Many people in our world strive to make our world a better place. Much like a hall of fame which honors sports heroes such as football and baseball players, there should be a hall of fame to honor the people who strive to make our world better place. Aaron Rodgers, Thomas Jefferson, and Rosa Parks should be inducted into the hero hall of fame.…
In the film Iron man, Tony Stark is the main character. Tony Stark consists of every aspect of a Nonconformist hero. He is an individual person, a loner, a dissenter, and a dissident. He is a character that refuses to listen to what others say. Tony Stark does whatever he desires, and does not take others advices. He is a multi millionaire man who runs a company that creates high tech weaponry for the American army. Tony Stark is a brilliant man that creates advanced technology such as; robots, missiles, and others. Despite his intelligence and its positive impact to the country, Tony is careless and self-serving. He consists of a character in which others (society) do not accept. Throughout the film, viewers begin to see…
Everyone has their own way on how they value life whether it’s cherishing friends, traveling around the world, or learning as much as you can before the day it all ends. Some people take minutes figuring out how they value this human life and some people take hours. There are so many voices that are very confident in their opinions such as Roger Ebert, Hamlet, Steve Jobs etc. Chris Jones interviews Roger Ebert after Ebert had surgery to remove his cancerous tissue near his right jaw. In the article “The Essential Man”, Roger Ebert shows how he values life and what he does everyday to expand his movie critiques.…
During the exorcism of Lucas, Tony was pampered and treated like Ultima’s own. Yet this was only because Ultima was using him. She tucks him into bed. She feeds him homemade meals. Only because Tony is necessary to the exorcism. Ultima doesn’t always think that Tony can be used as a tool (in fact, this is the only time she does this), but this is the exception. Everyone else around him, mainly his brothers, father, and mother use him. They believe him to be a means to an end. For the brothers, Tony isn’t an equal, he’s an inferior. He is segregated. The only purpose he serves to his brother is fulfill the expectations that were put in place on them. For both the mother and the father, Tony is there to be a tool to accomplish their dreams. For the mom, she wants Tony to be a strong Luna priest,…
Tony is overweight and doesn’t have a lot of friends,and is always out showed by his older brothers. When his uncle dies and leaves Tony his house, he doesn't really know what to do with himself. Tony is not so happy moving to a new town also living in a old house with a certain room he has to sleep in. as the story goes on he meets boys from different times of history and thinks about all of the exceptional things he has done. He comes to find that he is special in his own way and know doesn’t complain about who he is.…
In Men of Iron by Howard Pyle, the author recounts the adventures of a young knight in fifteenth century England. Not every young man has the opportunity to be a knight, so when seventeen-year old Myles Falworth is presented with the chance to do so, he eagerly accepts the challenge. Competitions follow, one after another, and finally, Sir Myles undertakes his greatest battle. In this fight to save his father’s life and honor, Myles relies on his own boldness, tempered by his religious character, and his principles of right and wrong.…
When Joe Starks first came to the town everyone was pleased with what he had in mind for Eatonville's future. While he appeared to be generous and have the town's best interest in mind, he was really after creating an ideal community were he was the leader. Starks did many things that benefited the community, he set up a store and always appeared to be helping people but he was really building his own wealth at the expense of the community. In The Morals of the Prince, Machiavelli explains "Any man that tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great numbers who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his post must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires." Here Machiavelli justifies appearing to do good to maintain power and leadership. Starks was very calculated in the way he was good. While he pretended to really care about the people in the town in reality he detested them. For example, Stark did not want his wife Janie talking to the town people and said " Ah can't see what uh women uh yo' stability would want tuh be treasurin' all dat gum-grease from folks dat don't even own de house dey sleep in. Tain't no earthly use. They's jus' some puny humans playin' round de toes uh Time." This represents how Starks really…
I think that Iron Man had a lot of Pride. This Vice interfered with his mission because he constantly wanted everything to be about himself so he cast the other Avengers aside so he could do it by himself. At one part in the movie when they were trying to calm Thor down…
In the beginning of Iron Man, the main protagonist, Tony Stark, was generally a bad person. He was an extreme example of the celebrity stereotype-- flashy, arrogant, self-absorbed, and rude. Stark took personal honors, as well as relationships with others, for granted. But that all changed when Stark was kidnapped by a terroristic rebel group. During his time as a prisoner, Tony saw what horrors his technology could be used for, and later escaped captivity humbled and changed. From the moment he returned, Stark’s character started growing into a caring and heroic figure. Specifically, Tony Stark emerged as a new man, actually caring for his assistant, Pepper Pots, being concerned about what his technology is used for, and becoming Iron Man to save others.…
