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    Donald Glover: Writer, Comedian, Rapper Donald Glover is truly a multi-talented person with a foothold in many different occupations and fields of interest. He is known for his acting in TV shows such as Community, his writing talents for the show 30 Rock, being one of the frontrunner comedians for the Derrick Comedy Group, and he is most known for his rap career alias, “Childish Gambino”, now known just as “Gambino”. Biography Donald McKinley Glover was born at Edwards Air Force Base in California

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    What does it mean to be a celebrity? Celebrities are just famous usually well known for some type of work they whether it be from acting, creating music, comedy, directing, or even social media most celebrities are usually part of only one of these sub categories. Don’t get me wrong there are some multi hyphenate artists, but only one person exemplifies this more than Donald Glover Aka Childish Gambino (Stage name) well known for rapping, writer, producer, actor, sketch comic, and stand up comedic

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    Donald Glover Biography

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    With a platinum song and gold albums under his belt, with a rich resume in the acting and comedy world in his arsenal, Donald Glover is one of the most talented artists of the generation. Glover, AKA Childish Gambino and mcDJ, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and musician. Born on September 25, 1983 in Lancaster, California, he began his career with a graduate degree in dramatic writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2006. His affiliation with the school led to his

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    On a snowy day, I went to the church for the first time with hand in hand with my grandmother when I was a little girl. I walked with her along the country road to attend an early morning prayer meeting. She used to pray for spiritual and physical health of my family. When I was a little girl, not even knowing how to speak and how to read, I attended the prayer meeting with her everyday regardless of the weather. This is the most precious memory of my early life. Although my grandmother was over

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    “Batman” She shouted “What?” “I finally figured it out I’m going to call you.” She said with the biggest grin on her face. “You are my dark knight so batman is the only name that fits” From that day on everyone started calling me batman. People create nicknames based upon their own needs. Some need a new insult others need a change, a fresh start. All must encounter the same problem at some point in time. What does this nickname really mean and when does it begin to take your place in life. I had

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    Comic books, in todays rise of all that is geek it is hard to avoid hearing about the next comic that is being adapted into a movie or TV show. With films like The Avengers and The Dark Knight and shows like The Walking Dead comic book based properties are taking over most of pop culture today. Yet, despite all the attention on these properties there is still an overwhelmingly popular misconception that comics are “kids stuff.” Yet, unbeknownst to the overall public in western society comics are

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    Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen illustrates the lives of retired superheroes in the 1980s. The Keene Act outlawed the “masquerading” of superheroes in the 1970s and led to the dissolution of many superheroes. The murder of an old colleague, The Comedian, forces them to come out of retirement and sets the events of the graphic novel into place. Moore and Gibbons sets up a world of superheroes in the midst of a very real historical period of the Cold War. We usually think of superheroes as existing

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    History of American Comic Book Superheroes. Before they become significant box-office phenomena and debut for TV serious, superheroes were short stories in printed media. Supermen, Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman …were comic books superheroes. The idea of superheroes was long existed. However, as many comic books historians agreed, The Phantom, published in February 17, 1936, is considered to be the first comic book costumed hero. Since then, comic books superheroes were booming. In the mid-1940s

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    When defining great literature, graphic novels are often the last source scholars and educators consider. In general, graphic novels are seen as low-brow, mass culture entertainment or as pedagogical tools (Long 6). In recent years graphic novels have proven to be worthy of being considered great literature and valuable tools in the classroom. Comic books should not be viewed simply as aesthetic objects, but rather as texts which function when read by their audience within a specific context. Our

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    Subsequently, while most superhero plots involve an element of fantasy, the characters in Moore’s graphic novel are, for the most part, embedded into pessimistic version of reality with only lifelike traits. Obviously, the one glaring exception in Watchmen is Doctor Manhattan, who is transformed into a being capable of a number of otherworldly abilities. However, the other five heroes in the story are regular humans who take the initiative to aid in the protection of society. This is unlike most

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