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SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
NAME
PF Anderson
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THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Ever dreamt of creating your own original superhero with his or her own special set of superpowers Yoursquore not alone In this companion to The Rise of Superheroes amp Their Impact on Pop Culture we will lead you through the process of envisioning your own superhero using your culture and contemporary social and political issues as the seeds of inspiration
From there you will devise an alter ego and backstory for your superhero Who are they when theyrsquore not super And of course your hero will need a foil a super villain What powers does your super villain possess And how do they reflect the conflicts in todayrsquos world
Turn to the next slide for instructions to get startedhellip
HAVE YOU EVERhellip
2
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
The Superhero Sketchpad Keep it open as you progress through the course toggling between your Sketchpad and edX to complete each activity But before you begin you should name your Notebook We recommend the following format
Lastname_Firstname_SuperheroSketchpad
If you havenrsquot done so go back to Slide 1 and enter your name and email in the fields marked ldquoClick to add textrdquo Simply click inside each field and begin typing
And lasthellip BE CREATIVE Smithsonian wants to see your original ideas Itrsquos fine if you base your hero on an existing superhero but we also encourage you to think differently Are there gods and goddesses from your own culturersquos mythology that might represent a new kind of superhero Use them Are there stories from your own experience that would make your herorsquos narrative more human Use them too
If you arenrsquot an artist thatrsquos okay Wersquove created some alternatives to illustrating your character as well as social media groups where you can meet other members of the community who might help you realize your original idea
INSTRUCTIONS
3
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The Secret Origin Of Comic Books
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4
WEEK 1
The Golden Age of Super-HeroesWEEK 2
New Genres and The Beginning of the Silver AgeWEEK 3
Superheroes of the Silver Age and The Age of MarvelWEEK 4
The Bronze Age to TodayWEEK 5
slides 5-12
slides
slides
slides
slides
WEEK 1THE SECRET ORIGIN OF COMIC BOOKS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
Upload an image of your mythic godgoddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left Then enter the characteristics about your godgoddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
NAME OF GOD Seshat
GENDER Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS meticulous precise intense competent overwhelmingly intelligent and somewhat flamboyant in dress
6
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
RATIONALEAlso known as the Mistress of the House of Books Seshat was not only an early female goddess but also respected for her talents in mathematics writing architecture astronomy surveying and more She was in some ways perhaps an early Oracle The stars were her natural element and no one could safely build on the Earth without her oversight (ldquoStretching of the Cordrdquo ceremony) I want to design a kind of a librarian superhero with almost mystical insights into systems amp structures
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
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CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
8
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
9
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
11
WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
12
WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
16
WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Ever dreamt of creating your own original superhero with his or her own special set of superpowers Yoursquore not alone In this companion to The Rise of Superheroes amp Their Impact on Pop Culture we will lead you through the process of envisioning your own superhero using your culture and contemporary social and political issues as the seeds of inspiration
From there you will devise an alter ego and backstory for your superhero Who are they when theyrsquore not super And of course your hero will need a foil a super villain What powers does your super villain possess And how do they reflect the conflicts in todayrsquos world
Turn to the next slide for instructions to get startedhellip
HAVE YOU EVERhellip
2
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
The Superhero Sketchpad Keep it open as you progress through the course toggling between your Sketchpad and edX to complete each activity But before you begin you should name your Notebook We recommend the following format
Lastname_Firstname_SuperheroSketchpad
If you havenrsquot done so go back to Slide 1 and enter your name and email in the fields marked ldquoClick to add textrdquo Simply click inside each field and begin typing
And lasthellip BE CREATIVE Smithsonian wants to see your original ideas Itrsquos fine if you base your hero on an existing superhero but we also encourage you to think differently Are there gods and goddesses from your own culturersquos mythology that might represent a new kind of superhero Use them Are there stories from your own experience that would make your herorsquos narrative more human Use them too
If you arenrsquot an artist thatrsquos okay Wersquove created some alternatives to illustrating your character as well as social media groups where you can meet other members of the community who might help you realize your original idea
INSTRUCTIONS
3
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
The Secret Origin Of Comic Books
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4
WEEK 1
The Golden Age of Super-HeroesWEEK 2
New Genres and The Beginning of the Silver AgeWEEK 3
Superheroes of the Silver Age and The Age of MarvelWEEK 4
The Bronze Age to TodayWEEK 5
slides 5-12
slides
slides
slides
slides
WEEK 1THE SECRET ORIGIN OF COMIC BOOKS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
