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Women's Role in the Epic of Gilgamesh

lost natural state, at which point Shamhat offers to take him to the city where the joys of "civilization shine in their resplende...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

Comparing the Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

the nightingale makes him oblivious to the influences of the outside world, he can then focus solely on the peacefulness and beaut...

Birds and Their Symbolic Meaning in the Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Yeats

In six pages this paper considers the significance of bird symbolism in 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Colerid...

Chinese Philosophers Hsun Tzu, Mencius, and Confucius on Ethical Behavior

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...

Philosophy and Imagination in William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

poets intended to discard the pompous idiom of eighteenth century verse, and to employ the real language of modern men and women -...

Aloofness and Human Disinterest of the Greek Gods

them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...

Past and Present Definitions of Hero

rap artists came to be regarded as heroes by many. With the tragic events of September 11, 2001, however, we have once again com...

Ancient Prisons

In seven pages this research paper explores ancient 'prisons' in a consideration of Old and New Testament lands of Rome, Greece, E...

Criminal Justice and How It Evolved

In fifteen pages this research paper examines ancient Babylonian criminal justice in a consideration of how crime and punishment h...

Ancient Greece and Education

In five pages this research paper discusses education in ancient Greece with a consideration of the systems in Sparta and Athens a...

Why Socrates 'Did' Philosophy According to J.S. Mill

In four pages John Stuart Mill's views on why philosophy was 'done' by Socrates are examined in a consideration of the ancient Gre...

Gay History

In five pages this paper considers the history of homosexuality in ancient Greece, Japan of the seventeenth century, England of th...

Comparing Americas' Slavery with Roman and Greek Slavery

This is a review consisting of twelve pages that compares and contrasts the institution of slavery in various times and societies ...

Jerusalem's Destruction

In ten pages this paper examines the Babylonian and Roman sieges and their impacts upon ancient Jerusalem. Twelve sources are cit...

A Computer History

In ten pages an overview that takes a nontechnical approach to computer history from ancient abacus and punched cards from ENIAC t...

Myth in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

This 6 page paper analyzes Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon and argues that it can be seen as a modern day myth in which a ma...

Middle Passage by Charles Johnson

In five pages this book is considered in terms of the slave trade and the African Americans' factual and historical accounts conta...

'Middle Passage' by Charles Johnson

he will not ultimately be sold for labor. Johnsons portrayal of Calhouns paralyzing fear is assessed over and over again througho...

Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Middle Passage by Charles Johnson, and Human Nature

In five pages these works are contrasted and compared regarding human nature with topics of prejudice and cynicism discussed. The...

Ancient Rome and Jewish Privileges

In nine pages this report discusses the law of Ancient Rome in a consideration of the immunities and special privileges that were ...

Sonny Boono and Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

In a paper consisting of five pages the ancient Roman scholar Boethius's philosophy is applied to Congressman Sonny Bono's untimel...

Judaism During the Middle Ages

stereotype) of Jews throughout history reveals that while the Jewish people inhabit all socioeconomic levels, they tend to be succ...

Mythology and Women

represent the important roles of women. The contrast between mythological women and mythological men represents the complexity of...

Greek Mythology and Literature and the Gods' Incestuous Relationships

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...

Ancient Greece and the Worshippers of Zeus

suffering, defended the human race against Zeus, who in his rage had wished to destroy it (Hamilton, 72). We can see that this cha...

Monasticism of the Middle Ages

In three pages this essay examines St. Benedictine's Monte Cassino in a consideration of Medieval monasteries and the standard thi...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Caught in the Middle by Min

were destroyed. The Los Angeles riots were unique, according to the author, because the African American community targeted the Ko...

Ancient Greece and Death

death (Religion and Death). According to Greek philosophy, the god Hermes led the soul of the person to the river Styx which sep...