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Contrasting and Comparing Egyptian and Australian Creation Myths

time Atum decided that there should be more Earth and to this task Atum gave Shu and Tefnut. They created Geb (Earth) and Nut (sky...

Mythological Archetype and Adam and Eve

originate in the collective unconscious of the race as a whole, saying that they were "primordial images which have always been th...

Urban Legend or Zeitgeist Myths

still believe that they will get cancer by overuse of their cell phones. By and large, this is not a bad urban legend in that it m...

Albert Camus on Suicide in Myth of Sisyphus

In three pages this paper discusses how in Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus' views on suicide are expressed. One source is cited in ...

Nutrition and its importance in Athletic Performance

Dispelling some old myths, this paper emphasizes the considerations that go into choosing an atheletes diet are basically the same...

The Kennedy Myth and Mystique

This paper discusses how John F. Kennedy's assassination transformed him from man to myth and how this political dynasty has impac...

Laws of Nature in Billy Budd

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which Herman Melville uses the novel to discuss how nature's laws do not always pr...

HIV/AIDS and the Myths of its Origin

5 pages and 8 sources. This paper provides an overview of existing arguments about the nature and origins of HIV/AIDS, including ...

7 Dimensional Model of Religion by Ninian Smart

he was able to more clearly articulate the similarities of faith that exist among event the most widely divergent populations. Sma...

Narratives, Folktales, and Myths from a Psychoanalytic Perspective

In ten pages this report analyzes how Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis would explain ancient narratives, folktales, and my...

Myths and Psychoanalysis

In twenty pages this report applies Freud's psychoanalysis to narratives, cultural myths, and folktales. Eighteen sources are cit...

Explaining What Cannot Be Explained Through Mythology

In five pages this research paper examines the social function of mythology with the emphasis being on the myths of ancient Greece...

Jesus Christ's Origins

In five pages this paper discusses the origins of Jesus Christ in myth in a comparative analysis of possible literary precursors H...

Occult or Christian Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous

In a paper consisting of ten pages the myth that Alcoholics Anonymous is based on the precepts of Christianity is dispelled and it...

Depiction of Humans and Gods in the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh

is that the creationist deity has no gender, and it is a characteristic peculiar to humans and animals. As William Hallo (...

Zoroastrian and Hindu Myth Parallels to the Battle of Zeus and Typhon

of the battle between Zeus and Typhon is the most well-delineated and graphically-portrayed of any of them. Zeus and Typhon Typho...

Overview and Summary of When Children Want Children by Leon Dash

In five pages this paper summarizes and presents an overview of the text that considers low income teenage pregnancies in hopes to...

Peer Pressure

In eight pages this paper discusses the concept of peer pressure and whether or not is steeped more in myth than in actual fact. ...

Myth and its Function

actions of what are called archetypes. An archetype will be the role the character plays within the story. Examples of archetyp...

Wendy Cope and Dylan Thomas Debunking Myths

In a paper consisting of 8 pages the ways in which poets Cope and Thomas debunk contemporary myths regareding death and love are c...

Umberto Ecos' Myth of Superman and Bruce Willis's Film Die Hard

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the ways in which the film echos the Superman myth as described by Ecos are considered with box o...

Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Gyges Myth and Justice in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines The Republic by Plato in a consideration of Glaucon and Socrates' dialogue and how the Gyges myt...

'Daedalus Myth' and A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce

him all his life, what he had been groomed to do. To not become one would mean breaking free and telling everyone he knows that h...

Parallels Between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and The Legend of Prometheus

and mother. At the age of 17, she eloped with Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, already a married father of two. She didnt rea...

Reality v. Myth of Jackson Pollock

a periodical that contained art and artistic literature. This is perhaps what truly inspired Jackson to enter into the world of ar...

Japan and Education

the warm and fuzzy that it can be in the United States, nor is it the prison that it has been painted out to be....

Myth, Tragedy, and Romance

blind lord Dhritarashtra so much that she voluntarily bandaged her eyes, as she vowed that she would not enjoy anything that she c...

Beloved by Toni Morrison, Psyche of American Slaves, Ghosts, and Myths

are somewhat consistent with superstitions followed by the slave culture of the time and a segment of the African heritage of the ...

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...