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in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

fact that he was "the first king in history to sign a peace treaty with his enemies, the Hittites, ending long years of wars and h...

This 4 page paper discusses David Northrup’s idea that history should be considered as comprising two periods, before and after ...

Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...

and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

Hutchinson never protests the against the injustice of human sacrifice, but rather that the selection her family was not fair. A....

("Athena"). Clearly, the ancient Greek patriarchs considered Athenas virginity to be a salient and powerful factor in her mytholog...

by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...

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...

does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed ...

there lived another Orhan so much like me that he could pass for my twin, even my double" (Pamuk, 2006; 3). This image is presente...

mother, and until the age of 30 and possibly beyond were dedicated to their training and to their service to the state" ("The Cult...

began making pottery, there was "an influx of immigration from China, Manchuria, and Siberia" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). ...

is uncertain as to when it did emerge exactly. Some say that it first came about in Mesopotamia (Rimmel, 2005). Others claim that ...

157). Nizynska (2001) writes about Greek mythology as follows: "...both Ovid and Herbert wrote under repressive regimes, and both ...

Elements, to which he replied that there was no royal road to geometry. He is therefore younger than Platos circle, but older than...

not possible to work backwards to reconstruct the Harappan faith from the Vedic (Hooker, 1999). The second period is that of the...

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...

One of the leaders who is always mentioned when discussing leaders in general and military leaders, in particular, is George S. Pa...

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

The author compares the importance of these inventions alongside many other technological inventions that trace their roots to anc...

This paper explores the ways the ancient views of religion changed in response to the philosophical schools. There are three sour...

to produce different needed effects in the process of cell growth and cell division; according to Goldman, this is an evolution of...

This research paper describes the perspective of ancient Egyptians regarding writing and magic. Four pages in length, four sources...

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 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 ...

when we think of policing we think of government paid employees that are paid to enforce the laws of the government entity. Publi...

this theme forward, the next commandments lay the foundation for civilized society. The first of these social commandments is to...