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    The adventures of Odysseus are dramatic‚ exciting and interesting even to a contemporary audience. It is a story of a great warrior who is cursed by the gods and must wander the seas for years after the Trojan War. There is beautiful scenery in Turkey and of course you have ships at sea and goddesses and gods causing confusion with the humans. What they did with the special effects is pretty impressive. Some of the more complex scenes were filmed in Malta. I noticed that there was some "overacting"

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    Is Odysseus An Epic Hero?

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    ideals of a society. He overcomes obstacles‚ and is courageous‚ intelligent‚ and honorable. He is on an epic journey. The Odyssey is usually described as an epic poem of an epic hero. The following text is about whether or not Odysseus really is an epic hero. Sometimes‚ Odysseus really acts like a hero‚ but sometimes not. In the Trojan War‚ he was very strong and brave‚ and he protected his men‚ but in book 9-12‚ he doesn’t seem to be the leader of his crew because they decide against his warning more

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    How is mise-en-scene utilised to convey meaning within Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan‚ 2005)? Mise-en-scene refers to the director’s control of what appears in the frame. It includes those aspects of film that overlap with the art of the theatre: setting‚ lighting‚ costume‚ and the behaviour of the figures (Bordwell and Thompson‚ 2008‚ p. 112). Each of these aspects can be used to convey meaning‚ whether explicit‚ implicit or symptomatic. The director controls these aspects‚ in concert with

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    seventeen years. We have had many up and downs in our life‚ but I think him being deployed in a combat zone was one of the most difficult parts of my life. Sorry that this post is so long‚ but I feel that you need to understand why I can relate to Odysseus and Penelope’s story

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    Huck Versus Odysseus

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    South has some very striking commonalities with that of Odysseus’s journey in The Odyssey. With the characters‚ journeys and story structures being so similar between the two epics‚ it is imperative that analysis be given. Huck Finn and Odysseus are surprisingly similar given the time period in which they were conceived. They are both cultural heroes‚ embodying the ideals of their country. Huck is the epitome of the American rugged individualism. Throughout his journeys‚ he does whatever

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    Frank Miller’s main goal in writing Batman Year one‚ was to reexamine the characters origin story. As a result‚ he created a comic book that reflected the world we lived in‚ and offer a critique and on the mental and social impacts of our society Miller creates a familiar world in the imaginary place of Gotham. Gotham has always represented New York‚ but in Batman Year one the similarities are more obvious. The police department is filled with corruption‚ and there are numerous gangs on the streets

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    Batman and Joker: Joker Jewels Batman and Joker: Joker Jewels When we heard that Playtech were developing a new line of superhero slots to replace the Marvel games which will disappear this year‚ we were excited. When we learnt that there would be a slot which takes us back to the old television series rivalry between the Caped Crusaders and his nemesis‚ The Joker‚ we were even more excited. Now that we’ve seen the slot in action‚ and learned that it carries four progressive jackpots for you to win

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    DC Comics drops the first part of what I consider to be one of the most entertaining runs in the history of the Batman monthly title. “Batman Volume 8: Superheavy” collects issues #41 through #45 of the series and DC Sneak Peek: Batman #1 to lay the foundation for a new super-villain and a new Dark Knight Detective fully sanctioned by the Gotham City Police Department and tricked out with all the latest technology they can get their hands on. It’s a tale only the creative mind of one Scott Snyder

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    “It’s not who I am underneath‚ but what I do that defines me.” This famous Batman quote from the Christopher Nolan’s Batman series‚ has a lot more truth to it than a person may think. It is not so much who a person is but rather what they do that defines their personality as well as the kind of person they are. There are many sociological principles that influence an individual. The three main sociological principles that shape the character and are also evident through the trilogy are family‚ money

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    society finds important is what will be found in the overall makeup of the heroes themselves. In today’s society‚ we have two heroes of comic book legend that stand above all others—Batman and Spider-Man. Superheroes share a common trait: motivation. For example‚ Spider-Man has a great sense of responsibility‚ Batman has a personal vendetta against criminals‚ and Superman has a strong belief in justice and humanitarian service. In brief‚ superheroes are challenged with a great deal of

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