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    J M. Barrie's Peter Pan is a poignant tale about the magic of childhood. The main character, Peter Pan, is a magical boy who wishes never to fall into the banality of adulthood, but to have an adventure every moment and remain forever young. The play details Peter's relationship with a young girl, Wendy, who is on the cusp of young adulthood. Peter's gang, the Lost Boys, wish for a mother to read them stories. Peter goes and retrieves Wendy to be their new mother. Their adventures reveal much

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    Volleyball Bump, set, hit, is the sound of the volleyball since I was eight years old. My family lives volleyball. It’s a three-generation sport in my family with my Grandma, mom, and then me. My Grandma mostly looked to me playing volleyball since a very young age. My mom played volleyball when I was her age so everyone looked down for me to play too. I tried it out and I absolutely loved it, better then softball, better then dance, it made me feel like I was in control of the court. Now I am finally

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    about how Professor aronnax goes on a sea journey to find a giant sea monster. In their journey Professor Aronnax and his friends find that the sea monster is actually a giant steel submarine. Professor Aronnax and his friends are held hostage by Captain Nemo in the Nautilus. Nemo decides to let them explore the depths of the sea with him, and his crew. Aronnax discovers Nemo is crazy, and finds a way to escape, but once the escape, the Nautilus is unseen. The theme of 20,00 leagues under the sea

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    LAR #1.3 In the past two weeks we have managed to finish an old english poetry, Beowulf and watch a documentary/film about evolution of superhero comic books. As we read the book, we were acquainted with the customs, culture, and life of the Anglo-Saxons. “Ancestral Heritage and Individual Reputation” were the novel’s prime factors. In Beowulf, I have noticed that every character is introduced by being referred to their family lineage and as their fathers’ son or daughter. Fame played a prominent

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    DC comics, illustrated the comic book, Wonder Woman, that strive for female superheroes to be envisioned with great empowering messages for the other females who enjoy reading comics. The female superhero, Wonder Woman, is given empowering qualities such as leadership and devotion. Although, Wonder Woman is given these empowering qualities, the comic book artists clothed this female character with clothing that sexualizes them greatly because of the amount of skin that is being revealed. The suits

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    Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a movie attempting to understand the confusing and contradictory world that is modern America’s political and social order. It is a movie that is based upon the modern era and yet somehow timeless. It is a movie that is firmly rooted in the Fantasy/ Sci-Fi genre with super soldiers, flying aircraft carriers, and a bevy of comic book characters. It is also a movie which perfectly encapsulates the chaotic and bewildering nature of the war on terror and the surveillance

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    Captain America Speech He goes by the name Steve Rogers or the greatest soldier in history and if you still don’t know who he is then maybe you’ll know him by his original name “Super America”. Okay never mind, probably not because the creators realised that it didn’t sound good as too many Marvel Superheroes had the word “Super” in them and so they finally agreed on “Captain America” which clearly sounds much better than Super America. Captain America is a fictional Marvel Superhero which was

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    Beowulf and Captain American The novel Beowulf, A New Translation with an Introduction. by Burton Raffel, is an epic tale of good vs evil. Beowulf is the idealistic hero of the Middle Ages based on his generosity, strength, and courage. He puts his life on the line for an entire kingdom by protecting his people and proves his worthiness of a superior warrior. He is continually recognized for his strength and courage. Beowulf is not so different from modern day superheroes such as Captain America in

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    I love this. I can't bring myself to say anything else about it. It doesn't really help that one of my biggest obsessions since childhood is Peter Pan - and let me tell you, boy does this bring Peter Pan to the next level. I was skeptical at first, being such a big fan of the original story I couldn't help but fear how this book would play out. I was pleasantly surprised and then blown away by the whole thing, this is one book I will read over and over again. Let me start off with pointing out

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    White_______________________ Assignment: "Captain America in a Turban" and "My Embarrassing Video Went Viral" ¥ Compare and/or contrast _____________________________________ INTRODUCTION "Captain America in a Turban" and "My Embarrassing Video Went Viral" display how both stories have similarities. In these stories which shows example of how people are dislike because of a person appearance, ethnicity or weight. However, this Connect the two people Vishavjit Singh from "Captain America in a Turban" and

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