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Terra Nullius and 'New Holland' Myths

It is important for the student working on this project to understand that European imperialism was about political and national c...

Barriers Between Readers and the Other

West, who defined the native American tribes as "savages"; and by so doing, made it possible to justify killing them (in self-defe...

American Immigration Paradoxes

will explore the ramifications of these paradoxes, focusing primarily on the experience of Puerto Rican immigrants. Silvia Pedra...

Myth, Tragedy, and Romance

blind lord Dhritarashtra so much that she voluntarily bandaged her eyes, as she vowed that she would not enjoy anything that she c...

Reflections on the Philosophy of Albert Camus

Camus relates the substance of the Greek myth and how Sisyphus was condemned to endlessly roll a rock up a hill in the underworld,...

Life and Paintings of Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo

that had been the result of a bus accident in 1925 at the age of 18. Boldly Timid -- Strongly Fragile In each of her works, espec...

Issues in Black Studies

site of cultural heritage (Hoechsmnn, 2002). In other words, by reclaiming ones past,and ones history as well as cultural roots, ...

Social Research and Education

Since the survey was conducted using material submitted by the childrens family members or caregivers, there...

Religion and Racism Themes in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

the boy some cookies. Marlow meets one of the men from his company, on the street and joins him in his hut office, but after a sh...

The 'Traditional Family' That Never Was by Wren Walker

how men of the 1950s entered into marriage for their own gain: to have someone tend to their needs, wants and desires. It is only...

Sociology and Family Disorganization

African-American families, this paper does not apply that only African-American families suffer from family disorganization; rathe...

William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and the Roles of Tradition and Myth

taught, by her father, those attitudes that provide them the social status they were born into, a class common to the traditional ...

Past and Present Mythology According to Joseph Campbell

the work of all the worlds peoples from the beginning of time. These truths may be presented in the cultural context in which they...

Contemporary Oedipus Imagery

if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...

Comparative Analysis of Myths in Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, 'The Odyssey' and a Work by Jack London

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the myths featured in these ancient works and also makes a thematic comparison wit...

Contemporary Influence of the Myth of Pandora's Box

has "opened Pandoras Box." In addition to the nomenclature of Pandoras Box that has entered into todays society as a descr...

Myths and Legends Surrounding Vampires

The term "myth", on the other hand, is reserved by anthropologists and folklorists for those stories which deal with the creation ...

Sororities and the Myths That Surround Them

in danger of being shut down. "People think we are drinking clubs," says Jonathan Brant, executive vice president of the National...

Crime and Youth Myths

people, accost individuals with their language, and generally make a nuisance of themselves. We can even go a bit further and argu...

Cultural Analysis of the Corn Mother Myth

First Mother (PG). Kloskurbeh, the Great Uncle, taught humans what they needed to know, and also taught their children how to sur...

Modern Applications of Ancient Myths

involvement of magical powers that develop the processes and actions confronting the hero. As a direct result, there is generally...

Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus

Sisyphus himself perceives his condition....

Goddess Niobe Myth

Amongst other places, the legend of Niobe appears in the Iliad by Homer ("Niobe in Myth," 2001). In the epic, Niobe is depicted a...

Arguing Against Gun Control

have also pointed out that those who are involved in a gun fatality are also involved in alcohol, drug abuse and domestic violence...

Comparing the Christian Account of Our Creation to the Yoruba Creation Myth

warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...

There’s Something About Mary

fool has a wondrous capability of truly providing many different elements of human nature to the audience. They can be ridiculous ...

Studying Creation Myths

studying it in the same way we study language (Csapo, 2005, p. 220). His theory puts more emphasis on the meaning of myth rather t...

White Skin as Privilege?

generally focuses on how so many people have worked hard to become part of the white race. This, in and of itself, would clearly b...

Mythology for Nations and Individuals

the will to live together is the result of sharing past memories. These shared memories of common experiences, whether "of glories...

The Threat to Earth Presented by Global Warming

on global warming: "We know the theory, which says that human activity could be important, but the theory cannot be trusted until ...