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called herself the Goddess (1989). In ancient Egypt it seemed as if dynastic power had passed through females even when the Pharao...

In five pages the enduring popularity of this ancient Greek myth is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

only tolerated and accepted, but also embraced as part of daily life (Anonymous, 2001). In most early societies, slavery seems to...

of traditional Chinese medicine, it is important to also understand that it is not only a collection of ancient remedies and pract...

of the United States. Without the philosophies of those that lived in the centuries prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence...

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

This paper contrasts and compares the marital customs and women's roles in various ancient societies in 5 pages. Five sources are...

In five pages this report discusses the pre Socratic ancient Greek philosophy of seventh century BC Ionia. Three sources are cite...

ghost stories and one even entailed the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (2001). Included are a wide array of characters inclusive of the ...

time period, from around 3100-2686 BC the Egyptians had their "Early Egyptian dynastic period, with a succession of kings that str...

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

however, a rich oral tradition. Many who study this oral tradition, unfortunately, tend to lump all of these cultures stories und...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 theory of survival of the fittest (AllPsych, 2003). Basing his thoughts on Darwin, Galton, in 1869, argued "that intellectual ...

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

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

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...

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...

at the sky, the sun is viewed but so are a myriad of planets, and this has been something quite intriguing to scientists and ordin...

killed in battle. Whatever the precise thing or event they represented in that hazy chapter of mans early history, one thing is c...

King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) befriended Abraham and his men after their victory over those kings that had taken Sodom and Gom...