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Ancient Rome and Its Culture

In ten pages this paper considers ancient Rome, Julius Caesar's leadership, and what this past culture can reveal about contempora...

Mycenaean and Hittite Religious Cultures

In ten pages these two ancient cultures and their religious practices are contrasted and compared in terms of differences and simi...

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 ...

A Short History of Perfume

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

A Comparison of Sparta and Totalitarian Systems

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

Discovering the Ancient World

be a study of the process of recording history, may be as important as history itself (Crawford, 1983). In other words, we might w...

Shamanism

a great array of dysfunctional lost souls in a European society. Without their culture, their history, their mystical beliefs, the...

Narrative of David and Goliath

his victories against large predators to his faith in God. Scholarship points out that many features of this narrative relate to...

Renaissance Europe, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Ideological Similarities and Differences Between Them

emotional aspects and familial storylines which had not been present in any great extent in either the Egyptian or the Mesopotamia...

Enkidu and Gilgamesh's Friendship

woman), the two became inseparable friends/lovers. From that point forth, Gilgamesh never abused his power again. In te...

Ancient Greek and Roman Cultures

from each other...There are also a number of similarities that are evident with these two cultures as well" (Greek and Roman Art)....

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 ...

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...

The Benin Empire

boxes and finger harps. Intricate jewelry, ritual items, masks and bronze work of all kinds were its main trade. Business/...

MYTHOLOGY AND HUMAN HARDSHIP

no lack of literature about how gods and goddesses (goddesses, especially) are linked with death. The Greeks - Artemis, Niobe, Fer...

Mulan, Within the Context of Early Chinese Poetry

Allen 6). This poem clearly indicates the focus of cultural focus on women that stresses their role in terms of sexual desire an...

Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life

jobs a man can get that doesnt require him to toil long hours in the hot Egyptian sun. You might even say I have it made! Entry 2...

Attitudes towards Slavery in the Old Testament

This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...

How Different Groups Deal with Death

This paper explores how different cultures and different religions deal with death. One study revealed differences among three dif...

CASE STUDIES BASED ON AAMF CODE OF ETHICS

Presents four cast studies concerning ethics and family/marriage therapy. Topics involve religion, culture, technology and managed...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

This book review pertains to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The writer argues that this is a hilarious satire th...

Religion and Culture/Michel Foucault

This essay offers an overview of Religion and Culture by Michel Foucault, edited by Jeremy Carette. While the writer cites from Ca...

What Are the Influences That Impact on Food Culture?

The writer identifies and then discusses some of the influences which impact on the way food choices and food cultures develop an...

The Subversion of Religion, Media, and the Democratic Process by Terrorists

East. These groups attempt to affect change by use of fear, intimidation, and terror with the organizational trappings of a religi...

Early Christians

at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...

The Influence of Missionaries in West Africa on Christianity

the Middle East and North Africa that religion has its foundations, it was only in the fifteenth century that the centre of Christ...

The Double Edged Sword of Ethnocentrism

This paper examines how our culture determines who we are and who we associate with. When politics and, in particular, religion e...

Brief Introduction to Jehovah's Witnesses and Catholicism Religions

Church. Priests are expected to be celibate, and sex is to be reserved for married couples only for the purpose of procreation. ...

Finding Peace in a Culture of War

individual is exposed to any type of experience there is the potential for that individual to be desensitized to any experiences t...

Culture and Religion in Conflict in Early America

2008). "Wherever the Dutch settled, as in the Hudson River Valley, the Dutch Reformed Church predominated ... German Reformed and ...