The book‚ A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is the originally book where the ideas came from. But‚ comparing to the movie “The Lion King” there are many ways that they are the same and many ways that they are different. Scrooge has seen the first ghost “the ghost of christmas past” and the ghost had taken Scrooge to his his past. Scrooge saw many scenes but after all the important scenes were shown to Scrooge the ghost took Scrooge back to the present. Shortly after‚ in his room was another
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City of Glass by Paul Auster and In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje are two completely different novels that have certain features in common. Both novels are postmodernist fiction and they both evolve around a big city with a main character that is in search of his identity. Quinn‚ the main character in City of Glass‚ is an author who takes on different identities while he at the same time goes on a quest for his own identity. This is a postmodernist element which has to do with the postmodernist
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I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Barry Lyga‚ 44 ‚ is a man that spent the majority of his career working on teenage age books and short stories. He has written a couple of other books the most famous being “ The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth girl”. He worked for the Diamond Comic Distributors before he started writing books because he spend most of his time and his childhood reading‚ looking‚ enjoying comic books. He has written two other major books one being Boy Toy‚ which was his second
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George Orwell‚ the author of ’ ’The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius‚" wrote this essay during the British leadership crisis in the beginnings of World War II. Wanting to unify the English‚ he reminds them of their past and how it makes them stand out as a nation. While writing to the elite intellectuals‚ he also worked to unify the middle and working classes. He writes to the English people to relate to them through maintaining their tradition‚ culture‚ and faith in the government
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“The heart is deceitful above all things”. The White Witch confirmed that quote without a doubt. Although she was a fictional character‚ along with everyone else in the book she did commit atrocious acts the still happen today. The lion‚ the Witch‚ and the wardrobe is a very intriguing novel written by C.S. Lewis. Now C.S. Lewis was an army veteran he also was very good friends with J.R.R. Tolkien they hold each other’s writings accountable that’s part of the reason this book is so mindboggling.
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In Robert Morgan’s article‚”Lions of the West” he talks about the process of the westward expansion and what happened behind closed curtains. Morgan shows how westward expansion was very good for America and helped us get more land. I agree that westward expansion helped america in many ways‚ but I do not agree with the way that the people in charge handled taking care of the indians. In the book‚ “Undaunted Courage” by Stephen A. Ambrose talks about how Thomas Jefferson was the main reason for
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Before Hellenistic art‚ the portrayal of the hero or god/goddess followed a simple routine. The figure would be sculpted in heroic nudity‚ often stagnant in an unnatural pose‚ containing a “Phidean Expressionless” face and smile‚ and in the ideal format of a hero or god/goddess (in the best version of them). Once Hellenistic sculpture began to progress forward‚ the naturalism of the body’s form and expression to the level of hyper-realism of the sculpture’s face and body began to elicit an emotional
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Lakunle Lakunle is the schoolteacher of the village. He deeply admires Western culture and seeks to emulate‚ often to comically inadequate effect. He is portrayed by Soyinka as clumsy in both actions and words‚ throwing together phrases from the Bible and other Western works in hope of sounding intelligent. He is "in love" with Sidi‚ but has not married her because she demands that he pay the traditional bride price‚ something he refuses to do. Initially we chalk up this refusal to his Western
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From Lamb to Lion A chrysalis into a butterfly‚ water into wine‚ a lamb into a lion. These are all examples of transformation. A tool that not only C.S. Lewis used but even biblical authors did as well in their own writings. The importance of transformation is very prevalent in a Christian’s life because it not only shows a change in a form or a figure but the meaning behind the transformation is just as important. External transformation is a powerful visual device that can really emphasize the
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Critical Response The essay “Why I Hunt” is literally all about why the author hunts. We see his views up close and personal. He explains to us his reasons‚ and he also explains why he loves it so much. In this essay‚ I will express my views about why I agree with the author‚ and also I will explain why I hunt. Rick Bass begins the essay explaining why he likes to hunt. Bass opens the essay saying‚ “I was a hunter before I came far up into northwest Montana‚ but not to the degree I am now.” From
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