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A Summary of the Autobiographical Narrative, The Pie by Gary Soto (676 words, 1 pages)

In the autobiographical narrative The Pie, Gary Soto tells of a sin he commits as a child and later feels guilty about. Although he knew stealing was wrong, that knowledge still did not keep him from taking a pie from the market. With the use of religious diction, vivid imagery, ... Read More

The Value of Authenticity in the Eyes of Meursualt (2131 words, 3 pages)

To What Extent Does Meursault illustrate the value of Authenticity? To live authentically, in existenialism, means basically to live without deluding ourselves about the meaning of our lives or our place in the world, or about death. According to the existentialists, much of what we do is in what Sartre ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Poem, The Odyssey by Homer (455 words, 1 pages)

The Odyssey The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus's journey from Troy to Ithaka. During his journey Odysseus is impeded by Poseidon and assisted by Athena. The use of olive wood as a metaphor lies in the differences between Athena and her uncle Poseidon in Odysseus's journey back to Ithaka. ... Read More

American Culture and the New Age Movement (1930 words, 4 pages)

When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius The Age of Aquarius Aquarius! Aquarius! Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods ... Read More

A Review of the Myth of Lilith (1010 words, 2 pages)

The Mythology of Lilith For some reason, sitting in class on the day that the class turned in their I-Search, I heard something that made me think of Lilith. Researching Lilith was not too hard, but finding any interesting details was. Lilith has become tied into many stories, she has ... Read More

The Importance of Religion in Egypt (308 words, 1 pages)

Egyptian Religion Religion was arguably the most important aspect of any Egyptians life. Many shortcomings or glorious victories were blamed or attributed to the dispositions of the gods. With that said, the Egyptians held the afterlife as one of the most important events in ones life. They believed that the ... Read More

The Major Dilemma of Huck in the Novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (806 words, 1 pages)

Huck is put in a major moral dilemma in Mark Twains "Huckleberry Finn" - whether to turn Jim in or not to. Religion tells him that by helping Jim go free, he will go to hell. He would walk around town in shame if found out. Society would disown him. ... Read More

Comparison and Contrast of the Miracle Worker and Children of a Lesser God (804 words, 1 pages)

Comparison Contrast Of The Miracle Worker Children Of A Lesser God The movies "The Miracle Worker" and "Children Of A Lesser God" are both stories about the struggles of two young women who are hearing impaired, who are being persuaded to come out of their "shells". They both have similar ... Read More

Exploring the Events That Led to the Outbreak of World War I (2448 words, 3 pages)

The World at the beginning of the twentieth century was a very different place from what is was to be two generations later. "Primarily this was so because Europe was still the center of the universe, both politically and economically, and Europe was still in the main the Europe of ... Read More

The Rise of Teen Pop Idols Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey to Fame (1212 words, 2 pages)

Teen pop idols Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have become not only hot items in the music world, but also now have broken into the realm of television with their new show Newlyweds. Essentially, MTV cameras follow Nick and Jessica wherever they go recording every " bump, fart, and food ... Read More

Socrates and His Arguments (939 words, 1 pages)

Socrates, considered by many historians as the greatest mind to ever live, spent his final days under the false accusations of the law. These accusation were that Socrates was not worshipping the gods of the popular ancient culture, and was also corrupting the young with his constant questioning of the ... Read More

A Discussion on Pope in John Wyclif’s Publication (2720 words, 4 pages)

Nuggets of Gold The Lamenting Laity A wise professor of mine once said to me Every piece of historical evidence is a nugget of pure gold. Wow I thought, what a precious commodity. Could every piece of evidence hold such importance that it can be easily comparable to one of ... Read More

An Overview of the Significant Holiday, Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) (539 words, 2 pages)

Yom Kippur is probably the most significant holiday of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast and attend synagogue services on this holy day. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10th day of Tishrai. The name Yom Kippur means Day ... Read More

The Women in the Book of Genesis (4861 words, 6 pages)

The Intimidating Female in Genesis In the narrative in the book of Genesis, there are two main objectives. The first is a general goal to create a complex world designed for ideal human existence according to divinely legislated principles. The second is God's desire to establish a great nation within ... Read More

An Essay on the Inferno by Dante Alighieri (656 words, 1 pages)

The Inferno Essay The Inferno, translated by John Ciardi, is a poem of Dantes immortal drama of a journey through Hell. Sensory imagery is established throughout the poem in the course of Virgils attempt to aid Dante through the different symbolic retributions that make up the structure of Hell. Virgil ... Read More

