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Classical Literature and Common Theme of Perseverance in Overcoming Obstacles

fire, his roar is the roar/of the floodwater; he breathes and there is death (lines 128-129). Gilgamesh perseveres despite the ad...

Greek Tragedies and the Role of Sacrifice

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

Greek Literature and Love

In five pages this paper examines how love and relationships are depicted in such ancient Greek literary works as Lysistrata, Anti...

Literature's Classic Adventure

far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy" (Homer The Odyssey PG). The Odyssey was written in 800 B.C. and woven in...

Work, Women, and a Constant Balancing Act

In eight page this paper discusses working women in an overview of the delicate balance women must maintain between home and work,...

Lupita Manana and Homer

be the tradition that developed in Greece and has been handed down in the West, as opposed to works that come from the East. The W...

Richard Hoggart's Scholarship Boy

from even his or her family for trying to improve himself. Hoggart also addresses the working class who have taught themselves s...

The Characters Okonkwo and Oedipus Compared

the law. It would be an impossibility, no matter what the prediction, that this would happen. However, in the case of Oedipus, he ...

Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer on Happiness and Erotic Love

in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...

Content and Gender in Feminist Literature

Throughout history, until very recently, women have been little more than property, things men could do with as they pleased. But...

Gender Portrayals in Homer's 'The Iliad' and Sophocles' Antigone

of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...

Spiritual Journey and Spiritual Growth

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

Gendered Interpretations and Development of Language Relating to Childhood Cognitive Development

century, psychologists, social theorists and educators have considered the notion of cognitive development and the progression of ...

Wilson's Crab Antics and Kottak's Assault on Paradise as they relate to Gender

This research report compares and contrasts these two works. Gender is discussed in this context. This sixteen page paper has two...

Inequality as it relates to Gender

Gender inequality exists and is the point of view supported by this paper. This research report takes a look at a variety of socio...

Relating Kant's Works to the Dismissal of Air Traffic Controllers

In six pages this paper discusses President Ronald Reagan's dismissal of air traffic controllers within the context of Kant's phil...

Work Related Violence

ones privacy, telephone harassment, as well as other acts. Violence in the workplace is a very serious issue and it is one that ...

Stress Related to Work

subconscious finds either threatening or challenging (Varhol, 2000). The bodys reaction to stress is a protective mechanism that...

Hearing Loss That is Work Related

Work Related, 2002, See also Campaign to Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, 2002). Additionally, there are about 9 million worker...

Australia and Injuries and Fatalities Related to Work

will be injured badly enough to lodge a workers compensation claim; and in NSW, one worker will be killed every 43 hours (Remedies...

Conflict and Work Related Violence

to face threats and threats delivered by e-mail (twenty-four percent) to acts such as the downloading of computer viruses (sevente...

Incidence, Response, and Prevention of Work Related Violence

to occupational injury and death". In addition, "homicide has become the second leading cause of occupational injury death" (NIOSH...

Injuries Related to Computer Work

How might one tell if a condition is work-related? In determining whether or not an MSD is related to work, it is important to exa...

The Iliad's Cultural Values

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at a passage from The Iliad. The cultural values of war and honor inherent in the pass...

Gender and Society

violence is a concern. The idea that men batter women and vice versa is disturbing. Yet, Kaufman (1985) argues that when a man be...

Gender, Identity and Communication

intuitive sense of a subject, but keep it to himself for fear of being made to feel "girly"-intuition is after all supposedly conf...

Gender and Delinquency

of girls during the same period rose 6% (Siegel and Welsh, 2005). Even more striking and troubling is the fact that arrests for se...

The Communication Skills of Men and Women

are differences when conversation takes place. In fact, in marriages, communication styles differ, but gender is very important in...

Dangerous Minds Movie and Gender

well into adulthood. However, Lorber points out, "Individual actions construct social institutions and therefore... changes in in...

Essays on Gender

their roles, their tasks. Now, while not all work spaces are divided in this manner, the case in reality is that men and women are...