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Aztec Culture and Myth

superstitious. They are often deemed psychotic by the institutions that are common to modern society, something that demonstrates ...

Australian Aboriginal Myths of Creation

character traits are highly prized in this culture. Light, represented by Mother Sun, seems to sustain and nurture everything. Eve...

Myths and Reality of the U.S. Reconstruction Period

in the end, a worse war swept into the South, full of empty promises for social reforms, which never materialized. For a good whil...

Life and its Meaning Questioned

contrary, that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning." Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus. * Life is a tragedy fo...

Myth According to Barthes

are added to language everyday. It helps to note also that fashion designers often take new trends from the street--such as the ba...

The Mexican Government Analysis of Alan Riding

principal emphasis in this article is on the centralization of the Mexican government, as evidenced by the authoritarian nature of...

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...

Sexuality in the Elderly

the amount of semen is reduced, the testicles "do not rise as much as in the young man," ejaculation is not as powerful, and "the ...

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...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

Sexuality and Aging

or physical concerns. Although it is true that health does often enter the picture as it respect sex, sexuality is more than just ...

Shaw’s Pygmalion, Euripides’ Medea

expert, Henry Higgins, makes a wager with a friend that he can masquerade a lower-class girl, Eliza, as a member of the upper clas...

The Power of Myth: The Monomyth

of achievement and experience" (123). They are individuals who have ultimately given themselves to something that is larger than t...

Northern California Myth

up there" (Rigsby). However, while David admits that the days of the pioneers are over, "like many myths," he supposes that ther...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Chivalry Changes in Literature

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

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...

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis and Reality

In five pages this paper discusses the reality of this literary combination of fantasy and myth. Two sources are listed in the bi...

Thomas Frank's One Market Under God

In five pages this paper provides an essay overview of the amusing observations the author makes in his textual exposure of the 'N...

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...

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...

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...

Payment for Donating Blood

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

Greek Mythology, Hesiod’s Five Ages of Man, and the Story of Zeus and Other Olympic Deities

period of blissful co-existence between gods and humans, when differences were few. A utopian time of eternal springtime, people ...

American Immigration Paradoxes

will explore the ramifications of these paradoxes, focusing primarily on the experience of Puerto Rican immigrants. Silvia Pedra...