Dragon

Varanus komodoensis more commonly known as the Komodo Dragon is a testament to animal adaptation. Based on fossil records, the Varanidae family of lizards appeared around 100 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period. Then, about 3.8 million years ago, the direct ancestor of the Komodo Dragon first evolved on or near Australia. (Hocknull et al. 2009) It was previously thought that the Komodo Dragon evolved in Indonesia. In 1912, Pieter Antonie Ouwens, a Dutch scientist, was the first…

on several different cultures throughout the world, it is the dragon. The majestic dragon has been recorded throughout history for hundreds of years, mentioned in all sorts of art forms. However there is no real evidence proving their existence, so, are they real? Did they once exist but are now extinct? Or do they dwell among us, quietly watching over us? While skeptics might scoff at the possibility, I do not. I believe that…

While viewing the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I fell in love with Lisbeth Salander, whole played the role of a female heroic figure and displays characteristics of female empowerment, brilliance, and dominating. Typically, women do not play heroic figures in Hollywood films, especially one that consists of sexual violence. I felt like I was walking in Lisbeth’s shoes during the film, but I was unaware of what is yet to come. For example, during the scene where Lisbeth met her guardian,…

Review of Becoming the Dragon by Alex Sapien While this book was at times very engaging and well written, I cannot even say there were any grammatical errors that I came across, I would rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars. Becoming the Dragon is a story about a young man Andy, and his journey through a portal to another world that has the typical fantasy cast (i.e. elves, gnomes, and of course dragons), and how he is put in several situations that lead to him becoming a dragon. This book feels…

by making the argument that Dragon Ball Z was a major breakthrough for shonen anime in terms of entering the American/western TV viewing markets. Admittedly, Kincaid (2015) expresses his own limited knowledge of Dragon Ball Z by informing the reader that he found the series the most appealing due to the new “modern” anime series put out in 1990s Japan, and that he actually disliked the original Dragon Ball series of the 1980s. More so, he claims that watching the Dragon Ball anime series…

nurses in attendance. Atif and his brother are Muslim. Mary, from Colorado is Buddhist. The question posed by Barbara Pesuit in her article “There be dragons: effects of unexplored religion on nurses’ competence in spiritual care” is to what extent a generalized anxiety…

However, bearded dragon lizards actually make very good pets. Before choosing the next pet for your family, take the time to learn about this fascinating creature. Bearded Dragons are very calm and gentle animals. This makes them great for children as well as adults. Most of the time, they will let just about anyone hold them because they are so trusting…

traditional festival is over 2,000 years old and, originated in times that were ruled by a man named Qu Yuan. A part of the tradition for this festival is that tams get together, and have an annual boat race. A group of people get together and join in a dragon shaped boat that is colorful, then when the referee of the race says everyone is ready they fire a gun to start the race. When the race starts team’s row across rivers and rapids to get to the finish line, teams work together and try to…

The story takes place in a country known as Elsweyr. The time period of this story take place in medieval times. Things like dungeons and dragons. Elsweyr is located in the southern part of a continent known as Tamriel. The people of this country are known as the Khajiiti. The Khajiiti are a feline humanoid race. They have many traits of a regular feline such as great agility, stealth, strength, and night vision. This makes them very good warriors and very good thief 's. The Khajiiti are not…

which has become a staple when remembering the image of Lee, that has also been used multiple times in other video shorts. Unfortunately, Bruce Lee’s cinematic career ended prematurely when he died from a drug overdose during the filming of Enter the Dragon, but Lee’s film popularity did not wane. In fact, Enter…