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Mesoamerican Civilizations and Writing's Role

of the history attached to the pictures. It is often argued that these murals were merely implemented to add to the oral tradition...

Mythical Component in 'What Dreams May Come'

into the depths of despair, the painting only serves to beckon him with a false sense of peace. Applying the mythical eleme...

Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Family and Marriage

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

Historical Impacts of the Disease Malaria

in World War II and those serving in the military in Vietnam. We have experienced this disease even more directly, however, right...

Aztec Calendar or 'Sun Stone'

of the Aztecs (Nahuatl), it is called the tonalpohualli simply meaning the "day-count." The tonalpohualli and the xiuhpohualli c...

Hindu Religious Text Bhagavad Gita

In five pages this religious work is critically examined and considers how maintenance of the social status quo is a primary featu...

Ancient Greece to the New Testament and Dreams, Oracles, and Prophecy

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...

Early History of Women's Subjugation

In three pages this paper presents a brief overview of women's subjugation from the ancient period until the 17th century. One so...

Comparative Analysis of 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how heroes are defined in these ancient epics. There are no other sources listed....

Common Traits of Ancient Art

In this paper, the writer looks at the different art forms of ancient cultures, including pieces from Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, a...

Social Values Mirrored in Classic Literature

In nine and a half pages this paper considers how social values are reflected in the ancient literary works Phaedo, Euthyphro, Cri...

The 12 Caesars by Suetonius

In three pages this paper examines elitism and patriarchal concepts as they relate to the society of ancient Rome featured in The ...

Culture of Ancient Egypt and the Mummification Process

In eighteen pages this paper examines the belief systems and culture of ancient Egypt in this consideration of the process of mumm...

The Early Christians and the Ancient Greeks Comparing Their Gods

Looking at Saint Augustine's 'Confessions' and Homer's 'The Iliad', the author finds characters and situations that represent the ...

1922 Collection of the Treasures of Tutankhamun

early demise saw the tombs modification, and completion, to accommodate the pharaoh. The only part of the complex that contains wa...

Ancient Construction Form for Housing

Ancient people used a form of construction called cob construction. This paper examines the art and how it was useful to our ances...

New Designs from Ancient Forms

Originally, there were fifty-eight columns: seventeen on the sides, eight at each end, and six in the inner row of each porch. Th...

Venus de Milo's Sublime Sculpture

high point of sensuality and complexity of emotion; the expressions showed nuances of feeling. This period of sensuality saw the ...

Christian Theology and Greek Culture

In ten pages this research paper investigates how Christian theology and thought were influenced by the culture of ancient Greece....

Egyptian Afterlife Beliefs and Natural Forces

of the mortal life. Consequently there were elaborate worship rituals concerning death and the afterlife. Many of these rituals ...

Ancient Egypt's Myths and Religious Beliefs

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how nature is reflected in the religious beliefs of ancient Egypt. Twelve sources are cited...

Egypt's Sacred Forces of Nature and Afterlife

In five pages this paper considers how life, death, and afterlife were perceived by the peoples of ancient Egypt. Three sources a...

The Bible - Fact or Fiction?

This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Motifs of Sight, Blindness, Darkness, and Light

In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

Polymerase Chain Reaction DNA Analysis and its Ancient DNA Study Implications

In five pages polymerase chain reaction utilization is the focus of this DNA research consideration in a technique application des...

Justice and Roman Law

In seven pages this paper examines law and justice from an ancient Roman perspectives. Six sources are listed in the bibliography...

Feminism and the Role of Clytemnestra

Agamemnon's actions led to his demise at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra. While Aeschylus shows her as a strong woman who exac...

Republic to Empire, Rome's Transition

This research paper analyzes the reasons behind the structural political shift in ancient Rome from republic to empire. The writer...

Twenty First Century and the Competitive Advantage Model of Michael Porter

In five pages this report examines 1990's The Competitive Advantage of Nations written by Harvard Business School Professor Michae...

Socioeconomic System Origins

if one takes an honest look at what has occurred throughout political history. Aristotle considered the primary principles of pol...