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    “Wonder Woman is a walking- and sometimes flying- paradox of attributions and images. She is, at once, a female sex symbol and feminist icon: physically vulnerable, morally virtuous, financially independent, self-determining, and, in tune with her womanly ways, self-sacrificing” (Wright 6). Wonder Woman was created by William Marston in order to show and achieve women empowerment. At the time that Wonder Woman was assembled, there were no women superheroes. The only superheroes that were created

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    Wonder Woman Evolution Ever since the early 1930’s, comics have being making kids dream of big futures and adults wish they were young again. As time goes on, comics have to change to keep up with the times and stay relatable. People don’t want to read something about heroes that have no personality and talk like robots, we want heroes that make us think we could be one too. In this report, the evolution of Wonder Woman will be discussed. She was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter

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    rest and her name is Wonder Woman. She fights evil while still being a Woman making her the ultimate hero for any young girl to look up to. Although​ ​he​ ​didn’t​ ​picture​ ​a​ ​woman​ ​in​ ​his​ ​role​ ​of​ ​a​ ​less​ ​masculine​ ​superman, the idea of Wonder Woman was first originally created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston. She was used to be seen as a World War II hero and warrior by having the strength and power of a man but the grace and beauty of a lady. Wonder Woman “fears nothing. She

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    Presenting a range of durable Wonder Woman toys and games, manufactured by some of the leading brands like FunKo, DC Comics, Mattel, DC Collectibles and more. Buy your favoruite toy from our wide collection to add more to your list of collectibles. Description: Those who love Wonder Woman, they would surely love to bring home her toy for inspiration. What about you? Are you also a person who respects and religiously follows Wonder Woman? Do you love to see Wonder Woman in full action? If yes, you are

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    These strong and feminine heroes, Wonder Woman and Hippolyta, have similarities and differences between their origin, their weapons, and their way of love. To start out with, we must first talk about where these women came from. The origin of Wonder Woman. This hero comes from an anti-male island, ironically called Paradise Island, or formally, Themyscira. This island is home to the Amazons, and she is princess of them. In comics, and the movie, Wonder Woman is referred to as Diana and her mother

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    Wonder Woman Can one person create or stop the war? Wonder woman, directed by Petty Jenkin is a superhero origin movie where the main character Diana, the princess of Themyscira (Gal Gadot) is conflicted with this question. She believed that killing the God of war, Ares would stop the war. She is naïve and is unaware of the way of the society. The movie is set in the time of World War I which is favorable as it was a changing time of the history. The movie has a clear and simple plot. The performances

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    the booming Greek mythology, women are expected to be beautiful and please those around her- a reflection of today’s society. While the legend of the Amazons highlights their strength and intelligence, modern interpretations of this myth, as in Wonder Woman, demonstrate the social influences regarding beauty standards in contemporary culture and the expectations of women. The Greek myth of the powerful Amazonian women embodies all that the feminist movement stands for. This movement encourages the

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    Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[2] The character is a founding member of the Justice League, goddess, and Ambassador-at-Large of the Amazon people. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in October 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics #1, January 1942. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira, her official title is Princess Diana of Themyscira, Daughter of Hippolyta. When blending into the society outside

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    I am enjoying this discussion about Wonder Woman, even though I am not a huge fan of DC Comics or superhero films. However, I love Superman and Wonder Woman films and television series from the 80’s. Remember the Superman movies starring Christopher Reeves and the Wonder Woman television series from the 80s (I grew up in the 80s)? Since we are speaking about films based on classic childhood favorites, I have another example to add: Goonies. A group of five boys (the Goonies) live in a town scheduled

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    With the recent release of Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins, many people have called into question how well Wonder Woman—otherwise known as Diana in the movie—represents a positive image or inspirational figure for women and young girls in today’s society. One of these people is Zoe Heller, who in turn wrote the article “God’s Gift to Men”, which talks not only about the movie, but also takes an extremely deep look at how well they made Diana into an inspirational figure. I believe that Heller

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