Thor

join some of their marketable comic book heroes in a special team (Tucker, 2012). The team was composed of franchised heroes such as Iron Man played by Robert Downey Jr.; Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk; Chris Evans as Captain America; Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye; Scarlett Johanson…

Marvel's Mistake: Antman There are a lot of quotes and sayings about how one cannot learn without making mistakes. That is true in a lot of cases, except for skydiving and making billion dollar hollywood movies. The film Antman, made by Marvel Studios, is a substandard movie. It was a mistake to make it. It is bad because of three main reasons: it has a poor storyline and script, failed to meet expectations, and does not hook the attention of the audience. Antman is a movie about a man named…

the straps of the handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds. Harrison smashed his headphones and spectacles against the wall. He flung away his rubber-ball nose, revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder” (Vonnegut 6). While he was not instigating any violence against anyone, he threatened the government’s…

minorities face opposition in finding acting roles. As the Huffington post remarks “there are more straight, white male superheroes with power than all minorities combined with power in Hollywood’” (Duca). Robert Downey Junior: Ironman, Chris Hemsworth: Thor, Chris Evans: Captain America,…

Grace Bechdol Mrs. Hancock Introduction to Literary Genre Essay #3 September 29, 2015 "These Aren't Your Typical Boys" Christopher Wren was one of England's greatest architects and oversaw the building of more than fifty churches in London following the Great Fire of 1666. Wren's most highly acclaimed design is the famous St. Paul's cathedral, a stately masterpiece that has served as model for many other dome structures around the world, including the U.S. Capitol. Wren is also the architect…

Norse myths are very complex. There are many gods and goddesses and many giants too. They all play a part in how our world formed, but the main focus of Norse myths isn’t on how we came to Earth. Instead, it focuses on gods and goddesses like Loki, Thor, Freya, and Odin. They were a few of many astonishing gods in the Norse myths. Before the Vikings became Christians, they believed in these gods and had an elaborate and complicated native religion (McCoy). In Norse myths, it starts with a land…

The waves crashed against the shore, Eric had known Norway for most of his life but the immense power of the sea still beckoned him. The salty air cut against his battle-worn skin, his red beard and unkempt hair waving in the wind. Down on the beach his crew waited, this would be the day they would become true conquers and find this “Greenland”. As Eric walked up the Stony Shore he thought of his task, convincing their leader, Asger, to allow him and his crew the honor of conquering…

“’Homosocial’…describes social bonds between persons of the same sex..” (Sedgwick 2466). Although yielding a simple definition, homosociality plays a large role within Bram Stoker’s Dracula. One apparent example of this idea is the relationship between Seward, Holmwood, and Morris. Although many literary critics have commented on the implied homosexuality of these three men within this novel, it is through Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s interpretation of homosociality that another idea has emerged.…

natural disasters, humanity looks to something higher than human understanding can fully comprehend and then blame the misfortunes of the world on it. People have been coming up with stories for generations. Whether it’s Poseidon causing floods or Thor controlling thunder in the sky, humanity has…

When I think about art I think about my childhood art. I think about the clay pots I formed with my thumbs in first grade. I think about the way the pack of 64 crayola crayons revolutionized the way I colored in my coloring books. I think about my 3rd grade version of Vincent van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night, is in my mom’s bathroom. When I painted it as a eight-year-old I enjoyed the piece of art for its simplistic bright colors and the mere fact that because van Gogh used paint to create…