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The Evolution of Stoicism

This 5 page paper discusses the philosophical thinking known as Stoicism, and why it appealed to the ancient Romans and Greeks. Th...

An Overview of Ancient Egypt

In ten pages this ancient civilization is examined in terms of the significance of agriculture, the Nile River, and farmers' taxes...

The Cultural Heritage of the West and Its Ancient Roots

in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...

Museums and How Ancient Artifacts Are Uncovered

been able to gather enough information so as to understand the complexities surrounding a collection of semi-preserved writing imp...

Art of Ancient Greek Civilization

It is for this reason that Greek art conveyed abstract ideas such as "beautiful" concepts of the human body through a dichotomous ...

Analysis of the Ancient Near East Room, Metropolitan Museum of Art

holdings of a museum; the works that the museum owns and takes care of (The permanent collection, 2008). The Metropolitan owns mor...

Livy's History of Rome/Heroes & Villains

king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the king...

Gift Giving in Homer's Odyssey

he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...

Ancient Greek Philosophers

Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...

Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, and Women's Roles

time expresses: "Rank creates its rules: A woman is asked about her husband, A man is asked about his rank" (Callender 12). By fa...

Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Pagan and Jewish Women

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Pagan women with Jewish women in ancient Greek and Roman societies in terms of the...

Strong Women in Ancient Greek Theatre

the "sheet-anchors," i.e., the weapons that will be their salvation (Aristophanes). Lysistrata gathers together women from all o...

Kaplan, Imperial Grunts

to see Bissells point as Kaplan defines imperialism as "a form of isolationism, in which the demand for absolute, undefiled securi...

Jared Diamond: “Collapse”

that Diamond discusses are the Anasazi and the Maya. "Anasazi" is the name given to various groups of Native Americans living in t...

Collapse of the West Indian Federation

2005). They would possess "internal self-government for each unit territory" (Sanders, 2005). These ideas, however, did not come...

Historical Perspectives on Constantinople's Collapse

new fortress complemented the one that had been built on the Anatolian shore...The presence of the two fortresses made clear to ev...

Rise and Collapse of Socialism and the Theories of Mark Pittaway

realize that when the reunification took place, East and West Germany were not on an even footing. There had been something occurr...

Globalization, Collapse of Communism, and the New World Order

In five pages this paper examines the Cold War, globalization, and communism's collapse in this conceptual view of the 'New World ...

Investigationg the L'Ambiance Plaza Collapse

might have happened on that fateful day, it seems that lift-slab construction is a good part of the reason for the collapse. At le...

Economic Collapse of Argentina and Role of MERCOSUR

economic collapse. Argentina has suffered many types of economic angst in the past, and flat exports, decreased household demand ...

Roman Republic's Collapse

conquered territory, when Pompey had returned he found he did not have the assistance of the Optimates and his requests were oppos...

The 2001 and 2002 Collapse of Argentina's Economy

Argentina has suffered many types of economic angst in the past, and flat exports, decreased household demand and high unemploymen...

Communism's 'Domino' Collapse

In 5 pages this paper examines the domino effect of Communism's fall which began with the Solidarity Movement in Poland that conti...

Collapse of the USSR

In five pages this paper examines the role Mikhail Gorbachev played in the collapse of the USSR in an analysis of possible causes....

Collapse of the Soviet Union and Russian Nationalism

the "imperial" center of the Soviet Union. In the late 1980s as nationalistic feelings in the satellite republics propelled these ...

European Monetary Union and Whether or Not It Could Collapse

certain level of inflation to creep into the countrys economy. Meanwhile, other countries in the Union will insist on maintaining...

Yugoslavian Nation and its Collapse

In seven pages this paper examines the collapse of the Yugoslav nation within the context of Andrew Wachtel's Making a Nation, Bre...

Barings Bank's Collapse

In six pages this paper discusses the collapse of the more than two centuries' old Barings Bank as a result of Nick Leeson's activ...

Soviet Union and the Economy of Russia Before and After its Collapse

In forty eight pages this paper presents an historical overview of the Russian economy from the days of Peter the Great to the Sov...

Russia After the Collapse of the Soviet Union

In twelve pages this paper examines women's status, living standards, the economy, and increased crime as each pertains to Russia ...