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Sir Walter Raleigh's Guiana Text

In sixteen pages this paper evaluates this 1596 text by Sir Walter Raleigh in order to determine if it is simply a collection of m...

Arguing Against Gun Control

have also pointed out that those who are involved in a gun fatality are also involved in alcohol, drug abuse and domestic violence...

Goddess Niobe Myth

Amongst other places, the legend of Niobe appears in the Iliad by Homer ("Niobe in Myth," 2001). In the epic, Niobe is depicted a...

Modern Applications of Ancient Myths

involvement of magical powers that develop the processes and actions confronting the hero. As a direct result, there is generally...

Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus

Sisyphus himself perceives his condition....

Cinema and Romantic Love

is very orderly and rigid and Harry is quite the opposite. In fact, many other films demonstrate that even people who do not get a...

Myths and Legends Surrounding Vampires

The term "myth", on the other hand, is reserved by anthropologists and folklorists for those stories which deal with the creation ...

Comparative Analysis of Myths in Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, 'The Odyssey' and a Work by Jack London

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the myths featured in these ancient works and also makes a thematic comparison wit...

Sororities and the Myths That Surround Them

in danger of being shut down. "People think we are drinking clubs," says Jonathan Brant, executive vice president of the National...

Cultural Analysis of the Corn Mother Myth

First Mother (PG). Kloskurbeh, the Great Uncle, taught humans what they needed to know, and also taught their children how to sur...

Crime and Youth Myths

people, accost individuals with their language, and generally make a nuisance of themselves. We can even go a bit further and argu...

Religion and Racism Themes in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

the boy some cookies. Marlow meets one of the men from his company, on the street and joins him in his hut office, but after a sh...

Sociology and Family Disorganization

African-American families, this paper does not apply that only African-American families suffer from family disorganization; rathe...

Man's Soul and God Contemplated in Philosophy Essays

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

Bible and Myths

In five pages this paper examines the Bible's collection of moral fiction, folktales, fables, and myths. Four sources are cited i...

Eliade's Ritual and Mythology and Durkheim's Ritual Theory

In six pages Durkheim's ritual perspectives are examined in terms of their implications when applied to Eliade's arguments on ritu...

Mothers on Welfare and Economic Issues

not only helps people survive temporarily, but social programs do provide aid to families which enable them to raise productive fu...

'The Noble Lie' or 'Myths of the Metals' in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines The Republic in terms of what meaning Plato attached to the 'myths of the metals' and considers ...

2 Different Cultures' Trickster Myths

trees trick the Trickster (Parks 132). The Trickster is a comic figure fragrant of laughter, humor, and irony. Paul Radin ...

Myths and Their Style of Narrative

The Odyssey, contain a series of events which are common to myths of all cultures, phases or events that the hero or heroine of th...

Pre Christian Concept of God and Mystery Cults

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Christian Mystery Cults that emphasized God's 'mysteriousness' and discusses its myths ...

Analysis About U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War and the Creation of Myths

American values were the primary motivation of the U.S. participation in the southeast Asia conflict. Author Richard Slotkin expl...

Chapter One of Genesis and the Rig Veda Indian Creation Myth

In four pages this paper compares the creation myths found in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and 'In the Beginning' of t...

Indian Culture and the River Sutra's Healing Powers

In four pages this Indian myth is revealed as being more fiction than based in fact. There are no other sources cited....

Guinevere, Legendary Wife of King Arthur

In ten pages this paper charts the evolution of the Guinevere myth considering its Celtic origins and the contributions of Thomas ...

Definitive Myth of 'A Country Doctor' by Franz Kafka

In five pages Kafka's nightmarish short story is examined in terms of its contemporary myth functionality. There are 7 sources ci...

Mental Illness in Shelley and James

This paper examines Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Henry James' Washington Square in terms of how Szacz's The Myth of Mental Illn...

Jack Ruby, Murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald

In fifteen pages this paper discusses Jack Ruby in an attempt to separate the actual man from the myth, whether he was a murder co...

College Classroom and Being Politically Correct

In nine pages this research paper discusses the 'PC' myth and discusses several theories in order to understand its popularity and...

How Femininity and Masculinity Perceptions Are Dictated by Advertising

This paper consists of six pages and considers how advertising is responsible for determine what femininity and and masculinity re...