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Essays 871 - 900
Histories in recent years have sought to go beyond the classical interpretations that have been presented in the past. This essay ...
In this five page paper the fact that our perception of history changes over time is illustrated with a look back some fifty years...
This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...
Agamemnon's actions led to his demise at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra. While Aeschylus shows her as a strong woman who exac...
Black minstrelsy and its role throughouth the history of Black American culture is discussed within the context of Eileen Southern...
This research paper considers the issue of racism within the cultural context of the United Kingdom and that nation's history. Thi...
This 10 page paper considers the views of a number of theorists, including Ernest Burgess, Homer Hoyt, Georg Simmel, Louis Wirth a...
to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...
In six pages this paper considers the text's description of how to overcome adversity triumphantly. Five sources are listed in th...
In a paper consisting of 8 page the influence of bias in Medieval history telling is considered along with the ways in which histo...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...
was forbidden to her, period. It was not her place to try to reason why; it was her place to obey without question. This is what w...
a conduit between two otherwise strangers. Poetry is as diverse a means of communication as any medium, yet there are vast arrays...
In five pages this essay considers the audience and poet relationship as represented in 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante and 'The Odys...
see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...
In three pages life and death as they are thematically represented by the Trojan war and the city of Troy are examined in this ana...
This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...
This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...
The ways in which modernization in Asia was influenced by Western expansion are examined in five pages with references made to She...
In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...
In six pages Stannard's contention that the Europeans were responsible for world history's greatest acts of genocide in the exterm...
intent of colonialism as an example of divinely inspired imperialistic politics and unabashed expansionism. Arguing with Evans "Im...
in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...
In five pages this paper examines how democracy is metaphorically depicted in the actions of Achilles and Agamemnon in 'The Iliad'...
Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....
In five pages this report discusses how Homer, Sophocles, and Hesiod would have conceptualized justice regarding the 911 terrorist...
In five pages this paper examines the role of Enkidu in the education of Gilgamesh and his understanding that accepting his mortal...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...
In a paper consisting of seven pages the ways in which history repeats itself especially in reference to war but throws in some su...