Maleficent’s original power and awesomeness. Maleficent had been changed from a truly villainous villain to a misunderstood heroic antihero. And the question that fluttered through my head was: but why? Why would Disney take a perfectly
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The Villains of All Nations is book written by Marcus Rediker that follows the origins of the pirate boom before and after the War of Spanish Succession. The book covers infamous pirates like Bartholomew Roberts‚ William Fly‚ and Edward Teach also known as Blackbeard.It discusses the grim environment of working the seas for the government‚ what lead many people to turn to piracy‚ the tale of the first women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read‚ how piracy impacted slavery‚ the pirates bonds of brotherhood
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On October 7th‚ the lecture was on Civil Engineering. The Presentation lecture was by Ned J. Araujo. Mr. Araujo introduced himself as a ‘Civilized Engineer’ with a PE titled. The PE title is known as a Professional Engineer as a requirement to receive the title of PE‚ one has to complete a four year degree at an accredited university and also work under a PE for two years; with also taking the FE (fundamentals of Engineering) exam and the PE after thereafter. Mr. Araujo started off the lecture by
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smile‚ and smile‚ and be a villain.” Eventhough the the typical villains in movies are easy to pick out due to wearing black and wreaking havoc (bring/cause destruction). A good villain is considered to be intimidating‚ cause entertainment‚ antisocial‚ and mischievous. In Strangers on a Train‚ Bruno is depicted as the villain. Based on the description/ traits of what an actual villain is‚ Bruno does not meet the criteria. Bruno is considered more of a misguided hero‚ who starts doing evil things
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The lyrics of the pop song‚ “Stronger”‚ by Kelly Clarkson‚ is highly significant because of its empowering message. The lyrics allow listeners to feel confident about being strong no matter what or who may try to bring someone down‚ even if it were their own mistakes. To convey this message‚ Clarkson used many literary devices. For example‚ in lines like‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger‚ Stand a little taller” there is external rhyme‚ which makes the song more pleasurable to the ears. Its
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In real life‚ villains really should be avoided but in fiction they are just unavoidable. Without a villain getting in the hero’s way‚ there would be no conflict‚ and a movie with no conflict would not be as entertaining as other movies. Great villains can have a meaningful effect on the value of their stories‚ but what makes a great villain? An example can be Ursula from the movie The Little Mermaid. I would describe Ursula is persuasive‚ wicked‚ cruel‚ clever‚ tricky‚ and glutton person. Ursula
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What is a villain? By definition it is “the person or thing responsible for specified trouble‚ harm‚ or damage” or an antagonist who seems fit to be a terrible‚ evil‚ unjust person but to me villains are not that. Villains are people who are unfairly looked upon as villains such as those with tattoos‚ graffiti artists‚ hacktivists‚ or even urban climbers. These people are all labeled as villains because they do something out of the norm to make themselves happy or perhaps others when what they do
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Villain or heroine? Clytemnestra‚ one of the most misunderstood characters in all of the Oresteia. By most she is looked at as a terrible monster of a woman who killed her husband to take another man as her lover and then banished her children‚ but if her story is actually looked back on she might have every justifiable reason to have kicked Agamemnon to the curb. Not only does Agamemnon kill her daughter just so he can go to war –talk about daddy problems-‚ but they begin much before that when
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Andrew Carnegie being a true villain is a near complete and utter fact‚ whilst him being a hero is blasphemy. He wanted wealth and fame‚ and chose not to support others unless they were on his ground or were earning him lots of money. He showed barely any respect to anybody‚ let alone the respect of the people who
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In the video “Millennials: Why are They the Worst?” by Kelly Williams Brown‚ she persuades an audience of highly educated people about why millennials are not as bad as people think. Usually when thinking of a millennial a picture of someone who is always on their phone or social media pops up‚ but just because we have these advances in technology does not mean we are entitled or all about ourselves. Brown is effective in presenting that we are not these things to the intended audience‚ because she
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