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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...

2 Different Cultures' Trickster Myths

trees trick the Trickster (Parks 132). The Trickster is a comic figure fragrant of laughter, humor, and irony. Paul Radin ...

Myths and Their Style of Narrative

The Odyssey, contain a series of events which are common to myths of all cultures, phases or events that the hero or heroine of th...

Pre Christian Concept of God and Mystery Cults

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Christian Mystery Cults that emphasized God's 'mysteriousness' and discusses its myths ...

Chapter One of Genesis and the Rig Veda Indian Creation Myth

In four pages this paper compares the creation myths found in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and 'In the Beginning' of t...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Legalization of Cannabis for Medicinal Use

This paper presents an essay that expounds on the thesis that cannabis should be legalized for medical use. The benefits of the dr...

Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol

This research paper offers an overview of drunk driving accidence statistics, a brief description of penalties and a discussion of...

Woolf and Nancy: Interruption of Myth

community in Between the Acts fits with Nancys conceptualization of the interrupt of myth because Woolfs intention was to offer an...

"The Dream of the Rood" Analysis

Rood indicates he was "taken from my stump, strong foes seized me there". Just as the poem casts Christ in a militaristic warrior ...

Health Among the Homeless

They are in the community and spreading bacterial infections to the general public. Appropriate health care could greatly improve ...

Myth and Allegory in Beowulf

and Christian values that are embedded within the narrative; in other words, it, like many myths, intends to convey a central less...

Frankenstein Myth

In four pages this research paper considers the 'Frankenstein myth' and refutes the premise argued by author Mary Shelley. Three ...

Working With Celebrities is Not Fun and Games

In eight pages this paper dispels the myth that working with motion picture celebrities is a pleasant experience. Fourteen source...

A Homelessness Analysis

In eight pages this research paper examines David Snow and Leon Anderson's 1993 text Down on Their Luck: A Study of Homeless Stree...

Second World War's Mythological Nature

In four pages this paper examines the myths associated with the Second World War in an analysis of Michael C.C. Adams' The Best Wa...

Sense of Self in The Warrior Woman by Maxine Hong Kingston

In six pages this paper examines Kingston's autobiography in terms of how a woman's sense of self is bolstered by the author throu...

3 Web Sites and the 'Myths' About Gun Control Dispelled

number of guns used in crimes have been stolen from either registered owners or gun store robberies, which goes to show that if a ...

Gaelic Ulster Mythical Cycle

In six pages this paper discusses the Ulster Cycle in a consideration of characters, tales, legends, and myths. Ten sources are c...

Myths and Rituals in the Jewish Religion

This paper consists of five pages and considers rituals and myths as they pertain to Judaism. Nine sources are cited in the bibli...

Oedipus and Hamlet

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares William Shakespeare's protagonist with the Oedipus myth as well as the interpreta...

Myth Surrounding Freedom of Speech

This paper consists of six pages and discusses the freedom of speech concept and the myth that has arisen that all types of expres...