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    of the lions‚ which makes him a prince. Scar is‚ the antagonist‚ the brother of Mufasa and uncle to Simba. Scar reveals and sings about how he’s going to kill the king and the prince in order to become the king‚ and his attempt to kill them both at once by tricking Simba into a stampede of wildebeests and fetching Mufasa to save Simba. Mufasa manages to save Simba but dies in the process. Thus making his brother Scar king of the Pride Lands of Africa‚ but Scar puts the blame for Mufasa’s

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    insects coexist in harmony. In the movie The Lion King‚ directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff‚ a young lion prince is born in Africa‚ making his uncle Scar the second in line to be king. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba‚ in order to make himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault‚ so Simba leaves the kingdom. After years of exile he returns back to the kingdom to take back what was once his father’s‚ and now his

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    rejected the claim. However‚ while washing his feet‚ she spotted the scar on Odysseus’ thigh and instantly knew the beggar’s true identity. In the story the scar‚ Autolycus‚ Odysseus’ grandfather‚ named his grandson Odysseus meaning "the Son of Pain"(464)‚ which we have seen is "a name he earned in full"(464). This shows that Odysseus was fated to go through the many trials and struggles that he has indured. Odysseus got the scar on his leg while on a trip to his grandfather’s estate where they went

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    part of the films justification of violence under the necessary circumstances of defeating Scar‚ in order to ultimately save the kingdom. In this aspect‚ the films representation of Simba as a Christ figure strongly relates

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    Michael Chica 209 Trull February 15th‚ 2013 English 1302 01 Professor Beavers A Man’s Dream In the poems written by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and “Odysseus” written by W.S. Merwin we can compare and contrast both poems. In Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and in Merwin’s “Odysseus” they are talking about the same person‚ Odysseus. But the poems are also different because‚ Tennyson’s poem is about Odysseus talking about how his son would be a better fit king than he was‚ and that he

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    Once the ice melts the water that was retained adds up to the water level already existing. to understand ice jams better the tree elevation scar of the eastern cottonwood tree was measured in the lock 8 in glenville‚ stockade park in schenectady and at the Glen sanders mansion in Scotia. A stadia rod and a vertical scale were used to measure the tree scars. The first ice jam formed at Stockade Park in Schenectady at around 12:15 AM and broke at 02:00AM lasting one 1 hour and 45 minutes while

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    The Odyssey is a historic epic probably one of the best stories ever written. This is story of a great hero and his fight to get home and through his 20 years away there are many dangers and problems slowing him down to get home to his beloved family. The themes of this epic: are boy must struggle to become a man‚ soldier must struggle to get home from war‚ and king must struggle to reclaim a kingdom. In this epic story‚ there are many characters that show loyalty to Odysseus his friends‚ family

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    series of books detailed by Homer of Odysseus’ return. Odysseus is wise‚ brave‚ and sly. These are good characteristics to have when you must deal with struggle daily‚ but Odysseus also had overconfidence‚ curiosity‚ and a lack of faith in others. Odysseus’s overconfidence in The Odyssey often caused harm and death to others‚ such as teasing Polyphemus the one eyed giant‚ which resulted in him throwing a large boulder and killing many. Odysseus often has curiosity such as shacking up with Circe for

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    Alex Brown Critical Response 1 Professor Pitts 20 September 2013 Humans versus gods Are gods and goddesses really all that different from humans? They have feelings just as mortals do‚ as well as natural desires that humans encounter. In addition‚ gods and goddesses share many of the same qualities humans possess. For example‚ they have emotions that they sometimes have difficulty containing‚ such as love‚ fear‚ jealousy‚ rage‚ lust‚ and compassion. In Book V of Homer’s The Odyssey‚ some of

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    “King Mufasa” and a villainous uncle Scar in the Pride Lands of Africa. Once‚ with the help from hyenas Scar attacks Simba and King Mufasa to take the throne as King of Pride Lands. Later‚ Scar accuses Simba for the death of his father and that he should leave the pride lands in shame. He grows up with two friends Timon and Pumbaa. Once‚ his friends are attacked by Nala who takes Simba back to Pride Land. Soon after reaching his homeland‚ he learns that it was Scar who killed his father and tricked

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