Hero

The keyword Hero is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Heroin Chic: The Fashion Phenomenon Analyzed Through the Writing of Christine Harold and Timothy Hickman

December 28, 2010 - 4347 words | Anthropology » Fashion

Heroin chic emerged in the 1990s as a high class fashion trend which appropriated visual imagery of Heroin junkies and their environment into fashion photography. Eventually condemned as an immoral glorification of drug use with the potential to corrupt and destroy... Read Article »

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Heroin Chic Fashion Timothy Hickman Christine Harold

SuperHeroes, Superpowers, and Sexuality

October 29, 2010 - 4915 words | Sociology » Sexuality

SuperHeroes have a strong influence in our society, and as such we should look at the messages that they represent. To this end, I have examined the sexuality and gender roles that superHeroes suggest through their appearance, the way they are written about,... Read Article »

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Superheroes Sexuality Superman Batman Marvel Dc Comics

Christ, The Modern Hero - As Seen in John Milton's "Paradise Lost"

February 22, 2010 - 1520 words | English » John Milton

The story of mankind's fall from Eden as written by John Milton in his epic poem Paradise Lost portrays a classically Heroic Satan and a modern Hero in God's Son, Jesus Christ. While Satan fits the archetype of an epic Hero, he is in fact showing readers that classic... Read Article »

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Paradise Lost Jesus Christ Epic Hero Satan John Milton

Perceptions of Heroes and Villains in European Literature

January 12, 2010 - 3532 words | English » Heroes And Villains

It is tempting to classify literary, cinematic, and historical characters into groups. The trouble of course, is that such labels can be misleading at best, and severely subjective and variable. When using terms such as Hero, villain, anti-Hero, anti-villain, or adventurer... Read Article »

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Villains Heroes Shakespeare Wilkie Collins Dracula Bram Stoker Frankenstein Mary Shelley Dostoyevsky Crime And Punishment Richard II Richard III Raskolnikov The Conformist Alberto Moravi

The Hero We Create: 9/11 & The Reinvention of Batman

December 30, 2009 - 17947 words | Film and Cinema » Terrorism

A giant hole is ripped in the side of a skyscraper. Smoke and flames pour out and debris tumbles into the street. Clouds of smoke billow upwards and burning embers rain down. Plumes of dust and smoke blot out the sun, darkening the city skyline. In the foreground,... Read Article »

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9/11 September 11th 9/11/2001 September 11 Batman Superheroes American Film Modern Film The Dark Knight Batman Forever Terrorism