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that, “Society is a masked ball where everyone hides his real character and reveals it by hiding.”…
Finally, the director puts the nail in the coffin, when he shows that money and power alone will lead to corruption and unhappiness. He does this by using Tony as a prime example of someone trying to achieve the American Dream. When Tony finally reaches a substantial level of power and wealth, pressure builds up and he gets easily angered and things begin the downward climb. Its first starts when he walks over his own partners that were loyal to him from the beginning. Things finally unravel when everyone around him is dead, including his beloved sister. He realizes that the people around his were key to his…
Tony is known among his gang members as the good boy the only one who have a job. He promised the storeowner to clean up the store that’s why he can’t accepts Ref’s offer for coming to the dance against the sharks. It took him a long time to decide. But what if Ref would ask him to quit his job, will he agree? Impossible. But what if quitting his job and moving out of the city meant a secure place and happiness for his love? He is willing to do it with no regrets. He can only sacrifices his job for one person only. Tony not only quitted his job but also barrowed money from the storeowner where he works. He need the money for the trip where he will take Maria to a safer place and have kids, he promised to return the money as soon as he can to Doc. Maria accidently was the reason for Tony’s death but she didn’t know it. Even though Anita changed her message that she wanted to send it for Tony to protect him from Chino the angry shark member, once they meet on the basketball court Chino shoot Tony twice to death. Love lead to too many problems for Maria.…
First and foremost, the director shows a classic example of a gangster working his way up literally from rags to riches. Tony starts out as a body guard for one of the big mobsters, and quickly learns that to get to the top in underground cocaine selling, you have to step all over people. The director correlates this advancement in status to the new American tradition of finding any way possible to get where you want in life. As Tony’s character ‘matures’ during the movie he gets greedier and more violent. His motto was the “World is yours” and believed the world and everything in it was primed for his taking. He climbs his way through the hierarchical ladder, surpassing his former bosses and he believes that he is on a pedestal alone.…
Famous director Joss Whedon created the movie “Avengers” in 2012 based on Marvel’s comic book “Avengers”. The movie featured the comic book characters Ironman, The Incredible Hulk, The Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Hawk Eye. In the movie all the superheroes played important role. But the image of the character Ironman was more critical, smart, intelligent, observant and mysterious. The character of Ironman which made him more inspiring in the movie was his devotion and loyalty towards his duty and work.…
The self-made man is a man who achieved great success thanks to their own hard work and ingenuity. This character is usually very humble but in some cases, can be impulsive. He is also very social, brave and inspirational. In popular media, this stereotype is frequently used to inform viewers about the struggle the character has been through and what he had to do to achieve his greatness. They are also used to show the viewer how he or she relates to the character’s struggles. Perhaps we find ourselves in the same situations sometimes. The characters give a feeling of pleasure and happiness to us when they succeed. These may be because witnessing them succeed, causes us to believe that if we put in the same effort, we may reap the benefits as well. A stereotypical example of this character type is Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, a billionaire playboy, genius and philanthropist played by Robert Downey Jr. We encounter Tony first when he is in Afghanistan demonstrating the power of his new missile, "Jericho" in order to promote his company, “Stark Industries”. He is captured by a group of terrorists and is forced to create weapons of mass destruction. He is brought down to his knees, humbling him. For a long time, Stark believed that he was helping the world. When he found that his company’s weapons were used for evil, he However he is very humble when his loved ones and life is in danger. Tony’s love for his colleague, Pepper and companionship with best friend, James causes him to go to amazing lengths to save them. Tony’s attire is very rich and of high quality. He is usually seen with a black suit. This is worn when he is out in public where his image may be ridiculed. In public, Tony’s goal is to look classy. At home, Tony is seen wearing a white vest. In the privacy of his home, Tony is not that insecure about the way he looks. Tony’s classic armour is red and gold. This armour was made because his frail heart was an ongoing problem; Tony Stark needed more and more…