Wonder

Introduction: Women have been the muse of artists since time immemorial. In the recent times too, things haven’t changed as women have been continued to be artistically represented. I have chosen the topic of sexualization of women superheroes in comics, mainly focusing on the Marvel universe. Marvel has been in the eye of the storm for some time now as several controversial female characters entered it. Due to the rise in female readership, Marvel claims to have introduced several characters.…

When one searches Elizabeth Taylor on Google today, about 221-228 million results emerge. This number is exceeds Bill Gates and Marilyn Monroe’s results combined. She became an instant hit after she starred in National Velvet (1944). While other girls her age were playing with toys, she was becoming increasingly aware of the effect her appearance had on people. She married several different people, all whom exhibited similar traits: manly and protective. Because of the lack of a father figure in…

Or Nightwing is Starfire's second in command. Both are true for the legendary Teen Titans! 24: Legacy's alum Anna Diops is cast as Starfire for the upcoming Titans tv series. Starfire's character description writers: "An alien princess from a warrior planet who seeks asylum on Earth. A no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners stranger on our world, Starfire has the ability to shoot energy bolts and fly. Searching for her place on Earth, she’ll come into contact with the Titans." She's been one of the…

The play that I went and saw was Rent at the Hal Todd Theatre. The venue was a thrust theatre because it had seats facing on three sides for people to watch the play. The playwright of this play is Jonathan Larson and it was directed by Buddy Butler. This play was a musical, which was fun for me because I had never seen a musical before. This play had many aspects to it, including love and friendship. The main characters of this play would be Roger, who wants to be a musician, and Mimi,…

The Road by Cormac McCarthy In The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a third person narrative follows the story of a father and son that live in a post-apocalyptic world filled with danger and life threatening situations. McCarthy demonstrates the parental role between the man and the boy, where the boy influences the man by showing him that there is good left in the world. He uses the reality of their world, the contemplation of suicide, the times where they could have died and the boy as the last…

Abstract: The play “Red Oleanders” is first written in Bengali language under the title “RaktaKarabhi”. Tagore conveys the message that the Utilitarian approach and vast industrialization throughout the world would resulting in diminishing human compassion and cause Ecological Imbalance.So he used characters as a metaphor of human instincts such as greed, power, envy, love, trust, and sacrifice. The play Red oleanders is a One-act play which follows the Aristotle’s rules. He fallow’s three…

What A Purr-fect Idea! Why Halle Berry’s ‘Catwoman’ Needs A Proper Reboot Halle Berry is no stranger to the superhero genre. Since 2000, she has played Storm in Marvel’s #XMen films. However, people may (or may not) remember her short stint in a DC film. Yep, Berry played a role in a DC film while serving as a Marvel hero. What was this film exactly? Well, it was Pitof’s 2004 film, #Catwoman. The film became a massive box office failure. While it is not exactly the world’s worst film it ranked…

The Insurgent film is a definite improvement over its predecessor, with an incredible action sequence and real visual effects. The film is a science fiction thriller with mind-blowing action scenes and great flow of events. The high character and incredible casting of the movie make it something worth watching and sets it aside from being yet another dystopian nightmare. The heroine of the film, Tris is meant to lead and save the world from evil. After getting an amnesty from Factionless, Four,…

G. I. Jane released on August 22, 1997 is an American action film produced by Largo Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, and Caravan Pictures and directed by Ridley Scott. The action film conveys the fictional story of the first woman to undergo training in the U. S. Navy Special Warfare Group. Demi Moore plays the gutsy character of Jordan O’Neil whose determination thoroughly disproves the stereotypical assumption that women are physically weaker than men. Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne…

In the book Wonder the protagonist August is very self - conscious about who he is. The first reason that lead to believe that August (or Auggie) is self conscious is that Auggie is worried about attending a school for the very first time. Also, Auggie is embarrassed about what she looks like. The last reason that lead me to think that Auggie is self conscious is that she wants to be ‘’ normal’’ and do ‘’normal’’ things like other kids, to fit in. The evidence that lead me to think that Auggie…