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An Analysis of Old and New Testament in Wisdom According to the Bible by Adam Giffith. (914 words, 2 pages)

Adam Griffith New Testament Literature Dr. Christian March 27, 2000 Wisdom According to the Bible What does it mean to have wisdom? Some may say to be wise is to have enough knowledge and good judgment to make well thought out life decisions. Wisdom is a common term mentioned throughout ... Read More

Varieties of Bodily Experience: A Review of Mary Douglas’s Natural Symbols (1382 words, 2 pages)

Varieties of bodily experience Introduction Mary Douglas (Natural Symbols, 1970) described the human body as a microcosm of society. This is not a new idea, the word "microcosm" being derived from the Ancient Greek mikro-kosmos meaning "little world", a term first used by Plato (Schweitzer, Anchor Bible Dictionary, 1992). Plato ... Read More

The Introvert Pride of Hagar Shipley, the Tragic Hero of The Stone Angel (698 words, 1 pages)

In The Stone Angel, Hagar Shipley, age ninety, tells the story of her life, and in doing so tries to come to terms with how her personal attributes deprived her of joy throughout her life. Raised with the stern virtues of her pioneer ancestors, bestowed upon her through her father, ... Read More

The Proofs for the Existence Troy (Ilium): Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid (552 words, 1 pages)

In the ancient legends of early Greece, a city-state called Ilium, representing a colony of earlier migrating Greeks, existed in the north west corner of modern Turkey. The story of Ilium (Troy) and its siege by the Greeks was told in two epics by the Greek poet Homer (Iliad, Odyssey), ... Read More

The Tragedy of the Common Man in The Crucible (1026 words, 2 pages)

In, The Crucible, several girls were found dancing, playing games and making a couple acts that could have been considered as witchcraft. Instead of these girls admitting to these acts and getting into a little bit of trouble, they start accusing other people of witchcraft just to get out of ... Read More

Correlations between Capitalism and Public Neglect in China (697 words, 1 pages)

The curbs are high in Beijing. You won't find slopes or slanted paths leading the old or crippled from the chaotic street to the safety of the pavement. China ignores its most disadvantaged. Millions living in abject poverty while the government spends 3 billion on an opera house. The 7 ... Read More

Issues of Racism and Prejudice in Toronto (503 words, 1 pages)

Toronto is a very multicultural city. People from many different places immigrate here in order to find a better life. But racist and prejudiced attitudes in Toronto have been a major problem for a long time. There are many racial activities all around the cities and three of the most ... Read More

A Review of Kafka’s The Judgement (696 words, 1 pages)

P.J. O'Rourke of Rolling Stone magazine once wrote, "One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license." ... Read More

An Essay on History of Vampires (1827 words, 5 pages)

Vampires have been seen and documented throughout history. The history of vampires goes further back in time than most people realize. The chaldeans, who lived near the Euphrates river in the southwestern part of Asia more than five hundred years before the time of Christ , feared vampire or creatures ... Read More

A Report on History, Changes and Present of the Printing Industry (1941 words, 3 pages)

The printing industry is a very important and useful industry. The industry has gone through a lot of changes. My report will discuss the history, changes, and present of the printing business. The first printing was actually in China and was called yin (meaning to authenticate by the impression of ... Read More

Oliver Stone – the War Film Platoon (763 words, 3 pages)

Religion is a canopy under which American culture and society thrives. Its extension reaches the boundaries of such cultural mainstreams as movies, television, and music. Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon is an example of the religious subtleties and overtones that appear in various American genres. Stone not only uses ... Read More

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (701 words, 1 pages)

In the Novel, The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane had four main themes he believed about war. These themes are, War is organized brutality, War is inhuman, War is a "test" of individuals, and War offers an opportunity for personal growth. Henry Fleming, the main character in the novel, ... Read More

How to Launch a New Name in the Music Industry of Today (1227 words, 2 pages)

Within our generation music has become an essential part of our daily lives. Established favorites ranging from 2PAC to Pearl Jam have touched the lives of many. But today we walk through the record stores seeing more and more new faces among the top ten artists. A wave of boy ... Read More

Great Zimbabwe Expedition Halted Due to Lack of Funding by African Government (1237 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the ages, whispered reports of the Queen of Sheba's stone palace were passed from sailor to sailor through the Portuguese ports. The later discovery of the ruins labelled Great Zimbabwe and their subsequent excavation has resulted in a wider respect for African sites. Moreover, the grave inaccuracies and miscalculations ... Read More

The Three Main Characters in The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli (413 words, 1 pages)