Upload an image of your mythic godgoddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left Then enter the characteristics about your godgoddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
NAME OF GOD Seshat
GENDER Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS meticulous precise intense competent overwhelmingly intelligent and somewhat flamboyant in dress
6
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
RATIONALEAlso known as the Mistress of the House of Books Seshat was not only an early female goddess but also respected for her talents in mathematics writing architecture astronomy surveying and more She was in some ways perhaps an early Oracle The stars were her natural element and no one could safely build on the Earth without her oversight (ldquoStretching of the Cordrdquo ceremony) I want to design a kind of a librarian superhero with almost mystical insights into systems amp structures
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
8
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
9
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
11
WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
12
WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
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That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
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INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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The Superhero Sketchpad Keep it open as you progress through the course toggling between your Sketchpad and edX to complete each activity But before you begin you should name your Notebook We recommend the following format
Lastname_Firstname_SuperheroSketchpad
If you havenrsquot done so go back to Slide 1 and enter your name and email in the fields marked ldquoClick to add textrdquo Simply click inside each field and begin typing
And lasthellip BE CREATIVE Smithsonian wants to see your original ideas Itrsquos fine if you base your hero on an existing superhero but we also encourage you to think differently Are there gods and goddesses from your own culturersquos mythology that might represent a new kind of superhero Use them Are there stories from your own experience that would make your herorsquos narrative more human Use them too
If you arenrsquot an artist thatrsquos okay Wersquove created some alternatives to illustrating your character as well as social media groups where you can meet other members of the community who might help you realize your original idea
INSTRUCTIONS
3
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The Secret Origin Of Comic Books
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4
WEEK 1
The Golden Age of Super-HeroesWEEK 2
New Genres and The Beginning of the Silver AgeWEEK 3
Superheroes of the Silver Age and The Age of MarvelWEEK 4
The Bronze Age to TodayWEEK 5
slides 5-12
slides
slides
slides
slides
WEEK 1THE SECRET ORIGIN OF COMIC BOOKS
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your mythic godgoddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left Then enter the characteristics about your godgoddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
NAME OF GOD Seshat
GENDER Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS meticulous precise intense competent overwhelmingly intelligent and somewhat flamboyant in dress
6
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
RATIONALEAlso known as the Mistress of the House of Books Seshat was not only an early female goddess but also respected for her talents in mathematics writing architecture astronomy surveying and more She was in some ways perhaps an early Oracle The stars were her natural element and no one could safely build on the Earth without her oversight (ldquoStretching of the Cordrdquo ceremony) I want to design a kind of a librarian superhero with almost mystical insights into systems amp structures
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Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
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CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
8
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
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WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
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WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
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WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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The Secret Origin Of Comic Books
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4
WEEK 1
The Golden Age of Super-HeroesWEEK 2
New Genres and The Beginning of the Silver AgeWEEK 3
Superheroes of the Silver Age and The Age of MarvelWEEK 4
The Bronze Age to TodayWEEK 5
slides 5-12
slides
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WEEK 1THE SECRET ORIGIN OF COMIC BOOKS
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your mythic godgoddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left Then enter the characteristics about your godgoddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
NAME OF GOD Seshat
GENDER Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS meticulous precise intense competent overwhelmingly intelligent and somewhat flamboyant in dress
6
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
RATIONALEAlso known as the Mistress of the House of Books Seshat was not only an early female goddess but also respected for her talents in mathematics writing architecture astronomy surveying and more She was in some ways perhaps an early Oracle The stars were her natural element and no one could safely build on the Earth without her oversight (ldquoStretching of the Cordrdquo ceremony) I want to design a kind of a librarian superhero with almost mystical insights into systems amp structures
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Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
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WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
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INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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BUILD UP
