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The Right Stuff & Technology

conquer it. The focus of the film changes when it shifts to dramatizing the successful launch of the Soviet Unions Sputnik and i...

Myth and Reality: Abraham Lincoln

against injustice and for the downtrodden. One author notes that, "However successful he may have been, Lincoln the young attorney...

Universal Prescription Drug Coverage

Foundation, 2006). In 2003, at least US$700 million was spent by Americans purchasing drugs from Canadian pharmacies (Kaiser Famil...

Mythology in Advertising

image South African-ness. The markets of this iconic South African beer would often refer to it as the peoples beer (Talotta, 2000...

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...

No Climate Crisis According to Author Michael Crichton

most entertaining books ever written, including Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain and The Lost World among others. His 2004 "tec...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Issues Facing the Transgendered Person

(2001). Duberman got his doctorate in 1957 and was firmly "in the closet" at the time, but when he wrote in 2001, he no longer had...

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 ...

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 ...

Fact and Fiction of Drug Legislation

America, and the finicky laws that change over time, it is hard to know fact from fiction. For example, was cocaine ever legal? Wa...

Payment for Donating Blood

the blood utilized by the pharmaceutical industry in developing vaccines, diagnostics, and drug products (114). That of course mak...

Popularity of Herakles or Hercules

In five pages the enduring popularity of this ancient Greek myth is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Greek Tragedies and the Role of Sacrifice

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

Sir Walter Raleigh's Guiana Text

In sixteen pages this paper evaluates this 1596 text by Sir Walter Raleigh in order to determine if it is simply a collection of m...

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...

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...

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....

Cinema and Romantic Love

is very orderly and rigid and Harry is quite the opposite. In fact, many other films demonstrate that even people who do not get a...

A Review of The Romance of Arthur An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation

A 10 page essay critiquing several essays in the anthology by James J. Wilhelm. The focus is on Arthur in the Early Welsh Traditio...

Dispelling the Myth of the American 'Land of Opportunity'

once was very much part of the dwelling where the evidence was found. Would a white man have been given the benefit of the doubt t...

Chivalry Changes in Literature

women... Defend the weak and innocent... / Fight with honor... / Avenge the wronged. / Never abandon a friend, ally, or noble caus...

Overview of Circadian Rhythms

In six pages this paper discusses the biology of circadian rhythms through definition and the various myths that surround it. Fiv...

Psychotherapy Outcome Studies of Donald Kiesler

In five pages this report considers the psychotherapy research of Donald Kiesler in terms of his perspectives on personality theor...

The Centralist Political Philosophy of Barack Obama: "Useful Fictions"

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Barack Obama's political philosophy and its orientation in centralism. The primary thesi...

Concepts Relating to Socrates and Plato

In five pages this paper examines concepts featured in 'Myth of the Cave' and The Apology and also considers 'The Death of Ivan Il...