Falling on my face

It chills flesh and mats my hair

And gives life everywhere

Falling pitter pat

Raindrops fall around my feet

And soil my socks

Look out the window

The lukewarm rain hits the ground

The game is canceled

My plans are canceled

I cannot leave my warm bed

Its still raining here

The raindrop falls splat

It lands and falls down my face

Now I'm wet and cold

Before I begin, I would like to thank everyone that has shown interest in this debate format so far.  This edition is dedicated to Harry_Situation, who chose to debate me on one of the oldest and most important issues of the modern era: which superhero universe is supreme.

     Since the dawn of the comic book, mankind has been locked in a dramatic struggle to determine whether or not DC comics, with heroes such as batman and superman are supreme, or if Marvel comics has dominated the imagination and hearts of children and fanatics.(myself included in the later section.)  With our new age of technology, cinema, and social media though, the battle is finally over and marvel can be declared the supreme leader of all things superheroes.

     Since 2008, the Marvel cinematic universe(MCU) has produced a total of 14 movies, with the latest instalment of Doctor Strange just earlier this month.  The nature of this project was, and still is revolutionary to cinematic history.  No other film studio in the world has been able to create a universe of interconnecting and vastly different movies the way marvel has.  The closest thing to it is Fox's "Wolverine Universe", which incorporates both Wolverine and the X-Men.  On one side note, Wolverine and the X-Men are also still a part of Marvel Comics.  Fox just own's the movie rights.  Now granted, DC is trying to catch up to Marvel with it's eighth or so attempt at a cinematic universe.  This cinematic universe though is well, a failure.  

     The worst movie that the MCU produced over its eight year history was the Incredible Hulk.  It yielded about $263.4 Million in box office sales worldwide, and only has a score of 67% on rotten tomatoes.  By comparison, DC's best success at a cinematic universe, Man of Steel, was able to yield $668 million in box office sale, but only scored a 55% on rotten tomatoes.  Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad received a 27% and 26% respectively.  In short, Marvel's biggest failure was able to top DC's greatest success.

     Also, according to thetoptens.com, a website that generates top ten lists based on viewer surveys, we can generate a rough idea of each character is viewed in the eyes of the public.  Now, not surprisingly, Batman was ranked number one.  Even I voted for Batman.  Batman is the coolest superhero in the history of the world, and I don't care what all haters say about him not having superpowers.  I just see it as a sign that you are upset that you could be batman, but instead of mastering all the forms of martial arts, you chose to eat a snickers.

     Now that I've let that out, let's look back at the rest of the top ten list.  Of the remaining nine, only 2 DC characters made it to the top ten: Superman at number 3, and the Flash at number 8.  As for the proportion of voters, only 29% of voters chose a  DC character over a Marvel character.  Among those who voter for a DC character, more than half of them chose Batman.  Thereby, we can conclude that while DC does own the single best superhero in the world,  Marvel has a much more solid and popular fan base.

     As for Batman, DC has either made or given licence for the production of 43 movies involving Batman.  41 of them have been made since 1992.  This means that DC is making nearly 2 batman movies a year.  Not to mention, there are ten different tv series that revolve around Batman.  Looking at this it's easy to see that Batman isn't DC's trump card against Marvel.  Batman is DC's only play against Marvel.

     Thanks to 21st century technology the battle between Marvel and DC is over.  Marvel has a cinematic universe, a host of well know and liked heroes, box office sales, and a bright future.  DC has Batman.  I imagine that it will be only a matter of time before DC is forced to sell or declares bankruptcy.  Though this wouldn't necessarily be such a bad thing.  It could be very entertaining to see a Batman v Wolverine movie if Fox bought DC.

Thanks for reading you guys.  Don't forget to read Harry_Situation's rebuttal.  We both will be looking for you to favorite our arguments as a way of voting for the winner.  We will be accepting votes until 11:59pm tomorrow. 

PS  Just so that I'm not accused of plagiarism, I got all of my statistics from Rotten Tomatoes, the-numbers.com, thetoptens.com, and imdb.

Tips: the ultimate way for a server to know about their job performance. It is through tips that many a college student, low income american, and teenage worker have been able to make ends meet.  The question on the table though is whether or not a server should always be tipped.  Naturally, those working as a server or hostess will feel a natural bias to this argument, seeing as how I will be arguing that tips should only be awarded for high quality service.  However, I hope that by the end of this challenge those of you who initially disagree with me will come to see my point of view or at least respect this train of thought.

