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Medea by Euripides

In five pages Euripides' tragedy is examined in terms of how Medea was ultimately corrupted by her desire for power. There are no...

Demonic and Divine Powers in Oedipus by Sophocles

In four pages this paper examines the play's good vs. evil conflict in a consideration of how divine power is dominated by demonic...

Sophocles' Antigone, Oedipus, and Heroes

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...

Free Will and Phaedra

in two pages this paper examines how Aphrodite's power over Phaedra robbed her of free will and contributed to her death. There i...

Divine Power and 'The Iliad' by Homer

on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...

Ibo Social Changes and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In eight pages this argumentative essay considers how it was the ways in which the abuse of power defined Ibo society that prevent...

Norse God Odin

In two and a half pages this paper examines the Norse god of the dead Odin in a consideration of how his eye was lost and how in t...

Oligopoly Power Reduction

In three pages this report considers how an oligopoly's power can be reduced. One source is cited in the bibliography....

Sixteenth Century Torture as Criminal Punishment

The book had been in continuous circulation for a period of over a hundred years. This was more "than any other book of similar sc...

Power and its Historical Uses

In six pages this paper discusses questioning of power and how it is used from a historical perspective. Five sources are cited i...

Post 1945 Nuclear Power

history.html). There was no question that nuclear power was the wave of the future. "Nuclear power is one of our most impo...

Pro Sports and the Impact of Sports Agents

money as a priority over all other considerations may urge a young player to begin a professional career instead of going to colle...

Future Alternatives of Geothermal Power

In eight pages this paper emphasizes the importance of utilizing geothermal power as an alternative source of fuel in the future. ...

Changes in the Study of History Because of Nonwesterners and Women

This 3 page paper argues that the study of history has changed as nonwesterners and women have gained more influence and power. Th...

China's Eighteenth Century Economic Growth and Imperial Power

In four pages the eighteenth century Chinese Qing Dynasty is examined in terms of imperial power transformation and economic growt...

Creon and Joe Turner Compared

In five pages this essay argues that Joe Turner in Joe Turner Come and Gone and Creon in Antigone were incapable of correctly exer...

The Prince and Niccolo Machiavelli's Interpretation of Truth

In four pages this paper examines how imagination, power, and truth are represented in The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. There a...

Brent Staples and Malcolm X

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Brent Staples' 'Just Walk on by: A Black man ponders his power to alter public spa...

Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Deregulated Electricity Industry

In thirty pages this paper considers the electricity industry after deregulation and the opportunities that exist for entrepreneur...

African Colonialization by Europe

In this paper consisting of eight pages the economic desire for land and raw materials that propelled the colonization of Africa b...

Religion and Elizabeth I

In ten pages the ways in which Elizabeth I used religion to consolidate her power base are discussed. Eight sources are cited in ...

Caesar Germanicus

with them since his days as a little boy when he went with his father. In fact, it was because he used to march around the camps i...

First World War and British Air Power

Morrow states, "Initial hesitation need not necessarily have proved damaging: The German government, soon to sponsor one of the m...

Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?

life-span of cities and the formulation and decline of the empires and civilizations. The Romans themselves took many elements of...

Multifaceted King Lear

In seven pages this paper discusses the multifaceted protagonist William Shakespeare created in King Lear and all of the personali...

Identity and its Power in the Shakespeare Heroines Mariana and Ophelia

In six pages this comparative analysis of the heroines featured in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello compares ...

Identity in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Hamlet

In five pages this paper examines the power of identity in the similarities and differences that exist among characters Mariana in...

Power and Patriotism in Henry IV and Richard II by William Shakespeare

reappear in the Henry plays. They change their political allegiance, and the audience is constantly being prepared for that change...

U.S. Power and Status

In nine pages this paper presents a sociological analysis of status and power in America. Five sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Healing Powers of Jesus?

In twenty pages this essay considers the validity of the statement that Jesus Christ possessed healing powers with its problems as...