Rose Wilder Lane

The prevalence of lions in Medieval European literature raises fascinating notions of its importance and purpose in developing characters. While both the lion in Yvain; or, The Knight with the Lion and The Song of the Cid appear to invoke the fear that comes with seeing a ferocious lion, both books differ in their characterization of the relationship between the lion and the main hero. Yvain’s lion became the knight’s loyal and mighty companion while the Cid’s lion is more of a pet and a plot…

A hero can be classified by many things. A hero can be superman, a police officer, and even your mom, but what makes a hero. Is it someone who can fly or shoot laser beams from their eyes or someone who saves a baby from a burning building. I’ll admit some of these characteristics are far-fetched since I don’t know anyone who can fly or randomly saves babies on a normal day. All heroes, including super ones all, have something in common, they're admired for their courage or an outstanding thing…

Lion-Themed Gift Ideas for Lion Lovers Have you watched Disney's The Lion King a dozen times? Have you been to Singapore and taken a picture with its symbolic lion statue? If you have done even just one of the two, I can fairly guess that you admire lions! Lions are known as the king of the animal kingdom. They are strong and beautiful. They demonstrate nobility and confidence. They are like ninjas because they are masters of the stealth approach. They are really smart which is why they can…

Superman: Intentionally Made a Hero When you hear the word criminal, what is your prototype, or the best-fitting mental picture of a criminal? What comes to mind is due to the coding in a culture, or a rule-governed system of signs which are shared and used to generate and circulate meanings in and for that culture. Codes are used in order to convey meanings that constitute our cultural world, many of which are seen through television, films and other forms of media. In Season 1, Episode 7 of…

Grant Morrison once said, “Superman is us, in our dreams. He lives our lives but on an epic canvas”. In light of the Golden Age, Superman was an iconic hero with unlimited abilities that could solve real life issues. He embodied the superhero archetype, fighting crime for the greater good of society, saving the damsel in distress and wielding boundless power. With the launch of Superman in 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster catalyzed what is today known as, the Golden Age. In All Star Superman…

The Lion King was set in the African savannah, where the food chains were vast. The king of the “pride lands” was Mufassa. He was the head lion of the pride of mostly female lionesses. Mufassa’s brother, Scar was greedy and selfish. The pack lived on pride rock, a habitat that provided shelter and way for the exponential growth of the population of lions. At the beginning of the movie, Sarabi bore a child for Mufasa and named him Simba. Simba was next in line in the hierarchy of ancestor lions.…

In the distance, a dying planet is at its last breath. Just before the planet’s utter demise a scientist places his infant son into a spacecraft headed for earth. The infant (Clark Kent) is later found on earth where he is adopted into a normal American family. This infant (Clark Kent) is unknowing of his place of origin, and he appears to be normal. However, this infant is anything but normal. As he grows and develops Clark Kent soon learns about his superhuman abilities. “...Hurdle a…

In this chapter, I will be exploring the history of Penguin and their book covers/jackets, looking at the layouts and developments of design as the years progressed. Subsequently, I will be primarily looking towards Phil Banes’ Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005, as, while it is not a comprehensive catalogue of the entirety of Penguin’s cover history, it contains the main pathways, showing the development of the brand along with their changes in design and the new series’ and prints that…

Born as a cub named Taka, Scar was the younger sibling of Mufasa. In his youth, Scar became jealous of his brother after discovering the lion's destiny and hatched a scheme to ruin his reputation. As a result, Taka deceived Mufasa, which led to an encounter with a Buffalo named Boma. Eventually this confrontation leads into a brief skirmish. Despite his best efforts, Mufasa managed to escape the buffalo's grasp, however; Scar was not so fortunate. During the struggle, Boma's herd assaults the…

Film Noir started when American film change its context to a much darker subject matter due to the aftermath of World War II. Based from the article of Christopher McColm, McColm gathers information to review the book “Blackout: World War II and the origins of Film Noir” whose author is Sheri Chinen Biesen. In the book, Biesen argues that the term noir emerged during the war era. Noir authors used the concept of post-war American angst to relay to the audience that noir fiction tends to…