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by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...

be no real need to war because Egypt possessed what everyone needed. As such the political and intellectual perspectives turned in...

not possible to work backwards to reconstruct the Harappan faith from the Vedic (Hooker, 1999). The second period is that of the...

does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed ...

there lived another Orhan so much like me that he could pass for my twin, even my double" (Pamuk, 2006; 3). This image is presente...

mother, and until the age of 30 and possibly beyond were dedicated to their training and to their service to the state" ("The Cult...

Elements, to which he replied that there was no royal road to geometry. He is therefore younger than Platos circle, but older than...

began making pottery, there was "an influx of immigration from China, Manchuria, and Siberia" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). ...

is uncertain as to when it did emerge exactly. Some say that it first came about in Mesopotamia (Rimmel, 2005). Others claim that ...

157). Nizynska (2001) writes about Greek mythology as follows: "...both Ovid and Herbert wrote under repressive regimes, and both ...

a great array of dysfunctional lost souls in a European society. Without their culture, their history, their mystical beliefs, the...

in membership in many different kinds of social and civil organizations over the last two generations (Putnam, 1995). The decline ...

A surplus of economic wealth that leads to a division of labor means that certain social classes typically perform different jobs ...

grace precedes faith."7 Augustine argues that it is impossible "to believe without having heard," yet is also impossible for the i...

Hutchinson never protests the against the injustice of human sacrifice, but rather that the selection her family was not fair. A....

themselves but produce the food that Rome needed to survive. As a consequence of the scenario outlined above, agrarian laws...

Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...

and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

these rulers. The huge labor force that was required to construct a pyramid was supervised by one man, the "overseer of all the k...

even harder to achieve. This paper considers some of the principles of justice theories, how they differ from utilitarianism, how ...

by C.E. Bosworth, offers a considerable insight into how the ancient Sasanid civilization of Persia (modern day Iran) perceived ki...

This research paper describes the perspective of ancient Egyptians regarding writing and magic. Four pages in length, four sources...

of Osiris. Nevertheless, over time, entry to the afterlife was expanded and nobles were given permission from the pharaoh to make ...

to produce different needed effects in the process of cell growth and cell division; according to Goldman, this is an evolution of...

This research paper presents an investigation of literature, which indicates the meaning and purpose that the pyramids served wit...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at homosexuality in the culture of ancient Greece. Nuanced insights into the topic are ...

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

This research paper offers a brief overview of ancient Japanese architectural history. Three pages in length, three sources are ci...

This research paper discusses art and architecture in the ancient Mayan civilization. Three pages in length, two sources are cited...

no lack of literature about how gods and goddesses (goddesses, especially) are linked with death. The Greeks - Artemis, Niobe, Fer...