Essays on The Lion

In “Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: A Review,” C.S. Lewis famously said: “The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity” (Lewis). The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Fellowship of the Ring, are two examples of fantasy novels that support this statement. The former tells the story of some children who are evacuated to the countryside, only to discover the land of Narnia in a wardrobe. The book evokes themes such as good vs. ...

Introduction

In the lion share of cases the life perception, its values and strategy are determined for individual in one’s parent’s families. Thus, it is critically important to maximize the probability for each particular child for living with one’s parents, and address the existing pitfalls of the institute of family with corresponding policies. This paper would be dedicated to representation of the core aspects of the family policy -as an intentional course of action for minimization of the need of engagement the child protective services into the process of assistance of the children, who fall into the ...

I visited the zoo last month, on a windy afternoon. It was an absolutely fantastic day, amongst different faunae, and a supremely knowledgeable experience. The long hours spent on studying the animals has been absolutely worth it, and the four animals that I chose to write this essay on are the Lion, the Giraffe, the Crocodile, and the Ostrich. The Lion, or the Panthera Leo, usuallya lives in groups called prides. One pride may consist of 15 to 50 lions. The pact that a pride has is to hunt for food, raise cubs, as well as fight against any ...

Executive summary

There is a general trend in US – regardless the dislocation point of its citizens – either heartland or suburban neighborhood, people are vulnerable to gun violence. This violence may be represented in the set of the following forms: gang crime, suicide, or a gun accident. In all cases, all the gun violence acts break the law and that is why, there is a need for development of the appropriate policies and other social-oriented solutions, which have potential of stopping such form of abuse and violence. In accordance with the statistical data, the total number of people, who have died because ...

Importance of Identifying Sources

Importance of Identifying Sources of External Funding To Support Nursing Research The lion share of the conducted investigations is performed with the funds, which are issued by the sponsoring agencies. The core purpose of such funding is to provide the monetary support for the researchers and for their training in the set of different agencies. In order to get the funds, the principal investigators (PIs) or the researchers should submit their proposals to the corresponding sponsors (Gray et al, 2013). This may be done via the particular institutions, supporting the research or by the means of requesting the funding ...

“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” that is also called “Wimba Way”, “Wimoweh” or “Awimbawe” was created and recorded for the first time by Solomon Linda and his band the Evening Birds in 1939. Originally the song was composed in Zulu and then covered internationally by Jimmy Dorsey, the Weavers, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba and the Kingston Trio. The Tokens’ version released in 1961 became the number one hit in the U.S.A. The song earned not less than US$15 million thanks to royalties from film licensing and cover versions. The song became one of the most popular folk tunes in ...

The song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” has a special place in the history of South African music. As often happens, the original version, and its performer, remained little known to the general public, while the numerous alterations received glory and reward. For 70 years of existence, this song has more than 160 versions and the total time of its sound on the radio has passed for three hundred years. Song led a variety of charts and according to estimates it collected over $15 million (LaFraniere, 2006). Still, the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonigh” is mostly famous for its use ...

In describing art, comparing one art to the other has a significant role to the person reading it. This paper will discuss the role played by comparing one object to the other depending on the main theme of the objects. When we write a stand-alone description of a single object, it is important to bring out its relationship to other objects. This technique ensures that an observer relates one art to another so as to understand its meaning. In my perspective, making implicit comparisons of an object with other objects may sometimes play a major role on viewers since ...

Justice is one of the most complex ethical categories, affecting a wide scope of human relations. The content of this concept reflects the economic, political and legal conditions of social life and their development trends. Particular attention to consideration of justice was paid by Socrates, who called it the subject more precious than all the gold and sought to prove the existence of a single and common notion of justice, linking it with morality and knowledge. Injustice is unnatural, because it is the result of ignorance and delusion. Claiming connection between virtue and wisdom, praising the beauty of the ...

Analysis of Sphinx

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a period of significant transformation in ancient Egypt. It was during this period that older cultural principles and artistic conventions revived. The changes that characterize the Middle Kingdom 1 can be seen in its architecture, culture, jewelry, literature, paintings and reliefs. The focus of the essay is to analyze the “Sphinx of King Senwosret” from Thebes, Karnak temple in Dynasty 12 and describe the artwork visually. It looks behind the political or symbolic meaning and why the Sphinx a really important symbol.

