Superman portrayed as Christ

To Future Students:

I did my research paper on Superman and how he relates to the Christ thoughtout the film. I did not find A lot of information but I did find a lot of information about the begginning of comics and how Superman played a HUGE role in that. If your interested in Superman specifically, I would reccommend looking into the beginning of Superman and how he was created and how he shaped the comic bok industry. Professor Hicks is an amazing professor and truely the only professor at CSULA who I felt like was there anytime to answer questions I had. Do not hesitate to ask her for help shes really open to all questions and is there to help. Here is a list of my souces on my paper, hope this helps!!!

Daniels, Les. COMIX: A History of Comic Books in America. United States of America: Mad Peck Studios. 1971. Print.

Hoberman, J, and Jeffrey Shandler. Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, and Broadcasting. New York: The Jewish Museum, 2003. Print.  

Kozlovic, Anton. “Superman as Christ-Figure: The American Pop Culture Movie Messiah.” Journal of Religion and Film Vol. 6 No. 1. (2002): Print.

Kozlovic, Anton. “The Structural Characteristics of the Cinematic Christ-figure.” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture Volume 8 (2004): Print.

Nobleman, Tyler. Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman. New York: Alfred A. Knoff, 2008. Print.

Oropeze, B.J. The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2005, 2008. Print.

Superman. Dir. Richard Donner. Perf. Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve. Warner Bros. Entertainment, 1978. TV.

Superman a portrayal of Christ

To Future Students:

I did my research paper on Superman and how he relates to the Christ thoughtout the film. I did not find A lot of information but I did find a lot of information about the begginning of comics and how Superman played a HUGE role in that. If your interested in Superman specifically, I would reccommend looking into the beginning of Superman and how he was created and how he shaped the comic bok industry. Professor Hicks is an amazing professor and truely the only professor at CSULA who I felt like was there anytime to answer questions I had. Do not hesitate to ask her for help shes really open to all questions and is there to help. Here is a list of my souces on my paper, hope this helps!!!

Daniels, Les. COMIX: A History of Comic Books in America. United States of America: Mad Peck Studios. 1971. Print.

Hoberman, J, and Jeffrey Shandler. Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, and Broadcasting. New York: The Jewish Museum, 2003. Print.  

Kozlovic, Anton. “Superman as Christ-Figure: The American Pop Culture Movie Messiah.” Journal of Religion and Film Vol. 6 No. 1. (2002): Print.

Kozlovic, Anton. “The Structural Characteristics of the Cinematic Christ-figure.” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture Volume 8 (2004): Print.

Nobleman, Tyler. Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman. New York: Alfred A. Knoff, 2008. Print.

Oropeze, B.J. The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2005, 2008. Print.

Superman. Dir. Richard Donner. Perf. Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve. Warner Bros. Entertainment, 1978. TV.

Superman portrayed as Christ

To Future Students:

I did my research paper on Superman and how he relates to Christ throughout the the film. If you are interested in Superman, I would recommend another topic about him such as;  how or why he was created, Maybe looking into the creation of Superman and how it all started, Superman was the first "superhero" and also starred in the first "comic book". Professor Hicks is also one of the best professors I have had at CSULA, dont hesitate to email her late or ask any questions for she really is there to help and wants to make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Daniels, Les. COMIX: A History of Comic Books in America. United States of America: Mad Peck Studios. 1971. Print.

Hoberman, J, and Jeffrey Shandler. Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, and Broadcasting. New York: The Jewish Museum, 2003. Print.  

Kozlovic, Anton. “Superman as Christ-Figure: The American Pop Culture Movie Messiah.” Journal of Religion and Film Vol. 6 No. 1. (2002): Print.

Kozlovic, Anton. “The Structural Characteristics of the Cinematic Christ-figure.” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture Volume 8 (2004): Print.

Nobleman, Tyler. Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman. New York: Alfred A. Knoff, 2008. Print.

Oropeze, B.J. The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2005, 2008. Print.

Superman. Dir. Richard Donner. Perf. Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve. Warner Bros. Entertainment, 1978. TV.

Greek Myths in Modern Life

I honestly wish that I would have started sooner you might be reading this to yourself and think oh well its just a paper it can't be that serious but if you have a hard time writing papers then trust me when I say that you are going to need all the time you can use. I would suggest that you focus most of your attention on part 3 it is the longest and worth mot points and also have a clear idea of what your thesis is because if you do not I guarantee that you will start to go off topic.

The research question that I present was how greek myths have influenced modern culture.
Some sources that I found were really helpful were.

Burton, Elizabeth M. "The Value, Viability, and Relevance of Greek Mythology in Today's Society." Teen Ink. Teen Ink, n.d. Web. 06 June 2013

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Fornaro, Michele, Nicoletta Clementi, and Pantaleo Fornaro. "Abstract." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 07 Oct. 2009. Web. 06 June 2013.

