but nevertheless were sometimes just and fair leaders. According to The Prince written and published in the sixteenth century by Machiavelli‚ princes needed to be both foxes and lions‚ both clever and fierce. Although these many and different leaders all had ego’s and thought that they were in fact both foxes and lions‚ most of the time they truly were not. Kings in France‚ Spain and England can be put in the same category. The period of time each ruler had to lead his or her county usually
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Jafrin Uddin Professor Jared Hayley English 120 3/24/13 Hamlet: Prince of Denmark and The Lion King Hamlet: Prince of Denmark tells the story of a young prince who wishes to avenge the death of his father‚ who is killed by his own brother. Four hundred years later‚ Walt Disney produced a movie called The Lion King (TLK) with almost the exact same storyline. Many can argue that Hamlet and TLK are complete parallels of each‚ but it can be suggested that although they share similarities through
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“The Secret Lion” by Alberto Alvaro Ros is a short story about two preteens who are growing up and moving into junior high school. Two major conflicts explored in the story that resonated with me were the loss of innocence that comes with growing up‚ and how children are often overlooked and silenced by authority figures. A line that stood out to me while reading was “...if we were going to take this and show it to anybody‚ this discovery‚ this best thing‚ was going to be taken away from us” (Ros)
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28th‚ 1955‚ a young boy born in Seattle named Bill Gates would change their life forever. When young Gates was growing up‚ he was already put off to a great head start. His family was very involved with business‚ politics‚ and community services which out Gates in a perfect environment for success. When he began school‚ every single one of his teachers would describe him as their smartest student they’ve ever had. Stories have even said that Gates would end up teaching the class instead of the teacher
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The fate of the world depends on one boy‚ Matt. Raven’s Gate by Antony Horowitz is an adventurous book that will take you on a fascinating journey through the life of a young man named Mathew Freeman. Antony Horowitz tells about an ordinary boy who all of a sudden finds himself in a strange town called Lesser Malling. With a single wrong move‚ Matt could destroy the destiny of humanity. This story opens with Matt getting punished for a crime he was supposedly accused of committing‚ but did not.
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The Marine Corps Security Force Company hosted a fundraising fence line run at the Northeast Gate of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba‚ Oct. 15. “Today we did a 5-mile run‚ all the way from the legendary Northeast Gate‚” said MCSFCO’s senior enlisted leader‚ Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joyuanki Victore. “We are raising money for our upcoming Marine Corps Ball. Event participants were able to see what most people are not as fortunate to experience‚ both Americans and Cubans alike‚ the chain-link
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake‚ Bill Gates‚ and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washing and is co-chaired by Bill‚ Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power‚ the foundation has been able to make great
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Brandon MacPherson 9/7/08 Gates of Fire The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire‚ written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially‚ this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book‚ one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought
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the early 14th century and is also known as the Portico (Portico Palace) because of the portico formed by a five-arched arcade at one end of a large pool. It is one of the oldest palace structures in the Alhambra complex. PURPOSE: The Palace of the Lions was the architectural pinnacle of the Alhambra. Its celebrated fountain was a symbol of its decorative richness and an example of the complex water system. In addition to its symbolic function the fountain also had a practical purpose. The complex
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The Lion King: A Hero’s Journey A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won. The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. —Joseph Campbell‚ The Hero With a Thousand Faces The statement a hero’s journey can be self-explanatory. One can think of a physical journey traveled by a person. It can also be interpreted as the trials and
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