a quiet link between that show and Daredevil. She tends to a wounded Luke Cage, because it takes a special kind of doctor to treat an (incredibly hot) man with unbreakable skin. Malcolm, Jessica’s neighbor, shows up too and the three share a scene. And suddenly there are more (important) people of color interacting on screen than in any other…

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question always caused me to stutter, averting my gaze. My brother declared his major in astrophysics when he was five, my best friend snuck her epigenetics textbooks into history class. But the capricious child inside me couldn’t decide: A marine biologist? A Broadway star? A crazy cat lady? As I matured, some gear in my head locked into place: I want to be a magical warrior princess. It’s as simple as that. Armed with knowledge as my power, I…

TEXT ANALYSIS-FILM COMPARISON WALL- E // STAR WARS III Genre or type of film- in what ways are they similar? They both have a space theme. In star wars earth is ruined earth. They also share the theme of a futuristic film . Technology is quite advanced compared The idea that we will have robots later on is consistent between the two. In what ways are they different? Wall-E is more of a moral film Star wars is about fighting and defended the universe. The use of robots is different as…

For example, the book states,’ Dude wore hisnerdiness like a jedi wore his light saber or a lens her lens couldnt have passed for normal if hed wanted to”(21). When wearing thngs that portrays his identity , it demonstartes his pride of love from self. COnsequently choosing clothes that he chooses to express himslef…

The poems on this anthology all have one thing in common: they are all about figures of power. In these persona poems, the poets put themselves in the shoes of powerful fictional figures and speak as them. The characters come from a wide range of literary texts--from greek mythology to a novel about vikings to Star Wars and Game of Thrones--but all have in common a powerful voice. All of these figures influence others and cause a great impact on the lives of others. One poem, in particular, is…