Thor

Over the span of 13 years, the Transporter series has morphed into a modest little franchise – with emphasis on the “little” portion of that statement, since three combined installments have barely surpassed $200 million (total), worldwide. Still, conservative budgets allowed for tolerant box office turnarounds, thus leading to future sequels. At the same time, the conservative budget finally cost the franchise its leading man – Jason Statham, who started in all three of the previous films.…

Momotombo almost forgot, that Thor was dead in this era. Momotombo was ready to fight but he needed to train so he could stand a chance against the gods. It took Momotombo three months just to perfect the attacks that the shield and the weapons could do. The bad thing was Momotombo…

Carrasco, David,, and Scott Sessions. Daily Life of the Aztecs. Westport, CT: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1998. Print. Daily Life of the Aztecs was an incredibly insightful and educational source of information regarding all aspects of Aztec life. One thing I found to be especially intriguing was how many similarities there are between some current day traditions of many cultures and the ones the Aztecs used to practice. Obviously there are some major differences too, but the fact that…

In this passage, they are describing the funerla procedure for the King, Beowulf 's father, Shield Sheafson. The reason why I chose this passage from Beowulf is because of the burial ritual itself. When I was in the process of annotating, A couple questions came to mind: Was this ritual only done for a specific social class? If so, what are the burial rituals for lower classes? And what was the Anglo- Saxon’s view on the “afterlife”? In this essay, I will be explaining the true historical…

to me. I do not want to see someone who I care about being vilified and ostracized and hurt because of me. Can you not understand that?” Steve argued, of course. He could see Loki’s point, sure. But Steve was not afraid of a fight, and hated the very idea of hiding his new romance. He was not in the slightest ashamed of his feelings for Loki. Loki was, in his opinion, a worthy match for any hero. He was proud that Loki wanted him. Loki made his own point over and over, in different words: he did…

The customary event marking the beginning of the Early Middle Ages is the “fall” of the Roman Empire. It is interpreted that the beginning of the Early Middle Ages is not one dramatic event, but of several long-term trends, including the unadorned economic decline of the later Roman Empire and the incursions and settlement of Germanic peoples within the West. For the next five hundred years, Western Europe remained essentially a primitive culture, elaborate culture of the Roman Empire was never…

debris a problem? % History %TODO go more in-depth and stretch out each event % Early fragmentations % 2007 Fengyun anti-satellite test % 2009 collision % 2012 Breeze debris The very first nuclear-powered spacecraft was launched on-board a Thor-Ablestar rocket, whose booster simultaneously caused the first major satellite fragmentation \cite{nuclear} \cite{old}. This accident, caused by a propulsion malfunction, put nearly three hundred debris into low-Earth orbit (LEO). The number of…

everybody with the exception of your typical mutated villain that hates them. Their defenders of the universe and can do no wrong. At least that is how they are portrayed on TV shows like Arrow, The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.L.D, and movies like The Avengers, Thor, and Captain America. As perfect as they sound there is another type of hero, a more realistic hero that like its fictiaces counter part can also be seen on TV shows, movies, etc. They appear in shows like Blue Bloods, Rookie Blue, Cops…

symbolize the theme- that true equality is not only unattainable, but also dangerous. “Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness… smashed his headphones and spectacles against the wall… flung away his rubber nose, revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder” (220). The handicaps symbolize the oppression that is placed upon the people. It weighs them down (literally) and hinders them from becoming what they can be. However, residing deep inside, past these handicaps, lays…

Throughout time the definition of a “hero” has been shown to be interchangeable with everybody's views being comparative as well as contrasting that’s why we as people view the idea of heroism as dynamic for example, Thor Heyerdahl once said, “I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea.” He describes how heroism becomes achieved with…