Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p><em>The Mindstorm</em> is the story of Marcus Hamilton, a gay, African-American, teenager who is born with incredible telekinetic powers. He has the ability to levitate considerably large objects with his mind, create telekinetic force fields, and fly. After preventing a convenience store hold-up, he decides to become a superhero and takes the name Mindstorm.</p> <p>There are two story arcs: 1) Marcus’ everyday life and high school problems, including racism, homophobia, and his first same-sex relationship; and, 2) Marcus, as Mindstorm, developing his powers and confronting Nathan Vaughn, a corrupt industrialist/weapons developer, terrorist, and main antagonist.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- English
- Year dc:date.available
- 2011
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Harrison, Jeffrey P.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Melanie Sumner
- Dr. Greg Johnson
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/etd/470
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:etd-1469