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Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis utilizes a myriad of components, or symbols, to create an allegory of Christianity. These components suggest Lewis was crafting this story to convey Christian concepts. Examples of religious symbolism include Aslan, the stone table, the beavers underlying characteristics, the children’s “title”, and even the White Witch. Aslan is a character who strongly resembles Jesus Christ. Within the first few chapters, the fawn and the beavers speak of Aslan as though he…

Lesch- Nyhan Syndrome Kayla Lester Virginia Western Community College Abstract Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a genetic disease that is inherited from an offspring’s mother. A patient is typically diagnosed between the ages of three to six months with Nyhan’s syndrome. Since this is such a rare disease there is only a one in three hundred and eighty thousand chance a person would be diagnosed with this disease. It is equally seen in all ethnic group but it is more likely for males than females due to…

INTRODUCTION Existing inefficient building stock contributes high volume of energy consumption, and 85% of the predicted building stock in the year 2050 is already built [36]. Many governments and relevant communities make a lot of effort on the decarbonising in the construction industry, and BIM is at the center of controversy. BIM based technology to enhance the energy performance have improved in short period intensively over the last decade [39][43], mainly been used in the early stage of…

Patriarchy, “the social structure in which men are considered to have a monopoly on power and women are to submit”(The Origins of Patriarchy), is a belief of many during ancient times where there is a difference of power between males and females. The start of patriarchy is seem to have begun between the Mesolithic Era and Neolithic Era and has developed further on causing great inequality and suffering to women. Many factors has led to this great division in sex, but the two main causes was the…

1. History vs. Prehistory a) What is prehistory and how is this concept or term defined?  The term prehistory is referred to the time period before the era of recorded history. There are no written accounts in the prehistory period. The era of beginning of the universe and when there was the beginning of life on earth is described as prehistoric period by historians and geologists. In short, it is used to express the era from when human existence began.[ 1] b) What is the history of the term…

“Stairway To Heaven” is arguably to be the greatest song of rock and roll as well as the greatest song of the 1970’s. Zeppelins “Stairway To Heaven” was the building block for many other songs, such as, “Whole Lotta love”, “Kashmir”, and even some Rolling Stone songs. When It came to the charts, “Stairway To Heaven” landed some top spots among many big music charts, including VH1’s “The 100 Greatest Rock Songs of All time” sitting at number three. It also won an award from the Rock N Roll Hall…

henges and astronomy? The astronomical significance of Stonehenge was further reinforced by groups of archaeologists surveying approximately 900 other stone circles beside the site and they detected ‘more astronomical alignments as the circumference of surveys became gradually of a closer proximity to Stonehenge' (Hill "Stonehenge" 2008). Provided each stone circle forms astronomical alignments, we can be convinced that astronomy was of definite significance to the people during the…

1802, Britain gained control over the Rosetta Stone. At the time Britain knew how to speak the language of ancient Greece (The Discovery and the Importance of the Rosetta Stone). Using that information, they were able to figure out what they rest of the stone meant. Since the stone said essentially the same thing in three different languages, Britain translated the hieroglyphics into Greek. They did the same process for the Demoic. The Rosetta Stone unlocked those two languages for us. Without…

In the memoir, “I Escaped A Violent Gang” and in the informational text, “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote,” a common theme is courage. In “I Escaped a Violent Gang,” Ana had the courage to get out of the gang that she had been in for a long time. In “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote,” Susan had the courage to fight for women’s equal rights. Although these two texts share the theme of courage, there are still some differences. In “I Escaped a Violent Gang,” Ana is trying to get out of the gang,…

Susan B. Anthony once said, “Men their rights, and nothing more; women their rights, and nothing less.” “Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts and was raised in a Quaker household. Later went on to work as a teacher before becoming a leading figure in the abolitionist and women's voting rights movement. She partnered with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and eventually lead the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Anthony died March 13, 1906 at the age of 86 in…