Superhuman

still a baby, Hera sent two snakes into Hercules’ crib to try and kill him. To everyone’s surprise, Hercules was sitting up in his crib with a snake in each of his hands. Later on in life, Hercules grew up and proved to everyone he is a master of superhuman strength. Hercules did something and it made Hera mad. Hera put Hercules under a spell and he killed his wife Megara and his 2 daughters. When he got out of the spell, he saw the dead bodies and blood all over his hands. He blamed himself for…

People tend to fear what they do not understand; this human trait has given rise to hysteria, myths, legends, superstitions, and a multitude of mystical creatures. One of the most common monsters that piques the interest of numerous people are vampires. Vampires are seen as fictitious due to all the attention they have received by the media and their transition from bloodthirsty creatures of the night to emotionally distant, teenage dreams. However, there almost always is a grain of truth behind…

Throughout history, religion has been a driving force of practically every aspect of life for nearly every single society ever to have existed. For most community-based societies, such as the tribes of Indigenous Americans, religion is also found to be community-based and stresses cooperation over dominance of any sort, which in turn leads the economical structure of the society to be community-based, allowing for each member of the community to have an equal share of the resources available.…

The Importance of Friendship The epic of Gilgamesh fulfills the requirements of an epic by being consistently relevant to a human society and has specific themes of immortality, friendship, and grief. Gilgamesh was a tyrant king of Uruk, who took whatever appealed to him, oppressed the people, made every young man into a soldier and took the virginities of noble men’s wives. The beginning of the epic painted Gilgamesh as more of a god-like being and also an oppressor that no one could…

Religion is defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. There are different types of religion practices, but there are some people who do not believe in anything at all. Everyone has their own opinions on the topic of religion. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel tells a story of a boy by the name Pi, who is stuck out in the middle of the ocean with a tiger name Richard Parker. The line that grabbed everyone’s attention right away is “I…

Teenage years are one of the most memorable times in an individual’s life. Screenwriters (or whoever else) creates stories that attract adolescents... Teenage love has been a classic story for movies from generation to generation. In this era, Twilight puts a sci-fi twist in the traditional teenage love story which makes it one of the first of its kind to shift the popular teenage movie culture. Twilight has inspired many movies and shows including, “The Vampire Diaries”, “Teen Wolf”, “Warm…

In his notorious book , Dr. Pauketat explains Cahokia and concentrates on how Cahokia affected various cultures throughout the central North America. Cahokia was considered the center of the regional Mississippian culture that covered most parts of the Mississippian Valley. The author introduces Pax Cahokiana as a culture of people and materials that had a significant influence to the different regions of North America. In his creditable analysis, Dr. Pauketat explains the rise of Pax…

Beowulf: The Epic Hero’s Journey “And many men stated that south or north, / Over all the world, or between the seas, / Or under the heaven was no hero was greater,” is how men describe the hero Beowulf, in the epic Beowulf (670-672). This title character is known for his brave feats his loyalty to his king. He is an epic hero as he embodies the characteristics of a hero such as having larger-than-life qualities, traveling on long journeys, and undertaking tasks that no one dares to attempt.…

More zombies, a flock of undead crows, and Alice (Milla Jovovich) the zombie killer soldier are back along with a group of survivors from Raccoon City for more in Resident Evil: Extinction, a 2007 action packed somewhat futuristic horror movie. It is the third movie in the Resident Evil series produced by Paul W.S. Anderson. Travelling across the Nevada desert trying to get to Alaska, these survivors never stay in one place for long for fear of being attacked by the walking dead. Resident Evil:…

storytelling and gathering in mead-halls to celebrate victories over a neighboring tribe. The first great story about a world-renowned hero is Beowulf. The main character, Beowulf, was a great warrior about whom people passed down spectacular stories of superhuman feats he had performed. The story Beowulf focuses on a battle between the hero and a terrible monster that harasses the mead-hall of King Hrothgar, leader of the Danes. Beowulf presents the monster, Grendel, as a horrific beast but by…