Turtle Power: Journal Article Analysis 1-3

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made their movie debut in 1990 and their sequel later on in 1991. In the early 90’s however the turtles started off in comic books. Also around 1984 Teenage mutant ninja turtle action figures came out and came right off the shelf as quick as a wink. The story behind these Turtles is simple. 4 normal turtles living in the sewers of New York City get exposed to some “Radioactive Waste” which makes them stronger and more intelligent then ever seen. From the help of their master “Splinter” they learn ninjitsu where the must stop the evil “Shredder” from taking over the world. Splinter was one a simple pet to a great ninjitsu master until one day the evil shredder sent his evil henchmen the foot to destroy his little Japanese town. Splinter got away and made it to New York where he also fell in the Radioactive waste and became wise. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actually started out as a spoof to the Marvel Comic Daredevil. There was one part of the comic book in Daredevil where he was trained by a master called “Stick” and he must stop “The Hand” from destroying the world. Daredevil was also affected by Radioactive Waste and it heightened his senses but has for the turtles not only did it heighten their intelligence it made them strong as well. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a big hit around this time. Teenagers could relate to the turtles for the simple fact that the turtles where teenagers as well. Eating pizza, skateboarding, and playing pranks on each other is what a typical teenager does. When the first comic book arose in stores in 1984 and the turtles where now taking off it was all based on the fact of the Regan/ Bush Era. While the Berlin Wall was coming down and research into the Strategic Defense Initiative, Americans were concerned about nuclear war and the turtles showed a new light to nuclear waste. Also around this time many toys were based of the Regan years where the evil empire Soviet Union was shaping. Many Toys like He-Man: Master of the Universe and GI Joe and even the turtles where a sign that there are hero’s among the United States and we will stop the world from evil. While most toys that dealt with hero’s typical white or Caucasian members with a strong build and weapons to help them along the way, The turtles broke the mold by being green and not from a typical American background. Many differences that also came along that He-Man and GI Joe fought against evil all the time, no matter what the cost. The turtles are a laid back, fight for justice and only actually took up a battle when one of their friends of family was in trouble. The turtles hit the action figure market so rapidly cashing in over 500 million dollars in one year. The turtles was a popular culture break through and are still going strong with the animated TV series today. A lot of kids even I remember trying to be a ninja turtle doing kicks in the air and fighting shredder. It gave light to the fact that we cant take nuclear war too serious but also be a little concerned. the Ninja Turtles formed part of a collective sigh of relief among Americans at the conclusion of the Cold War. Their resurgent longevity bears testament not only to their inherent originality but also to their identity as one of America’s most effective psychological self-defense mechanisms against the apocalyptic threat that nuclear weapons still pose: a sense of humor.

Bisges, J. (2007) Turtle power!: How Four Mutant Teenagers Nuked the Entertainment Industry, Vol. 41, Issue 6, p. 918-933

Weekly Written Analysis 5-1

Role Models is a very hillarious movie. Two energy drink salesmen go to high schools trying to sell their product Minotaur and in a very bizzare twist of events smash their sales truck into a statue after their truck was almost towed away. Wheeler loves his job but Danny on the other hand hates it and complains that his life sucks. Instead of going to jail they are put into a big brother program called sturdy wings. Wheeler is paired up with Ronnie shields a foulmouth kid and Danny is paired up with Augie Farks, a nerdy kid obessesd with live action roleplaying games. Even though Danny and Wheeler end up bonding with the kids when Danny gets Augie banned from his medieval game LAIRE and Wheeler takes Ronnie to a party to leave with a girl and leave Ronnie unattended. Both parents of the kids tell Sturdy wings that they dont want them hanging around their kids anymore and thats when it gets worse. The guys are given a court appointment where they will likely have to face jail time. Instead them and two other boys go to LAIRE for a battle with the tryrannical king. Shortly after the battle, showing that they have a great realtionship with the kids, there court appointment is canceled. The movie ends with Danny getting back together with his girlfriend Beth.

Weekly Written Analysis 4-1

David Batista also known as his ring name "Batista" was born Janurary 18, 1969. Batista is a 4 time World Heavyweight Champion, 3 time World Tag Team Champion, 1 time WWE Tag Team Champion and winner of the 2005 Roayal Rumble match. Batista came from a poor family. Before he was even nine he seen three murders happen right in his front lawn. By age 13 he was stealing automobiles and by age 17 Batista was out on his own. Batista dreamed at this time of becoming a bodybuilder and even till this day gives credit to bodybuilding for saving his life. Batista tried out at the WCW Power Plant but was told he would never make it as a wrestler. He then went to WWF were he started his training and oer to OVW as Leviathan were he did alot of amazing things earning him the right to enter World Wrestling Entertainment. On Janurary 9, 2006 after gaining alot of respect in the ring, Batista tore his right tricep and surpassed 280 days of the longest reigning the world heavyweigt title. Batista claimed that Mark Henry was careless and never gave him any warning that the move (chocolate mousse) was coming almost immediatly ending his wrestling career. After a succesful surgery and recovery, Batista returned to the ring July 7, 2006 and promised to have the title back by WrestleMania 22 and he did by defeating King Booker. From 2007 to 2008 he went through many lengths to keep his title and did until losing it in 2008 to Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage Match. Batista is now on Monday Night Raw and till this day trying to regain the World Heavyweight Chapionship for a fifth time in his career. Many wrestlers at the age of 30 are thinking about hanging up their boots but as for Batista he has just started and ever since, this 30 year old powerhouse has shown the nation that his "Batista bomb" will not be taken lightly.