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CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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WEEK 1THE SECRET ORIGIN OF COMIC BOOKS
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your mythic godgoddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left Then enter the characteristics about your godgoddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
NAME OF GOD Seshat
GENDER Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS meticulous precise intense competent overwhelmingly intelligent and somewhat flamboyant in dress
6
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
RATIONALEAlso known as the Mistress of the House of Books Seshat was not only an early female goddess but also respected for her talents in mathematics writing architecture astronomy surveying and more She was in some ways perhaps an early Oracle The stars were her natural element and no one could safely build on the Earth without her oversight (ldquoStretching of the Cordrdquo ceremony) I want to design a kind of a librarian superhero with almost mystical insights into systems amp structures
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
11
WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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SCRATCH PAGES
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WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
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INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your mythic godgoddess and use it to replace the placeholder image on the left Then enter the characteristics about your godgoddess and your rationale for choosing this mythic figure
CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS MYTHIC INSPIRATION
NAME OF GOD Seshat
GENDER Female
CULTURE OF ORIGIN Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS meticulous precise intense competent overwhelmingly intelligent and somewhat flamboyant in dress
6
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
RATIONALEAlso known as the Mistress of the House of Books Seshat was not only an early female goddess but also respected for her talents in mathematics writing architecture astronomy surveying and more She was in some ways perhaps an early Oracle The stars were her natural element and no one could safely build on the Earth without her oversight (ldquoStretching of the Cordrdquo ceremony) I want to design a kind of a librarian superhero with almost mystical insights into systems amp structures
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Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
11
WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
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WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
16
WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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Write a few sentences explaining a contemporary social or political issue that will influence the conflicts your superhero will encounter If yoursquod like add an article describing the issue from a recent news publication
FIND A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL INFLUENCE
7
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE
LINK TO RELEVANT ARTICLE
Inequalities amp inequities This is a case of the haves and the have-nots the digital divide privilege Those with good access to information social supports stable income and resources etc are more likely to survive major health crises to come back from losing a job to effectively protect those they love to stay safe to heal Those without are at the mercy of ldquoThe Systemrdquo These differences are passed along from generation to generation and interventions can not only change the present but the future
Ewing Rachel Quick Take Drexel Public Health Expert Weighs Impact of Racial Health Inequality on Elections Drexel News Blog May 18 2015 httpnewsblogdrexeledu20150518quick-take-drexel-public-health-expert-weighs-impact-of-racial-health-inequality-on-elections
Goldberg Dan McCray ties mental health to income equality Capital New York May 11 2015 httpwwwcapitalnewyorkcomarticlecity-hall2015058567776mccray-ties-mental-health-income-inequality
Zhu Ling Clark JH Inequality in Health Care Persists at the State Level Especially in Red States with Diverse Populations London School of Economics blog May 7 2015 httpbitly1bAAHy0
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
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WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
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WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
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WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
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KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
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RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
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INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
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BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SUPERPOWER
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY SUPERPOWER
ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo She is able to sense harmony amp disharmony in systems from the microscopic to the macrocosmic This includes human bodies social interactions ecosystems and computer networks A limitation on her power is that while she can permit disharmony to continue she cannot interfere to create disharmony Her powers begin at a moderate scale and as they grow extend to increasingly broader (micromacro) scales
ldquoMistress of the Booksrdquo
Shersquos a LIBRARIAN for pityrsquos sake and a fantastic one That isnrsquot just books but also makes her part hacker computer geek search wizard walking encyclopedia and information maven This is a real world ldquopowerrdquo
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DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
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WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
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WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
