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the Republic. Take pornography as an example. Plato argued that objectionable ideas can upset the understanding (Johnston). Femini...

impacts of coal, however, have been positive. Indeed, the thesis can be presented that coal has impacted human culture in a diver...

pottery is, in fact, one of the most simplistic Cherokee art forms but yet it is one of the most utilitarian. Cherokee craftsmans...

however, a rich oral tradition. Many who study this oral tradition, unfortunately, tend to lump all of these cultures stories und...

time period, from around 3100-2686 BC the Egyptians had their "Early Egyptian dynastic period, with a succession of kings that str...

boasts of his strength and courage, believing those alone are the lone criteria by which a hero is judged. The gods intervene to ...

the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...

of the House of Savoy became King of Italy in 1861 and Rome was incorporated in 1870 (U.S. Department of State, 2006)....

various gods (Demand, 2000). The greatest contribution to the development of true civilization, however, occurred around 3100 BCE,...

and dodged the most important matters, continually laying the blame for the killing of millions at the feet of others (Cockburn, 2...

at the sky, the sun is viewed but so are a myriad of planets, and this has been something quite intriguing to scientists and ordin...

killed in battle. Whatever the precise thing or event they represented in that hazy chapter of mans early history, one thing is c...

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

fully clothed to completely nude was a symbol in and of itself: Aphrodite had begun a journey exemplifying female physical beauty,...

The most prominent of the features in the area is Quirinal Hill; one of the Seven Hills of Rome. This is an areas that has...

(Egyptian Temples, part I: Divine Kingship, 2007). "[I]t was vital and necessary to keep the gods satisfied and wanting to stay in...

working class (Brown). Modern playwrights have expanded the conception of tragedy to include all walks of people in all circumstan...

6,000 BCE as well as for textiles in 4,000 BCE in China and it is also recorded as being used as a medicine in China in 2727 (Narc...

King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) befriended Abraham and his men after their victory over those kings that had taken Sodom and Gom...

the individual city-states again took control and then when the Amorites moved into Mesopotamia, around 1800 B.C., they created th...

king of Egypt was unwilling to commit military to defend northern Syria" (The Gathering Storm, 2005). Perhaps because of their res...

system in ancient Greece wherein a woman had a protector (kyrios) or one who watched over them. This was either a brother or their...

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

civilization and therefore conclusions about Roman civilization as a whole are pertinent to the topic under investigation. Therefo...

the theory of survival of the fittest (AllPsych, 2003). Basing his thoughts on Darwin, Galton, in 1869, argued "that intellectual ...

the dead return to their own unique world of the dead, being reborn in a sense (Phippen, 2006). The sun was also part...

Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...

translating some early Babylonian text, one male scholar notes that women in this society were "allowed" to hold and manage their ...

This is the beginning of his journey in terms of the importance of vows and oaths. Gawain will do as he is told...

to house arrogant souls who are guilt of other things as well. While Aeneas may not be guilty of betrayal or other crimes, he may ...