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Beth LewisEnglish 28802/28/00Geat vs. Greek:Paternal Injunction in Beowulf and The IliadPicture this. Inside the hall, mighty shields and glistening swords await the visitors arrival. Skillfully crafted armor decorations proclaim great battles and fierce hunts. The prevailing warrior ethos and his manly power are evident throughout. It is these strong patriarchal images which gave birth to…

Western CivilizationProfessor BabcockFall 2000The Magna Carta, St. Francis’ Admonitions, and Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica are all-important works of the High Middle Ages. These documents explain a great deal to the reader about civilization at that time. This paper will first, demonstrate why the Magna Carta, Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, and St. Francis’ Admonitions are so…

In ancient times, the Greeks had absolute and undeniable respect for their gods. They demonstrated their admiration by putting in place many rituals and celebrations to reverence the gods that they loved and feared in order to ensure harmony with them. In particular, the focus will be on the religious beliefs of the Greeks, including…

<a href=”http://www. geocities. com/vaksam/”>Sam Vaknin’s Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web SitesThe brain (and, by implication, the Mind) has been compared to the latest technological innovation in every generation. The computer metaphor is now in vogue. Computer hardware metaphors were replaced by software metaphors and, lately, by (neuronal) network metaphors. Such attempts to understand…

Learning From OthersBy: Me!There is something I have observed as I have grown, and that is, if we value our own lives and generations after us, we must learn from others to better our future. There are many things from which we can learn throughout our lives. In particular, we can learn from the past,…

Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent into Metaphorical Hell.” “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” Only through a journey into hell can we hope to attain paradise. His Early Life: Dante Alighieri was born under the sign of Gemini. He was born in Florence, the son of Alighiero II. His family was one of lower…

and ThemeIn looking at the characteristics of the tragic hero, it can be see that Willy Loman is not a tragic hero but a victim of a false idealistic pursuit of the American Dream. Willy strives to become and instill in his sons the success of the self made man that American society often advertises…

In Ancient Greece, new ideals surfaced as answers to life’s complicated questions. These new beliefs were centered around theexpanding field of science. Man was focused on more than the Gods or heavenly concerns. A government that was ruled by the people was suggested as opposed to a monarchy that had existed for many years. Freedom…

?Greek art is a very important in the upper paleolithic period. Art objects and artifacts areimportant sources of information about civilization prior to written history. The number ofartworks lost because of their impermanence can only be imagined, since many were created byusing organic materials subject to destruction by fire, flood, and decay. By comparison, objectsmade…

The Classroom Can Learn a Lot from the RacetrackAs years pass, more and more students are putting school on a lower and lower priority. School just doesnt seem that important anymore. Students feel as if they dont need to try as hard. Students have lost their zeal for schoolwork for a variety of reasons. The…