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    Marvel heroes Thor and Captain America are members of the Avengers. Thor‚ the son of Asgardian god Odin‚ has the alias “Donald Blake” when residing on Earth. He protects the Earth and his home planet Asgard. Captain America does not hide his identity as the public knows him by “Steve Rodgers”. Captain America fights in wars both on Earth and in space to proect the members of his country and planet. Although both Thor and Captain America are both noble superheroes known by many‚ Captain America proves

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    Anyone can be called on hero but not everyone deserve to be called this name “hero.” When we think of an heroic person we think of fictional characters who in reality does exist. A hero is a person who is willing to put the needs of other people before their own‚ despite the fact their lives may be in danger. For the past hundreds of decades some people from different periods had the opportunity to be called heros. Three characters from different piece of literatures that performed true heroic acts

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    'Hero In City Of Thieves'

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    Hero. A misused and overused term all across the globe. Take the most iconic hero for instance: Superman. Is he a hero? Yes he may have saved many lives‚ but is that what makes a hero? So‚ the only way you can be a hero is to save lives? These things all revolve around your definition of a hero. Everybody has a different interpretation of a hero‚ but is there a right one? People always jump to conclusions that there is just one definition that has to be right but that is not the case. A hero is too

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    The phrase “We can’t have heroes without monsters” resonates firmly with my own beliefs. I believe that heroes (good) and monsters (evil) are not always easily differentiated. They sometimes are‚ but usually they have motivations for what they are trying to do. Even if both parties were to be considered good or evil‚ if they still had different goals or motivations‚ then they would perceive the other party as evil‚ or at least an opposing party‚ to them. This leads to “heroes” popping up trying to

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    Wonder Woman as portrayed in the comics‚ captures the audience of many girls and even boys. What is it about these superheroes that attract the reader? Readers are looking for the excitement and the interesting aspects portrayed in the story line‚ and these super heroes provide that. Steinem brings out the thrilling thought process that could be taking place in the reader’s mind‚ in her Wonder Woman essay‚ when she states the following. “Some girls love to have a man stronger than they are to make

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    Outlaw Heroes

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    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a man in his mid-thirties who has super strength and flies? Not all us can live by‚ and relate to complete fiction. Traditional heroes have never quite served the same purpose as the outlaw hero has. Everybody can appreciate a little realism‚ which is why society is more psychologically attracted to the outlaw hero. The outlaw‚ or flawed hero‚ has a certain persona in which appeals to everyone. In other words‚ outlaw heroes are a movie’s way of projecting imperfection

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    Batman and Supergirl

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    ​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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    Heroes Speech

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    When I was a kid‚ my super hero was Superman‚ I kind of admired him because I thought it would be cool to be able to fly and to have super-human strength‚ but the main reason why I liked Superman is because he helped people‚ no matter what. According to Times Magazine‚ we have become a society that is centered on self‚ self-gratification‚ self-motivation‚ self-indulgence‚ and it has been a driving force in developed countries since decades now; and as a result‚ we are witnesses to the slow death

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    Batman vs the Joker

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    4) If you kill one to save many you still deserve the title killer. However‚ many of us in the Batman fan club feel that the Joker no longer deserves to live. If Batman killed him he would be doing the world a justice. But after he eliminates the enemy do we suddenly have to start looking at him as the enemy also? Although he would have taken only one life compared to the many lives the Joker has taken it still would make him similar to the Joker in a way Batman does not want to be associated with

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    The concept of separation is a key theme of Kindertransport‚ and is explored in a plethora of ways throughout the play. As the Kindertransport was designed to rescue children from persecution in wartime Germany‚ it separated them not only from the violence and suffering of the Holocaust but also the love and care of their parents‚ a concept presented through all characters and in all stages of the play. The application of a “label” to Eva designates her as a minority‚ separating her from the general

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