A Summary of the History of the Dividing Line by William Byrd (560 words, 1 pages)

The History of the Dividing Line is an account of the surveying trip that William Byrd led to draw the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina. The History of the Dividing Line is a story about the early travelers' journey to America. In this story, Byrd is writing about ... Read More

The Controversies Surrounding Pop Music (745 words, 1 pages)

PopMusic? Music has always been surrounded by controversy. Boy and girl bands of my generation that target the teenie bopper fans have heightened that controversy. Elvis was one of the most controversial artists in history but he had talent. The girl and boy bands of today do not, and that ... Read More

Grendel and the Theme of Displacement in the Story of Grinch (932 words, 1 pages)

Once upon a time many years ago there lived a monster in a cave. He was a hideous beast with green fur and yellow teeth. The townspeople feared him and would never approach his cave, he in turn would never venture out to the town for he new he was ... Read More

A History, Structure and Beliefs of the Greek Ortodox Church (510 words, 2 pages)

The Greek Orthodox Church The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity, which 'stands in today's society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean, and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe' (Meyendorff ... Read More

The Moral Decline of America in the Book, The Great Gatsby (412 words, 1 pages)

Characters in books can reveal the authors feeling toward the world. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in America history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The book indicates the worthlessness of materialism, the futile quest of Myrtle and Gatsby, and how America's ... Read More

The Short and happy Life of Jesus Christ (716 words, 1 pages)

Jesus Christ lived a very full, if short, life. He did and accomplished more in his thirty years than many men do in twice that. The gospels each tell their versions of his life. Of the four, I found the gospel of Mark to be the most interesting. I enjoy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Golden Age of Greece (2552 words, 6 pages)

The Golden Age of Greece The ancient statues and pottery of the Golden Stone Age of Greece were much advanced in spectacular ways. The true facts of Zeuss main reason for his statue. The great styles of the Kouros and the Kore. The story of The Blinding of Polphemus, along ... Read More

Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei and Anton van Leeuwenhoek and the Scientific Revolution (766 words, 1 pages)

Beginning in the late 17th Century and continuing on into the 18th Century, there arose in Europe a startling change in the way that people began to think about and view the world. This change has been given the name scientific revolution. During this time men began to reject the ... Read More

A Summary of the Four Yoga (305 words, 1 pages)

The Four Yoga's Summarizations Jnana Yoga - The way to god through knowledge to transcend the smallness of the finite self through the belief that the individual and god as an infinite self. This path to oneness is distinguishing between the surface self and the larger self that is out ... Read More

A Review of the First Book of the Hebrew Bible (1029 words, 2 pages)

One of the most famous stories of all time is found in the first book of the Hebrew Bible. Most people have heard it enough times to be able to recognize and finish the tale after hearing Noahs Ark or the animals entered into it two by two. However, many ... Read More

A View on the Theory of Creationism (851 words, 2 pages)

The last line of the Lords prayer is, In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is a key line in the Christian religion. The intention of this is reminding one of where we came from and to thank Jesus Christ for giving his life ... Read More

The Faith of Brown in Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown (586 words, 1 pages)

The Faith of Brown In Nathaniel Hawthrone's "Young Goodman Brown" Brown is the main character who go against his christian faith. The story is moral and is deep with allegory. There are many symbols throughout "Brown" that shed lights into the story. Each symbol is profound, and helps the reader ... Read More

An Analysis of Eaton O’Neill’s “The Existence of Evil Karl Rahner” (1700 words, 2 pages)

Eaton O'Neill Bible Pd. 4 10-3-99 The Existence of Evil Karl Rahner once said, "The problem of evil is a problem which no human can ignore it is universal, universally oppressive, and a problem which touches our existence at its very roots." Examples of evil occur across the globe from ... Read More

An Analysis of the Conversion to Christianity of Emperor Constantine (590 words, 1 pages)

When Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity, it not only affected him and his religious lifestyle but more importantly, his Roman Empire and the Christian religion. At the time of his coming of power in 312 AD, Christianity was forbidden and followers were often tortured or executed. But with the conversion ... Read More

An Analysis of the Aztec Civilization (2199 words, 4 pages)

1.New World civilization The Aztecs The Aztecs were the second largest group after the Mayans in the central Mexico region. They were first nomadic people and originated in the Pacific Northwest. Later on the Aztecs migrated into central Mexico. By 1100 A.D. they had hundreds of tribes, but these were ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013