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This is a three-page report on Famous Myths in World Art. It details various series within world art and highlight researched meanings of each series. It relies on three sources and follows MLA formatting. The paper is written on a college undergraduate level. | more info
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This report, 5 pages in length, relying on 6 sources and in MLA format, discusses the role and significance of the goddess Vesta for Roman society. It discusses the origins of her cult, her priestesses (the Vestals), and their status in Roman society. | more info
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This paper discusses various topics in Greek mythology. It looks at the heroic ideal that Odysseus represents. In addition, it compares and contrasts Lysistrata and Antigone. The author also describes what Pericles' Funeral Speech, by Thucydides.Develop what Pericles said about Athenian democracy. The author also looks at Virgil's sympathies and his management in the affair between Aeneas and Dido in Book four in the Aeneid. The author concludes by talking about the insights into Greek social life, daily routine, and the contradictory effects of romantic love found Sappho that is not found in other Greek authors? Pages:12 Sources: 5 Format: MLA | more info
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The purpose of this 3-page, MLA-style paper is to compare and contrast Aeneas and Achilles as epic heroes. It will show that, based on their respective attributes and actions, Aeneas and Achilles are representative of their times and societies, and of the evolution of the understanding of a hero from one who performs magnificently in battle, to one dedicated to the mission of serving the people and the Gods. Bibliography offers 3 sources. | more info
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The purpose of this 4-page, MLA-style paper is to understand Othello in the context of the tragic protagonist, compare him to a similar character in a Greek play and, using the differences and commonalities prove that Shakespeare used the same “formula” to appeal to the masses in Othello. No sources were required. | more info
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This one-page paper discusses how the mythological stories of other countries might have affected Greek mythology. It also shows a comparison between the story of creation in the Islamic religion and that of Hesiod. It has no bibliography. | more info
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This one-page paper briefly examines questions regarding Greek mythology: the role of Prometheus, creation of woman, the loss of perfection, and a great flood, looking at parallels with Biblical traditions. | more info
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The following is a 2-page discourse on Oedipus Rex, the tragic hero. His fulfillment of the tragic hero criteria and his sanity are discussed herein. There are no outside sources included in this essay. | more info
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This three-page paper on the humanities examines the portrayal of heroes and/or gods in the ancient Egyptian and Assyrian civilizations, as compared to their representation by the Greeks of the classical period. The Greek period relates the interest of the time in humanism, history, philosophy and democracy to such works as the Head of Alexander and other contemporary works of art and literature. The paper is written in MLA format, and has one reference cited. | more info
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This is a 2-page term paper summarizing the role of the goddess Athena in Homer’s works The Iliad and The Odyssey. Five sources are used for this paper, which is presented in MLA format. | more info
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This five page paper is based on the books The Power of Myth, by John Campbell and Billy Moyers, Once and Future Myths: The power of ancient stories in modern times, by Phil Cousineau and Lewis Hyde’s Trickster Makes the World: Mischief, myth and art. It is this author’s contention that all three books teach us some thing about moving beyond our comfort zone, looking deeper than we do into aspects of our folklore and that one of the secrets to success for any individual would be to assess the reality of the lives that we do live, with the messages left for us by those who have lived before. There are no external references for this paper, but the publication information for all three books mentioned are included at the conclusion of this paper. | more info
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This is a ten-page research paper that looks at the creation myths of different tribes of the South Eastern Native American Indians. The paper identifies the key characteristics of the creation myths and then highlights ways in which these myths have affected the lifestyle of the people who believed in them. The paper then takes a brief look at the modern Christian creation story and how this in turn might affect people living with this belief today, especially in regards to how women are treated in society. It is upported by 6 references and footnotes. | more info
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This 3 page paper defines the Aristotelian definition of the tragic hero, their qualities, strengths, and weaknesses. In particular, this paper discusses Shakespeare’s heroes, their hidden flaws and their falls from grace. Desdemona is the character in Ot | more info
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This is a two-page essay on “Othello” and why he classifies as a tragic hero as defined by Aristotle. Othello’s noble qualities are discussed as well as the hidden fault that led to the character’s downfall. Speech from the play is utilized to prove this | more info
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This two-page essay is written in MLA format and cites three references. It analyzes Rubens’ Chained Prometheus. | more info
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This report—9 pages in length, relying on 5 sources, and in MLA format—is comprised of the answers to three essay questions concerning the classical Greek characters, Odysseus and Oedipus. The first essay treats the manner in which the authors—Homer and Sophocles—encourage emotional response to their respective protagonists. The second essay analyzes each protagonist in terms of E. M. Forster’s ‘flat’ and ‘round’ character development. The third essay treats the issue of supernatural forces as factors in predetermination of protagonist fate. | more info
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This is a two page paper relying on two sources discussing the human phenomenon of seasonal fecundity variations. Seasonal variation in fecundity is well documented in plants and many animal species, yet is relatively unstudied in the human species. General assumptions regarding the spatial and temporal variations of human phenomena are discussed and analyzed. | more info
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This report—5 pages in length, in MLA format, and relying on 6 sources—examines creation accounts in Genesis, Hesiod and Ovid. It identifies areas of congruence, underlying motifs, and the authors’ understanding of the relationship between the divine and creation, as well as man’s status in that relationship. | more info
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