Wonders of the World

DC had more classic heroes while Marvel mimicked the emotional unrest from a world where social conflict was coming to a boil (Wikipedia Contributors). In 1961, Marvel introduced many female superheroes were introduced but only as supporting roles. The first female superhot from Marvel was the Invisible Girl, also known as Susan…

the arrival of a Beowulf, a man who promised to kill Grendel, Grendel believes maybe society is as evil as they make Grendel seem to be. “Thus I fled, ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry—crawling, whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail…

swastika. If one were to look at the airport from above, the resemblance is easier to see. Conspiracy theorists wonder why the runways would be built in such an unlikely fashion due to the fact that the more efficient way is to use the parallel design. They also think that the resemblance to a swastika “is either a fascist message to secretly show off the totalitarian power of the New World Order, or that it’s an occult depiction of the old Germanic rune for power.” These claims seem very…

Teach a nation, you can teach the world. Everyone deserves the opportunity and right to read. As Miss Downriver Outstanding Teen, I plan to accentuate the value of literacy through my non-profit tutoring organization G.R.O.W., an acronym for Generate Real Opportunities and Wonder. "The more you know, the more you grow!" is the focus and motto of the G.R.O.W Tutoring Program. G.R.O.W. is a peer to peer tutoring…

wealthy and poor. The theme of his book is social justice and God's omnipotence. The Book of Amos is attributed to him. "Amos saw God as personally in control of all the world. Amos made clear that, contrary to the view within pagan religious and among the majority of Israelites, God was not only the God of Israel but of all the world. While the average Israelite may have remembered with national pride the special place of Israel's exodus from Egypt, Amos maintained that God was also behind the…

theory of gravity where the myth is an apple hit him on the head making him wonder about gravity. He also made many new laws of motion that we still use today. And finally, he made the book Principia It was said to be the “the single most influential book on physics and possibly all of science.” So Sir Isaac Newton was very important to the scientific revolution of the 17th century, and these are the reasons why he changed the world. Between 1665 - 1667 Newton came home from college because it…

“This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare,” is an expressive memoir by Gabourey Sidibe. In this article, the author narrates to us her journey to celebrity. She puts across the challenges she faced in her childhood, how she was brought up, her adulthood challenges, best moments in her career, and pricks in celebrity. Sidibe tries to portray herself as a fat black lady, who is not deterred by negativity but thrives on it. The reading begins with her being celebrated during a Halloween night. This…

Easter Island a wonder of the world always questioned by scientists and historians for years. The chilean island in the south west pacific, has geographical wonders. Known to the native people as the Rapi Nui, it was named Easter Island when a European traveler discover the island first time on Easter day. The people of the island mysteriously vanished, but not entirely there are still descendants that live in polynesia. The big question is how did the ancient people suddenly disappears, and…

In the vertiginously tall tale, Life of Pi, Yann Martel blends fact and fiction with cunning charm. In the novel, an adult version of Pi tells his story to the reader. Pi Patel was named after a French swimming pool and then nicknamed himself after the irrational number. He survives 227 days lost at sea with a Royal Bengal Tiger until he arrives at the coast of Mexico. Life of Pi is a truly incredible book crafted by Yann Martel’s exquisite knowledge of mundane facts which help aid the…

The citizens of the World State are rigidly controlled and thus have no free will. When Lenina is talking to Henry Ford about the fact that regardless of their caste, all humans are equal after death, she remembers waking up in the middle of the night and hearing that “everyone works for everyone else. We can’t do without one. Even Epsilons are useful. We couldn’t do without Epsilons.” (64). This illustrates how powerful the mind-numbing repetitiveness of the beliefs and rules that form the…