Essays 811 - 840
Odysseus,/raider of cities gouged out your eye" (Homer 227). As Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, Odysseus makes a powerful god h...
Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...
This research paper describes the perspective of ancient Egyptians regarding writing and magic. Four pages in length, four sources...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at homosexuality in the culture of ancient Greece. Nuanced insights into the topic are ...
One of the leaders who is always mentioned when discussing leaders in general and military leaders, in particular, is George S. Pa...
This essay focuses on Daniel 7 and 1 Enoch 46 and 48. The Book of Enoch is not part of the canon and, in fact, was lost for centur...
This research paper presents an investigation of literature, which indicates the meaning and purpose that the pyramids served wit...
This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...
This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...
This paper explores the ways the ancient views of religion changed in response to the philosophical schools. There are three sour...
Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...
This paper examines the Ancient Egyptian culture and beliefs of and discusses how culture can change religious beliefs over time. ...
This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...
This research paper presents a discussion that focuses on an ancient Greek amphora from the Attic period that depicts Herakles and...
This 12 page paper gives an overview of the history of the theatre in ancient Greece and the connection with mythology. This paper...
This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...
This paper offers an evaluation of ancient Egyptian civilization and how it demonstrates the defining characteristics of civilizat...
This paper describes an exhibit currently be shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The exhibit features ancient...
This 5 page paper gives an overview of the Greek god Apollo. This paper includes what areas of life Apollo ruled over and how he w...
During the first several centuries, war was a constant state of being in different parts of the world. This essay focused on war i...
This essay pertains to the characters of Gilgamesh and Achilles and how they each warrior-heroes representing their culture. The w...
The major challenge in constructing histories of Israel and Judah is the fact that they were individuals but they also had cities ...
The essay discussed three distinct topics. The first topic discussed Foucault’s report on the Panopticon, a surveillance machine u...
were and what they sought in a ruler. That the king was to represent the highest values and virtues of society is evident from sch...
According to Plato, in his dialogue Charmides, the qualities associated with sophrosyne, give rise to the admirable characteristic...
the concepts of order and harmony rendered ancient Kemet a strong and prosperous society: very long-lived civilization; very prosp...
Crete ("Barbarians," 1999). The region was very peaceful. In fact, there has been only scant evidence of a military force ("Barbar...
This 6 page paper compares and contrasts two Greek vases, one from the Archaic period and the other from the Late Geometric period...
The controversy over the federal funding of stem cell research is outlined in an article titled "Stem-Cell...
deal about the civilization that created it. This paper discusses three antiquities found at the Art Institute in Chicago, and wha...