Superman+vs.+Beowulf

Robert Angevine- 2nd Hour

__**Superman**__ Superman was created in 1932 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The comic was sold to DC comics in 1938. He the only survivor when his home planet, Krypton, exploded from a nuclear reaction. Before Krypton blew up his father, Jor-El, sent him to earth on an experimental spaceship. When he crashed on earth he was found by a couple on a farm in Smallville, Kansas. The couples names were Jonathan and Martha Kent. They raised him as their own son and named him Clark. As Clark got older his powers started to show. When he turned 18, Jonathan took him to the field where Martha and himself found Clark and showed him the starship that they found him in. This is when Clark decided he would only use his powers for good and only told one person, Lana Lang, about his gift. At first Clark only used his powers secretly to help people or stop disasters. Finally when the NASA space-plane was about to crash Clark was forced to use his powers in public to stop the accident. After that he made his uniform to wear when he used his powers in public to hide his identity.

Superman has many different powers. He has super strength, which is not infinite but it has never been measured or challenged. His body is indestuctable, which was shown in "Superman Returns" when he gets shot in the eye and the bullet just gets destoyed and it does nothing to Superman at all. His senses are sharpened greatly and he has x-ray vision. Superman also has heat vision which is shown with a red glow from his eyes. He also has super speed and he can fly. With all these powers he is still vulnerable to Kryptonite, which is from his home planet and will kill him, he is also vulnerable to magic and psionic powers (mind control powers). Superman is the leader of the "Justice League." This is a group of many superheroes that work together to keep safety on Earth. Superman leads and organizes the group and leads them into battle. He also leads citizens out of the way of danger when needed. Superman is a natual leader and a great one at that. He almost always knows the right thing to do and if he doesnt he puts great thought into it instead of making quick and wrong decisions. Superman fights many villians such as [|Lex Luthor] and General Zod. He only fights to help people and save himself from harm. There are many times when Lex Luthor used kryptonite against superman which renders him helpless. This is bad for Superman because kryptonite can kill him within minutes and weakens all of his powers. Superman always over comes this and ends up beating the odds for the force of good and defeats Lex.
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Beowulf is an [|epic poem] created in the early 11th century. It is the story of a king, Beowulf, who has to save the Danes from a horrible monster names Grendel who is killing and eating the Danes. Beowulf goes through a long battle with [|Grendel] he goes back to his country and is king untill he dies. He dies after fighting the dragon that was threatening his people and their safety. When he died the treasures that he won from the dragon was all burried with him. He was an honored king and everybody loved him. Beowulf didnt have many powers but he did has super strength. In fact, he was so strong that no one or nothing could ever match his strength. Sadly, even tho he has super strength, Beowulf was not invincible and he could die. During his battle with the dragon he obtained fatal wounds and ended up dying after he had defeated the dragon. Beowulf is a natural leader of others. In fact, he is king of the Scandinavians. He is such a good leader and a noble person that all of his people and even the Danes love him. As well as leading his own people he even lead the Danes to victory against the monster named Grendel. This shows that he is a natural leader and can lead without help. Beowulf had two major battles in his life time where he put his life on the line to save others. The first was his battle against Grendel. This was to save the Danes and to show his people that he could keep them save in the face of danger. The second is the battle against the dragon. He was fighting for his own people and put his life on the line to save them. In the end he had paid the ultimate sacrifice for his people and dies. This is very sad for the Scandinavians but they were also very greatful and gave him a very nice funeral. **__Information Citations__** Stuff, Superhero. "superherostuff.com." //Superman Biography and History//. Super Hero Stuff, 01 01 2010. Web. 3 Nov 2010. []. Zemeckis, Robert, Dir. //Beowulf//. Dir. Robert Zemeckis." Perf. Ray Winstone, . Beowulf: 2007, Film. []. __**Picture Citations**__ []
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