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Biography of Paul by J. Albert Harrill

This book review is on Paul the Apostle, His Life and Legacy in Their Roman Context by J. Albert Harrill. This unusual biography f...

Services for the Dying

Death is usually an awkward topic and one many people avoid even when facing the impending death of a loved one. Some believe that...

The Colosseum, a Roman Icon

rose to power. They were military conquerors of course, but they were much more: they were engineers and architects so skilled tha...

Defining Death

flawed and inherently contradictory. This seems accurate to this writer. There will always be inconsistencies and there will never...

Theme of Death in William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’

she retreated into security of the family homestead, which like the lady of the house, was also dying a slow death. Before the Ci...

Faces Of Death

it. II. DEATH AS AN ENEMY The absoluteness of death earns it the distinction of a rival, a foe, something that must be viewed as...

Capital Punishment: How Americans See It

DNA testing and the overturn of convictions, two thirds of Americans still support capital punishment ("The Death Penalty - Americ...

DEATH, DYING AND AMERICAN CULTURE: 1900-2010

all that terrific. What is wrong with this picture? Why would an elderly man put himself through such discomfort, simply to...

Australia and Euthansia

In five pages euthanasia is examined regarding its Australian legal status with a discussion of a nonprosecuted 'assisted death' c...

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

This 5 page paper examines some of the themes in Tolstoy's classic novel of love, betrayal, social ostracism and death....

Death Penalty Supporting Argument

In seven pages an argument that supports the death penalty as justified punishment in terms of retribution, deterrence, and infall...

Death in Aeschylus's Agamemnon 'Oresteia' and Flannery O'Connor's 'Wise Blood' 2

In two pages this essay examines how the theme of death is depicted in these two literary works....

Process of Grieving

In five pages the grieving process is discussed in terms of the Bible and scripture views regarding death and eternal life in the ...

Analysis of Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett

have fallen upon hard times. She does this with her first view of Dunnet Landing, as she describes it as a "coast town . . . more ...

Death in Jorge Manrique's 'Coplas'

different than the perspectives of the world at the time. Near the beginning of Manriques poem he states, "Let none be self-delud...

Guilt and Grief in The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

how to save her legs and he and Buckley become almost inseparable. However, in the background, Jack makes it clear that he still c...

Against the Death Penalty

a moral or an ethic is right for it is a very personal reality. As such one can only persuade another to their side with the under...

Tragic Hero Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

First, is that the play should be of serious magnitude, and have an impact on many, many people (McClelland, 2001). The second fac...

Deterrence and the Death Penalty

the death penalty is rarely used and perhaps not used on a consistent basis involving particular crimes. Regardless, however, ther...

Controversy: Death Penalty

in "cases involving a person who is convicted of multiple first-degree intentional homicides, if the homicides are vicious and the...

Role of Environment in 3 Burials

him, has him exhume Estradas body and for Norton to accompany him on a journey across country to Mexico in order to keep his promi...

Paul's Letter to the Romans, Romans Thirteen, Lines 11 through 14

In six pages this research paper analyzes how this selected passage fits into the Book of Romans as a whole. Four sources are cit...

Shroud of Turin, Reality or Hoax?

In eleven pages this paper discusses whether or not the Shroud of Turin is little more than a contrived hoax or truly represents J...

Overview of Philip II of Macedon

In ten pages this paper discusses the life and burial of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. Six sources are cit...

Hunted or Haunted Protagonists in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

Lower Manhattan's African Burial Ground

In ten pages this paper discusses the archaeological discovery of the African burial ground in New York's lower Manhattan. Seven ...

Social Structure Reconstruction and Burial Statistics' Role

In Prehistoric Europe, Timothy Champion, and his colleagues had quite a large undertaking because...

Hurt and 'Home Burial' by Robert Frost

In three pages this poetic narrative by Robert Frost is analyzed in terms of burial and tree planting motifs, other symbolism, the...

Shroud of Turin and Jesus Christ

the Shrouds authenticity. Over 1000 special tests were conducted, and over 32,000 photographs were taken. Tests showed conclusivel...

Culture and the Mortuary Practices of Native Americans

In thirty pages this paper discusses the cultural importance of Native American mortuary practices and burial rituals. Sixteen so...