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Essays 271 - 300

Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Family and Marriage

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

Ancient Rome and the Works of Vergil

by Homer, Vergil, by establishing Aeneas as a Trojan also justifies Romes invasion and conquest of Greece as retribution for the f...

Architecture of Early Greece and the Rational Perspective

gods" (Lansberry, 2005). However, as rational thought and rational perspective began to enter into human intellect "we could no lo...

Feminism and Lysistrata

and cunning. As Lysistrata so desperately asserts: "The nations fate is in our hands alone!" (Aristophanes, 1994). Lysist...

Greece's Tourism Policies

that is responsible for any bilateral agreements in this industry between Reece and other counties (Green, 2005, Europe Intelligen...

Aristotelian Tragedy of Oedipus Rex

of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...

Roman Catholic Church Child Sex Scandal

is both a government (via the Vatican) and an organization, it is a church. The data are astounding. The John Jay College of Crimi...

Questions on the Roman Empire Answered

left with an important legacy and it seems that this provided an impetus for growth. Some say that he was "destined to dominate It...

Law Enforcement and New Technology

Justice notes that in 1999 seven of ten law enforcement officers were employed by offices utilizing in-field computers or terminal...

Rights of an Individual and Fetal Rights

into the controversy surrounding issues such as abortion, the use of fetal tissue in treating certain diseases, stem cell research...

3 Types of Roman Triumphal Arches

marble in opus quadratum" and the upper portions constructed from "opus latericium covered with marble slabs" (Seindal [1]). It ha...

Lysistrata and Laughter According to Bergsonian Criteria

representation did not lack a more serious undercurrent, it was the manner in which it was approached that, according to Bergson, ...

Gender Portrayals in Homer's 'The Iliad' and Sophocles' Antigone

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Lines 954 to 997 in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

Cultural Ideals and Plays of Chikamatsu

giri. Osan says, "I could see that you were drifting towards suicide. I felt so unhappy that I wrote a letter, begging her as one ...

Differing Views of Tragedy by Assorted Philosophers

of the tragedy is that it is connected with the heros activities and it emphasizes human vulnerability (2005). To Aristotle, trage...

Greek and Egyptian Art

In six pages this paper examines Egyptian and Greek pieces of art that are currently displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art i...

Three Historical Perspectives on Roman Imperialism

"extension of power by ones own group over others," is basic to human nature and "does not call for special explanation.iii One se...

Triangular Relationship Between Islam and Eastern and Western Christendom

existed a triangular relationship between Islam and Eastern and Western Christendom. The Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) was exempla...

Elements of Screwball Film Comedy

legacy of screwball comedy. Both Ninotchka and Roman Holiday encompass themes that are more sophisticated than the typical screwb...

Greek Values in Homer's 'The Iliad'

withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight. This quarrel typifies how the Greeks valued personal honor above all other cons...

Comparing and Contrasting Two Ancient Greek Vases

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts two Greek vases, one from the Archaic period and the other from the Late Geometric period...

Examination of Divorce, Its Causes and Effects

their divorce (34). Money has a role in society and in marriage. Lack of money causes discord between a married couple. This ca...

Virgil's The Aeneid and Heroism

In three pages this paper examines Turnus and Aeneas as they represent the Roman concept of heroic ideals depicted in The Aeneid b...

Amazon Rain Forest and Deforestation

set by humans that have impacted past, current, and future deforestation of the Amazon rainforests (Turcq, et al, 1998). In B...

14 AD to 235 AD Roman Legion

In five page sthis paper examines the Pax Romana that comprised the Roman Legion following the 14 AD death of Augustus until 235 A...

Ancient Rome's Crucifixion Practice

In five pages this essay examines the crucifixion practice of the ancient Romans during the time of Jesus Christ and considers its...

Decline of 3 Humankind Civilizations

Greek mythology, several civilizations in the history of the world have suffered the same fate, that of eradication and extinction...

Buddhist and Roman Catholic Monasticism

In seven pages these religious monastic forms are contrasted and compared with a discussion of Buddhism's Mahayana and Theraveda m...