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    I chose journalism as my elective for this year because I wanted to continue the journalism career that I began in middle school since it allowed me to write about topics that grasped my interest and passion aside from writing required essays in a classroom setting. In addition, I believed that this course would allow me to improve my writing skills by learning the grammatical, ethical, and organizational concepts relating to journalism such as the code of ethics, the inverted pyramid, and the editorial

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    When I first selected Journalism as my Elective class I would be challenged in ways I had never experienced in the conventional classroom before. After a full year of the class, I found that while this was demonstrated to be true, the real challenge came from learning how to channel my self motivation and intrinsic passion as opposed to external pressures like harsh due dates and grading. I have never before in my life been given the opportunity to write about my passions and interests for a grade

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    on her red chest plate and white stars on blue shorts. Wonder Woman was first cover dated on Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. According to Marston, Wonder Woman was created to counter all the male heroes that were already around. She held a lasso of truth in her hands and could deflect bullets with her large metal bracelets. As time passes, Wonder Woman continues to be a symbol of female strength, feministic views and love. Wonder Woman’s first big change occurred in the Silver Age of comics

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    Through out the text of "The Secret History of Wonder Woman", the themes of "Girl Power" and "Truth" are very much so reoccurring. The comic book character herself Wonder Woman embodies these two traits in every aspect of her being. Not only William Moulton Marston created these themes, but everything he experienced throughout his whole life. From how he was raised to his College Professor and so on. I believe Wonder Woman embodies "Girl Power" in many different ways throughout the book. For example

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    addition, people believed that comics were bad for kids, but William believed not. Wonder Woman’s set of skills is that she could fly, had immense speed, strength, and smarts. Additionally, Wonder Woman also wielded a lasso that could make anyone tell the truth if caught by it, and this lasso is inspired from William’s polygraph, which was able to detect lies. Three ways that Wonder Woman and Spiderman were different from other superheroes of the time is that people could relate to them, there purposes

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    defend the Amazonian women during the Germans attack. Later, when being interrogated by these woman Steve refuses to confess his mission staying faithful to his code of honor, until forced to reveal classified information by the powers of the Lasso of Truth. It is obvious that Steve is a man of honor and this is shown later on when recruiting his confederates to help fight in the war. As Steve lists what they will gain such as: “it’s for a great cause, freedom, friendship”, these men ask for nothing

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    Western Archetypal Hero

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    I noticed between your hero “Yu the Great” and my hero “Wonder Woman” is that they both are dedicated to protecting the people. Another similarity I noticed is that they both have “natural powers.” Wonder Woman has her superhuman strength and Lasso of Truth, while Yu the Great has the powers given to him by God. 3. Some main differences between Yu the Great and Wonder Woman was that Yu the Great helped people in relation to growing their food and other crops; Wonder Woman on the other hand, helped

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    Wonder Woman costumes for Halloween are a perfect choice for both young girls and women. It's nice to feel like a beautiful, powerful and sexy Amazon princess. Mothers and daughters alike can wear these outfits for trick-or-treating fun. Wonder Woman has been a feminine status symbol for decades and is looked up to by many women. Who is Wonder Woman? Wonder Woman is a DC Comic super heroine featured in comic books, cartoons, a television series and movies. She evolved into the 1975 version played

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    Compare and Contrast Essay Wonder Woman and Giganta are a Superhero and a Super Villain that have a lot of things in common, and a lot of things that contrast about each of them. For example, both of them are from D.C comics. Even though some things may be different, they both have interesting facts that give them both a unique value. Wonder Woman was published in the 1940’s by D.C Comics. She has many super powers such as: the power to heal, amazing, reflexes, and superhuman speed. It states

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    amazons stated war on Hercules, and he later killed Hippolyta because he assumed she had planned the war. As the “most famous heroine” of all time, Wonder Woman’s most famous weapon of all time is her Golden Lasso of Truth, which forces anyone that is stuck in in to tell the truth. Another critical weapon of Diane’s is her bulletproof bracelets. Aside from physical weapons, she has many abilities such as; super strength, invulnerability, flight, combat skill, superhuman agility, and healing

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