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GLOBAL WARMING - THE FACTS AND THE MYTHS

the sea of nutrients that animals need for survival. On land, a global warming trend could impact agriculture; providing too much ...

COMPUTING AND PRODUCTIVITY: MYTH OR REALITY?

way to truly cut costs was to outsource jobs to other countries where wages were lower and where overhead wasnt quite the issue. F...

The Kennedy Myth and Mystique

This paper discusses how John F. Kennedy's assassination transformed him from man to myth and how this political dynasty has impac...

Dispelling the Myth of the American 'Land of Opportunity'

once was very much part of the dwelling where the evidence was found. Would a white man have been given the benefit of the doubt t...

Classical Myth by Barry Powell

In a paper consisting of five pages mythological goddesses such as Hesiod's Pandora are considered within the context of Powell's ...

Feminism and the Male Power Myth

In five pages this research paper examines the power myth that fueled the male patriarchy and considers the feminist inroads made ...

Real Life Fairy Tales and Myths

stories that depict women as helpless, or looking for a Prince charming. The same people who say that the stories are too violent ...

Zora Neale Hurston's Writings and Voodoo as Culture, Myth, and Religion

Voodoo is the focus of this paper consisting of eleven pages and considers how it is depicted in Zora Neale Hurston's writings and...

Literature and Male Power Myth

the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald deligh...

Albert Camus on Suicide in Myth of Sisyphus

In three pages this paper discusses how in Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus' views on suicide are expressed. One source is cited in ...

Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer

Language (1946) According to Cassirer, "myth, art, language and science appear as symbols. . . in the sense of forces, each of wh...

Zoroastrian and Hindu Myth Parallels to the Battle of Zeus and Typhon

of the battle between Zeus and Typhon is the most well-delineated and graphically-portrayed of any of them. Zeus and Typhon Typho...

Kingship in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Myths of Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley

In seven pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of how kingship is presented in each. There are no other sources ...

Narratives, Folktales, and Myths from a Psychoanalytic Perspective

In ten pages this report analyzes how Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis would explain ancient narratives, folktales, and my...

Myths and Psychoanalysis

In twenty pages this report applies Freud's psychoanalysis to narratives, cultural myths, and folktales. Eighteen sources are cit...

Wendy Cope and Dylan Thomas Debunking Myths

In a paper consisting of 8 pages the ways in which poets Cope and Thomas debunk contemporary myths regareding death and love are c...

Umberto Ecos' Myth of Superman and Bruce Willis's Film Die Hard

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the ways in which the film echos the Superman myth as described by Ecos are considered with box o...

Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Myth and its Function

actions of what are called archetypes. An archetype will be the role the character plays within the story. Examples of archetyp...

Myth and Mystery at Custer's Last Stand

1868 (Little Big Horn Battlefield Archaeology & History, 1998; http://www.custerbattle.com/home/ec_hist.htm). This agreement crea...

Stewart L. Udall's The Myths of August

In eight pages this paper analyzes the theses Stewart L. Udall features in his text The Myths of August A Personal Exploration of...

Greek Philosophers and Myth v. Knowledge

he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a will...

Beyond Popular Cloning Myths

(Cullis 145). That is to say that the clone is an exact duplicate -- all the way down to the unique DNA molecules -- of the plant...

Cloning Myths Produce Needless Fear

Common myths about immoral clones and a world full of exact duplicates are refuted in this paper, which argues in favor of continu...

Christianity Comparison and the Mic Mac Creation Myth

In twelve pages this paper contrasts and compares Christianity's belief with the account of the Mic Mac creation myth. Six source...

Gyges Myth and Justice in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this paper examines The Republic by Plato in a consideration of Glaucon and Socrates' dialogue and how the Gyges myt...

Heroic Myth in Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

In 7 pages this paper applies Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell to the novel Prisoner of Azkaban in an analysis of how...

The Ethnic Myth by Professor Stephen Steinberg

own nihilism, while ignoring conditions that worsen their plight. He added that such an analysis is often picked up by lawmakers ...

Myth or Archetype of the Hero

These "myths" satisfy our "hunger for community." The hero embodies the values of a community. May writes: The myth of the home...

US Family Myth

In five pages this research paper considers the American family ideal in an analysis of 3 essays from the Rereading America multic...