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    The Asiatic Lion

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    The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of the lion which survives today only in the Gir Forest of Gujarat‚ India where it is also known as the Indian lion or Persian lion.[2][3] In 2005‚ the Gujarat government reported that 359 Asiatic lions were sighted in the Gir forest.[4] The Asiatic lion is one of the three major big cats found in India‚ other being the Bengal tiger and the Indian leopard.[5] The Asiatic lions once ranged from the Mediterranean to the north-eastern parts of

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    The Lion King

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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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    The Secret Lion

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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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    Attic Lion

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    characteristic aspect of Attic Lion is the proportion of the body. The lion’s head‚ torso‚ hips and limbs are well crafted and strongly connected. As the result‚ it would the boldness of a beast‚ just like the lions we see in zoo. The idea of the lion crouching stance strikes balance of the sculpture‚ it looks solid in this pose. A standing lion sculpture would be off balance than sitting or crouching ones. Another characteristic of Attic Lions is their movements. The sculpture shows lion crouching and bending

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    Cecil the Lion: A few months ago‚ a terrible crime happened. A lion called Cecil was murdered in a barbaric manner to please the hunters. This happened right on the outskirts of the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Cecil the Lion was lured out of the National Park by a dentist called Walter Palmer and his hunting party‚ who had tied a dead animal to a vehicle outside of the National Park boundaries. Even though the lion was injured from the first encounter with the hunters‚ the party continued to

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    The Lion and the Ox

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    Omar Malas AAPTIS 381 Professor Legassick Kalila wa Dimna The Lion and the Ox is a one of the oldest and most popular pieces of classic Arabic literature. Originally from India‚ this animal fable is famous for its inclusion of many other animal fables‚ each of which help provide the characters of the story with advice regarding their situation. Unlike The Arabian Nights‚ which also uses a frame tale that contains each tale‚ multiple animals share their wisdom with one another. The wisdom of

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    Animal Cruelty - Essay 5

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    For many‚ the word "circus" reminds of popcorn‚ candy‚ "wild" animals‚ and fun. However‚ behind the glitter of the circus lies a cruel world of animal suffering. Animals used in circuses are unwilling participants in a show that puts in danger their health and mental well-being and the lives of audience and performers. Pain treatment Circuses force animals to perform tricks that have nothing to do with how these creatures behave in the wild. Training animals to perform acts that are sometimes

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    I. Introduction A. Did you know that the tigers are capable of killing animals over twice of their size B. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. C. Tigers have a large head with massive canine teeth and a long muscular and powerful body Thesis Statement: Tigers are fierce predators with a calculated intelligence that makes them one of the leaders out there in their natural environment‚ most people easily recognize the tiger due to the

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    Capybara Research Paper

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    Capybara The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. The capybara’s name comes from the native people of South America. It means "master of the grass." The scientific name of the capybara is hydrochoerus hydrochaeris‚ which means "water pig" in Greek. Capybaras have been in existence since the Pleistocene epoch. Their ancient ancestors were rodents that lived about sixty million years ago. The average size of a capybara is four feet in length and two feet in height. This is about

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    The Pearl

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    The Pearl The story “The Pearl” when taken at face value is about a man who strikes “gold” but on a deeper level explores man’s innate dominance complex through animal imagery. The characters Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe are Kino‚ Juana‚ and the Trackers . In the Pearl‚ Kino’s dominant nature is revealed through animal imagery. One example of his dominant nature is his dominance over those who threaten his family. When Kino kills the scorpion‚ his “teeth were bared” and fury “flared

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