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The purposes of my comic book are to amplify the readership of a female fan-base and entertain young teenagers while simultaneously teaching them about effects of stereotyping. My message is that you don’t need to be a superhero to bring radical change. The use of satire and parody definitely facilitates the process of trying to get the message across to the audience. This message was inspired primarily by the Bronze Age for comic books where comics progressed from silly themes (during the Silver Age) to darker, morally ambiguous character, to social issues like drug abuse, poverty, alcoholism, and racism. These comic books were centered on character conflict, realism, and cultural relevance. All these Bronze Age conventions can be seen in the X-Men line of comics, where writers Stan Lee and Jack Kirby paralleled the struggle of the mutants with those of African Americans fighting for racial equality. Similarly, I apply these conventions as I strive to break female stereotypes as I hone my team of female superheroes with courage to stand against sexism and fight to break down the gender barrier that still exists today. I also create mature scenarios like the last page of my comic, where both genders realize that they were wrong, thus showing character development.

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Octavio Martin
Dec 4, 2015 at 12:02am
This paragraph shows some of the complexity, condensation of ideas, and clarity of arguments. I jump right into explaining what my purpose of the RIP was, followed by the message, and finally backed up by observed examples extracted from models. In essence, some of the writing skills that I acquired during the RA essay came into play in this paragraph. And although it is not a perfect paragraph, the simplicity and argumentation is present.

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