Ultimate Marvel

The Internet has broken down communication barriers between cultures in a way that could only be dreamed of in earlier generations (“Effects of the Internet and Globalization”).” Even though it is still in its infancy, we already take the marvel of world wide intercommunication for granted. It wasn 't so long ago that people had to wait months to send and receive a messages from other parts of the United States, let alone other parts of the world. We are, in a way, more unified than ever…

In Defense of SF as a High School Elective High School is the educational backbone of what will create our society at large. What studies are necessary in order to create a functioning and prosperous society? Clearly, there is an emphasis on STEAM related fields, since those lead to well paying work opportunities, but we should not forget the value of critical thinking. There is no better way to enforce our STEAM educational goals than with introducing SF as an elective for students to take in…

The primitive Viking culture worshiped many gods including Thor, the son of Odin. Thor was the god of war and battle with incredible strength and courage, characteristics every Viking strived to have. In Marvel Comics ' motion picture, Thor, Thor 's masculinity represents the ultimate quality that defines being a man in Asgard and the Vikings were shaped and molded to fit that paragon. Although Thor was all powerful in Asgard, he lost all of his powers when he got exiled to Earth by Odin. This…

“fittest,” if it possesses reproductive advantages over other organisms in the environment. This notion of “relative perfection” is further strengthened when he claims that natural selection may not always lead towards utter perfection: “Nor ought we to marvel if all the contrivances in nature be not, as far as we can judge, absolutely perfect” (4). Darwin’s use of the word “contrivances” seems to strengthen the fact that nature’s meticulous variation of certain characteristics does not always…

Dr. Sharon Moalem, a modern marvel among the science community, has long sought after the fundamental truths of human disease and biological evolution. He is a Canadian physician, scientist and best-selling author who specializes in the fields of rare diseases, neurogenetics, and biotechnology. His three books Survival of the Sickest, How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do and "Inheritance: How Our Genes Change Our Lives—And Our Lives Change Our Genes" offer an…

Failure Is Not an Option Throughout human history, failure has proven the catalyst to virtually every one of man’s greatest inventions; the wheel, the internal combustion engine, powered flight, vaccines, space travel; none of these marvels of mankind’s ingenuity could have been created without steadfast determination and a willingness to persevere beyond the sting of failure’s first assault (Kluger, 2013). That same tenacity must be harnessed in all aspects of mankind’s endeavors, be it the…

sheer talent. So as we remember an incomparable figure of the silver screen, think about a fascinating character from a film you've seen in the past nine years and how Heath Ledger would have done it differently. How would he have looked inside the Marvel Universe? As a Jedi in the continuing “Star Wars” saga? A new and improved Indiana Jones? Maybe Ledger would have even been offered juicy roles destined for the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, or Leonardo DiCaprio; eventually…

The willingness to die for the principle of truth and justice is an action of true heroism. As the town of Salem is quickly sliding into chaos in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor speaks out against injustice and shadowed lies of afflicted girls. John is forced into a position where the sins of his past come to threaten his name and life in the village. A true definition of John’s character depends entirely on his actions to oppose the deception that may kill all innocents in Salem.…

Inside the many layers of responsibilities throughout the Disney foundation, CEO Bob Iger has the most authority and maintains the ultimate responsibility for the corporation (Jones, 2013). As the appointed head of Disney, Bob Iger relies on the stature of his position to ensure his management team clearly runs his intentions through the many facets and layers of the business. Leaders…

classic surfing documentary, 'The Endless Summer' (1964) to eventual worldwide success in 1964, he created five other feature-length marvels that are far less known outside of the surfing community: 'Slippery When Wet' (1958), 'Surf Crazy' (1959), 'Barefoot Adventure' (1960), 'Surfing Hollow Days' (1961) and a compilation film, 'Waterlogged' (1962). `The Ultimate Summer Bruce Brown Surf Collection' (2010) wisely brings together all of Brown's superb surfing documentaries in one collection.…