Ike Perlmutter holds the reins of superheroes at Marvel

     
Aug. 23, 2012 
2nd Blog

     Ike Perlmutter, the CEO of Marvel Entertainment, became one of the largest Shareholders in Walt Disney when Disney had purchased the comic book publisher in the year 2009. "The Avengers" was Disney's biggest hit of the year. It brought in $1.5 billion in worldwide box office revenues. "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger," together brought in more than $800 million globally. This is important, because all these movies interests me and I thought they were all well written, with excitement plus suspense. "Iron Man 3" is eventually starting in May. It is followed by the new sequels to "Thor," "Captain America," and "The Avengers, which is also going to be a very big hit worldwide. The impact of this article on me as a student is that these all have incredible characters and compelling stories which people can connect to. Most people can actually relate to it as well. My question is, how did they come up with so many different kinds of superheroes? What was going through their head when they came up with these great ideas and movies?

Internship Lawsuit

August 16, 2012


1st Blog
    Many people join the internship programs mainly because they want to get a feel around the career course. Really, these internship programs are meant to be an educational experience and usually people who get these internships are very lucky. I feel that they shouldn't be treated as less than what they do, just because they're an intern. An intern is only for the experience, a learning experience. 


    This article caught my eye, because I didn't think this was fair. An intern may not have the most work, but they should at least be treated respectfully and fairly. They should get paid with what the law required to pay them for their work. Another thing that caught my attention was at the fact that this media giant had taken advantage of their interns and just treated them bad. 
    This was a major impact on me as a student, because sooner or later you will become an intern and I wouldn't want this mistreatment done to me. If people are willing to put in a lot of time and effort, then they should at least be paid for their work, and not get cheated for it.
    This article began rising questions, such as: Are all other companies the same? Is this a problem in only one company? How long has this been going on for? Have they made any changes so far?