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A Paper on the Epic Drama by Arthur Miller (310 words, 1 pages)

"Before us is the salesman's house," is how this whole epic drama starts. In this mere description of the setting we can see so many ideas Arthur Miller is trying to tell us. Willy Loman's house is surrounded by huge and tall apartment buildings. Walls are all you will perceive ... Read More

The Deity of Krishna in the Epic Poem Bhagavad-Gita Arjuna (357 words, 1 pages)

Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu and is thought my most Hindus to be the supreme god. In the epic poem Bhagavad-Gita Arjuna, a Hindu prince, is in a great battle against his cousins over the throne. He is accompanied on the battlefield with his charioteer Krishna. As he ... Read More

Trade in West Africa as Portrayed in The epic of Sundiata (993 words, 4 pages)

The part of Africa located south of the Sahara desert had a well-integrated and extensive web of trade relationships. West Africa traders had to dispatch goods while riding camelback across the Sahara which linked cultivators and miners to merchants and rulers in the Mediterranean coast. (Spodek 397) Mali, located in ... Read More

How The Epic of Gilgamesh Still Influences Today (896 words, 3 pages)

An epic is a long narrative poem that tells the exploits of an epic hero. Epics are composed of an epic hero and an epic battle between good and evil. The earliest known epic today is The Epic of Gilgamesh. This tale is about Gilgameshs search for eternal life. Although ... Read More

The Role of Women in the Epic of Gilgamesh (1591 words, 5 pages)

Throughout history, women have been treated different than men nether less inThe Epic of Gilgameshwomen play a small but crucial role. In the story,thefemalescharacters have pretty much power as themales,and weare introducedtoAruru,Shamhat, the temple prostitute, Siduri, the goddess of wine, Ishtar, and the wife of Utnapishtim. One of the most ... Read More

The Role of Women in the Epic of Gilgamesh (718 words, 2 pages)

Throughout history, women have been treated differently than men however inThe Epic of Gilgamesh,women play a small but crucial role. In the story the females characters have pretty much power as the males and we are introduced to Aruru, Shamhat, the temple prostitute, Ninsun, Siduri, the goddess of wine, Ishtar, ... Read More

The Epic, Thunderous Hunt of Timely Manner: An Analysis of Ray Bradbury’s A Sound of Thunder (195 words, 1 pages)

What was the world like 60 million years ago? Can one little change really make a huge difference in our future? In the short story, A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury, a hunter named Eckels pays to go travelling back into the past on a guided safari to kill ... Read More

The Final Battle in the Epic of Beowulf (519 words, 2 pages)

The epic poem Beowulf has many important scenes throughout the piece. I did a powerpoint of the last scene in Beowulf. The last scene is the battle with the dragon where Beowulf dies and Wiglaf kills the dragon and brings back the treasure for Beowulf to see before he dies. ... Read More

A Comparison Between the Archetypes in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Book of Genesis (978 words, 4 pages)

Epic of Gilgamesh vs. The Hebrew Bible-GenesisThe Epic of Gilgamesh and the Genesis book of the Hebrew Bible share a certain number of archetypes. These archetypes are found in many of the myths in most of the religions that we hear about today. They have the same Noah-type archetype, a ... Read More

Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Epitome of Excellence by Morality (1350 words, 5 pages)

People of Moral ExcellenceFranklin D. RooseveltMeasuring excellence by morality is a difficult thing to do. One way this can be done is by looking at how a person has helped others and how many people this person has helped. Using these measuring tools it easy to see how President Franklin ... Read More

A Research on the Environmental Crisis and the Contributions of Human Activity to the Epidemic Problem of Climate Change (1915 words, 8 pages)

The objective of this research paper was to provide evidence and a compelling argument concerning the current environmental crisis. The aspects of the environmental crisis and the prevalence of the problem around the world were also discussed. The present environmental crisis is illustrated by climate change, deforestation, lack of clean ... Read More

The Comparison of The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Book of Job on the Premise of Mythology (1433 words, 7 pages)

Fairy tales are more than true not because they tell us that dragons exist but they tell us that dragons can be beaten By Neil GaimanIn Comparing to The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Book of Job, there are three major differences between Job and Gilgamesh related to three key ... Read More

The Theme of Renewal and Ending Despair in the Epic of Gilgamesh (1098 words, 4 pages)

Understanding ones own potentialPeople who do not let go of the past will be hopelessly searching for reasons or excuses (which may not even exist) of what happened in history. However, others who look forward to the future will have an optimistic or joyful mindset. For example, Gilgamesh saw his ... Read More

The Epitome of Tragedy in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (308 words, 1 pages)

Macbeth Act I Essay ResponseThe tragedy of Macbeth begins when he is approached by three witches declaring he will be a king one day. Upon receiving news about Macbeth and Banquos courageous battle against Irish invaders, King Duncan announces that the hero, Macbeth, will be given the title Prince of ... Read More

The Characterization of Grendel as a Purely Evil Abomination in the Epic of Beowulf (618 words, 2 pages)

Characterization of GrendelIn the epic, Beowulf, the author uses a tone of horror and literary devices such as alliteration, asyndeton, allusion, and imagery to emphasize Grendels, dark and terrible beginnings as an offspring of monsters of Hell and his gruesome murders to characterize him as a purely evil abomination.Grendel is ... Read More

