O Captain! My Captain!

creators themselves remain a part of the fandom. To write for a character, they must understand everything about them and consider which parts they want to individualize. Nick Spencer has been a writer for Marvel since 2015. His current string of Captain America comics is unconventional, where the hero who is meant to be a “star-spangled symbol of morality, selflessness, and freedom, is now one of the Marvel universe’s most insidious villains” and working for an evil group called Hydra. Spencer…

Finding Nemo gives the audience a unique experience into what a society should seem like using different norms and values. Nemo did not think about how fortunate he was until his regular routine was taken away. This teaches multiple things about life and how to correctly act to get the best outcome. “Animating Youth: The Disneyfication of Children’s Culture” by Giroux shows that Disney has the ability to put a script to society and shape the childhood of millions of kids. Gamson wrote “Media…

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea One of the most important technology in the story was the Nautilus AKA the submarine used as the transportation for the crew in the story and harpoons to attack the monster and kill it. Captain Nemo is the one leading the crew and does not like war but still kills many monsters with the harpoon. Deep sea exploration was possible during the time period talked about in the story submarines were used for underwater exploration but there was no mythical creatures such…

The film was foreshadowed by five different films previous to it. It began with the banishment of Loki at the end of the film, Thor. Loki wanted to obtain power from the tesseract, which was last seen falling from the plane in the film, Captain America. In the remaining three films, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and The Incredible Hulk, the start of the Avengers Initiative is mentioned. Leading to The Avengers, which has a clear and concise plot. Besides the main plot of how Earth’s greatest heroes…

Braxton Rundell English 2A April 29, 2015 Captain America is a 1940s hero as he reflects the U.S. at it’s most patriotic time. Captain America symbolizes the American patriotism by his clothes with his red, white, blue colors and stripes with stars. Captain America was created to be an enemy against Germany which made him loved by fans in America. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon are the writers of Captain America. Jack Kirby was born on April 29, 1917, in New York City, NY. Joe Simon was born on…

In the novel 20 00 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, the main characters’ lives are turned upside down and are forced to live under the sea for a total of 20 000 leagues of traveling. Now being in a submarine can be very incredible. But after a couple months, the life of the past can seem to be missing, and being stuck under the sea for that long can start to be a bother. Jules Verne clearly shows the limit to how interesting something, to the day it becomes a pain to sanity. At the…

As the sun kissed the horizon and the birds chirped, Rainsford's eyes fluttered open. He hadn’t felt more rested. He looked around and the room and was quickly reminded of what had happened the night before. There was Zaroff’s blood on the wood floor. It looked like it still hadn't dried yet. He shook his head and made his way out the bedroom door and to the kitchen. His left forearm was aching with pain. He pulled up his pajama sleeve and turned his arm over. He saw a huge gash on his forearm.…

Looking throughout history, women’s roles have always been sparse and almost non-existent. In fact, very few women had the honour of being in older textbooks, nor did they even get recognition for their work. Although this is now changing, with feminism ensuring that females are no longer forgotten. Previous sexist views have already created a lack of documentation on older historical women. This is shown when examining the topic of female pirates. Only a handful of ladies have actual proof of…

My mother tells me that dreams are crossroads, not belonging to the mortal or spirit world. In dreams, the deceased can communicate with the living, tie up loose ends. The lost souls would be able to apologize for anything done wrong, be able to say “I love you” one last time, and even tell them where a certain large stack of money is hidden. The possibilities are infinite in Crossroad. Once anything that made the spirit feel fragmented arose, they were condemned to wander Crossroad in search of…

Metaphors in Walt Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain!”. The poem, “O Captain! My Captain!”,shows a religious theme, through the metaphors used. Walt Whitman, the writer, uses shifts in the point of view, the rhyme scheme, and repetition to bolden the hidden metaphors he uses. The poem is about an ancient man who was a follower of Jesus, and his pathway from life to heaven. The largest metaphor, the captain, which is equivalent to Jesus, is shown all throughout the poem. The captain died on the…