Kryptonite

When it comes to the topic of laws, most of us will readily agree that breaking the laws is unjust. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of if there is ever a time when a law can acceptably be broken. Whereas some are convinced that laws should never be broken, others maintain that there are some instances where laws should be broken. Socrates and Antigone would agree with the statement that disobeying laws is never the answer. Likewise, I have always believed that…

Richard Reyes Mr. Amoroso AP Literature and Composition Period: 3 LAP TOPIC #5 Our inability to truthfully say that we are fulfilled with ourselves is the cause for normality. We caress our skin in the clear mirror to impress everyone else, but we lose ourselves in a world of distortion. However, there is the rift within us that when we look in the mirror, we realize that this is just a toxic mirage. Crash! The pristine sound of breaking the fake image , breaking apart the delusional glass that…

The American Dream and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby go hand in hand with each other correlating one thing to another and depicting it for an audience. Having a dream and actually pursuing it is something that people have a hard understanding. For years, people worldwide have built up the American Dream as the ultimate lifestyle and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s display of his character Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, contradicts this belief. The American dream is believed to be…

time period? The answer is lots of different gadgets. Some of the ones not yet listed are: caltrops, different kinds of anti-venoms, and a re- breather. Inside of his utility belt Batman carries a great variety of devices; some of which include: kryptonite ring, electrical sticks, lock picking tool(s), his multiple different kinds of Batarangs, magnets, and demagnetizers (Batman). These changes made to Batman and his different kinds of weapons was influenced by multiple factors other than just…

The radio show version, is when Superman first faced kryptonite, met Daily Planet reporter Jimmy Olsen, and became associated with the catchphrase "truth, justice, and the American way," (Juddery, 2009). In the sixteen part epic, the story starts when a Chinese American family moves into Metropolis. They are…

whom possesses powers such as superhuman strength and is invulnerable. He has the power to fly, the ability to see through walls with x-ray vision, he has heat vision that allows him to shoot red-hot beams out of his eye, and his only weakness is kryptonite. He made his first appearance in comic books and eventually made an appearance in multiple movies. This hero, in fact, is “The Man of Steel.” This perfect creation, Superman, has been an iconic figure for decades (1938-2016) (“Vaux”).…

Kryptonite "True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart." -Honoré de Balzac The world has taught me to love, but only when love is deserved. Love has broken so many people. I see it in my friend Miranda, a forbidden love due to the inability to except progress. . Destinee, a verbally abusive and bipolar relationship. People take the love they feel they deserve. If…

We are living in the 21st century—where I have been accepted into a private college. Not only have I been accepted into a “private” college—I have been accepted into a “white private college”. At eighteen, I have already slain two negative stereotypes—so I would say momentum is on my side that would sweep the 95-96 Bulls. I graduated high school and have been accepted into a lesser known college(.-What that means) So yeah, my (iron or eye) sight is right on success. I’m on a lucrative road where…

When you’re weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes…who you gonna call? When you’ve fallen so far, there are only two options: Flight takes you deeper into unfamiliar darkness; fight must be nurtured from somewhere within you and offers no promises. >>>>>>> The pressure, it just depresses you. When your spirit and soul, your mind and your ego, are all on the post-iceberg Titanic, all you can do is find someplace through meditation or otherwise where you can…

“This will be super fun.” That is what my dad said right before we went on the canoeing trip he had planned for my cousins and me. He couldn’t have been further from the truth. It all started in the morning on that fateful Monday morning. My father and mother were in the kitchen with my grandma and grandpa talking about the newspaper lying on the table in front of them. I walked in and started to eat breakfast. As I was eating my cereal, my dad said he had a surprise for everyone. He wasn’t…