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    everyday life. Adversity can be defined in many complications‚ obstacles‚ barriers‚ challenges‚ disasters‚ and troubles that we have faced in our lives. And they definitely make people stronger. Take for example Brooke Ellison or the life of a superhero. Brooke Ellison was just an average girl then at the age of eleven she was hit by a car. The accident left her paralyzed from the neck down and dependent on a ventilator. This adversity did not stop her from continuing her life. She was destined

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    Batman Is A Hero

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    Throughout history‚ there have been many superheroes‚ but Batman stands above all others. Batman‚ whose real name is Bruce Wayne‚ is the CEO of a billion dollar company by day and a superhero at night. Bruce Wayne could easily just sit back and waste his wealth on anything. Instead‚ he chooses to give his life to beating criminals who threaten Gotham City. Batman may seem invincible‚ but Bruce Wayne is human. He doesn’t have the power of invulnerability. He can be hurt and killed. He relies on his

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    for his people” (Leeming‚ p.217). Spider-Man in his own way was involved in this process. Peter Parker leaves the safeness of reality every time he suits up as Spider-Man. He goes from a gifted science student on the fast track to college‚ to a superhero whose main concern is stopping the bad guy. Once the day is saved‚ he simply returns to the ordinary‚ going back to the simple life of Peter Parker‚ a gifted student living in Forest Hills‚ Queens. “More often than not the hero is miraculously

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    Superman and America

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    quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero‚ Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology... The mythology is not only great‚ it’s unique. Now‚ a staple of the superhero mythology is‚ there’s the superhero and there’s the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne‚ Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning‚ he’s Peter

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    Stan Lee

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    training films‚ and slogan and titles. While Stan Lee was working with Marvel‚ DC comics’ editor Julius Schwartz wanted Lee to create a new superhero squad like the Justice League of America. Lee created a new type of superhero. Before superheroes were perfect people and had no serious or long lasting problems‚ but now Lee created the new type of superhero that was a complex naturalistic character who could have bad tempers‚ fits of melancholy‚ vanity; they bickered amongst themselves‚ worried about

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    Kevin Chen Vy100 Professor Thrope 12.13.2014 What Doesn’t Kill You Only Makes You Stranger I used to be a great superhero fan in my childhood. I had a huge collection of superhero comics and remembered details of all of them by heart. From my view‚ superheros were born to fight for justice while villains were created evil. Therefore I was once quite confused with a silly question: why were people so foolish that they allowed villains to grow up since they were born to ruin the world? I took

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    Superheroes

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    Superheroes Superheroes have many superpowers‚ tragic backgrounds‚ and secrets. They all are really famous in America. Superheroes are very strong when it comes to attack someone. All superheroes have superpowers to stop crime‚ but they also have tragic backgrounds in their lifes and during their heroing life time. Superheroes had many superpowers that now in life everybody knows and remember about them‚ for example Superman‚ Wonder Woman‚ and Spiderman. Superman had so many superpowers

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    Reading Watchmen It is hard to describe how good Watchmen is. It is important not to ignore Watchmen because it is a comic. Watchmen is a great mystery thriller‚ analytical read‚ political commentator‚ and comic satire all in one. And it shocks the reader from beginning to end. Starting with the words: ‘Dog carcass in alley this morning‚ tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen

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    X-Men Vs Avengers

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    Dr. Seuss once questioned‚ “why fit in when you were born to stand out?” One group of fictional people who specifically “stand out” are Marvel superheroes. These men‚ women‚ and aliens push social norms in appearances and abilities. However‚ within the Marvel universe differences remain. In the two fictional organizations of the Avengers and the X-Men‚ history remains the defining factor while the ultimate goals‚ conflict‚ size‚ and strength in the programs express similarity. The abilities of each

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    first responders portray the qualities manifested in a superhero‚ in the real world. These men and women stand in front of danger‚ run into burning buildings‚ and put their lives in jeopardy every day to rescue strangers. Risking life and limb to save people is a quality that is demonstrated in both superheroes and first responders. I hope to become a certified volunteer firefighter so I can help others. Although Spiderman is a fictional superhero‚ I think living by a strong moral and ethical code

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