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WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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CREATE YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS SUPERPOWERS
9
DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY WEAKNESS
WEEK 1
DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY WEAKNESS
Shall we say she has a bit of a temper and doesnrsquot always think things through This also tends to bring out her powers whether she means to use them or not and also in the early days removes what little control she has
Her desire to help those in need can be so overwhelming that at times she believes the stories presented to her even when they were actually designed to manipulate her or other good-hearted folk You could call this being gullible but it is more specific than that Ironically if she applied her powers she would know if they were telling the truth (if the story ldquorang truerdquo) but at the beginning she doesnrsquot realize this and lacks enough control of her power to dial it back enough to just sense harmonies
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
11
WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
12
WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
16
WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
11
WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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YOUR SUPERHERO BIOGRAPHY
12
WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
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CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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YOUR SUPERHEROrsquoS ALTER EGO
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WEEK 2
OCCUPATION
STELLA RIVER (Estrella Marija Riviegravere)PERSONALITY TRAITS
BACK STORY
Optional You may delete this if you donrsquot have an image of your alter ego character
Her Haitian-Mexican father worked as a security guard during the day and ran a martial arts dojo in the evenings until his injury as a bystander in a gang fire-fight He has been in a wheelchair ever since and lost his job and insurance Her Irish-Polish mother was a public school teacher but added piano teaching to make extra money for the single-income household Stella had to take on part-time jobs as soon as she was able The only way she was able to go to college was through an anonymous donation in the form of a personal scholarship Stella became more fierce in her martial arts studies after her fatherrsquos injury in part to show him her loyalty and to give him something to do of value At the same time she developed a loathing for violence Other contradictory aspects also play out in her personality Having been poor during her teen years Stella desired respect and safety becoming a librarian near where she grew up but insists on wearing clothes to work that are perceived as flashy and cheap and perhaps just a bit tawdry She says they make her feel happy She dislikes being in crowds or loud places but plays piano with a bluesjazz improv group in a local bar on odd nights She turns the back of the piano to the crowd officially so they can hear better but really itrsquos so she doesnrsquot feel on display
(continued on next slide)
A reference librarian in a small branch library somewhere on the north side of Chicago Plays piano some evenings with a small bluesjazz improv group in a local bar
Full of contradictions wanting safety and respect shy and flashy at the same time Compassionate Quiet until she letrsquos loose A tendency to lose her temper
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12
WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
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WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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WEEK 2
ORIGIN STORY
MADRIGAL SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
As Stella Madrigalrsquos powers come about through an unusual but apparently minor illness She doesnrsquot even realize shersquos ill at first or was exposed What she notices is that she starts to think a little differently seems to be sensing things she didnrsquot before and which she isnrsquot able to describe until she develops her own analogies for what shersquos sensing describing them in terms of music harmony and melody Initially her awareness of her new powers is limited to what she senses (receptive) The first time she projects her new power she is alone having just realized that someone has died who shouldnrsquot have The shock of this triggers a mental pulse which reverberates outward from her and which makes her feel a bit dizzy but doesnrsquot have any other obvious impact She doesnrsquot realize anything new has happened She is motivated by this death to try to change the social situation that led to the death The second time her projective powers are expressed she is in a large town hall meeting about new policies She realizes the politician leading the meeting is feeding incorrect information to the audience using both charm and influence and false promises to try to gain the audiencersquos cooperation People are listening to his charm rather than to the actual ideas Again the mental pulse is triggered again there is a moment of disorientation but the crowd around her shifts in how they respond to the politician beginning to ask questions tell stories and have a more realistic and dynamic conversation around the issue
(continued on next slide)
Superpower ldquoMusic of the Spheresrdquo Madrigal is able to sense harmony amp disharmony from the microcosmic to macrocosmic scale (eventually) She learns that disharmony can actually create harmony so eventually prefers to interfere only cautiously to avoid creating greater problems The advantage is her ability to anticipate problems as they emerge Weakness Her temper amp powerful sense of compassion can lead her into being gullible or deceived if she doesnrsquot pay close attention to what her powers are telling her The superpower turns out to be a very high pitched mental pulse that functions a bit like a tuning fork It can be disrupted by strong rhythms
