Superman is a hero right? Superman saves people’s lives so I guess Johnny is like a Superman. So my definition of a hero is a person who cares about others‚ a person who cares about people’s safety‚ a person who is always happy well a lot of the time. I think Johnny a lot of the time is a happy person. Even tho he killed Bob doesn’t mean he a bad person right? He may think he is and some other people may think he is‚ but in my opinion he’s not he killed bob for Ponyboy and himself. The socs were
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Journey of Superman Robin Ingram October 13‚ 2009 The Journey of Superman In 1933‚ Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel met for the very first time. They both enjoyed comic books very much. Siegel came up the idea of “strongman” and then Shuster drew him with a cape and red tights. A year later they named their “strongman” Superman. Over the years Superman has become one of the most popular American Hero’s. What makes Superman a hero and does Superman met the standards of a hero as outlined
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Superman is a beloved hero. He is loved by many. He got his start in DC comics. He is commonly associated with Louis Lane. He was brought to life by highschool students in Cleveland‚ Ohio in 1933. The students later sold him to DC comics in 1938. Superman is so loved because he gives people hope and provides safety. Superman is an alien from the planet krypton therefore he has superhuman abilities. His powers include but are not limited to Superhuman strength. Limitless speed‚ Superhuman vision (including
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Definition of a Hero Legends were born at the dawn of time because people need strong leaders. Stories depicting heroes fighting incomprehensible odds and coming out victorious are still to this day immensely popular. A hero is defined by what they do and their individual strengths. When most people think of heroes‚ they immediately begin thinking of superheros such as Superman and Batman. Each of these characters is a representation of a specific quality or set of qualities. Superman is a symbol of
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When you hear “Hero” what do you think of? Superman‚ an army soldier… What about Adolf Hitler? Many people have heroes that they look up to‚ whether they be fictional or real. Others‚ however‚ may see these heroes as villains‚ and hate them. When you hear people talking about Hitler‚ you likely think of the Holocaust‚ leading to Hitler being thought of as a villain. Going more indepth with the thought of Hitler‚ he‚ believe it or not‚ was honored as a hero of Germany‚ and was idolized before the
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When you think of a superhero one normally thinks of Spiderman‚ Batman‚ or Superman‚ but there were superheroes long before these characters were created. First one must understand that the basis of this name is hero. What is a hero? A hero is a person who does something special or out of the ordinary in order to help others. And what have these "superheroes" done for us? They have played a very important role in American history since the 1930’s. It all began when two Jewish teenagers‚ Jerry Siegal
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The History of a Legend: Superman "Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!" (Bridwell 11) These celebrated words have echoed for over six decades in American cultural and social society. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joseph Shuster‚ Superman was intended to fight greed‚ crime‚ injustice and abuse. The impact created by Superman‚ or better known to the average man as Clark Kent‚ extends
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its very foundations. Out of pure creativeness Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman A.K.A. Clark Kent‚ a superhero who was a sole survivor of the planet Krypton. Furthermore Clark Kent grew up with normal parents who found him during a meteor shower. As he grew older‚ his body started to experience superhuman strengths which lead to him defending the world from criminals. As a cultural phenomenon superman influenced the world with his heroism and all American attitude which created a sense
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Superman By: Austin Foster There are many superheroes. The fictional world is full of them. They often undertake many daring adventures; from saving damsels in distress to protecting the world from alien invasions. And for many‚ that is as far as they go. But a rare few manage to go beyond and become something more. That is what makes Superman so significant. More than just a man in tights‚ he has come to mean a host of different things to different people. However‚ there are three areas that
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Superman Superman is a pop culture symbol of strength and hope. Blair‚ Jeppeson‚ and Pucci cite Jencks as making a statement in regard to architecture that is equally appropriate to Superman: “Not only does [it] express the values...of a society‚ but also its ideologies‚ hopes‚ fears‚ religion‚ social structure‚ and metaphysics” (Burgchardt 608). It is the intent of this essay to show that the Superman we have grown up watching is also a postmodern object of rhetorical discourse which embodies
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