But the most famous superheroes of them all is Superman and Batman. Superman first appeared in comics in 1938 and Batman in 1939; both characters have involved from just being in comics: to characters on tv shows‚ film‚ and animated cartoons. However‚ Superman and Batman have similarities and differences about their abilities‚ origin‚ and appearance. In other words‚ who is the better superhero Superman or Batman? To begin with their origin‚ Superman was born on another planet call Krypton. His Kryptonian
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tries to keep teens shut off and unaware of the real world problems and stereotypes that contain them. Our public thrives off of an ignorant teen population. Sherman Alexie’s writings in Superman and Me are meant to inspire the oppressed peoples to overcome their stereotypes in order to save everyone. In Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie he says “A smart Indian is a dangerous person‚ widely feared…” After reading the entire passage‚ this can apply to any person. A smart teenager is a dangerous person
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Sherman Alexie is the author of “Superman and Me”. This is a story about Alexie teaching himself to read with a Superman comic book which also inspired him to become a writer. In this story‚ Alexie made a claim that “A smart Indian is a dangerous person‚ widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike.” (Alexie 497). He found himself to be a dangerous person because of his experience of discrimination. Nonetheless‚ it is an unrealistic claim in that a “…smart Indian” (Alexie 497) or
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Knowledge is power. For Sherman Alexie learning to read gave him the power to rise above the stereotype for native americans. In his essay‚ “Superman and Me”‚ Alexie reveals the story of how against all odds‚ he learned to read‚ and how it changed his life. He builds a persuasive argument by proving his credibility as an impoverished child and the use of strong emotional appeals to convince the reader on the importance of the difference an education can make in someone’s life. In his short story
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Superman vs. Batman I have been a huge fan of Batman since I was a very little. I still have my old batman Halloween costume hanging in my cluttered closet‚ cape and all. Many people told me that batman wasn’t as cool as all the other super-heroes because he didn’t have any powers. I didn’t care what anyone said though‚ he was my hero back then‚ and still is to this day. First I am going to discuss Batman. Bruce Wayne‚ also known as Batman‚ lived his entire childhood plagued with the memory
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Superman and Me. By: Sherman Alexie Essay by: Julia Thompson "When life gives you lemons‚ make lemonade." In the short story Superman and me‚ by Sherman Alexie it shows us how this metaphor is used without it even being said. Alexie unlike most Indian kids in 1998 had a passion to read. He got this urge to read from his father‚ someone that went out of his way to buy any novel‚ magazine‚ or book that he could get his grip on. Reading material was stacked throughout the house‚ Alexie would read
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Superman was knocking down a door and that very action inspired Alexie. Superman who was in a fictional book gave Alexie the mindset to knock down any obstacle that will block his way to survive. Many individuals perceives Indians to be uneducated and is unlikely to success in life. Alexie proved them wronged by self teaching himself to read by first comprehending superman’s action in the comic books to advancing to “Grape of Wrath” in the kindergarten. Alexie was trying to convey a message that
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when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership‚ superhuman strength‚ and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but‚ one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful of there homeland odysseus states “all hands aboard; come‚ clear the beach and
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qualities enable Odysseus to survive all his dangerous adventures and to surmount all obstacles to return home safely and regain his old staus? = The outstanding qualities that I think Odysseus had were that he was his intelligence‚ his strength‚ and he was very caring. His best quality is that he is very intelligent. He is able to use his mind to find solutions to problems‚ outsmart people‚ and to just use his mind for many different problems. For example when the Cyclops asked Odysseus what his name
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saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman didn’t exist... I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.” Just as many children look up to fictional characters such as Superman‚ parents rich or poor‚ look up to our school system to educate their children. However‚ too many of these parents are beginning to realize that proper education‚ like Superman‚ is nonexistent. In Waiting for “Superman‚” Davis Guggenheim addresses the teachers union about
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