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At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
16
WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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At the end of each week we will include a few ldquoscratch pagesrdquo for you to record anything else yoursquod like to add as you develop your superhero Feel free to delete these pages or add more by copying and pasting them
SCRATCH PAGES
13
WEEK 2
That time the community decides not to support the politician (Alderman ldquoFitzrdquo Fitzroy) and he is puzzled as is Stella who has not yet taken the name Madrigal Fitz is also annoyed and wants to ensure he doesnrsquot fail again He talks with his scientist consultants about ways in which he can use music and rhythm to create a kind of groupthink experience which will subtly support his message and reputation encouraging the audience and community to trust him and support the initiatives he proposes
Meanwhile Stella is noticing that she just doesnrsquot feel quite like herself It isnrsquot enough to interfere with her job or personal life but her new senses seem to also impact her personality She isnrsquot sure she likes it She sees a doctor Nothing happens and so she begins researching on her own ever more motivated as her senses abilities and shifts in personality grow more distinct
Eventually some time later with the help of a faculty member at the local medical school it is discovered that she has a retrovirus that is impacting her nervous system (This is happening through the use of the endogenous RVEs to facilitate immunosuppression by the exogenous retrovirus in the neural hematopoietic stem cells) This externally acquired (exogenous) retrovirus dovetailed with and activated some inherent (endogenous) retroviral elements (RVEs) that were encoded in her genome and which had been passed down for generations This combination of internal and external retroviral elements is rewriting her genome in subtle ways as the disease spreads throughout her body It doesnrsquot make her ill but it is changing her She begins taking anti-retrovirals to try to slow the spread of change but at the same time she now feels deafened when her new and increasingly useful senses quiet under the influence of the medication
(to be continued)
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
16
WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1FINALIZE YOUR SCENE PANEL 1
22
WEEK 5
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23
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WEEK 5
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WEEK 1FINALIZE YOUR SCENE PANEL 10
31
WEEK 5
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 3After The Golden Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1
Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
15
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
16
WEEK 3
BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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Upload an image of your supervillainrsquos inspiration by selecting Insert gt Photo gt Select from file and placing the image over the picture icon below (you can delete that if you want or just cover it up Then insert text for the characteristics of your villainrsquos inspiration and your rationale for choosing himher
CREATE YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS INSPIRATION
NAME Bes
GENDER Male
NATIONALITY Egypt
PERSONALITY TRAITS God of war and slaughter dwarfish a specialist in drums bells amp knives a self-indulgent seeker of physical pleasures and a protector of children
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KEY CHARACTERISTICS
INSTRUCTIONS
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RATIONALEI needed a counterbalance to Seshatrsquos powers earthy where she is sky bold where she is subtle but with similar goals and purpose Someone with powers that can interrupt hers
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
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WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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BACKSTORY
CHARLES DONALD ldquoFitzrdquo FITZROY
As a young man Fitz resented his parents such that it seemed his life revolved around adolescent rebellion While at University he started dating a lovely young African American woman on scholarship to in a pre-med program in part as a passive-aggressive move to annoy his parents She had a dream med school work at county hospital make healthcare better for the poor He thought that was noble and endearing not realizing he was being patronizing They married with genuine affection but for all the wrong reasons His family never accepted her He never understood that he was being as patronizing to her as they were His family was grooming him for political office and he started out as an alderman on the North Side of Chicago One evening as his wife began to realize she was a trophy rather than a partner she stormed out of a family dinner and right into a collision In tribute to his wife he took up her cause to improve health for the poor and made it his own Being who and what he is he attempts this by hiring experts who establish an evidence-base do research and advise him on policy decisions He uses his familyrsquos political agendas as a platform for moving this forward The fatal flaw in his plan is his lack of understanding of and compassion for the lives of the poor
Fitz is the heir to a fortune While often at odds with his parents he has no qualms about using the connections and resources available to him through them He has the classic lsquopoor little rich boyrsquo emotional issues but at the same time is immersed in white privilege while oblivious to it and accustomed to having his way
PERSONALITY TRAITS
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Now you will create your supervillainrsquos biography Highlight the SUPERVILLAIN NAME and replace it with your characterrsquos original name Then go to Insert gt Photo gt Picture from file to add the digital sketch of your superhero Last insert text to define your villainrsquos SUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES and to write hisher ORIGIN STORY
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
17
INSTRUCTIONS
WEEK 3
ORIGIN STORY