     Firstly, I would like to invoke Darwin.  in his Book, The Origin of Species, we are informed that only the most adapted and well suited individuals will be able to survive within their given environment.  Inferior species, such as those that lacked adequate mobility, camouflage, or predatory instinct would naturally die off.  The same is true in a naturally competitive workplace.

     Servers that are incapable or unwilling to provide the standard quality of service expected of them should not be tipped.  This negative feedback mechanism of our society provides direct feedback to the server.  This allows the server to know that their performance needs to improve or not.  On the opposite side of the spectrum, patrons that receive exceptional service should be compelled to tip generously so as to use the same mechanism to provide positive feedback. 

    Naturally, the opposition will argue that without tips it is easy for a server to lose money each night. However, this is just the ugly part of natural selection. There will always be "bad" servers. But over time, as more and more inadequate servers are forced to seek new lines of employment, the overall quality of service from a consumer perspective will increase.

To all my dear writers,

I've grown bored with our current format of writing, in that we all respond to a given challenge each week, and try to outdo each other.  I want a new challenge.  Consider it a game if you will.  The rules are simple.  Pick a topic of discussion or interest.  and write about it in the prose battles portal.  If I like your topic, I'll message you, and our battle of words will begin.  each of us will be given two publications per battle to make our cases.  You naturally would defend your original claim, while I would draft a rebuttal.  We then let our fellow prosers decide who has won the battle of ideas.  Remember that I'll accept just about any challenge you throw out there, whether it be on love or politics, or why Mondays are miserable.  

May the best writer win.

Gonna get the chair, they said. 

You're a dead man walking, they said. 

But they've said it all before. Everyone who's sat in my cell has been taunted and abused.  My case is nothing special. I'm just some low life that's gone and killed an innocent girl. 

At least that's what they tell me. 

What else would they think?  She died at my house; was stabbed with my knife; her blood stained my white shirt red. 

The cops never would- never could- believe my story. That we were in love; that I cared for her more than anything. They'd never buy that she was depressed and angry; that she wanted to die. Her's was a perfect life. 

They never saw her fears, her anxiety, her pills that she popped again and again. Try never saw her as I did: damaged, but beautiful. Never could they have seen a mental patient willing to fall on a knife to ensure her own demise when her mess ran out. 

It was all too convenient to the cops; that as she fell to her death the coffee table would break. No one could have predicted the disorder in that room. And I guess it was just bad luck to walk in five minutes before the cops. 

Those few minutes alone with her were a blur. I remember frantically moving her body away from the broken table to lay her flat. I was torn as to whether or not I should remove the knife. I tried CPR. Mostly though, I just held her. 

When the cops came in, all they saw was a dead body, displaced and broken furniture, and my prints on the knife I chose to leave in. It was a textbook domestic violence case gone wrong. 

My trial was short. Guilt was painted all over my face. In a way I did kill her. I didn't keep her safe from herself. I was the only one who knew her true self; the only one who knew about her depression. But it doesn't matter now. 

My execution is tonight. My captors think that tomorrow I'll be dead. But they still don't understand. I've already died. Without her I've nothing left. 

I bet you're wondering where and how the election came to this.  How is it that in the richest and most successful nation in the world, we- the people- are forced to choose between two candidates of equal corruption and self interest?  Must we choose between a presidency where more than half of our population will be deported, scrutinized, and assaulted; or choose a presidency where nothing can be taken for truth?  The idea is frightening, but it's false.

     The media and previous election have taught us that the only people we can vote for are candidates handed to us by the GOP or DNC.  This is false.  We are a democracy.  Our nation was founded upon the idea that individual citizens like you have to power and ability to discern right from wrong, and choose right.  It is the greatest weapon we have against corruption and tyranny.  

     It is understandable that some who read this may genuinely believe that Trump or Clinton are good and decent candidates.  There will always be people who cling to the establishment.  But for everyone else, I dare you to be bold; I dare you to take a stand.  Use the power of your vote to change the outcome of this election.  Vote for Sanders; Vote for Romney; Vote for Johnson, or Stein, or anyone else you can think of that honest and shows an inkling of intelligence.  

     If not to sway the election, at least do it to send a message to Washington and the rest of the politicians you are pissed of with the job they've done.  Remind them that their first and only obligation is to you, and that if they intend to keep their comfy jobs with their six figure paychecks that they need to remember that.

     I urge anyone who reads this to share this with everyone they can.  Remember that we can make america great again.  But we have to do it.  Not some politician with special interests in mind.

I see God when I see a new mother

I feel God when man helps his brother

I hear God as I listen to a choir

I think of God when my life grows dire

I have never seen the heavens part

An angel never has disturbed my thoughts

With with these simple evidences I see

I can say: I saw God literally