Sphinx of King Senwosret III

Sphinx of King Senwosret dates back to 1878–1840 ...

(Student’s Full Name) Classism and its Connection to Consumption as explored and presented in the Disney Films The Lion King and The Princess and the Frog Classism and its Connection to Consumption as Explored and Presented in the Disney Films The Lion King and The Princess and the Frog

Introduction

Giroux (1999) notes that the power structure created by Disney allows children to relinquish “their roles as critical subjects for the passive role of consuming subjects” (Giroux, 1999, p. 23). This desire to consume has caused many to see the necessity to consume media as pointed out by Dafna ...

In his book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, Nietzsche does introduce the three remarkable metamorphoses in a philosophical manner. These metamorphoses basically describe the process that we undergo during spiritual transformation, which characterize Nietzsche’s vision of a flourishing life. Perhaps we hardly think or regard Nietzsche as a great “spiritual” philosopher. Nonetheless, has put by Nietzsche, the story of the three metamorphoses is purely as spiritual transformation saga. He symbolically represents the phases of spiritual metamorphosis with the camel, the lion, and the child. A camel, in this case is used to describe and depict the scene that allows for ...

In the pursuit to explaining the creations, mankind has developed theories and beliefs to feed the curious minds. Transcendence is an important concept at understanding the theories and beliefs. For Christian theology creation is found in the Bible specifically in the Genesis. Transcendence in the Bible is the existence of a supreme being who has created all the living and non-living things from nothingness. The Creator is the lord of everything under the sun.

Transcendence in the Bible

In the Christian Bible, transcendence means that God is the most powerful who is above all the creations. God created all the creatures including a ...

Introduction

Since its establishment, Disney was known to promote racism through racial messages embedded within their films for several years. Though many people assert that Disney followed the signs of the time, it was against the moral law to be insensitive to other cultures while promoting the interest of another race which was perceived as superior. Dumbo, for example, was a film laced with racists messages. Disney has embraced the word, Crow, to stereotype African Americans as cigar smokers, lazy as well as associated with criminal activities. Peter Pan film also emphasized the notion of racial discrimination against other cultures. ...

History of the Company, Mission, Vision, Strategies

IN 1954, the first McDonald’s restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California. It was run by Dick and Mac McDonald (Neate 1). It is essential to refer to the fact that this business entity operates in the area of restaurant business, while practicing such business approach as franchising. The locally-relevant menu of the foods and beverages at different acceptable and affordable levels of prices is offered in the set of these restaurants all over the world (more than in 100 countries). As it has been already stated, the global system of this company is composed of the restaurants, ...

Dante’s Inferno presents an allegorical biography of Dante’s effort to conquer sins and enjoy God’s love. The author of this compelling book presents the idea of Hell by explaining nine different circles. The levels descend towards the depth of the hell the (9th level), the circle inhabited by the devil himself. Each circle is a reserve for particular sinners. Furthermore, different punishments are administered at each level. The nature and extent of the sins committed define the magnitude of the recommended punishment. The higher the severity of the sin the lower the circle in which one ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

Sphinx of King Senwosret is dated back to 1878–1840 B.C. and is from Upper Egypt, belonging to the Middle Kingdom period. The Sphinx makes an imposing structure with its impressive mane and sturdy posture, guardians against evil. Lions have been associated with royalty even since prehistoric times. It was discovered in Thebes and is made of the block of grained anorthosite gneiss from Nubian quarries 1. Modern historical science divides Egyptian dynasties as the Old Kingdom, the New Kingdom and the Late Period that are separated by Intermediate Periods. Senusret III is one of the best-demonstrated kings of ...

Comparison Capital versus Lecture

“The Rabulla Gospels” comprises one of the most beautiful Byzantine works produced in the 6th century (yearn 586). It was written by Rabulla, a monk at St. John Monastery, Syria. It was produced in Asia. The artwork is also significantly alluded to in various art texts because of its clever use of art elements and principles to great effect. For example, the artwork captures the use of balance. The central figure in the upper part of the painting is Jesus, who is surrounded by angels that are arranged equally on either side. Also, the lower part of the painting, ...