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The Significance of the Cross, Third Stage, in The Pilgrim’s Progress

him that the sight of the cross should thus ease him of his burden" (Bunyan Third Stage). He learned, however, that his own burden...

Jean-Paul Sartre/The Flies

plagued by both flies and a sense of overwhelming guilt. The stage is dominated by a statue of Zeus, "god of flies and death," whi...

The Significance of the Space Race

important part of scientific and political history and has a great deal of significance. Yet, in delving into the history of space...

The Significance of Studying Military History

addition to perhaps studying liberal arts. Studies vary from nation to nation, but it seems as if training in the military does o...

The Significance of the Voyage

phenomenon in ancient times. The Greeks would also emerge as a people that would begin to trade (Goeldner & Ritchie, 2003). One c...

Significance Of J.S. Bach's Canonic Variations On "Vom Himmel Hoch"

for the era in which Bach had produced these variations (Smith, 1996). The Advent melody is represented in four canonic statement...

"The Kite Runner" - Significance And Importance Of Metaphor

When was the last time I had spoken his name? Those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had...

Significance Of The Telescope

of such a monumental piece of scientific machinery, the world would not have acquired the mountain of information, photographs and...

The Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg

signed January 1, 1863. But signing it and issuing it were two different matters, and the Battle of Fredericksburg in December, 18...

Churchill/The Gathering Storm

describes how and why the disastrous ramifications of the Treaty of Versailles set up the conditions that generated continued conf...

Huck, Emma & Asher Lev/Misfits

expected of young women in British society during this era. In Potoks novel, Asher Lev is a twentieth century boy raised in the Ha...

Mental Issues, Mindset And Social Work

state hospitals; however, ignorance compounded the fact that "at the time of its enactment the structure and support some people w...

Taylor and Rawls/Premodern to Modern

a hierarchy in the cosmos."iii This hierarchy, which is typically referred to as the Great Chain of Being, was "gradually taken ov...

Genesis/An Overview

the narratives in the books to come (Friedman 295). In Genesis, everything builds on everything else. Therefore, in order to under...

Jones & Moody/Known World

himself to be a benevolent master, and after his death, his wife Caldonia tries to uphold this legacy, the novel nevertheless show...

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...

NDEs and Religious Ministers

Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...

Attitudes towards Slavery in the Old Testament

This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...

Overview, Ancient Greek Amphora

This research paper presents a discussion that focuses on an ancient Greek amphora from the Attic period that depicts Herakles and...

The Theatre of Ancient Greece

This 12 page paper gives an overview of the history of the theatre in ancient Greece and the connection with mythology. This paper...

"Troy" (2004) and Homer's Iliad

This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...

Civilization and its Characteristics

This paper offers an evaluation of ancient Egyptian civilization and how it demonstrates the defining characteristics of civilizat...

Gilgamesh, Genesis: Comparing Floods

This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...

Homer's World, Similarities and Difference with Present Day

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

The Greatest Military Leader

One of the leaders who is always mentioned when discussing leaders in general and military leaders, in particular, is George S. Pa...

Chapters from Two Apocalyptic Books

This essay focuses on Daniel 7 and 1 Enoch 46 and 48. The Book of Enoch is not part of the canon and, in fact, was lost for centur...

The Theology and Cosmology of Ancient Egypt

This paper examines the Ancient Egyptian culture and beliefs of and discusses how culture can change religious beliefs over time. ...

The Origin of Paper Gunpowder Alcohol and the Compass

The author compares the importance of these inventions alongside many other technological inventions that trace their roots to anc...

The Hellenistic Period

This paper explores the ways the ancient views of religion changed in response to the philosophical schools. There are three sour...

Coleridge and Byron, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Darkness

personification of Death and Nightmare Life-in-Death; the sailors all dying and then their corpses reanimating, all of these image...