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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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    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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    Sea Lion

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    Inhabitants on the islands of the Galapagos Archipelago‚ the Galapagos Sea Lion is an intriguing marine mammal whose looks may deceive you because despite its amiable countenance it is truly a fierce predator and protector. The Galapagos Sea Lion‚ also known as the Pagos Sea Lion‚ spends a great majority of its day in the water hunting for prey‚ however it does not venture out very far from its territory due to the fact that their main predators tend to be there. Their prey is primarily fish‚ squid

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    In the Skin of a Lion

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    Michael ondaatjes in the skin of a lion with its pastiore of memories and fragmentations is a unique piece of literature that cones together to form an integrated story. Through the richness of its eclectic quality the text exemplifies that not every text has its use-by date‚ as the novels textual integrity can not be denied by any generation‚ past present or future. The novel embodies ideologies from different headings‚ Marxist‚ Post Colonial and Postmodernist. Different meanings reverberate

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    In the Skin of a Lion

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    struggles‚ wartime affairs or simply a chance for a new beginning. Various works of literature and media representations have been made to retell‚ relate and reflect upon the difficult journeys made by these immigrants. The novel‚ In the Skin of A Lion‚ by Canadian immigrant and author Michael Ondaatje‚ has been noted to be‚ “...the best story of the Macedonian voice in the building of Toronto’s Waterworks.” (Brouhl‚ 159. SIC) Ondaatje has successfully dramatized the immigrant experience that defines

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    Lion King

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    The Lion King The Lion King is a movie about growing up‚ overcoming life’s obstacles and learning how to take charge of your responsibilities. When I was younger watching this movie I saw it as a cute movie about a lion and his family. Now‚ when I watch this movie as an adult I know it has a deeper meaning. It is a movie that not only displays the hardships of maturation‚ and the perplexities associated with growing but it is also a movie that deals with the search for one’s identity and

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    Lion Heart

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    lion heart Amanda Chong You came out of the sea‚ skin dappled scales of sunlight; Riding crests‚ waves of fish in your fists. Washed up‚ your gills snapped shut. Water whipped the first breath of your lungs‚ Your lips’ bud teased by morning mists. You conquered the shore‚ its ivory coast. Your legs still rocked with the memory of waves. Sinews of sand ran across your back- Rising runes of your oceanic origins. Your heart thumped- an animal skin drum heralding the coming of a prince. In the jungle

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    The Lion and the Jewel

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    Publication Information: Book Title: The Lion and the Jewel. Contributors: Wole Soyinka - author. Publisher: Oxford University Pre Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1963. Page Number: 64. Wole Soyinka THE LION and the JEWEL LONDON Oxford University Press IBADAN 1963 Questia Media America‚ Inc. www.questia.com Publication Information: Book Title: The Lion and the Jewel. Contributors: Wole Soyinka - author. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: London. Publication

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    lions for lambs

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    War is bad and politicians lie - like we haven ’t heard that before “Lions for Lambs” treats audiences with yet another post-9/11 commentary on how the government‚ the media and the everyday citizen are to blame for America ’s mess in the Middle East. This film directed by Robert Redford is an overtly leftist depiction of America ’s War on Terror. The film is made up of three loosely related storylines that explore the political‚ philosophical and emotional sides of war that are only matched by the

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    in the skin of a lion

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    Michael Ondaatje’s novel‚ In the Skin of a Lion‚ can be said to have textual integrity as a result of the way in which the composer has shaped this novel‚ through a variety of techniques employed. Textual integrity itself can be said to embody a timelessness in literature: that is‚ good literature is shaped by its textual integrity‚ reflected in the ways in which values within a text are presented‚ as well as the universality of themes discussed. Setting exists in three spheres that are often seen

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