The Magic Circle The Magic Circle, by Donna Jo Napoli dealt with three main characters. In the story a woman named The Ugly One possesses the power to heal. The woman has a beautiful daughter named Asa. The Ugly one is a sorcerer who also helps sick people who are ... Read More

An Essay on the History of Computers (2475 words, 5 pages)

The History of Computers 2 When you see a new invention, that touches every aspect of our daily lives, you have witnessed a once in a lifetime event. The grandest of these phenomena in the 21st Century has been the evolution of the computer. This evolution has changed the way ... Read More

An Essay on the History of Grammar (2145 words, 4 pages)

Introduction Grammar is often defined simply as "how words and their component parts combine to form sentences" (Oxford 2001). Unfortunately, the definition of grammar and the reality of its existence in our language are neither simple nor easily definable. Linguists have for years fought over whether the "rules" of language ... Read More

The Legal System and the Rule of Law in Australia (1289 words, 2 pages)

The Australian Legal System has a rich and detailed history dating from 1066. Law is made in Parliament. We have four sources of law and three courts with different jurisdictions that interpret the law when giving out justice. Important doctrines act as the corner-stones of our legal system. There is ... Read More

Underground Housings and Cave-Type Dwellings in China (675 words, 1 pages)

The first primitive Chinese sunken courtyard dwelling dates back to around 2000 B.C. in the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi, China by most of the Jiaxian County. It is been known that these underground housings precedes the houses built above ground. Even after 4 millenniums, there is still around an ... Read More

A Paper on Male Predominance in Colonial America (437 words, 1 pages)

At the dawn of American colonization in the beginning of the seventeenth century, members of the lower class in England had the chance to become members of a growing upper class. Hopefuls could travel to America if they agreed to certain terms of service that placed them under legal control ... Read More

Witchcraft Convictions (2975 words, 4 pages)

Linder From June through September of 1692, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial ... Read More

An Essay on the Roman Architecture (2581 words, 4 pages)

Roman Architecture Many centuries before the birth of Christ, the city of Rome grew, prospered, and developed into a thriving Republic. As in most cultures, Rome's buildings became more elaborate and impressive. They developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. The feats of Roman engineers were groundbreaking, and many structures built ... Read More

An Analysis of Conceptual Art by Richard Long (1435 words, 2 pages)

Research Paper Richard Long The term Conceptual Art is based on the simple but revolutionary premise that art should be mainly about ideas instead of material objects. In other words, artists should focus on what they think, not on how things look. Conceptual artists usually set aside the traditional processes ... Read More

A Paper on Extensions of Knowledge and Capacity for Control on the Example of Plastic Production (496 words, 1 pages)

Extensions of knowledge do not always enlarge our capacity for control. This holds true for our relation to nature, some of whose phenomena are alterable by man while others are not. Despite all increase in our information about heavenly phenomena, some lie entirely beyond human influence. For instance a geologist ... Read More

A Paper on Symbolism in Novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding (783 words, 1 pages)

William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" is filled with numerous symbols. The literary definition of a symbol is a person, place or object that represents more than what it is physically. The author uses a variety of these to assist the reader in relating aspects of the narrative to places ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on the Philosophy of Life (1301 words, 2 pages)

As stated in the Talmud, "Just before a baby is born, an angel shows it everything there is to know and learn on Earth. Then at the moment of birth the angel touches the infants' upper lip, and the child forgets everything. We spend the rest of our lives remembering ... Read More

Geography and Livelihood of Oregon (338 words, 2 pages)

Oregon is a beautiful state.Oregon's motto is She Flies With Her Own Wings.This reaport will tell you many things about Oregon. Oregon's boarders are Washington to the north,Californianand and Nevada are to the east,and the Pacific Ocean is to the west.Oregon's rank is the 3rd size among the 50 states.The ... Read More

An Analysis on Working Mother Models and the Resulting Effects on Her Family (1107 words, 2 pages)

Many women today are facing choices that their mothers never had to face. One of these choices is whether or not to go back to work after having a child. This was practically unheard of in the 1950's. In the 21st century it is not whether the mother will or ... Read More

A History on the Evolution of Castle Designs, Mediums and Locations (429 words, 1 pages)

When one desired to attack the enemy's castle, there was a variety of ways one could go about the process. If the structure was only made of timber, the job was relatively easy. It could be battered, burnt, or bored through with a terebrus or teretrus. If, however, the lord ... Read More

An Analysis on How Odysseus Is Portrayed as a Well-Balanced Individual In “The Odyssey” by Homer (915 words, 2 pages)

The Odyssey is an epic poem written by the ancient Greek poet Homer. It is a classic story that focuses on the main character Odysseus and his journey home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. In The Odyssey, Homer portrays Odysseus as a well-balanced individual. In Homers ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013