The Mesopotamian Culture on Death and the Afterlife in the Literary Texts The Epic of Gilgamesh and Inanna’s Journey to Hell (1610 words, 5 pages)

People in ancient Mesopotamia had a unique way of looking at life and afterlife, and when compared to the ideology of people at a similar time from slightly different cultures and geography, Mesopotamian culture was especially strange. By analyzing literary texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh and Inannas Journey ... Read More

Joseph Campbell’s Standards of a True Hero in the Epic of Beowulf (650 words, 3 pages)

Joseph Campbell was an American writer who developed a criteria for what it means to be a true hero. Beowulf is a story about a hero. It was the first english epic to be written. It takes place in Denmark and an imaginary place called Geatland. It reflects the way ... Read More

Christian Ethics and the Values of Being a Hero in the Epic of Beowulf (629 words, 2 pages)

Heroic values and Christian ethics A major theme in Beowulf is being a hero and providing shelter forall the people as a hero of the nation, and most of all as a king to thepeople. One of the most important things that are taken in the whole poemcan be put ... Read More

The Idea of Immortality for Christian and Pagan Religion in the Epic of Beowulf (947 words, 3 pages)

Pagan ImmoralityIn the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, translated by Charles W. Kennedy, religious beliefs and ideals from various groups combine to create the story of an epic hero. During this time period, immortality and life after death were the most important achievements to those of Christian and Pagan religion. Because ... Read More

The Epidemic of Cheating in American High Schools (613 words, 2 pages)

Too Much Pressure - Argument EssayAn epidemic has broken out in American High Schools cheating. In recent years, the percentage of high school students admitting to using less than moral ways to go about achieving their stellar scores in their classes has dramatically increased and is still steadily rising. Cheating, ... Read More

The Archetype of a Powerful Villain, a Hero’s Quest, and a Significant Supernatural Buddy in The Epic of Gilgamesh and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends (1071 words, 4 pages)

Archetype HypeChildrens shows (n.) a tool young children use to irritate their parents to a point where they regret having a kid. The squeaky voices and loud sound effects can make anybody go mad with rage. However, is there anything valuable that comes out of a childrens show besides basic ... Read More

Comparing the Similarities and Differences in the Stories of the Great Flood Between the Epic of Gilgamesh and Noah (554 words, 3 pages)

THE FLOODS OF GILGAMESH AND NOAH There are many stories created with the purpose of explaining thereason things are the way they are. Often, they prove that gods are all-powerful. Both the Bible and the stories of Gilgamesh tell a story about agreat flood. The two stories are both similar ... Read More

The Factor of Fate in the Epic The Iliad by Homer (601 words, 3 pages)

The Iliad Essay In The Iliad, Homer portrays fate as the deciding factor of everyman's actions and decisions. The Greeks believed that the Gods controlledthe destiny of all mortals. However, despite the God's power over destiny,man's fate could be altered and influenced by man's actions. In thebeginning of The Iliad, ... Read More

The Characters Who are Worthy of Sympathy in the Epic of Beowulf (1094 words, 3 pages)

Worthy of Sympathy Beowulf contains many interesting characters. Each character is very complex and can be looked at through several different angles. The three main characters Grendel, Beowulf, and Grendels mother, each deserve a certain amount of sympathy. After examining the epic, Grendels mother is the character who deserves the ... Read More

The Idea of Chosen Rulers in The Epic of Gilgamesh and Hymn to the Nile (409 words, 2 pages)

Divine DestinyThe people of both Mesopotamia and Egypt believed their leaders had the right to rule due to the belief that their rulers were predestined by the gods to become their kings. This is obvious in the readings The Epic of Gilgamesh and Hymn to the Nile. In these readings, ... Read More

The Theme of Leadership in the Epic Iliad by Homer (500 words, 2 pages)

Homeric LeadershipThis selection of the Iliad tells the Homeric-era audience that legitimate rulership is defined by a ruler having the means to enforce it. This is evident in Agamemnons quarrel with Achilles over his prize Briseis. This passage shows that the person viewed as the legitimate ruler during this time ... Read More

The Epic Heroes of the Mexican-American War in The Alamo, a Film by John Wayne (512 words, 2 pages)

The Mexican-American War was an important time for the United States and most importantly the Republic of Texas. Thousands of lives were lost in this war however it was not in vain. After spending a very long period of time fighting peace was made between both sides creating the Treaty ... Read More

Helen’s Nightmare in the Episode Honeymoon of Machinal by Sophie Treadwell (1215 words, 5 pages)

Imprisoned in the MachineWhen I was younger, I used to have nightmares where I would scream out to people and no one could hear me. I would end up waking myself up from trying to scream, my mouth a gaping hole with no sound coming out of it. In Episode ... Read More

The Epidemics of AIDS in Malawi: How Can We Help? (1524 words, 4 pages)

We are very fortunate. Somewhere, people are suffering. At most, they are only educated for five years the five years of primary school. Most women are married off at about the age we are when we finish fifth and sixth grade. Most are illiterate and many are infected with AIDS. ... Read More

The Epidemic of Substance Abuse Among Nurses in the United States (2105 words, 7 pages)

In a society where drug related addictions are ever growing, it has become an increasingly growing problem among nurses. While nurses play a vital role in the care of patients, the job-related stress, the easy access, and minimal consequences have made this an ever-growing issue in the United States. In ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013