"Impact of Greek Mythology on Western Culture." Tree.com. Tree, n.d. Web. 06 June 2013. 

La Malinche and Pocahontas

For my research paper I did a comparison of Pocahontas and La Malinche. My advice for these papers is to start early or else you will not not get it done. don't think you can just put it off until the last minute because if you do that it's going to suck trying to finish it. It took me a long time to do this and i started weeks ago. Just pick a topic that you are interested, but if there are not that many sources, it is probably better to pick a new topic. My research question was why do we celebrate and idolize Pocahontas but view La Malinche as a traitor? Here are the sources that I used:

1)Downs, Kristina. "Mirrored Archetypes." Western Folklore. 67.4 (2008): 397-414. Web. 11 Jun. 2013.

       -this was an article on the academic search premier

2)Schwartz, Stuart. Victors and Vanquished. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000. Print.

3)Leon-Portilla, Miguel. The Broken Spears. Boston: Beacon Press, 1990. Print.

4)Woodward, Grace. Pocahontas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986. Print.

       2-4 are books from the East LA library

5)Vigil, James. \From Indians to Chicanos. 3rd ed. Long Grove: Waveland Press, INC., 2012. Print.
          -this is a Chicano studies textbook
     

Aliens In the US

My advice is to make sure that you choose a topic that has a lot of credible sources and information that will help you write a clear paper. I suggest that you start early enough to have the opportunity to change your topic if it does not have information to write your paper on. Starting early will also help you find enough sources. Also, make sure that you give yourself time to revise your essay and ask the professor any questions that may come up. Writing this paper I learned how much time it takes to find credible sources using our schools database system, books, and films. I was also able to better my skills in making sure that I analyzed the information correct to make it useful for my paper. If I could have done this essay again I would have started earlier.
My topic is about aliens and how they have become so popular in the United States and around the world. My research questions is why do I want to believe that aliens do exist?

Sources:

(1).Academic search premier: Gildenberg, B.D. "A ROSWELL REQUIEM. (Cover Story)." Skeptic 10.1 (2003): 60. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 June 2013.

(2) SWIFT, EARL. "What Really Happened In Area 51." Popular Mechanics 188.9 (2011): 82-147. Academic Search Premier. Web. 11 June 2013.

(2.1) By Thomas, Harding, copyright 13,2011

(3) Dartnell, Lewis. "Is There Anybody Out There?." Biologist 58.4 (2011): 15. Academic Search Premier. Web. 11 June 2013.

(4) Book: Author; Barry Parker, New York, 1998, Alien Life, chapter 8 other life in the solar system.

(5) http://www.universetoday.com/93754/35-years-later-the-wow-signal-still-tantalizes/

Superstitions in baseball.

1. I had a lot of fun writing this researched paper and leaned a lot from the topic that I chose. Not only did i learn about baseball and sports more than I already knew but i learned about superstitions and how crazy they can be. I wish I would have known that the library database is only one of the many data bases you could use. i would have used way more to expand my search of scholarly articles. I would have taken it a bit more serious and started at the time it was assigned. Take it step by step and don't try to rush it because then it would be a paper with a lot of different ideas. Fully think it out and have an interest in sports and also superstitions.
2. My researched question was " Is baseball the most superstitious sport?Why?"

All these art scholarly articles that I used and were really helpful. All can be found in the CSULA data base under the keywords superstitions in baseball or in sports.

Abbott, Kevin R, and Thomas N Sherratt. "The Evolution of Superstition Through Optimal Use of Incomplete Information." Animal Behaviour, 82.1 (2011): 85-92.

Burger, Jerry M., and Amy L. Lynn. "Superstitious Behavior Among American And Japanese Professional Baseball Players." Basic & Applied Social Psychology 27.1 (2005): 71-76. Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 10 June 2013

Connelly, Jack. "Ever Tinkering With Change." World & I 13.4 (1998): 183.Military & Government Collection. Web. 10 June 2013

McClearn, Duane G. "Interest in Sports and Belief in Sports Superstitions."Psychological Reports, 94.3 Pt 1 (2004): 1043.

Ono, K. "Superstitious Behavior in Humans." Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 47.3 (1987): 261-271.

Wann, Daniel L. "Understanding The Positive Social Psychological Benefits Of Sport Team Identification: The Team Identification-Social Psychological Health Model." Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, And Practice 10.4 (2006): 272-296. PsycARTICLES. Web. 10 June 2013

Mermaids-English 102 Researched Paper

Writing this researched paper has not only taught me how to locate and analyze scholarly sources pertaining to one topic, but how to organize my theories and thoughts responding to the sources.  Because of the help from my professor, pair tutor, and library data base, I am confident on how to approach any research or thesis paper using the skills and sources I have acquired over the last few weeks.  If I were to redo this paper from the beginning I would have started earlier and used the school resources such as the library data base and pair tutors more often.  Google is not the answer for everything, its the easiest but not the best quality.  My research question was why do people believe in the myth of mermaids?  "Within the Depth" by Christian Henderson was the most useful newspaper article because it gave theories on why people believe in the myth of mermaids and then analyzed each theory with textual evidence from other sources.     

