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Definitive Myth of 'A Country Doctor' by Franz Kafka

In five pages Kafka's nightmarish short story is examined in terms of its contemporary myth functionality. There are 7 sources ci...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...

Imperialism and Athenian Democracy

This paper consists of eight pages and compares imperialism to Athenian democracy with the assistance of Thucydides and the qualit...

Justice in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In six pages this paper compares Homer's concept of justice with contemporary perspectives as it relates to 'The Odyssey.' There ...

Mythology and Contemporary Violence

In seven pages this paper discusses past and present myths and violence with examples provided from ancient works The Aeneid, The ...

Children's Literature History

In ten pages the Middle Ages origins of children's literature to contemporary children's writings are chronicled in this historica...

Religion in the Epic of Gilgamesh

In five pages the religious views of the Sumerians as represented in the Epic of Gilgamesh are contrasted and compared with contem...

An Overview of the Epic Poem Beowulf

The writer of this paper first gives an overview of the poem Beowulf, which was written in Old English, and then relates it to con...

English Social Class Hierarchy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

In five pages this paper discusses the English social class system as it is portrayed in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen in con...

William Blake and Isaac Newton

In eleven pages the transition from Romanticism into contemporary Realism is analyzed in a comparison of the similarities and diff...

Contemporary Southern Literature and Women

In nine pages this paper examines how women's changing roles are reflected in the literary works Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, A S...

Contemporary Relevance of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

In ten pages this paper discusses the continuing relevance of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole in a consideration of ...

Future in the Present and 1984 by George Orwell

radio, and telephone, and substitute my computer for every use to which I put my TV, phone, and radio now. If I choose to have my ...

Analysis of The Subjection of Women by J.S. Mill

In five pages this research paper discusses the issues John Stuart Mill addressed in his text and assesses whether or not they rem...

Arguments in On Liberty by J.S. Mill

In eight pages this paper discusses the arguments Mill presented in this text and considers contemporary drug legalization within ...

Philosophers Compared

if it is taken outside of the context of societal situations. For Nozick, justice is more clearly a function of societal roles a...

An Application of the Politics of Aristotle

In six pages Aristotle's concepts as described in Politics are considered in terms of their contemporary applicability. Five sour...

An Overview of Aristotle

The contributions of Aristotle to contemporary thought is presented in this overview consisting of four pages. Seven sources are ...

Nature as Analyzed by the Philosophy of Aristotle

In a research paper that consists of six pages Aristotle's nature philosophy as described in Physics and Metaphysics is considered...

The Natural Philosophy of Aristotle

In a paper consisting of five pages Aristotle's natural philosophy is considered within the context of the contemporary world in t...

Aristotle's Contemporary Philosophical Dialogue

Some of Aristotle's most famous conclusions are disputed in the dialogue contained within this six page research paper and such to...

Contemporary World and Discourse and Meditations of Rene Descartes

In nine pages the contemporary world is related to the Discourse and Meditations of Rene Descartes. Four sources are cited in the...

Second Temple Period and Pharisees, Essenes, and Sadducees

Israelite understanding of both the world (or nature) and man (or history). It implies that all life and existence are seen in so...

Documentary History of the Contemporary World Jew

In five pages this paper discusses the contemporary era and the quest for Jewish Identity in an assessment of the text portrayals ...

Comparative Study of Hinduism and Buddhism

In six pages historical and contemporary perspectives are used to compare these two religions in terms of enlightenment goals, tea...

Confucianism and Taoism Comparison

(Chung, 1997) that were necessitated within the lessons of both leaders. The writings of Lao Tzu, which were essentially the fo...

Contemporary Society and Catholicism

In six pages contemporary Catholicism is examined in terms of typical arguments and the implications of them upon the Church's pro...

Contemporary Christian Thinking and the Forms Theory of Plato

In ten pages this paper compares contemporary Christianity and the writings of Alan Jones and Paul Tillich with the Theory of Form...

Freud, Nietzsche, and Marx's Contemporary Attacks on Religion

In ten pages this paper assesses the religious attacks Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Karl Marx launched to determine whe...

Defending God's Existence Philosophically

In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...