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The Tragic Hero in Carlito's Way and High Sierra

Carlito's Way and High Sierra both feature tragic, doomed anti-heroes and the path that led to their destruction. This research pa...

Greek Plays and the Use of Messengers

In twelve pages this research paper examines how messengers were used in the plays of ancient Greece. Eight sources are cited in ...

Wig and its History

was some gap until the latter part of the Middle Ages. It was not until the sixteenth century that the wig became a generally ac...

Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization Characteristics

In five pages this research paper discusses the characteristics of ancient Tigris and Euphrates river valley civilization of the S...

Greek Philosophers and Myth v. Knowledge

he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a will...

Ancient and Medieval Art Narratives of Egypt and Greec

In five pages this paper examines the narratives of reality and myth that are found in the ancient art of Egypt and Greece. Four ...

Dysfunctional Families in Antigone and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

Overview of the Ancient City Ephesus

In five pages this ancient Asia Minor commercial and cultural center is examined in an informational overview. Six sources are ci...

Yoruba and Christian Religious Sacrifices

In eight pages this paper compares and contrasts sacrifice in Christianity and in the ancient Yoruba religion. Eight sources are ...

Comparative Analysis of Ancient Greek Women and Contemporary Culture

This paper examines the limitations which continue to exist in terms of women's roles in ancient Greek society and in the present ...

'Hero and Leander' by Christopher Marlowe

In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...

Civilization of Mesopotamia

In six pages this paper discusses ancient Mesopotamia and how it profoundly influence the civilizations which followed. Five sour...

Nonliterate Peoples and Ancient City State Religions

In five pages this paper examines the ancient religions in terms of the literate and nonliterate perceptions of the Divine and Ult...

Fashion of Ancient Greece, Symmetria and Simplicity

a changing environment, and with these alterations began to emerge the earliest elements of style. Each culture began to elaborat...

Comparison of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Iliad' by Homer

are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...

Rights of Citizens in Ancient Rome

had ever known. Its population was quite substantial. Romes rule was kings. Ultimately, monarchy was abolished, however. In it...

Rebekah and Nausicaa in the Bible and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

An Archaeological Grave Study

In this paper consisting of five pages the practice of digging up ancient remains and the criticism of archaeologists as 'grave ro...

Epic Hero Transformation in Greek Literature

In six pages this paper examines the transformation of the epic hero in ancient Greek literary works such as Euripides' Medea, Sop...

Herodotus and His Contemporary Influence

In 6 pages this paper discusses how the concepts of the ancient historian Herodotus continue to influence the contemporary world. ...

Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War and the Melian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the issue of the weak being subjugated by the strong that is presented in this ancient historic...

Edward Albee's Tragic Play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

tortured marriage. The world of George and Martha is a closed, stagnant environment. It is filled with highly destructive element...

Athens and the Mitylenian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the effects and involvement of Athens in the ancient Mitylenian debate with Thucydides' texts c...

Pyramid Constructions and Mathematical Applications by the Ancient Egyptians

advanced understanding of the subject because their exploits in engineering, astronomy and administration would not have been poss...

Book of Genesis, 'The Odyssey,' and Order versus Disorder

In 5 pages tis paper discusses the conflict of order vs. disorder as depicted in these ancient Hebrew and Greek texts. There are ...

Joy Imagery in the Poetry of John Keats and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

reinforce this impression, as do the alteration of four-stress lines and three-stress lines. We know without really analyzing it t...

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...

Ancient Society and Women

In five pages this paper examines gender during ancient times as portrayed in The Golden Ass by Apuleius. Three sources are cited...

Polybius's Philosophies

In five pages this paper examines the ancient Greek philosophies of Polybius and whether or not they are applicable to the contemp...

Popular Religion Conceptually Defined

In five pages this paper conceptually defines what is meant by popular religion in an historical overview of ancient Greece and We...