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Stevie Wonder is well-known for his Rhythm & Blues sounds and as a singer-songwriter and record producer. Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan on May 13, 1950. His original birth name was actually Stevland Hardaway Judkins name by his parents Calvin Judkins and Lula May Judkins. Wonder was blind due to the fact that he did not receive enough oxygen in the incubator as a premature baby. So he was diagnosis with retinopathy of prematurity, which made him blind. Wonder had numerous talents that he…

A beautiful woman is heard screaming from the top of her lungs as she is dangling over the ledge of a building by a maniacal villain. “Help me, Superman!” she yells. Faster than a speeding bullet, the Man of Steel himself rushes to save the pretty damsel in distress. A garish, over the top villain known as the Joker is wreaking havoc on Gotham City. The bat signal lights up the night sky calling for Batman to swoop in and save the good citizens of Gotham. Nothing quite captures the imagination…

with, and quite a few DVDs. I am not, nor have I ever, owned anything of real value other than my two BS degrees. I do not own any recognizable characters, they belong to the CB gods over at Marvel Comics/Marvel Studios/Disney....Nor do I own the old Wonder Woman theme song (not sure who really owns this, I used the season 1 version of the song). The title comes…

were created roughly at the same time in history, but while Wonder Women tries to defy gender-specific stereotypes, Lois Lane enforces them. Another monumental difference between the women remains in their position in the comics. During the Golden Age of comic books, (Marston’s) Wonder Woman was a heroine in her own story, she was the protagonist, while Lois Lane was Superman’s love interest and the occasional damsel in distress. Wonder Women exerts power on her own, while Lois’s agency is…

Up Up, and Away Simeon M.Washington Lone Star College-Cy Fair English 1302-5020 Professor Larsen Abstract This essay discusses the increasing popularity of superheroes, reviews the history of superheroes, and answers the question many individuals have been asking, what makes these "superheroes so appealing including the history of superheroes, how they provide people a sense of safety, embrace diversity and team work and have cool costumes. Up, Up, and Away…

Who is Wonder Woman? An instant Icon when she was introduced in the DC All Star Comics Issue #8. A female superhero became very popular amongst the male readers and attracted female readers to read comic books as well. She immediately became the face for feminism and she would become the original super heroine paving the path to several other super-heroines. She is fierce, strong, and beautiful, a skilled fighter perhaps the best in the DC universe, she fights along side Superman and Batman,…

Kim Basinger and Mighty Wind Inc. are the defendants and appellants and Main Line Pictures is the plaintiff. Kim Basinger, a relatively famous actress, was sent a screenplay of “Boxing Helena” in December of 1990 by Main Line Pictures. Basinger showed interest and excitement in being the female lead of the movie. Barbara Dreyfus, who was Basinger’s assistant and Mighty Wind’s director of development, set up a meeting for her to meet with Main Line Pictures. Mighty Wind was the company through…

Hermione Granger: The Badass Heroine We All Want To Be Let’s face it. Without Hermione Granger, Harry Potter would be a footnote in Voldemort: Rise to Power, and we muggles would be little more than subservient house elves to our magical overlords. Hermione Granger, for anyone who’s been living on Mars for the past two decades, is one of the three central characters in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books. If you haven’t read them/seen the movies and plan to, stop reading now and instead check out…

Jessica jones is originally a marvel comic heroin that faces struggles distinct from that of previous heroes. Jessica is a character who suffers from P.T.S.D, alcoholism and past traumas such as rape, abuse, mind control, and family death (Nussbaum 2015). Her comics began in the early 2000’s and the Netflix show, which I will be focusing on, began in 2015. Being that the show and character were created recently modern gender struggles and perspectives are much more visible. Jessica is not a…

How do you define a generation? Relate to a whole ethnicity? Or make everyone come together as one? The answer is with music. In 1959 a man named Berry Gordy made a small business in Detroit Michigan with a small loan from his family to start something amazing. This amazing thing was a recording studio by the name of motown records. Berry Gordy was the son of a Plantation owner and his female slave. They relocated to detroit because his father found a better job working for the automotive…