MARCHERSUPERPOWERS AND WEAKNESSES
The shift from Fitzroy to Marcher is not an overnight event When his wife dies it was the argument with him that drove her out into the night that distracted her while driving He canrsquot admit it to himself but he contributed in a small part to her death His attempts to carry on her mission are taken to an extreme in part because of his undated sense of guilt and he feels that any effort that interferes with his defined goals is a betrayal of her He is irrationally determined to make those goals come true and does not see that his approach undermines his own efforts His use of music rhythm and sound to subtly force consensus and undermine disagreement are not strictly ethical but not illegal He doesnrsquot want to be identified with the research so takes on a ldquomarching bandrdquo appearance for work directly connected
His research scientists find that strong rhythms work well to gather a crowd into a mindset Coincidentally those same sounds tend to disrupt Madrigalrsquos powers
As a wealthy young man Marcher (aka ldquoFitzrdquo) is able to tap into resources not available to most He has a team of scientists working on research about how to use audio and sound to encourage certain emotional states and willingness to believe what is heard He uses their discoveries in his political work to encourage people to agree with him He believes this is for their own good
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 4The Silver Age
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
WEEK 1CONSTRUCT YOUR STORY
2
BUILD UP
WEEK 4
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
THE RISE OF SUPERHEROES AND THEIR IMPACT ON POP CULTURE SUPERHERO SKETCHPAD
Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
YOUR SUPERVILLAINrsquoS BIOGRAPHY
3
SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
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Fitz is working to try to justify increased funding for the homeless Towards this goal he is trying to push through an enriched information gathering project locally as an addition to the federally mandated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) questionnaires This will be his first test of audio crowd management in his efforts to push the approval through Meanwhile Stella is assisting local homeless individuals through the library reference services including one young woman (Dolores) on the run from her abusive husband Dolores is afraid that if she goes to a shelter her husband will find her and does not trust the privacy safeguards of the HMIS One bitterly cold winter night having been run out of the womenrsquos restroom in a public building and sleeping on the street Dolores freezes to death
Stella is shocked by Doloresrsquo death and tries to volunteer for the local homeless advocacy group advising Alderman Fitzroy She argues against his proposal asking for increased privacy controls and flexible or optional data gathering requirements Word quickly gets back to the library where her library director informs her directly to stop her political involvement and step back Alderman Fitzroy is not only from an influential family but he is also on the libraryrsquos Board of Trustees The director is concerned that Stellarsquos activism might jeopardize funding
Stella is unable to let well enough alone or to trust the official processes She feels compelled to bear witness to Doloresrsquos fears but struggles with how to do this without her name being listed She decides to attend the homeless policy town hall discussion hosted by Fitz While in the audience she is shocked to realize that the music for the event seems to be altering peoplersquos reasoning and that the information being presented by Fitz to justify his proposal is incomplete and slanted She wouldnrsquot have known if she hadnrsquot been helping Dolores and doesnrsquot expect others to realize but the few homeless attendees are aware and panicking afraid that this will go through One of them a friend of Dolores protests and is forcibly removed from the meeting Stella can FEEL the audience sliding into Fitzrsquos plan and doesnrsquot know what to do Her powers manifest for the first time publicly She feels the effort of the mental pulse of her powers and almost faints The audience is shaken out of the trance and start to ask questions Fitz can tell that he almost had them and has lost them Both Fitz and Stella are baffled not understanding what just happened
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
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WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
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WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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Stella phones the office of Alderman Fitzroy The Alderman is in a planning meeting for homeless data collection Stella has a conversation with the Aldermanrsquos secretary while the Alderman conducts his meeting
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SETTING THE SCENE
WEEK 4
Stella River (Madrigal) CD Fitzroy [Marcher]STELLA Irsquom calling from the public library on behalf of one of our patrons May I speak to the alderman please
SECRETARY Hersquos in a meeting May I help you
STELLA I have a question about homeless shelters in the area What information is required of shelter seekers
SECRETARY Shelters receiving federal funds require Legal name last known residence gender identity sexual preference health status criminal record Domestic violence status
STELLA Who has access to the information on file
SECRETARY Irsquom not sure maam youd have to ask the shelter
STELLA Are there shelters in the area that are not receiving federal funds
SECRETARY Not to my knowledge maam Perhaps elsewhere in the city
[Stella looks worried]
FITZ Gentlefolk we are here to help the homeless of our ward
FITZ To accomplish this we need more data
FITZ I propose a local extension of the HMIS intake form
Board Member 1 The homeless wont like it
Board Member 2 But the rest
Board Member 3 How can we achieve buy-in
Board Member 4 Lets throw a party Food amp music help
[Fitz smiles]
WEEK 2The Golden Age of Superheroes
WEEK 5The Age of Relevancy
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