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Mentality of Superman.

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  Superman is the most recognizable character in the world. Today, we will figure out why he is this popular and dive into the heart of the character. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.  The story that truly encompasses the heart of the character is All-Star Superman, created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. The story begins with Superman helping some astronauts on a mission in the sun. Something goes horribly wrong, and Superman has to save them. While Superman is there saves them something happens to Superman's cells. He usually gets his powers from the sun, but this time he absorbed too much solar energy, so his cells couldn't keep up much made it to where his cells were slowly self-destructed, killing im slowly. While killing him slowly, this also allowed him to be 3 times as strong, and he gained some new powers. When returning to Earth, Superman starts to prepare Earth for the future without Superman. Saying goodbye to all his friends and loved ones and telli...

Mentality of Hajime no Ippo.

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  Hajime no Ippo is a character created by George Morikawa. It follows the story of a young kid whose name is Ippo, who is in high school. He's being bullied after school when a strong guy appears and intimidates the bullies into leaving him alone. He then starts to question himself and ask himself what it truly feels like to be strong. Wanting to become like him, the strong guy whose name is Takamura, tells him that he's a boxer and in order for him to train with him, he had to hit a tree and catch 10 leaves with his hand before they hit the ground, and then he will train with him because he doesn't care for weaklings. He gave him 10 days to complete this challenge. At the end of the 10 days, Ippo does end up completing this after hard work and determination, and he then starts training with Takamura. Throughout his journey at the boxing gym, he learns a lot, not just about boxing, which he becomes extremely good but in life as well, like growth, perseverance, and humility...

Mentality of Spider-Man

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Spiderman created by Stan Lee is one of the most loved characters in all of fiction. Today im going to be talking about the heart of the character and how we can apply this to our own lives.  Specifically, I'm going to be talking about The Amazing Spider-Man #34, written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by John Ramita Jr.. Which I believe perfectly embodies the heart of the character. The context for this issue is that there's a new villain in town whose name is Marlun. He feeds off the life force of living beings, and he claims that Spider-Man is one of the purest life forms because of the spider that bit him, and he wants to take his life force. As they fought for hours, Spider-Man realized that there was nothing he could do to beat him. he punched and kicked him over and over, and he didn't even seem fazed by it at all. Marlun told Spider-Man, "I will not stop. I will not tire. And I will not die." After realizing that he cannot be beaten, Spider-Man d...