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Superheroes can be defined in many ways by many experts. Clare Pitkethly’s academic background consists of comparative literature, culture and communication as she also speaks and writes comic books and superhero, defines a superhero to be different. In Pitkethly’s article “Straddling a Boundary: The Superhero and the Incorporation of Difference,” talks about

American culture has been referred to as a “melting pot.” Different cultures have added their own distinct aspects to society, making America a diverse country. Despite the plethora of cultures, certain norms, mores, and folkways are evident in American society. These ideas are vital to the function and stability of America. They provide guidelines for what is acceptable and not. In virtually every society, there are people who engage in deviant behavior and do not abide by the values that the rest of society follows. Theorists have debated if people are socialized into acting this way and if it is a social or personal problem. The sociological study of culture focuses on norms, mores, and folkways.

American Lore is just like any other lore it has myths, legends, and fairy tales, but American lore shows the history of America and how we live today, with a twist to the story. With Legends, myths, and fairy tales it expresses the way americans think and how creative we can be to come up with these stories from things that could actually happen. Legends are based on historical facts Myths are based on religion and gods and goddesses. Fairy Tales are made believe not real, includes special creatures. Tall tales and legends are more based in American lore and is heavily based on history and the many traditional stories that are spread from generation to generation. American lore is based on, “power social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources. Achievement which is a personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards . Hedonism pleasure or sensuous

In the essay, Kristin Lewis writes that heroes inspire us to be “our better selves.” Comparing Theseus and Ariadne two heros from “Into the Maze Of Doom”. Super Heroes inspire us to be who we want to be. These stories are modern myths that express qualities that we value such as courage,selflessness, and grit.

Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was born on January 20, 1930 in New Jersey. He and Armstrong were both young men when they joined NASA. Both young men went to college and finished all of the necessary courses needed to enroll into the facility. “Buzz” had one of the most successful space walks in the world. He was in space for 5 hours before being returned to the planet. Buzz like Armstrong like to do

"They were great contributors in restoring hope in America after the Great Depression, and are an effective communication tool of inspirational messages." They revived America, gave them hope and showed them a new way to dream. They helped us find meaning in loss and trauma, discover our strengths and taught us to use them for a good purpose. "Without superheroes, there would be no true depiction of justice, no portrayal of hope - heroism and not a single painting of the good in humanity, and the world would've lost a big part of itself," - Gerard Jones.

The shaping of any culture requires adaptation to their environment and its problems, such as economical, social and geographical, and the learning from these in order for their culture to live by and survive. The Christian Church would prove the most important in shaping a new European religious civilization. In as much as Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam undergirded civilizations in Asia and Africa, Christianity served as the basic unifying force that held together the new European civilization. (Sivers 2015) This process entails having the ability of shaping ones behavior in order to survive and have this same behavior passed onto the following generations.

Throughout the 1960s there was a cultural phenomenon that started in the United States and spread like wildfire to multiple other cultures in the world. This phenomenon was also known as countercultures. This decade raised the 76.4 million Americans born during the baby boom generation. The babies of this boom entered their teen years during the 1960s and they definitely embraced a multitude new standards, dramatically different from the way their parents were raised. While some encompassed new ideals in dress, music and movies others joined countercultures and rebelled against the social norms with poetry, novels and art. Three of the most altering countercultures were the Hippies, the Sexual Revolution and the Gay Liberation.

Wonder Woman was a feminist icon during World War II as she promoted a message of women empowerment and feminist ideas to the

This documentary briefly expresses the values and the ideologies during the difficult time period during World War II, along with America’s role in the war. This is without forgetting the role women took in American society by portraying Wonder Woman, a woman who is a superhero, and how it completely influenced women of all ages by providing a sense of gender equality. Not only was Wonder Woman extremely influential, but also other superheroes such as Captain America became a huge part of World War II. Captain America is one of the superhero icons of the World War II era because, as the documentary described, it depicted what a true American soldier was and how in that time most fathers went to war, kids constantly thought of Captain America as how their father was in the war. This is just some of the ways the introduction of comic books into people and modern popular culture overall were greatly influenced.

Captain America: The First Avenger takes place in 1942 during World War II. Steve Rogers is a small, sickly but determined man who has applied for the army multiple times but continues to get rejected because of his stature. When he’s about to give up, a doctor and scientist notices his determination and eagerness and allows him to join the American army. While training it’s obvious that Steve is too small to be a good soldier, but he has the best heart. He’s the one who jumps on a grenade in training to save his team, and he’s very smart. The doctor recruits Steve to be a part of his project, which gives him incredible strength and size. After

In Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s gives us a peak of what a world would be like with costumed heroes. The story questions the definition of a hero and their limitations. The graphic novel breaks down the genre by focusing on characters who only appear as heroes. The idea of vigilantism, violence, sense of justice, and gender are all examined in the lens of this apocalyptic and utopian world.

The superhero archetype is traditionally a staple of the comic book medium. The Golden Age of comics, a period of comic publishing between the 1930s and early 1950s, was rife with larger-than-life super-human figures, who often served as an escape from the anxieties produced by war and everyday life. Superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Captain America function as cultural representations of idealism and the American Dream. However, representations of heroism in comic books has shifted significantly since the bright-eyed idealism and Romanticism of the Golden Age. In the Modern Age of comic publishing, contemporary comics tend to appropriate, adapt, and deconstruct tropes from the Golden and Silver Age of comics. Ultimately,

Captain america was a big major part of the world war 2 against the Nazis and keeping the americans on the force to make sure that there was a stop to the axis powers. He was the turning point for the americans and ending the war with the atomic bomb which is the last time for us being into war.

Heroism is a concept created by humans that is now present in every film, story, or narrative, whether it’s in Marvel stories, fiction movies, comic books or even romantic ones. When stories and narratives were first introduced, so was the idea of a hero. The word hero transcends from the notion of a person who performs magnificent deeds for others and would risk their own life to save their people (Danehy, 2007). In past times, editorial cartoons seem to only honour the heroic men that helps and sacrifices his life for others, while women serve the function of the “heroes’ wife”. The women’s are constantly portrayed as the