The Saga Begins Essays

Egil’s Saga tells the story of several individuals, such as Thorstein and Egil, who grow up surrounded by wealth and power that grants them certain liberties others only imagine. In order to retain the right to these assets and liberties, they must rely upon their loyalties to those close to them. The saga also contains a significant amount of bloodshed to honor their loyalties, but at other times it would be deemed unwarranted. Regardless, this bloodshed, partly due to the significance and power

Introduction What is supervision? According to the Supervision Framework for the Social Work Profession in South Africa. 2012. Social work supervision is an interactional and interminable process within the context of a positive, anti-discriminatory relationship, based on distinct theories, models and perspectives on supervision whereby a social work supervisor supervises a social work practitioner by performing educational, supportive and administrative functions in order to promote efficient

During high school and college, whenever I was assigned to write a research paper, my professors always emphasize, “Do not use Wikipedia as your source.” I followed this rule pretty well, but I have never thought deeply into the reasons behind why shouldn’t Wikipedia be cited as a source in research papers. After today’s reading, I gained a sense about what Wikipedia is, how it operates, and more importantly why it is an invalid citation for research papers. Wikipedia’s lack of defined authorship

Dark Knight. Other than his intense physical and mental training al Ghul left him with an important phrase that forever lives in Bruce's memory: "...If you devote yourself to an idea, than you become something else entirely" (Ra's al Ghul, "Batman Begins"), meaning that he can achieve anything he sets his mind to if he is committed enough to do

that the man under the Red Hood is not who he claims to be. This causes Batman to begin his detective work by visiting the lazarus pits, occult experts, and members of the Justice League. Batman is trying to find out how the person under the red hood might be able to come back from the dead.. After visiting with members of the Justice League Batman returns to find the Red Hood and Onyx about to do battle and begins to battle

In almost every piece of fiction there is a vilian who works to stop or hinder the heros motives. This vilian is usually extremely different than the hero. The hero usually ends up in a fight with the vilian that decides the outcome of the story and is usually the most exciting part to the story. The hero usually ends up becoming the victor of the fight and the vilian is defeated. My favorite vilian through out all fiction would have to be the joker. I picked the joker because the joker has a sertain

In the film, “Batman Begins” we see the events that led a young Bruce Wayne to become Batman, as well as his first challenges as the Caped Crusader. This essay attempts to apply the theories of Jung and Adler to the hero Bruce, in an attempt to determine which of these two theories applies best to the character. One of Jung’s unique concepts is that of a complex. He defined it as a “pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious organized around a common theme”

Comic books have served as a form of entertainment depicting the lives of dressed up individuals patrolling the streets and protecting society. Upon further inspection, one may realize that some of these so called superheroes have unreasonable morals and their attempts to take the law into their own hands could be detrimental not to just themselves but to the people they are trying to protect as well. There are many heroes, better referred to as vigilantes, that could be used to elaborate on the

Nolan’s films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight show the audience how complex the idea behind vigilante justice can be. With the use of extreme realism, Nolan shows how the idea of a vigilante could play out in our world. In Batman Begins a symbol is created in order to induce fear and conformity. However, in the Dark Knight, this symbol is torn down by fear. Both movies portray

Neither of the people on the boats will trigger the bomb and Batman on the search to find where the Joker is located so he can stop everything from happening. He finds where he is and this is where the big fight scene between the Joker and Batman begins, Before the Joker can blow up the boats himself, Batman stops him and The Joker laughs and further cements the notion that he and Batman are exactly alike. The two of them are cannot kill each other and thus will have a conflict forever. He now reveals

What do Richard Nixon, the then Bruce Jenner, Malala Yousafzai, Jacqueline Kennedy, Hilary Clinton, and Gabrielle Giffords have in common? They were all at one time interviewed by Diane Sawyer on television. All of these people had interesting stories, but none as interesting as Diane herself. She started as a simple weather girl and became an anchorwomen who is trusted by the celebrities that she interviews and by the public who watch her. Diane Sawyer is famous for being a journalist who interviewed

Batman The Dark Knight rises is a Christopher Nolan film about Batman. Nolan draws multiple influences for this film including the source of the story DC comic books and many features of Charles Dicken's novel Tale of Two Cities. To begin, both stories contain letters meant as private confessions being revealed to the public. In Tale of Two Cities, the letter reveals the specifics of his encounter with Evrémonde and that Evrémonde had raped a girl and killed her brother. This letter causes Charles

Batman Nightwalker, by Marie Lu, follows the story of a young Bruce Wayne as he transitions from a troubled teen to a hero determined to rid Gotham City of its villains. The hero archetype is evident throughout the novel, as Bruce undergoes a transformation that embodies the coming of age theme. This essay will explore how the hero archetype is portrayed in Batman Nightwalker and how it represents the coming of age theme. The hero archetype is often characterized by an individual who faces adversity

In discussions of background themes in movies, a controversial issue that often arises is whether religion is prominent in a film. Some argue that people will see what they want to, while others dispute that the theme of religion is omnipresent in certain films. In The Dark Night, there are many intertextual echoes that portray the joker as a satanic character. Throughout the movie, he tempts people, kills for pleasure, destroys for no reason, and presents evil to bring out the worst in people. There

Bob Kane’s fictional vigilante, Batman, is Gotham City’s greatest hero, capable of overcoming difficult challenges and defeating intimidating opponents. However, does the resilient hero have what it takes to face the struggle of love? In “Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Night”, Travis Langley, the author, delves into the mind of Batman to offer readers his professional opinion regarding Batman’s mental health after experiencing the most unfortunate event of his life, the death of his parents

Batman v Superman The rivalry between the Gotham knight and the kryptonian has gone on for decades. Both are popular superheroes who do good for others, and fight for their city. Each have their own way of handling villains and the safety of the world but the argument always goes back to who is the better hero? Batman and Superman have fought alongside each other for years, yet they are always compared to one another. Through differences in abilities, adversity and goals, it is easy to compare and

Batman’s Hood In Scott Bukatman’s essay, “Boys in The Hood” he talks about how superheroes represent cities, how they hold their own as they move through them, and how their masks and costumes identify them. I would like to focus more on Batman’s Gotham City, his mask, and his movement along with the comic panels. Firstly Gotham City could be described as living in hell. Gotham City as a whole is like a dystopian society where criminals are bound to be found anywhere, and the streets are dark

The Dark Knight (2008) is what started the massive cultural phenomenon that is the modern-day superhero movie, a much broader genre loved by everyone worldwide compared to what it used to be prior, and congruently introduced the modern “hype culture” surrounding movies today. In 2008, The Dark Knight (2008) was one of two major superhero film releases, the other being Iron-Man (2008) of the opposition studio, that were far more popular and critically acclaimed than had initially been expected to

Dark Knight Analysis How Christopher Nolan uses film techniques to explore Order vs Chaos Christopher Nolan steps back into the director's chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis -- the dreaded Joker. Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight, used quite a large variety of film techniques in the production of the movie in order to create scenes of complete order and then absolute chaos. Christopher used camera

SCRIPT EXT. BRUCE WAYNE'S MANSION There is an establishing shot showing the mansion. INT. BRUCE WAYNE'S MANSION. In the Living room many people of gotham are wearing black and grieving. Tim Drake stands in silence head facing the ground. His fists are clenched. VO (TIM DRAKE) He’s gone, they did it. He was my family. I’m nothing, I’m a weak coward. It’s my...fault. Now the audience sees (over the shoulder shot) Tim Drake holding a picture of Bruce Wayne. INT. BATCAVE (FLASHBACK) Batman