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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 ...

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature for Children

In nine pages this research essay discusses the importance of horror, fable, and myth genres in terms of intellectual development ...

Narrative Evolution

In seven pages the evolution of narrative are examined in a consideration of Scarlet and Black, Tristram Shandy, Madame Bovary, He...

Mental Illness in Shelley and James

This paper examines Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Henry James' Washington Square in terms of how Szacz's The Myth of Mental Illn...

Indian Culture and the River Sutra's Healing Powers

In four pages this Indian myth is revealed as being more fiction than based in fact. There are no other sources cited....

Bible and Myths

In five pages this paper examines the Bible's collection of moral fiction, folktales, fables, and myths. Four sources are cited i...

Man's Soul and God Contemplated in Philosophy Essays

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

Greek Tragedies and the Role of Sacrifice

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

College Classroom and Being Politically Correct

In nine pages this research paper discusses the 'PC' myth and discusses several theories in order to understand its popularity and...

Are Lifestyles Really More Health Conscious?

In three pages the argument regarding 'health conscious' lifestyles is considered within the context of the United States and conc...

History as a Science

In five pages this paper discusses the science of history in a consideration of how reality is occasionally altered in an examinat...

Myth of the American Dream

In three pages this paper discusses how consumerism is propelled by the American Dream myth. Two sources are cited in the bibliog...

Good Mother 'Myth' Perpetuated by Princess Diana

sad. Elton John rewrote Candle in the Wind for Diana, one of her favorites, and played it at her funeral. This version was mass p...

Jack Ruby, Murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald

In fifteen pages this paper discusses Jack Ruby in an attempt to separate the actual man from the myth, whether he was a murder co...

Southern Myth of Segregation

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the South in terms of the white supremacy myth. Fourteen sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Analysis of Race Matters by Cornel West

In eleven pages this 1993 text is examined in terms of individual chapters that deal with Malcolm X's black society influence mobi...

A Lingerie Ad Analysis

This essay of six pages provides answers relevant to the content of a lingerie ad featured in a popular magazine and also includes...

The 'Lost Glories' of African Civilizations

There is little evidence today that these civilizations even existed and many people still find it hard to believe the evidence th...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

In sixteen pages JFK's life and actual accomplishments are separated from the myth with comparisons drawn with other Presidents be...

American Dream Invention of J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur

In six pages the inventor of the 'American Dream' myth is examined in a consideration of his contributions. Five sources are cite...

The Old West As Portrayed in Frederic Remington's Art

In twelve pages the ways in which Remington's depiction of the American West in his art in terms of its identity and conjuring of ...

Myths and Society

the first book of the Bible, of Noah and his ark. No scientist today would admit that a flood could ever have covered the whole E...

Barriers Between Readers and the Other

West, who defined the native American tribes as "savages"; and by so doing, made it possible to justify killing them (in self-defe...

Kentucky History and John Hunt Morgan

This paper argues that Morgan had more of an impact on Kentucky history because of the myth surrounding the man and his personalit...

The Centralist Political Philosophy of Barack Obama: "Useful Fictions"

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Barack Obama's political philosophy and its orientation in centralism. The primary thesi...

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...

Should We Privatize Enforcement

The question this paper discusses has to do with privatizing prisons. There are at least 100 across the United States. One author ...

Addressing Ageism in Nursing

This paper considers how nurses can become an agent of change in regard to ageism, the myths surrounding it, and the care of older...

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...