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Modern Dance 'Mother' Martha Graham

Greek legends and even Biblical themes. Her style was unique to say the least. Graham used her body in a...

Ancient History's Contemporary Social Influence

writing was the mainstay of civilised life. A seated scribe holding a papyrus roll was one of the most popular subjects in their e...

Western Civilization and its Greek Influence

the sciences we note that many civilizations prior to the Greeks had their own form of science but most of that science was based ...

Myth, Fact, and Early Christianity

sacrificed consorts who was killed by the Father Zeus after the fertility rite that coupled him with his Mother (Graves 89). Also ...

Western and Non Western Art of Ancient Times

powerful texture. The cloth that apparently is draped around the woman seems quite tight, and beautifully well distributed. It app...

Ancient Civilizations, Art, and Propaganda

that of his fathers and yet, he knew how to take advantage of the elevations and his engineers made the walls steeper, so that ove...

Hawaiian Kingdom's Ali'i Ruling Class

foresight that brought all of the various Hawaiian Islands together. He was to be the last of the great Hawaiian rulers, for after...

Historical Impacts of the Disease Malaria

in World War II and those serving in the military in Vietnam. We have experienced this disease even more directly, however, right...

Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Family and Marriage

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

Mesoamerican Civilizations and Writing's Role

of the history attached to the pictures. It is often argued that these murals were merely implemented to add to the oral tradition...

Ancient Egypt and Cultural Interaction

only did the Egyptians influence other cultures, they were also influenced by other cultures. One of the most positive in...

Hunger by Knut Hamsun, Antigone, and Stubbornness

pushes away all the people that she loves, or have loved her, in her stubbornness related to the burial of her brother. She pushes...

Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

Political Systems of Ancient Greece and Rome

members who were responsible for preparing "the agenda for the assembly and" carrying "out its decisions. This council also admini...

Similarities of Ancient Egypt and Early Mesopotamia in Terms of Rule and Structure

also stand in testament to the fact of the existence and power of a central government and a strong social stratification. The ru...

The Position of Philosophy and Women in Ancient Greece

system in ancient Greece wherein a woman had a protector (kyrios) or one who watched over them. This was either a brother or their...

Greek Culture and the Evolution of Science

of science there are two branches which are epistemology and metaphysics (Honderich, 1995). Science makes up an important part of ...

Life in the Roman Empire

It also suggests that people lived with the same lingering questions at the time as now. Some things never change, while other thi...

The Problems of Ancient Mesopotamia

the individual city-states again took control and then when the Amorites moved into Mesopotamia, around 1800 B.C., they created th...

Importance of Oaths and Vows in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

This is the beginning of his journey in terms of the importance of vows and oaths. Gawain will do as he is told...

Matriarchy to Patriarchy Transitioning

translating some early Babylonian text, one male scholar notes that women in this society were "allowed" to hold and manage their ...

Ancient Egypt and What it Means to Be Part of an Empire

king of Egypt was unwilling to commit military to defend northern Syria" (The Gathering Storm, 2005). Perhaps because of their res...

Ancient Empires Collapse

of the Fifth Dynasty, Userkhaf (2465-2458 BC) "initiated reforms that weakened the Pharaoh and central government. After his reign...

Analyzing the Iraq War through Works by Plato and Aristophanes

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

Prostitution and Pompeii

civilization and therefore conclusions about Roman civilization as a whole are pertinent to the topic under investigation. Therefo...

Knowledge and Education According to the City States of Athens and Sparta and Philosophers Socrates and Plato

perception required for awareness is decidedly unique to human beings. Man looks upon his world as a direct reflection of him, hi...

Websites on Black History and Information Verification

Europe" (also by Rashidi) also identifies Moors as synonymous with black Africans and describes how Moorish soldiers cross over fr...

The Right to Private Property in the Constitution

state ownership. In Sparta it was the state that owned all property, which also included land, citizens and slaves (Anonymous, 200...

Feline Encounter

around the living room, checking the place out. Then it moved to the kitchen, I followed. Its silky black body moved against my ...

Ancient Islam and Greece, Religion, Culture, and Science

was the force that recovered the information (Mathematics, 2005). In essence, in ancient times, "Scholarship supported science in ...