Supergirl comics were published in the late 1950’s‚ in an atmosphere that is considerably different from that in which Batman: The Dark Knight Returns was created. Supergirl comics were created in the post World War II setting‚ when Americans reverted to their traditional beliefs. In contrast‚ Batman; The Dark Knight Returns was created during the Cold War era of the late 1980’s‚ when tensions ran high between the two super powers; the Soviet Union and the United States of America. These two different
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Acknowledgements This research paper could not have been a remote possibility without the following‚ and I thank them profusely: To Allah; for his constant guidance and his Abstract Introduction When we think of Batman‚ we allow our minds to automatically drift to thoughts of the fantastical – to thoughts of the impossible‚ more aptly. But why? Why do we automatically assume that the existence of an orphaned‚ vengeful billionaire playboy who disguises himself as a crime-fighting vigilante by
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Throughout history‚ there have been many superheroes‚ but Batman stands above all others. Batman‚ whose real name is Bruce Wayne‚ is the CEO of a billion dollar company by day and a superhero at night. Bruce Wayne could easily just sit back and waste his wealth on anything. Instead‚ he chooses to give his life to beating criminals who threaten Gotham City. Batman may seem invincible‚ but Bruce Wayne is human. He doesn’t have the power of invulnerability. He can be hurt and killed. He relies on his
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Superheroes; American Mythology Developed in the early nineteen-hundreds‚ books of re-printed newspaper “funnies” became a quite popular form of American entertainment. More true at the time to their title of comic panels‚ they portrayed very light brands of comedy‚ superficial‚ predictable‚ very brief story-lines. But more modern comic books rarely entertain such limitations‚ ever portraying more serious tones. Superficial plot-lines are almost nonexistent‚ while we are lead to relate to the
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What makes superman so darned American Summary Gary Engle says that superman is a great American hero. He compares him to another one of his personal heroes when he was younger .JOHN WAYNE ..he says THE ONLY TWO AMERICANS WHO NEVER STARTED ANYTHING‚ WHO ALWAYS FOUGHT ONLY TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS AND THE AMERICAN WAY." The core of the American myth in superman A Immigrant An orphan taken in by the Kents Raised in a middle class ethic home Protects metropolis‚ Earth‚ then the
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The essay “Superman and me" by Sherman Alexie’s talks about how he first learned how to read‚ His intelligence as a young Indian boy‚ and Alexie as an adult teaching creative writing to Indian kids. In the first paragraph‚ Alexie explains that he first learned to read with a Superman comic book. But before he could read the comic‚ Alexie taught himself about paragraphs and how they relate to the real world. He thought of everything as paragraphs such‚ as his reservation he lived on was a paragraph
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How often do superheroes act out their duties in order to benefit themselves‚ instead of the community in which they serve? It may be hard to recall. This is because the common understanding of superheroes is that of unselfishness as they frequently risk their lives to “save the day”. Through analyzing this trait‚ it can be predicted that superheroes contain a common pairing of morals that become a conventional part of their characteristics. In the light of these claims‚ Quicksilver‚ a character
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Cornelia Fuller Survey of Mathematical Methods Liar Liar Tonya Meisner September 16th‚ 2012 This week’s assignment is about the use of misleading statistics. Companies and individuals use statistics in a variety of way in order to provide information on certain things. The use of misleading statistics‚ while not ethical‚ could be viewed as valuable‚ if it increases profit margins or awareness of the stated topic of the statistic in a biased way. Question number 8 provides a statistic that
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Ralph Mitchell Dr. Dana Prodoehl English 105 24 October‚ 2015 Superheroes are the coolest thing since sliced bread these days. With moves like “Avengers”‚ “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Ant-Man” as well as television shows like “Arrow”‚ “The Flash”‚ and “Agents of Shield” superheroes are all the rage with the youngsters. One of these shows is Marvel Studios “Daredevil”‚ a series about a blind lawyer by day but a masked vigilante by night in a fictional section of New York City called
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Need for Speed is the latest attempt at adapting a video game for feature film audiences‚ a feat that has been attempted many times before to mostly disappointing results. Beyond that‚ though‚ Need for Speed is a rare entry in the car movie genre‚ which has been dominated for the last decade by The Fast and the Furious franchise. We wouldn’t say the two are direct competitors‚ as both deploy different approaches‚ but there is no question Need for Speed is going after a similar audience. Considering
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