The struggle between altruism and cynicism plus selfishness. "With great power comes great responsibilities.". These are the essences of Spiderman. Without them‚ it’s not really Spiderman anymore. The new Amazing Spiderman is just a typical boy who’s sort of selfish. The movie tries to push for a new motto of "Know who you are‚" which‚ to me is just euphemism for "What’s best for you is what’s best for everybody.". It’s fair‚ but there’s nothing heroic about that‚ at the heart level. Superheroes
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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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Beowulf is an epic poem that was written in 838 A.D. This epic represents the good and the evil that is shown in Beowulf‚ Grendel‚ and Grendel’s mother. Beowulf and his people may see Grendel and Grendel’s mother as the evil‚ but Grendel and Grendel’s mother see Beowulf and his people as the evil. The good and the evil is shown in their actions and beliefs. Good and evil is shown literally and religiously throughout this epic poem. Beowulf represents the good and Grendel and Grendel’s mother represent
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What is a Gated Community and does it have to have gates? Discuss. This essay reviews the literature drawn upon and clarifies what it means by community. A full discussion is offered of what a gated community is and whether their associated gates are physical‚ psychological or simply visual barriers to outsiders and are GC defined by these gates? In order to further explore these issues‚ this essay invites theories and concepts such as Weber’s life chances‚ Cohen’s moral panic and Durkheim’s collective
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What Does the Library Have to Offer There are many benefits when it comes to using the Ashford University Library; the Ashford University Library is a digital library that a student can access at any time of the day. It is also a scholarly resource. Like a public library a user has access to books‚ magazines journals and multimedia. The difference between a library and the Ashford University Library is that all the books‚ magazines‚ journals and multimedia have been converted into digital formats
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Writing doesn’t have to be political to be a good work although George Orwell argues that political purpose is necessary for a successful work. Fundamentally‚ I think Orwell’s opinion about good writing doesn’t leave any room for discussion because of his definition of being political. He defines being political as having “desire to push the world in a certain way.” However‚ this is an overly broad definition since we do this every day if we are “thinking” human beings. There are some occasions where
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Heroes in Action: Odysseus & Spiderman The late actor‚ Christopher Reeve‚ once stated‚ “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” In the epic‚ Odyssey‚ by Homer and the film‚ Spiderman‚ directed by Sam Raimi‚ the crux of the storyline relates to a hero and the challenges they face along the way. In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus is the main character. The epic tale outlines his travels as he attempts to travel back to his home
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In both works‚ the authors of Beowulf and Tolkien also assigned their society’s negative traits to their stories’ villains. In Beowulf‚ Grendel was swamp-dwelling son of Cain‚ the exiled killer of Abel and father to all evil spirits (102 – 110). Grendel’s swampy home is easily accessible to the Anglo-Saxon audience as dark and dangerous. On top of this‚ Grendel’s home exists on the outside edges of King Heorot’s lands: not central but still inside (103). This location represents the marginalities
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in the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ translated by Burton Raffel. The poem tells of Beowulf‚ a great Geatish warrior‚ facing three monsters that threaten the vikings. Beowulf is a hero because he risks his life for the sake of others‚ doesn’t give up‚ and fights even though there’s a good chance he might lose. He proved this in his battles with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. In viking society the ultimate prize is getting a song written about the warrior in question. Beowulf had to prove his worth
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atonement. He brainlessly accepts all the challenges that Eurystheus gave him‚ while Spiderman thinks thoroughly before he performs his actions. The tradition of achieving atonement has deteriorated away from modern culture myths. In the book Spiderman the hero of Stan Lee’s novels‚ Spiderman tries to achieve security and stability for his community. Hercules is driven to serve the society because of his guilt while Spiderman serves the society willingly‚ which shows the difference between the Greek and
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