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Metaphor of Phoenix Rising

began to feel old and weak, it would gather spices and aromatic branches, make a fire and immolate itself in the fragrant flames (...

Literature Review and Proposed Study Outline on Middle Aged Women and the Impact of Exercise

(Blumenthal et al, 1991; SCRDP, 2002; Manson et al, 1999; Arnstein, Buselli and Rankin, 1996; Di Brezzo, Fort and Hoyt, 2002). ...

Christian Worship and the Sacraments

By the 5th century, Christianity in the West was guarded by the bishop of Rome, the pope, who was the "final custodian of the doct...

An Examination of Irish Ornamental Art

can tell that ornamentation is a large part of this model. The Irish often added spirals and curves. One might look at these as co...

Issues of Middle Age and Male Baby Boomers

Clearly, there are many issues which correlate to this particular group, namely a host of health concerns which are becoming more ...

Middle Ages and Regional Differences

both the state and culture of the Eastern Roman Empire during the middle ages ("Byzantium," 2002). Both the state as well as the i...

History, Movies, First Knight and Jabberwocky

In five pages this essay examines how Middle Ages history and life are portrayed in the films Jabberwocky and First Knight. Two s...

Machiavelli's and Boccaccio's Reality Verses Appearance

a man runs into a colleague with a woman half his age. He might assume that this married man is engaged in a clandestine romance, ...

Morally Justifying Mutilation of Female Genitals

sexuality of the individual. However, FGM is far more drastic and damaging than male circumcision. A more appropriate analogy woul...

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and its Allegories

the next line. Its primary purpose is to establish a series of repetition in the name of sensible progression. For those words a...

Middle Ages and Daily Religious Involvement

by parishioners. By the Middle Ages, most of Europe still lived under feudalism; that which did not was purely barbaric. T...

Young and Middle Aged African American Woman and Self Esteem

condition, physical well-being and illness, religious versus non-religious, even post-abortion self esteem. What is more valid and...

Downsizing Problems in the Delaware Valley

has only happened in J.C. Penney or in the Delaware Valley. It is a trend that seemingly began to peak in the 1990s, but today, ma...

Use of Allegory in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

events during his and previous eras in history" (Tolisano, 2002; tolisano.htm). In better understanding how Chaucer did use all...

Women's Social Role from Babylonian to Reformation Periods

higher social position due to their connection with ancient religious traditions that honored the Earth Mother under her many gui...

Emergency Room Decision Making

attack if irreparable harm and indeed loss of life is to be prevented (Isenstein, 1999). The statistics regarding coronar...

Opposition to Islamic Beliefs

their lifetime. Presumably this requirement is for the spiritual edification of the Islamic adherent. During the ten days of rites...

Women and Obesity

to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...

A History of Temperament Theories

1995; Classical Astrology, 2003). If the person were healthy, there was a balance among these fluid substances (Heineman, History,...

'Peter Pan Syndrome' and Men of Middle Age

members of our society, however, we must force ourselves to separate truth from fiction and to ferret out the reasons within which...

Middle Ages Art and Demon Iconography

In eleven pages art of the Middle Ages is discussed in terms of the popularity of devil representations that dominated paintings, ...

Economic Comparisons Between Medieval Europe and Twentieth-Century America

This economics paper compares the demand for the stirrup during the Middle Ages to the leverage buyouts in the US during the 1980s...

The Thesis of Henri Pirenne

In five pages Pirenne's thesis that the European economic decline of the Middle Ages began with the seventh century rise of Islam ...

Factual or Fictitious King Arthur Legends?

In eight pages this essay assesses whether or not King Arthur was an actual living figure or if he was a fictitious creation by au...

A Policing and Police History

This is an informational research paper consisting of ten pages in which policing dating back to the ancient Egyptians and Sumeria...

Middle Ages and Prostitution

In ten pages this paper examines the Middle Ages in terms of how prostitution evolved with the reasons women entered this professi...

Middle Ages and Higher Education

In five pages this research paper discusses the rise in universities that began during the Middle Ages. Five sources are cited in...

The Thesis of Henri Pirenne

In an essay consisting of five pages Pirenne's thesis that the European economic decline that began in the Middle Ages commenced w...

History of the Crusades in the Latter Middle Ages

The latter part of the Middle Ages was dominated by the Crusades. This research paper examines the campaign's effect on that part ...

European Government Development from the End of the Eleventh Century Until the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century

In five pages this paper examines the time period of 1095 to 1500 in a consideration of changes in government that includes discus...