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Essays 511 - 540
Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...
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 essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...
This research paper pertains to two ancient world leaders, Qin Shuhuangdi, First Emperor to China, and Ramses II, Pharaoh of Egypt...
however, a rich oral tradition. Many who study this oral tradition, unfortunately, tend to lump all of these cultures stories und...
time period, from around 3100-2686 BC the Egyptians had their "Early Egyptian dynastic period, with a succession of kings that str...
Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...
the Republic. Take pornography as an example. Plato argued that objectionable ideas can upset the understanding (Johnston). Femini...
impacts of coal, however, have been positive. Indeed, the thesis can be presented that coal has impacted human culture in a diver...
of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...
of the House of Savoy became King of Italy in 1861 and Rome was incorporated in 1870 (U.S. Department of State, 2006)....
various gods (Demand, 2000). The greatest contribution to the development of true civilization, however, occurred around 3100 BCE,...
boasts of his strength and courage, believing those alone are the lone criteria by which a hero is judged. The gods intervene to ...
the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...
he defends himself well, Socrates is still found guilty and stoically accepts his fate, indicating that since only the gods are aw...
out what women were like because of the way in which history is written. Dependent on what is studied, it seems that some texts l...
by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...
until a water snake slithered by. Panicked and briefly forgetting about the traveler on his back, Puff-jaw dove, which threw the ...
"unique Temple City" was the religious center of the "first great prehistoric civilization" (Eichman). Taramsa Hill : This site ...
Most scholars believe that animal worship is the oldest form of Egyptian religion (Egyptian religion, 2005). "Early predynastic tr...
the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....
to house arrogant souls who are guilt of other things as well. While Aeneas may not be guilty of betrayal or other crimes, he may ...
of this section. He looks at marriage practices, such as how the "As a daughter, she took part in the religious acts of her father...
wife, and particularly Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom. Our beautiful city is named after her, and Melitta wants to honor her and as...
the theory of survival of the fittest (AllPsych, 2003). Basing his thoughts on Darwin, Galton, in 1869, argued "that intellectual ...
the dead return to their own unique world of the dead, being reborn in a sense (Phippen, 2006). The sun was also part...
Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...
The most prominent of the features in the area is Quirinal Hill; one of the Seven Hills of Rome. This is an areas that has...