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Assignment: How do superheroes reflect the ideals important to our society today? For this investigation, select ONE film, TV show, or comic book based on a superhero. In your paper, demonstrate how the superhero(s) in the text reflect and illustrate the values that are important to American society today. To be more specific, using Superheroes Decoded: American Rebels and our discussion of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as a model, construct your own essay in which you create a clear thesis statement that shows your understanding of how a superhero in a film, TV show, or comic book demonstrates the importance of a specific American cultural value or belief in today’s society.

Instructions: Your investigation into superheroes should be a direct response to the prompt outlined above – please see me if you have questions or an alternative approach in mind. You essay should be in MLA format and style, including a Works Cited page; a minimum of 4-6 pages in length; and it should include at least 4 sources. You are required to use ONE film, TV show, or comic book as your primary source that represents a superhero and at least three secondary sources (outside research that might include the historical or biographical context for the text; critics of the film or TV show, etc).

Requirements:

• 4-6 pages. 

• MLA format. 12-point font, Times New Roman. Works Cited Page
• A creative title that hints at the subject matter. 

• Indicate a clear focus in a well-written thesis statement that includes a focus on how the superhero reflects and meets a societal ideal and need.
• Your essay should be well-structured with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
• Concrete evidence properly cited and integrated.
• Include at least 4 sources (1 primary source and 3 secondary sources). The evidence should clearly support the topic sentence and the overall thesis statement.
• Each body paragraph should have at least 2-3 sources (primary source + 1 to 2 secondary sources)
• Provide a conclusion which states why your argument is significant

• Implement proper stylistic conventions to include: sentence variation, college-level vocabulary, complex sentence structure.
• Write the paper as if addressing a scholarly audience.
• Demonstrate thoughtful revision and editing/proofreading

THE SOURCE I CHOSE IS BLACK PANTHER AS MY MAIN SOURCE