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The History and Impacts of Coal

impacts of coal, however, have been positive. Indeed, the thesis can be presented that coal has impacted human culture in a diver...

Cherokee Art

pottery is, in fact, one of the most simplistic Cherokee art forms but yet it is one of the most utilitarian. Cherokee craftsmans...

Comparative Analysis of Prometheus Bound and Medea

the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...

Heroism in the Epic of Gilgamesh

boasts of his strength and courage, believing those alone are the lone criteria by which a hero is judged. The gods intervene to ...

Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia.

various gods (Demand, 2000). The greatest contribution to the development of true civilization, however, occurred around 3100 BCE,...

Antigone/The Female Role in Society

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

Rise of Civilization Questions

"unique Temple City" was the religious center of the "first great prehistoric civilization" (Eichman). Taramsa Hill : This site ...

'The Battle of Frogs and Mice' An Ancient Greek Poetic Analysis

until a water snake slithered by. Panicked and briefly forgetting about the traveler on his back, Puff-jaw dove, which threw the ...

Development of Religion in Ancient Egypt

Most scholars believe that animal worship is the oldest form of Egyptian religion (Egyptian religion, 2005). "Early predynastic tr...

Dying and Death Readings

he defends himself well, Socrates is still found guilty and stoically accepts his fate, indicating that since only the gods are aw...

Revenge in Medea by Euripides

by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...

Egyptians, Mayans, Incas, and Extraterrestrials

from other planets where intricately linked with humans, involving themselves in the lives and development of human beings in Sout...

Plato/Apology of Socrates

Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...

Contrasts and Comparisons between Medea and Clytemnestra

In reaction, the nurse relates that Medea, "the hapless wife, thus scorned...lies fasting, yielding her body to her grief, wasting...

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Aristotle's Table of Virtues

the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...

Examining Ancient Civilizations

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

Civilizations of Ancient Times

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

The Ancient Indus and Egyptian Civilizations

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

How the Texts of Architects Vincent Scully and R.E. Wycherley Depict the Culture of Ancient Greece

city(Wycherley 1976). As reflected by the Senate, his study of it theorizes that those who were most affluent and powerful lived ...

Two Greek TextsThucydides' “Athenian Thesis” and the “Unjust Speech” in Aristophanes' The Clouds

by, at least, a millennium. For them, they are merely being "realistic" and that such realism can serve as a basis for a social or...

Ancient World Letters

wife, and particularly Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom. Our beautiful city is named after her, and Melitta wants to honor her and as...

An Ideal Society With a Combination of Ancient and Modern Aspects

overall the U.S. has a good commitment to education and this commitment should continue to increase for an ideal society. ...

Ancient Greek Literature and Gender Distinctions

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...

An Ethical Exploration

come forth (Honderich, 1995). The Epicureans and Stoics had played an important role in the philosophical tradition (1995). Epicur...

Ancient Egypt's Votive Statues

regarding the relationships between ancient Egyptians and their rulers and the popularity of certain cults. The focus of the book ...

Ancient Egypt's Civilization and its Meaning

In five pages this paper examines the meaning of civilization in this Ancient Egypt consideration that discusses its socioeconomic...

Epic Heroes in 'The Iliad, 'The Odyssey,' 'Beowulf,' 'The Aeneid,' and 'The Ramayana'

than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...

Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome and Women

who played an important role in how Greek and Roman society viewed women. The paper then discusses various mythological works and ...

Comparing Greek Classics 'The Aeneid' by Virgil, 'The Bacchae' by Euripides, and 'Oedipus the King' by Sophocles

his rule to all those who regarded him as an interloper. He sought the assistance of his most trusted advisor, his brother-in-law...

Ancient Writings Like Epic of Gilgamesh and Ideology

purposes of taming Enkidu, the wild man (Radcliffe, 2001). Enkidu is important to the story as he exemplifies the average man in s...