Silver bullet

Two of the most iconic superheroes, born from DC Comics, are Wonder Woman and Superman. Superman first appeared in DC Comics in 1933. Wonder Woman debuted approximately ten years after, in 1941. They both have evolved over time but remain popular to this day. Most people consider the heroes to be unalike; therefore, parallels between them are seldom made. It is often thought that the commonalities they share are merely vague and minimal. This may be due to their obvious difference of gender;…

The problem, however, is that when drug users are convicted, their student loans can be denied. This is the exact opposite of what our justice system should be doing. We should be helping them grow to become better citizens, rather than make barricades that prevent them from becoming productive members of society. With the price of college tuition skyrocketing it is nearly impossible to pay for college while working an unskilled labor job. This leaves them in the predicament of working a low…

of key factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. From this list, three factors stand out as critically important due to their heightened potential … I will argue that climate and weather, lack of political will, and human demographics and behavior are the most critical factors in the emergence of infectious diseases in the modern day. I. Climate and Weather All life is impacted by short-term weather variations and long-term changes in climate. Climate and weather, thus, have the…

sometimes bring Alissa lunch. What I brought her ranged from pizza to mozzarella sticks, but she was grateful no matter what she received. Currently, Alissa is lacking in employment. She would like to work, however, and has applied at both Harps and Silver Screen Video. Once they start hiring, Alissa also plans on applying at Atwood’s. Her drive to find a place to work depicts Alissa’s work ethic, and shows that she does not easily give up on her goals. Alissa has plenty of room to learn. She is…

“I haven’t shot a gun in 30 years.” Terror draped in my shaky voice, ice cold eyes with his bottom lip tightly stern, as I caught the gun sheriff Tate threw in my direction. "I’d feel mighty comfortable if you did now...” Tate replied snarky with a harsh hiss. As I took hold of the gun the overwhelming feelings flooded over me, I heard the whispers of the trees echo through my head. Reminiscing the last time I aimed a fire arm, the last time I was caught. I took a step closer to the gravel and…

What constitutes effective practice in Secondary (KS3/KS4) Mathematics teaching? “It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.” -- Mark Twain “Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency.” -- René Descartes Introduction In the ‘good old days’ the emphasis was on “the three Rs: reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic”.x More recent developments have emphasized the core of literacy (“the ability to read,…

He shoots and my body reacts instantly, dipping forward and dodging the bullet. I step towards him, closing the distance between us and send an upper-cutting right to his jaw. It’s my silver fist that hits him and he drops to the ground, teeth clanking together. At the same time, my right-hand reaches out and twists the gun out of his grip. I straighten up and fire one shot at the man who’s about to knife Jensen in the back. He drops to the floor, dead. Okay, maybe killing a guy isn’t such a…

of a newborn was too much for her and switched roles with Jeanette. While all this was happening back home, Camille survived D-Day, but died at Nijmegen leaving Jeanette to take care of their son by herself. When he died Jeanette accepted Camille’s Silver Star for him and was forced to start a new life which began with her worrying she’d never love again. She remarried eventually to a man named William Norton who loved Robert as his own. They lived happily together until he died of a heart…

The Baron Armand de Valfort was dead! No one among those who were present when his body was discovered, could understand: why? Why, indeed, was he dead?! Although, I must say, all of them showed a great deal of restraint, - including Amandine Valloix,- it was, however, obvious, looking at their twisted lips, and protruded eyes, that they did not comprehend what had happened. It was a terrible shock! Evidently, the Baroness was most affected by the death of her husband in such horrible…

structure of the play to juxtapose the poignant end of Scene 6 with the abrupt Scene 7, which again depicts Mother Courage’s avarice in a negative light. At the height of her career, in a flashy display of wealth, Mother Courage wears “a necklace of silver coins”, which becomes a symbol of the effect of profit. Mother Courage seems to abruptly forget the hardships the war brought as soon as she starts to make profit again. Her song further illustrates this, praising war as a “business…