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Money: The Summum Bonum When Francisco d’Anconia says that the “words to make money hold the essence of human morality.” He is directly attacking the often-repeated idea that money is the root of all evil. This idea is espoused not just by James Taggart and his socialist colleagues in Atlas Shrugged, but also by modern socialists and economic moralists of the present. Rather than realize the importance of money in the history of civilization, they instead imagine an almost idealistic state of…

“… in Detroit, one of the bloodiest race riots of the century” (587). On June 20th, 1943 fights between black and white teenagers broke out at Belle Isle Park, an integrated amusement park on an island in the Detroit River. The conflict quickly spread off the island with the help of rumors and began to plague the rest of the city. After two days of violence, 6,000 federal troops were sent into Detroit to deescalate the situation. Overall, the riots resulted in amplified racial tensions in…

Sports are what make Michigan a notable state, so when people think of us, they think of our state they think of our great college teams, and outstanding national teams… minus the Lions. The story of the pistons begins with a man named Fred Zollner. Fred was born in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1901. Zollner Corporations; formed in 1912, was a tier-one supplier of pistons to major companies including Ford, General Motors, John Deere, International Harvester [Now Navistar], and Outboard Maine. The…

Common Name: The African lion mainly gives the most common name used to identify the social animal. African lions are very cautious towards each other, prey, and how to live. Taking chances requires strength and mobility for their survival needs. Groups only enhance more of a chance to survive, especially when helping each other out. Scientific Name: The African lion or scientifically named Panthera leo, can be described one of the most achievable predators in the world. Due to large sizes in…

Soon after seeing that a lion---Aslan---is the one who is singing, Andrew completely rejects this idea; rather than continuing to hear singing, he convinces himself that he is hearing roaring instead. Andrew does not want to believe, thus and he convinces himself that what is before…

They would attack almost every other big anima found in the wild, be it rhinos, antelopes, bears, half-grown elephants or even crocodiles. Whilst it takes a group of 8 to 10 lions to attack and bring down a young elephant, a tiger can do the job all by itself. Some of these animals weigh twice a tiger and it can still hunt them; how does it manage to do that? Tigers are known to lie stealthily in ambush and quickly strike on…

The tiger is one of the most endangered species around the world. Today, there are only an estimated 5.000- 7.000 tigers existing worldwide (D'Silva, Roy) . This number has decreased drastically over the last few years, even though the tiger has few natural enemies. Besides large buffaloes, bears and elephants, humans are its worst enemy. Tigers mainly live in Asia, India and Russia. Due to the wide spread, every tiger sub- spices have adapted to its ecosystem differently, some live in tropical…

responsibility of their mother to find a safe shelter and provide food for them. The cubs will learn to hunt at two months old and will start to live on their own when they are one and half years old. Chapter 8: Behavior A black panther can roar like a lion while small cats can only purr. It can also climb a tree very quickly. Most panthers are nocturnal, meaning they hunt for their food at…

You might think that there is an actual colour difference between the Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) and the White Rhino (Ceratoherium simum) but there is not. They are very close in color. The differences between the two Rhino’ are the shape of their mouth and their body. The Black Rhino is the smaller of the two Rhino’s. They can weigh around 1500kg and can grow up to 1.6m at the shoulder. The Rhinos’ mouth is small and hooked-shaped upper lip for eating small trees and shrubs. Their…

Myth: The Chronicles of Narnia is built around this concept of myth. As most of us read long ago in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the four children explore their new home and grope their way through a magical wardrobe into the cold, wintery world of Narnia. Here -- as in the ancient myths that had captivated C. S. Lewis' heart -- animals talk, witches bewitch, curses turn flesh into stone, and the veil between physical reality and spiritual fantasies fade away. Myth and truth merge…