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U. Can Demirci ESL #$X John the Great. There were so many stories about the chosen one. These prophecies said that he shall set people free, bring riotousness, and justice. On the fifth of September 1995, the chosen one was born. According to the prophecies, he shall be called Can Ironside. He was pretty tall, blond, and handsome. Some people even thought that he was God’s gift to the humanity. Can had to face some difficulties in his past, yet he always believed that what does not kill him,…

“ I never thought Spider-Man would become the world icon that he is I just hoped the books would sell and i’d keep my job.” (Stan Lee) Comics in the 1960s weren’t that popular back then but if you were reading one it would most likely be reading a marvel comic which was the comic book hit.During the 1960s comics Stan Lee is the greatest comic creator in America. “Stan Lee” had a tough and rough life growing up. Which would lead up to his great accomplishments later in life.To begin Lee was in…

Online Scavenger Hunt Great Depression 1. What is the gold standard? The gold standard is a monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold. 2. Why did the Federal Reserve raise interest rates in 1928 and 1929?The Federal Reserve was attempting to slow down stock market speculation by reducing consumer spending and construction spending. 3. What was the unemployment rate in 1933? About 25% 4. What were Hoovervilles? It was built by homeless people…

included super heroes or crime fighters, you likely understand what vigilantism is. Some vigilante characters include spider-man, batman, power rangers, and others like these. These days vigilantism is very popular, especially in the film business. Thor, Captain America, and even the Transformers are all versions of vigilantism which the film industry has marketed off of and has been very successful in doing so. These film versions of old comic books are very popular in the box office.…

The cultivation theory will help me find an understanding on the transition of female roles in science fiction films. Films are a big part of the culture here in the United States. Today superheroes are the common films made today but it is slowly starting to shift to science fiction and horror films. Many fans of the superhero movies look up to the heroes in the films and want to be just like them. Depending on the gender the viewer their hero most likely the same. There have not been many…

First, many student take their schools food for granite. Students complain about school lunch everyday because it's "gross" and then will not eat it. Schools get phone calls from parents yelling at them about how they aren't feeding Thor children, when really it's the students fault for not eating the food that somewhere another kid is dying from starvation. Even so, restaurants waste tons of food daily. There are people around the world living off bugs, tree bark, and dirt, while…

Another argument readers have against the new representative characters is that they feel that the sudden rush of diversity is forced and insincere. There are some under the impression that the new diverse characters are simply a gimmick of sorts. The addition of these characters and the altering of iconic characters is a marketing tactic and not the progressive movement that many believe it to be. These characters exist for scandals and controversies to draw attention back to comics and…

Culture and Literature Beowulf now vs. Beowulf then Although the film and the epic are related to each other, the two are also incredibly different. Why is this so? It is really quite simple. They were made at different times, by different people, and with different reason. Our ideas of heroes and our relation to heroes are completely different as from what they were when the epic Beowulf was written. There are differences in the characters and the plot. We can see this in the way that the…

Kung Fury starts off with two guys playing in a 1985 Miami arcade. When they get the game over, they insult the machine causing it to spring to life in anger resulting in blowing the two guy’s heads off. The arcade continues to cause mayhem in the city until one police officer calls one man that can get the job done; Kung Fury, a lone wolf kung Fu cop. After Kung Fury deals with the arcade he returns to base his police chief says he needs to get a new partner, TriceriCop. Kung fury refuses and…

In Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut’s use of hyperbole helps to further his overall message of the story, in which oppressing humans in order to make everyone equal, only makes them rebel. I think when Vonnegut says that “everybody was finally equal,” he used this as his overall hyperbole, because that was his main exaggeration. Not everyone is equal, because not everyone is being equally oppressed. Those who are beautiful and smart are made…