1. Identify and briefly define important words, terms, concepts, or characters.
a) mutant- The next level in human evolution; born with special powers that ordinary humans do not have.
b) X-Men- A team of mutants trained to protect the world from bad mutants and evil.
c) Professor X/Charles Xavier- Born as a mutant with the ability to read minds and to project his own thoughts into the brains of others. He was feared by ordinary people which motivated him to establish a school for X-Men.
d) Cyclops/Scott Summers- A mutant with beams in his eyes, that are protected by a head shield.
e) Iceman/Bobby Drake- A mutant who can freeze objects around him and turn his own body into ice.
f) Angel/Warren Worthington III- A mutant who has the ability to fly with the support of his feathered wings.
g) Beast/Hank McCoy- A mutant who possesses agility and superhuman physical strength.
h) Marvel Girl/Jean Grey- The only mutant girl member in the X-Men squad. She was born with telekinetic and telepathic powers.
i) Magneto- A powerful mutant with the ability to create electricity and magnetism. He was a former friend of Professor X, until disagreements of whether mutants can coexist with humans in society.
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
“Here we stay unsuspected by normal humans as we learn to use our powers for the benefit of mankind… To help those who would distrust us if they knew of our existence!”
In an ordinary world, a group of mutants called the X-Men, utilizes their special powers to save the world from Magneto and other mutant threats. The X-Men was formed by Professor X, who was the first mutant in the world. His students are first trained in a private school before going for action. The requirement for this school is to have superhuman abilities.
Each of Professor X’s students obtain special different powers. They are very unique and helpful, which gives the X-Men an extra lift in action against other bad mutants. If one mutant is not able to successfully defeat his opponent using his own power, than his partner who has a distinctive power can be used affectively to finish the opponent. For example, when Angel could not dodge the missiles any longer, Beast came over to help him and employed his feet to hinder the missile before it hit Angel. The chemistry of the X-Men is worked out well by their excessive training. The main purpose of the X-Men is to save the world from all evil mutants.
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capabale of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
What would happen if Professor X never established a school for the X-Men? Do you think the world would end up in the hands of Magneto and/or other evil mutants?
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If Professor X did not create a school for mutants then there would most likely still be people who try to hide their abilities. No one would understand the mutants. Some would join forces with Magneto when he finds them, and others would just stay neutral.
- Geeta Sanehi
Perhaps Magneto would become more powerful but even more importantly without this special that Dr.X created mutants would have even a harder time struggling for respect amongst the human population.
If professor x never created a school then someone eventually would have. There will always be a father figure to the strange and unusual. If not professor x, then these mutants might form under the power of magneto, or they might form a group of their own. Probably not a school, but eventually an alliance within the mutants for the good of mankind.
If Professor X never created a school for the mutants, then perhaps there would be chaos in the world. The mutants would be untamed and would not know how to control their powers
Well said.
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