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Contemporary Society and Classical Theory

tendencies within society and the fact that people are far too concerned with their own well being to fend for those who cannot fe...

Global Climate, Weather, and the Effects of Volcanic Eruptions

Mexico and will usually move out towards the open sea where they do not create any measurable harm (Borron, 2002). However, a phen...

Conceptual Analysis of Boccaccio's The Decameron and Dante's Inferno

literature. In contemplating Dantes Inferno and Boccaccios The Decameron, many things come to light. To some extent both works ex...

Different Approaches to Human Resource Management and Business Strategy

the workers undertaking the tasks. This can be seen as a typically classical approach to HR management, with little attenti...

The Buddha, the Prophet, and the Christ by F.H. Hilliard

heaven by his own choice (26). Although has the section on Islam next, chronologically, Christianity came next with Christs birt...

Education in the Enlightenment vs. Classical Greek

patently incorrect assumption or definition. Socrates exercises in dialogue and thinking are not entirely negative and are certa...

Cultural Influences, Archaeology, and City Morphology of Classical Athens

the epitome of this planning. Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to...

Analysis of Rhetoric

as well as the group that she will focus on in the rest of her essay, single mothers. This is a lengthy section in her arguments s...

Musical Differences Between Classical and Romantic Eras

melodies.5 The Classical era artists deviated from this example, and their music was considerably simpler in texture. New genres w...

An Analysis of The Epic Poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

noble role in society, and reflects his attributes and responsibilities. First, there is the pearl, symbolic of natural perfectio...

A 2005 Economy Evaluation

the advents of technology created a great deal of growth. Generation Y, who grew up during those years, is the first generation to...

Tragic Characteristics of Oedipus the King

others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...

How the Stories of Oresteia and Antigone Related to Values and Interests of Men and Women

lie to Antigone because their interests/values lie in their men. While they do not want their men to go to war, they want sex just...

Political Questions Pertaining to Asia

Democracy, say Communist opposition, is necessary for China to modernize, inasmuch as the fundamental essence of modernization is ...

Memory and Brain Effects of Classical Music

two separated mood dimensions - arousal and pleasantness - as they related to mood-dependent memory (MDM), having respondents spea...

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Crete

encouraged their initial growth and continued development overtime, which also served to contribute to their unique characters. I...

Piano and Harpsichord Performance

strings. The piano has a heavy iron frame, thick strings (with some wrapped wire), pedals (including a sustain pedal), and one key...

Oedipus Rex, the Book of Genesis, and Destiny

more many people are punished for not heeding the word of God. There are numerous people and numerous situations presented in G...

Romance and Epic in Thomas Malory's 'Tale of Lancelot and Guenevere' and 'Beowulf'

1). With the passage of time, epics evolved into what is commonly referred to as chansons de geste or romances. French in origin...

Dead Composers and Their Lasting Appeal

describes the state of music performance prior to the 18th century, noting that music was much more personal at that time and was ...

A World War II Submarines History

crushing power of the round balls had no match in the newly designed projectile typesii, the rapid revolution in this area could b...

Sumerian and Classical Mythology's Similarities and Differences

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares Classical and Sumerian mythology in terms of its similarities and differences. The...

Musical Evolution from Baroque to Classical

through the performance of ecclesiastic music because of their contributions within that context. Johann Sebastian Bach pro...

Beliefs and Texts on Confucianism, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity

The world's greatest religious texts are used to determine the similarities and differences that exists in the beliefs of each in ...

Defending God's Existence Philosophically

In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...

Life and Death Concepts as Perceived by Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle

In six pages this research paper considers how the death concept was applied to the scheme of life through the classical Greek phi...

The Soul According to Plato and Aristotle

inseparable from its body, or at any rate that certain parts of it are" (Aristotle "On the Soul" 21). Aristotles view of the soul...

Visions of Euripides and Sophocles

In four pages this essay contrasts the styles of these Greek playwrights from the classical era within the context of Sophocles'...

Why the Tragic Hero Label Applies to Oedipus

In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

The Republic by Plato and 'The Aeneid' by Virgil

Fact versus fiction is the focus of this analysis of theses classical texts in an essay consisting of two pages. There are no oth...