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The Superhero Inside: Exploring The Minds Of Ourselves And Our Superheroes, Briana Craig
The Superhero Inside: Exploring The Minds Of Ourselves And Our Superheroes, Briana Craig
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The Superhero Inside is a research-based, non-fiction novel that connects elements of psychology to the concept of superheroes. There are seven chapters that explore a range of topics, including why we are fascinated by villainous characters and how superheroes represent (or misrepresent) diverse groups of people.
Hell On Earth: An Exploration Into What Drives Evil, Samuel Taylor Hogan
Hell On Earth: An Exploration Into What Drives Evil, Samuel Taylor Hogan
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Evil abounds. Even the most cursory glance at the news yields harsh headlines about bombings, school shootings, acid attacks, murder, rape, sex slavery, torture, and the occasional mass genocide. The 20th century alone featured roughly 135 million military and civilian deaths due to war and democide (White & Pinker, 2013). Recently, a cultural narrative has emerged proselytizing that evil is an aberrant, caustic mutation of the otherwise unsullied human soul. Philosophers and sociologists, among others, contend that “civilization needs to believe that it does not have an inhumane or barbaric side, leading members of the mainstream to constantly project unacceptable …