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Ancient Greek Economics

in manipulating that world. It can also be contended, however, that each new technological development directly impacted the econ...

Ancient Greek Mythological Heroes and Episode II of Star Wars

still just one being who is in constant struggle with his own existence. When determining who truly exercises power in an a...

Analysis of the New York Kouros Ancient Greek Sculpture

The sculpture is comprised of marble. Subject Matter The subject matter of this particular sculpture is a kouros, or a Greek y...

Society Does Not Exist

objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation of individua...

Ancient Greek Philosophers Empedocles and Parmenides

In twelve pages this paper examines these two classical philosophers in a comparative analysis of their thoughts and achievements....

The Ancient Greek Plays 'Oedipus' and 'Lysistrata'

In 5 pages, this paper considers how the tragedy of Oedipus differs from the comedy Lysistrata. There are 3 additional sources in...

Ancient Greek Literature Compared with the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...

Perfect Society Concept and Utopia by Thomas More

In 5 pages this paper discusses whether or not contemporary society would regard More's Utopia as perfect in a consideration that ...

Comparing Marital Attitudes by the Hebrews and Ancient Greeks

allowing them to be less complex than they often are in real life. In the Old Testament in the bible, they tend to be rather simpl...

God According to the Ancient Greek Philosopher Xenophanes

all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...

Ancient Roman Medicine

in five pages this paper examines how ancient Rome used such medicines as St. John's Wort in a consideration of contemporary treat...

Topics of Ancient Roman Architecture

major Christian sites in the Roman Empire in the 4th century, thus firmly establishing the basilica as the predominant form of Ch...

Comparative Analysis of the Ancient Greeks and Han Dynasty

(e.g., women, slaves, etc.), this system was far more democratic than the Spartan government (Andrea & Overfield, 1994). Before...

Human Psychology in William Faulkner's Sanctuary and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In three pages this paper examines the primary characters in these two stories in terms of society's treatment of them and human p...

Overview of Experimental Economics

In five pages the contemporary world's utilization of experimental economics is examined in this overview of its history and varie...

Literature, Society, and the Individual

taken into account. In reading works written a long time ago, such as Antigone as noted above, or Platos Republic as another examp...

Impact of Capitalism Upon Peasants

their first contact with Europeans these people have literally been under attack. From approximately 1640 to the present date, w...

People Assisted by Social Sciences

that this huge nation requires a significant amount of energy just to maintain daily operation. As a result of Chinas overwhelmin...

The 'Political Animal' Known as Man According to Aristotle

parallels between the relationship of the monarch to his people and the statesmen to the free citizen. Similarly, Aristotle also...

Roman Mythology and Its Influence on Culture

great success was their habit of taking the best from the civilizations they conquered and incorporating it into their own. They g...

Beowulf: Heeded Hrothgar's Advice?

Beowulf did not live up to those standards. "The loathsome creature felt great bodily pain; a gaping wound opened in his shoulder...

The Punic Wars

of the most important things to note about this conflict is that it each side was forced into a situation where it seemed they had...

The Golden Ass and Roman Society

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the Golden Ass. The novel is examined for its treatment of Roman society. Paper uses...

World War II the US and Japan

This paper explores the reasons the US entered World War II as well as the reasons behind the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. T...

The Church and the Empire in the 4th Century

in the late Third and early Fourth centuries. Diocletian had ruled with an iron hand. He established a four-fold division of power...

Roman Society in the First Century

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

Pompey the Great

the Great in appearance. He was remembered as a popular young man and as someone who seized a cause and pursued it relentlessly. ...

"Gawain and the Greek Knight"/"Wife of Bath's Tale"

face" (lines 444-445)("Sir Gawain" 229). The head then warns Gawain not to forget their agreement, which is that Gawain will submi...

Ancient Greek Society and Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermoplyae

the novel, the term city is used interchangeably with the term citizen to reinforce this unity: "Our city, my city... Without a ci...

Citizenship According to Plato and Aristotle

here, but Platos position that it is necessary to experience a thing in order to have knowledge of it informs the reading of The R...