 

 

MMC: Myths on Medicine within Cultures

Guadalupe Olivares & Arcelia Morales

1. Well first of all let us tell you to start early! Luckily we started early and even then we were over whelmed with all the research papers, finals, and work that needs to get done before the quarter is over. Overall the researcher paper was not as bad as we thought it was going to be because at the beginning of the quarter the research paper seems confusing and hard but its not your regular research paper so its kinda easier. A good thing to do is to start thinking about your topic early and do some research because sometimes it turns out to be that the topic you have chosen does not have a lot of information.

2. Our Topic was on Myths on Medicine within different cultures. our research question was, "Why have the beliefs of medicine changed over time within different cultures?"  Once we did our research we ended up finding out that within cultures myths on medicine do not really change but instead as passed on and still practiced today. So you can also start of with one question but end up finding something else that changes your research question. These are some sources we used: 

"Homeopathy." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 May 2013. Web. 10 May 2013.

Jahn, Janheinz. Muntu: African Culture and the Western World. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. Print.

Lu, Henry C. Legendary Chinese Healing Herbs. New York: Sterling Pub., 1991. Print.

Rekdal, Ole Bjorn. "Cross-Cultural Healing in East African Ethnography." Medical Anthropology Quarterly 13.4 (1999): 458-82. JSTOR. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.jstor.org.mimas.calstatela.edu>

"Rhinoceros Rhino Horn Use: Fact vs. Fiction." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 5 May 2013.

Vellenga, Sipco J. "Journal of Religion and Health." Longing for Health. A Practice of Religious Healing and Biomedicine Compared 3rd ser. 47 (2008): 329. JSTOR. Web. 2 May 2013. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/40344448>.

Whiteford, Michael B. "Medical Anthropology Quarterly." Homeopathic Medicine in the City of Oaxaca, Mexico: Patients' Perspectives and Observations 1st ser. 13 (1999): 69. JSTOR. Web. 2 May 2013. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/649658>.

"WholeHealthMD." WholeHealthMD. Whole Health MD, 20 Apr. 2005. Web. 20 May 2013.

Body Image of Superheroes

Hey guys! So I just want to start off by saying DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! Seriously.. this research paper got me real good. I mean I finished my paper on time, I made sure all the components were clear and correct, and I made sure all the sources I found were accurate and reliable; but the time to do all that was just insane. I actually started my research paper early in the quarter and decided to put it off to the side and save it for later... but.. oh my goodness.. why did I save it for later. Working two jobs, taking three classes, and commuting back and forth through crazy traffic didn't make my research paper any easier. As you can see from other people's posts, you should definitely start early. No matter how dreadful it is, just start early and get it over with because you won't even have to worry about it once finals week comes out of the blue. Also, go to to the library and check out books! Books are actually very useful for this research paper...plus it is required for the assignment so you don't really have a choice.. :) I personally did not want to check out a book from the CSULA library because I didn't even know HOW to check out a book. I asked this random worker how to check out a book and I felt so stupid. But at the end, books are needed and are useful so go get some books!
My research topic question was why superhero body images are important to our society. Superheroes are characters that people look up to because of their strength and power. Especially towards the younger children, people envy those characteristics and we also envy the image they portray. The physique of these superheroes play a big part of their character and usually most superhero characters have similar physical features aside from the costumes. It made me wonder why animators draw superheroes in the specific way and why we like the view of superheroes like this. Finding the right sources for this topic was quite a challenge but I was able to obtain great,helpful sources. Here are some sources I used for my research topic:

“Body Image”. Media Smarts. Web. Retrieved 6 June 2013. http://mediasmarts.ca/body-image

Brown, Lyn Mikel., Lamb, Sharon., Tappan, Mark. (2009). “Packaging Boyhood”. St. Martin’s
     Press. (17-18). New York. Print.

Cotter, Alison. (2002). “Anorexia and Bulimia”. Lucent Books, INC. San Diego. (48-50). Print.

Konkel, Lindsey. “Superheroes Help Their Fans’ Self- Image”. Live Science. 19 September.
     2012. Web. Retrieved 6 June 2013. http://www.livescience.com/23303-men-self-esteem-
     body-image-batman-superheroes.html

  Lowe, Tashala M. "Making Superheroes." New Moon 4.3 (1997): 26. MAS Ultra – School
     Edition. Web. 6 June 2013.

“Miss Representation Full Documentary”. YouTube. 12 March 2013. Online video clip. Web.
     Retrieved 5 June 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTfYWf0xN6I