![]() ![]() military intelligence” structure), eventually becoming a Major herself, while also sneaking off to fight crime as Wonder Woman. This was basically the status quo for Wonder Woman for the next four decades - Diana Prince rose through the ranks of the OSS (and later, a more generic “U.S. ![]() “She is known only as Wonder Woman,” the opening caption exclaims, “but who she is, or whence she came, nobody knows!” 8 differentiating her from other heroes by doing away with the idea of a second identity. ![]() For one thing, she’s operated for a significant stretch of her career without a civilian identity - the fan-favorite 1980s reboot of her comic book mythology by George Perez ditched it entirely, and it wasn’t fully restored for 20 years - with Wonder Woman’s first appearance in 1941’s All-Star Comics No. In many ways, Wonder Woman’s secret identity is one of the least important things about the character. Unlike Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne, what Wonder Woman does when she’s not fighting crime has been in flux for much of the character’s 75-year history. Sure, everyone knows Wonder Woman - she’s the superhero who, in the words of the iconic theme music from her 1970s TV show, is constantly “in satin tights/fighting for your rights/and the old red white and blue” - but what about Diana Prince? Wonder Woman’s secret identity remains a mystery to many, and with good reason. ![]()
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High- school sophomore Todd Tobin, who narrates, discovers the madness in his own home where his little sister, Marnie, has been brainwashed by her fundamentalist babysitter, Laurel. But there are no safe places left on Earth, as they discover when a teenager is killed in a driving accident, a number of cars are stolen and trashed, and Christian fundamentalists begin demanding the censorship of books like The Diary of Anne Frank. The Tobins have moved to Walden Woods because they thought they would be safe in the friendly, upscale community, with an excellent school system. ![]() ![]() ![]() The data collection technique was done by using a literature study. It sets out to trap into which many people fall. The data source used is the novel Woman at Point Zero. It breeds violence, injustice, loss of moral values, and human ruin. 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The way Jerry Spinelli tells his story through Leo, a regular kid, makes the reader feel as if they are one of the students at Mica High School noticing Stargirl for the first time. She confuses most of the school with her whimsical and unpredictable personality. This peculiar girl goes by the name “Stargirl”. The book is narrated by Leo, a regular teenage boy who becomes very interested with this peculiar new girl at his school. Jerry Spinelli’s book “Stargirl” tells the story of an unusual teenage girl who, after homeschooling her entire life, starts attending Mica High School in a small, Arizona town. ![]() Because of the curious title I decided to borrow the book from the library. This past semester I took a children’s literature class that introduced me to a plethora of young adult novels “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli being one of them. ![]() |