Although it may seem strange‚ the desert is the home to many plant and animal wildlife. Of course‚ to survive the hot and dry conditions‚ these wildlife have to be specially adapted to capture as much food and water as possible to sustain themselves. In the desert‚ it can get as hot as over 30 degrees in the day and below 16 degrees at night! This project will further explore a few of the plants and animals‚ as well some of their adaptations. PLANTS : KAI COLE ANIMALS : DENNEIL CHAMBERS
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Lion Lion is the king of the jungle. Lions are the largest of the big cats. They vary in color but typically sport light yellow- brown coats. The largest Lions have reached a total body length of up to 48 inches high‚ over curves and have weighed up to 330 to 500 pounds in the wild. They are superb predators and mammals. (Paul Janssen‚ P. (n.d.). Lion facts) The Lion usually live in the savannas‚ grasslands‚ dense bush‚ and woodlands. They are life span 10 to 14 years in the wild; up to 20 years
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Megan Roeschlein March 15‚ 15 Advanced English: The Hero Mrs. LaMagdeleine The Lion King - Hero’s Journey The classic hero’s journey can be seen all around society. The journey is seen in our favorite movies‚ comic strips‚ and even in our peers. Even though the hero’s journey follows the same ten steps and could get quite boring and overworked‚ directors and authors still find a way to pull society back in. Two directors that did just that were Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers‚ who directed one of
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The Lion King In the animation film genre‚ to really be considered a “masterpiece”; the film must appeal to both children and adults‚ shouldn’t always be based off typical fairy tales and children’s stories‚ and should “heavily impact its generation of viewers” (Reddy). Where does The Lion King stand as a classic‚ against other old-time favorites such as The Little Mermaid‚ Aladdin‚ Pocahontas‚ and other hits? Well‚ you can take a look at the 22 awards and nominations the movie received and decide
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DESERT FLOWER Waris Dirie was born into a family of nomads in a Somalian desert. Growing up‚ she was privileged to run free with nature’s most majestic animals‚ and learned a respect for nature that many of us as Americans could never fathom. However‚ these thrills are just on the surface of what life is really like for African women. She suffered through intense traditional mutilation in her childhood‚ and endless hours of hard labor in the fields everyday. At the age of 13‚ she ran away
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Mountain Lion is a poem that depicts the death of an inhabitant of the Lobo valley‚ a lion that is trapped mercilessly by two hunters‚ who are confronted by the poet as they leave the valley. The poet describes the lion’s face using contrasting but very emotive descriptions such as beautiful dead eyes’‚ and fine round-fashioned head‚ with two dead ears’ putting emphasis on the word dead by repeating it twice in the same stanza. In the first stanza‚ the poet describes the natural beauty of the Lobo
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RRJ Assignment: “The Secret lion” In this short story “The Secret Lion” Alberto Alvaro Rios invited me into the world of an imaginative Hispanic youth who is going through the coming-of-age crisis. The story is written in the first person point of view‚ and portrays the struggle of the speaker and his friend Sergio against the sweeping force of change that accompanies the transition from childhood to young adulthood. The antagonist is time-time that has the power to transform them into the
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Disney’s success continued in adapting their hit animated film into a theatrical phenomenon. I finally got to go see the musical version of The Lion King last week‚ and the first few words that come to my mind are: "amazing‚" "stunning‚" and "unbelievable!" My expectations were met‚ as my eyes grew wider with the bright‚ colorful lights‚ breath taking costumes‚ and the superb music of the first scene. I was a little unsure at first‚ wondering how in the world Disney was going to manage putting
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analyse the way in which these are conveyed to the audience. I will then go on to discuss why these particular themes and moods are used and the reasons why they are used in this way. The animation I have chosen is a 60 second clip at the end of the Lion King‚ I plan to analyse the moods and themes I discover with the use of cinematic code. Throughout the essay I will also be taking into account character‚ genre and audio-visual analysis. Film is interpreted with the use of cinematic codes. Mise-en-Scène
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Why is the Mountain Lion such an important animal? Mountain lions‚ also known as cougars‚ panthers‚ or pumas‚ are highly efficient predators. These cats have a wide range throughout the Western states‚ and populations are increasing. An individual cat’s range depends on food availability. Thus‚ a range can vary from 10 to 370 square miles. Male lions weigh up to 165 pounds and grow to more than eight feet in length. Females weigh about 100 pounds. Female lions generally first reproduce at about
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