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Ancient Library of Alexandria and its Destruction

In five pages this paper examines the great ancient Library at Alexandria's rise and subsequent destruction. Three sources are ci...

Use of Information Technologies in University Libraries

automation is also responsible for the creation and maintenance of digital technologies, which now make it possible to generate in...

Libraries and Censorship Filters

content specifically set out in the CIPA statue;... 2. Certain broad categories of content--among them journalistic, medical, educ...

An Evaluation of the Web Based Curriculum America Dreams

Such is the case for "America Dreams..through the decades", a web site developed by the Library of Congress. The "America D...

Life and Work of Euclid of Alexandria

author notes that, "the most usually presented idea - that Euclid was an ordinary mathematician/scholar, who simply lived in Alexa...

Alexander the Great's Artistic and Cultural Innovations

were possible under the enforced peace in the Empire under Alexander. Philosophy had in Alexander a supporter and it flourished. T...

Overview of the Life of Greek Mathematician Euclid

In ten pages this paper discusses Euclid of Alexandria's life and his contributions to geometry and mathematics. There are 5 sour...

Developments in Architecture

In four pages architectural development is discussed in relation to ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, Louis Kahn, and also addresses He...

Editorial Response to WMDs Issues

George Bushs call for the turning over of weapons of mass destruction have argued that Bushs interests have been purely economic, ...

Ancient Art: Egypt and Greece

animals as these jars were possessed of lids which were in the form of "human, baboon, falcon, and jackal -- representing the four...

An Overview of Ancient Alexandria

economic metropolis, the remains of which are still evident to this day" (Nunes, 2001; alex1.html). Ancient Alexandria was appr...

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...

The Development of Libraries

carefulness of life and beauty, isnt that high...

Library Services Expansion

hundred residents at best, these communities are far too small to be able to support a standalone public library. They welcome th...

Young Adult Book Challenge Letter

to young people, the library staff applauds all parents who are interested and involved in their childrens educational process, an...

Task Force Environment and Leadership

is an annex approximately three miles from the main library. It was eventually proposed by the outside company that both facilitie...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

The Emergence of the “The Gales of Creative Destruction”

only a pipe dream. However, with its ability to use technology to create a competitive advantage it is now a dominant internet sup...

Varied Works of Ancient Art. A Comparison

5 pages. 4 sources cited. This paper relates three significant works of ancient art through a comparison. This paper considers ...

'Essay on Literature' or 'Wen Fu' by Lu Chi

In six pages this report examines this ancient Chinese literary essay....

Southern Great Britain and Henges

This paper discusses Great Britain's ancient monuments and what henges reveal about the Bronx Age in nine pages....

The Warfare of Ancient Times

he seized the element of surprise and mobilized his army to attack Kadesh" (Carney, 2006). There were many armies stationed near M...

Western Civilization Research Documents Summarized

on twelve clay tablets. The epic tale is of a Babylonian king, two-thirds god and one-third man. Another key character in the stor...

Women in Ancient Greece by Sue Blundell

expected to appear in the public sphere, being confined to the household, Blundell notes that they do appear in the artwork and li...

Comparative Analysis of Gilgamesh and Heracles

cultures. In addition, the kind of difficulties and trials faced by different ancient communities will also tend to be similar. On...

Ancient Egyptians

It possessed, and still does possess, the natural condition of flooding and then leaving very fertile land behind. It was a perfec...

Pottery of Ancient Greece

of vase painting was the Protogeometric Style wherein Wikipedia (2007) notes, "Indeed, it is one of the few modes of artistic expr...

Literary Critique: The "Ancient Mariner" and "Great Expectations"

brought there. Pip tells of this meeting in a calm voice, almost serene, but his powers of observation are acute. He describes th...

Women in Ancient Greece

conceive was thus a serious problem" (Women in the Ancient World). Now, of course one could also argue that this was a patriarch...

Ancient Art

Both are clearly made of very different materials. The Head of a Roman Patrician is carved from marble and is thus a three dimensi...