Batman: the Dark Knight Batman‚ the Dark Knight is full of underlying philosophy on society and life in many ways; I will focus on three of them: good versus evil‚ order versus chaos‚ and the theme of corruption. This film masterfully portrays a philosophic insight into selfish human behavior as a whole in society‚ while also giving an alternative perspective on the evil that lies in people just under a thin veneer of good ethics. The Dark Knight marvellously explores how very close to each
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English 102 Batman In Batman: Year One‚ Frank Miller introduces Gotham City as one of the most corrupt cities in the world. It is dominated by Greedy politicians whose only interests are money and power. Bruce Wayne‚ as a kid‚ was also affected by the growing injustice and dirty politicians which made him the man of today‚ Batman. This is explained in Batman: Hush‚ written by Jeph Loeb. Throughout Loeb’s book‚ Batman struggles with the memories that remind him of who he is and what he
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Compare and contrast Achilles vs Beowulf The way of the warriors Achilles and Beowulf were two characters that had an amazing power that made his name lives for hundreds of years. Great warriors need some to have some specific characteristics to reach their fame because we have seem in some heroes that they have gods strong‚ a unique way to be and goals to achieve. Comparing the character of Achilles and Beowulf who were two of the best warrior of the history we could know if there are an
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Eight year after events of The Dark Knight‚ Gotham City is in a state of peace. Under powers granted by the Dent Act-legislation inspired by the late Harvey Dent –the Gotham City Police Department has nearly eradicated organized crime. Batman has disappeared and Bruce Wayne has become a recluse. Police Commissioner James Gordon fells guilty about the truth; however‚ he decides that the city is not ready to hear it. While searching for a missing congressman‚ Gordon is captured and his speech taken
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World Myth of Batman Superheroes of today have evolved due to technology and imagination. One superhero of today that exemplifies characteristics of that of a world myth would be “Batman‚” who also is an exception to superheroes of today because he does not possess any superpowers. However‚ he does possess a divine attribute‚ which is his vision and drive to achieve his desires. Not only are his characteristics positive but they are also considered a world myth and this is why. In the
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instead he is famous for doping. Doping changed everyone’s perspective on him. Achilles has a similar personality: Agressive‚ doing anything he can to avenge Patrouclus. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles have similar personality but they show it in different ways. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles demonstrate an aggressive personality when they are competing. Lance Armstrong shows aggression when he races and Achilles when he fights. To show this‚ Lance Armstrong “excelled in football‚ swimming
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Larger-Than-Life Heroes: Achilles and Odysseus What are the main characteristics of a larger-than-life epic hero? An epic hero is a brave and powerful warrior who is motivated to fight both internal and external conflicts to achieve glory and ranks above a normal man. In Homer’s epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ Achilles and Odysseus are the well-known heroes. Achilles fights Hektor outside the walls of Troy because Hektor killed his best friend‚ Patroclus. After fighting in the Trojan
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understanding Homer’s input of emotion on the battlefield of Troy. Achilles creates this emotion throughout the epic. He shows his anger in three ways. First‚ he leaves command with his soldiers. Second‚ he curses the Greeks. And finally he kills Hektor to avenge Patroklos. He is justified in revenge because Agamemnon dishonored him by taking his concubine. He has a right to get revenge and reclaim his honor because he is a superior fighter. Achilles‚ however‚ was taken over by anger and acts dishonorably
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D’Alessandro 345-102-MQ World Views September 26th‚ 2013 Achilles the "Godlike" Worrior Although Achilles was merely a mortal‚ he was a representation of strength by winning all combats‚ during the war‚ which was considered as extremely valuable to his fellow Greeks. Achilles was excelent at everything he did. He may not have be known for his intelligence‚ but he was known for his heroism and extreme stregth. As the seer said "...Achilles‚you-the most violent man alive- you can perform the rites
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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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