Thor

lacing fingers across his richly clad belly. “I did nothing but make it possible for my grandson to acquire a much coveted pet. One which will help keep him safe.” The side of his mouth twisted in a wry smile. “A pet not even my own children had, as Thor has repeatedly informed me…

My first semester of senior year has been a very stressful ride full of learning and new experiences. I look forward to what second semester has in store for me and even more importantly, my first year at college. My skills have grown in areas of reading, writing, discussion, and mental processing. QUOTATION One of my favorite authors that I learned about in first semester was Queen Elizabeth I. History is my favorite subject so of course I knew about her beforehand; however, I did not know…

Awake. I was always awake. As if it were not already hard enough to sleep before with all the people I had lost going through my head, it seemed, whenever I shut my eyes, they would be there. Alex, dad, Gray, Suzie and now, far too fresh in my mind for any rest at all, Toshiko and Owen. It was only right that I did something productive rather than dwell on the past. Nothing could bring them back and I certainly could not join them. I stood and pulled on clothes hurriedly, it was never usually…

Movie Analysis Nov. 6, 2015 The Avengers Age of Ultron Though many Americans will argue that equality has been gained between men and women in the United States, films even in the 21st century still reflect the exploitation of women. In The Avengers: Age of Ultron, two female super heroes, Black Widow and Scarlet Witch are not celebrated for a physical or supernatural strength, but for their skills in manipulation. This film reflects that women are regarded as sexual…

I crawled through the forest happily. Stalking anything I could find. I wasn’t human, I was better. I was a White Tiger. My fur was soft and my footsteps were silent. The jungle around me was perfect, undisturbed nature. It was just me, I was alone, the beast was free, but I didn’t have to worry about it, there was no one I could hurt, but when I did hurt someone I knew who it would be… The man who took everything from me… I spot a mouse and I picture him, I picture him perfectly. And then I…

To understand the nature of Lee, you have to take a step back and understand who Lee was before the Marvel phenomenon: a dispirited, middle-aged company stooge working in a dying industry, with no reason to believe anything could change. He was born Stanley Martin Lieber in Manhattan’s Upper West Side on December 28, 1922, the first child of middle-class Jewish parents. Stanley’s father, Jack, had been a dressmaker but suffered from chronic unemployment during the Depression. “Seeing the…

Name: Shaun Tze Tzean Tay Student Number: 212306 Subject: Screen History Subject code: FTV 209 Title : French new wave and how it influenced Films today French New Wave First of all what is the French New Wave ?French New wave is a Blanket term used in the late 1950 to 60s . This New wave Was created by 4 film makers Jean- Luc Guorad, Francois Truffaut, Claude Chabrol and Jaques Rivette. They thought that films were lacking of Innovation and have become stale . So that is why they created the…

It doesn’t take too much careful observation in our everyday lives to see something about death. Just watch the news and it will likely be littered with stories about death or dying. If not the news perhaps simply just watch a movie, very seldom do they not feature death or the fear of dying in them, but why? Why is death so prevalent around us today? What is it that makes us cling to it and compels us to keep asking questions about it, talking about it, and thinking of it constantly? Simply…

Victorian Action What decides what one as a person can or cannot do? Theoretically speaking, one could do anything one’s body is capable of, but society has chosen what is right and wrong. In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria ruled England. Her moral code, which is now known as victorianism, was widely accepted and acted upon by those who she ruled. Accordingly, the works of literature published during this time depict the popular-known, prudish nature of the population. From these…

Any story needs interesting character in order to keep a readers attention. Without diverse and multi-dimensional characters, the story will become flat and lose the reader 's attention. J.R.R. Tolkein is the author of the critically acclaimed Lord of the Rings books. These novels did not just become a story, but they became a universe. This universe that Tolkein has manifested has become near and dear to many fans of the series. Inside his meticulously crafted universe he has forged numerous…