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John's Gospel 1, Verses 1 through 18

In ten pages an exegesis of these verses of the gospel according to John is presented in an examination of translation text differ...

Vengeance Themes in the 'History' of Herodotus

In six pages this paper examines Herodotus' History text in a consideration of its vengeance themes. There is only the primary so...

The Federalist Papers In Modern Language by Mary E. Webster

This text is analyzed in a paper consisting of five pages which provides a contemporary and carefully documented translation of th...

Hume’s Dialogue Updated

any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...

Bible Translations in China

In five pages this paper discusses Jin Di's work and the Chinese government's position regarding Bible translations in Communist C...

'Paradiso' of Dante

across other he knows as well ads many mythical and historical figures, each one can be seen representing a particular virtue or f...

Exegesis of John 6:51-58

states that he himself is the bread of life. This relates the discussion of Jesus regarding the sharing of what will become the E...

The Bible And The Koran - Christianity And Islam

on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...

Twentieth Century Immigration in America

Spanish-language rhetoric on the radio and in the cafes" (29). In addition to conveying the flavor of Latin-American life, Tobar ...

Hitchcock/Psycho & Shadow of a Doubt

the nature of good and evil. In "Shadow," there are the two "Charlies," Uncle Charlie and his niece, Charlotte, who is known as "C...

Independence Day/Film Review

in low Earth orbit would cause tidal waves, which is never mentioned, and one of the criticisms leveled at the film. There are oth...

When A Man Loves A Woman

love for their children. However, it quickly becomes evident that there is trouble in this paradise, as Alice has a problem, as sh...

Silent v. Sound/Art in Film

"at heart, I was always a silent movie man" (Twatio 14). One reason why early silent films appear odd or stilted to modern audie...

Eyes in Film

Schwartz towards the woman he is longing for; the disappointed gaze of his wife Lotte (Cameron Diaz). When a person is presumably ...

Passion of the Christ v. The Bible

"the Son of Your handmaid" (Longhenry, 2004). Additionally, John and Peter address Mary as "mother" numerous times during the film...

The Illusionist as Myth

The God of the Waning Year is associated with the sacrificial victim, whose death was believed necessary in order for the earth to...

Strangers in Good Company/Women and Old Age

in their lives when they are accustoming themselves to their impeding morality and the problems that come with old age. Catherine ...

Hewlett Packard

the market. This sums up the strategy of a company which wishes to be a leader rather than a second mover in...

Last Samurai & Breakfast at Tiffany's

pain and trying to find herself as she divorces herself mentally from her poor beginnings when she was married at fifteen to a hor...

Pragmatic Failure in Reference to Translation

human existence. Factors such as race, gender, and sociopolitical status, are all social facts and each influences a cultures lan...

Translation Of Ovid's Metamorphoses by Gregory Horace

around Myrrhas sexual obsession with her father, a situation that was no less unacceptable in Ovids day than it is in contemporary...

Content and Structure of Kenneth H. Jackson's Translation of The Story of Deirdre

It can be argued that this connection provided significant insight to the concepts about which the writer wrote. When one conside...

Women in Haddawy's Translation of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and in Muhammad's Holy Qur'an

out and to do so without question. If one did not bring to bear this responsibility, Muhammad was not reserved in instructing the...

Arabian Nights Translation by Richard Burton

to resemble a lovely young girl, standing on pedestals of solid gold. This aspect of the stories?that one can be magically transfo...

Origin and Translations of The Qur'an

mission is to follow Gods will to the letter (Esposito, 1978). The law is therefore followed precisely. The Holy Quran expresses a...

Cultural Ambivalence in Translations by Irish Playwright Brian Friel

In twelve pages this report discusses the Irish cultural ambivalence as a result of British dominance that is featured in the play...

A Review of The Romance of Arthur An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation

A 10 page essay critiquing several essays in the anthology by James J. Wilhelm. The focus is on Arthur in the Early Welsh Traditio...

'Translations' and Irish Charms

cross-cultural issues; in one sense, someone born in a culture refutes it totally, in another sense, someone born in another cultu...

Brian Friel's Play Translations

his students have dropped out. There are also two officers who come to do their duty. One is captivated by the culture and the pe...

Owen and Yolland in Translations by Brian Friel

attempt at absorption of the Irish culture. This move to suppress Irish culture is evident in the way that the audience is shown a...