In the Skin of a Lion

Life is a puzzle. You think you've finally got your head around the puzzle and when the pieces begin to form the perfect picture you go to put the last few pieces that will complete the image but it doesn’t fit. You try to flip it, rotate it, everything, but nothing works. Life is the same, it will never be the perfect picture. I sat on my bed looking out from the window watching the world being washed away, the silence around me was deafening. Life wasn't the same anymore. The days seem longer

Who is the best example of a hero? Hercules. He is the mortal son of zeus. Hercules is the strongest hero of all time. Not only does he have incredible strength, but he is very caring of his family and mortals. Hercules is not just one of those basic, amatuer heros, he has so much experience since he had performed 12 labours. These are some of the reasons why Hercules is known as the greatest hero of all time. The mortal hero Hercules, is the strongest mortal being out there. “Two huge snakes…

Silent. At the edge of the sky there was a magnificent white patch, a turning page, catching the sun. The rest was ivory grey, with a subtle hint of mauve, just enough to announce the coming sunset. Scanning the horizon were the white cotton balls on cerulean satin, with a subtle layer of dove grey underneath, which was thin enough to let the light through. Stood there like a ghost, a silent observer of the venerable castle, and the clouds. The colossal mountains were shielding the inferior castle

Someone at the beach is swimming out in the deeper water, and all of a sudden, a dorsal fin pops out. For everyone on the beach who sees it, music from Jaws starts playing in their heads. The swimmer does not even notice it, and in a few seconds, a great white shark veraciously attacks him. This is what comes to mind when most people think of sharks, but they are not really just man-eating monsters of the sea. Sharks are a fascinating group of fishes that strike fear into the minds of humans

regretted not collecting the flower. At the same time, seeing some of the strangest animals was one of the best sights. We saw something called a Mountain Lion in the Great Plains and in the Milk and Musselshell Rivers. Sadly, one was shot, but yet it still lived and escaped. In return for being shot, another one stole three of our deer skins from camp. Good thing it didn’t get anything or anyone else. Not to mention the Gate of the Rocky Mountains, located at S. 25° E. The yellowish brown and

in during a thunderstorm, you might get drinking water but the waves can make it hard to keep it. The ocean is an unstable place to be in; massive waves can turn over a raft or drown you. It is not pretty. In those sunny days, the heat can burn your skin or just drain you out and exhaust you. There isn’t any form of shade there, so being exposed can take a toll on

In the movie, Roots, many events take place that relate to the Atlantic slave trade from the 1500s to the 1800s. The main character, Kunta Kinte is born, leading to the choosing of his name. His father, Omoto, seeked the approval and advice from a man in in his tribe at a higher position. This made me realize how important this tradition is because older African traditions are similar in which tribes seek the knowledge and wisdom of the tribe’s head leader or priest to decide on the name. Kunta’s

Haile Selassie King of Kings, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah When Ras Tafari Makonnen took the imperial throne in Ethiopia in 1930 as Haile Selassie I, a new movement was born in Jamaica. The crowning of a Black King? Was this not what Marcus Garvey told his Jamaican followers fifteen years earlier when he said"Look to Africa for the crowning of a Black King; he shall be the Redeemer"(BARRETT 8 1)? Selassie would prove to be one of Ethiopia's most noble leaders. He pushed education for

The Truth about Trophy Hunting: Ethnography Since the European colonization of eastern Africa, trophy hunting has been a highly debatable topic. During the early days of trophy hunting, dwindling numbers of some of the world’s most unique and prized wildlife was not a problem like it is today. Wildlife conservationists and hunters continue to debate the merits of legalized hunting on the economy and on the environment. However, not all hunters value the economic benefits and have passion for the

Since the beginning of time, people have always been trading their goods with other people. This is somewhat similar to buying products at the stores when “we” the consumers go shopping, we are trading in our money for their merchandise. Then the 1950’s came along with the first credit card and people have been buying products worldwide and have been demanding more and more ever since, developing the method buy now, pay later”. Having this in mind, you can see that American consumerism has been growing