Gospel According to Spiderman

In the Gospel According to Spider-man Niall Richardson compares Spider-man and other super heroes to Christianity and Jesus. He often uses the quote from the movie Spider-man which says "With great power comes  great responsibility." This compares to the previous reading about privilege because power is a definite privilege. It is a great privilege to be able to have super natural abilities and Uncle Ben realizes this and tries to get Peter Parker to understand as well. Throughout the movie this quote is repeated because in order to be a real superhero Spider-man needs to realize that he has great responsibility. He can no longer just look out for himself, he has to look out for the city, the world. Being a superhero means that he must be a savior in a sense. He must save the people from the evil one. Throughout the movie there are numerous ways that one can compare spider-man to Jesus, and has been done. One can also compare the green goblin to Satan, which is also done. Because Spider-man has the strength and the ability to defeat the villain, who has been hurting many people of which spider-man might or might not know, he has the responsibility to defeat him.

Privilege

A privilege is something that you have that other people are denied. Such as skin color, gender, sexual orientation or many other things. Now I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I think most people would agree with me in saying that males are generally more athletically inclined. This is a privilege. Not all males have this privilege  either. I am, for the most part athletically inclined, therefore I am privileged in this aspect. It's a privilege that I don't always see as something special, when in fact it's pretty special. I mean what if I were to get in some sort of accident and end up paralyzed, or with a broken leg. Even with a broken leg I would  be able to realize how much of a privilege it is to be able to use that leg. Being paralyzed would be much worse and much easier to realize that it is indeed a privilege to be physically capable. So what I guess I'm trying to say is that each individual has so many privileges that many others do not have. Sometimes what it takes to realize this is to lose that privilege. Like the saying goes "You don't really know what you have until it is gone."

All about Me!

First off, my name is Derik Schmidt and I am a freshman at Azusa Pacific University for the 2010 school year. I absolutely love soccer. Playing, or watching, if soccer is involved I love it. I grew up in Atascadero, California, a small city north of San Luis Obispo. In other words, the Central Coast of California. I love it there. The weather is beautiful and everything is just splendid. Growing up on the Central Coast i'm am very much in love with the beach. I would go there very often as a child and even as a teenager. Although I never really learned how to surf, I love to just go and mess around and go boogie boarding. Another thing I love to do is go to the snow. I never tried to learn how to snowboard because I love skiing so much. Going down the slopes is one of the greatest things to do. I am somewhat of a sporty guy. I love to watch sports, play sports, and talk sports. I've tried many sports including: cross country, track, baseball, tennis, basketball, and soccer. As well as other sports but I just played those for fun, and not on an organized team or program. I hope this little post has shown you a little bit more about me!