Mythical Origins of Rome
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A 5 page essay that examines the origins of Rome, which are represented in two famous myths – the saga of Aeneas and the story of Romulus and Remus. The writer first summarizes these two legends and then examines the purposes that they fulfilled in Roman culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khorrome.wps

Mythology/Explaining the Unexplainable
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A 5 page research paper that examines the functions that mythology has performed in human societies. The writer mainly focuses on Greek myths, and other creation stories in explaining how early people turned to mythology for explanations of natural phenomenon. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khunex.wps

Narcissism
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In six pages this paper examines the concept of narcissism and how it is influenced by experiences and socialization and how it, in turn, influences choices and love relationships. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGnarciss.rtf

Odysseus: Evolution And Fundamental Importance
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5 pages in length. The authors of the student's class texts have varied in chronological time as well as and historical, political and religious perspective. They all, in some meaningful way, endeavor to define for their reader the nature of man. Despite the diversity of time and circumstance, each of the texts seems to illustrate some of the base characteristics of human nature. Tracing Odysseus' evolution and fundamental importance through The Odyssey provides for a significantly better understanding of mortal limitations, truth, honesty and the desire to achieve and uphold one's righteousness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCOdyss.rtf

Oedipus And Antigone: Significance Of Teiresias
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3 pages in length. Teiresias' significance in Oedipus and Antigone speaks to the importance of prophecy as it exists in Greek mythology. Teiresias, a famous Thebian prophet, gained his special powers as a trade-off for the blindness Athena cast upon him for accidentally seeing her bathing. Now bestowed with the ability to prognosticate, Teiresias's foretelling becomes an instrumental component in many characters' lives, not the least of which were found in Oedipus and Antigone. The messages Teiresias deliver are not always what the recipients wanted to hear; however, the truth that resides in his disclosures often seeks to alter a given character's entire existence for the better, which establishes Teiresias' most significant contribution to each play. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCTeiresias.rtf

Oedipus Imagery in Modern life
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A 5 page research paper that, first of all, review the Oedipus myth, and then explores the various ways that Oedipal imagery can be see in today's culture -- in film, advertising, fiction and art. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khoedim.rtf

Oedipus, A Tragic Hero
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This 3 page paper examines the story of Oedipus Rex and how he is a tragic hero, according to Aristotle's concept. The story of Oedipus Rex, and its cathartic effect, is discussed. No bibliography.
Filename: SA529O.rtf

Ovid & Hesiod/Creation Myths
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A 5 page research paper/essay in which the writer contrasts and compares the creation stories of Hesiod and Ovid. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khovidhe.rtf

PANDORA’S BOX AND INFLUENCE ON MODERN TIMES
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This 9 page paper examines the story of Pandora's Box, the Grecian Myth, and discusses how the themes have been used throughout literature and the arts in modern times. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTpandor.rtf

Pentheus and Dionysus
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A five page paper which looks at the differences between Pentheus and Dionysus, with particular reference to the concept of duality and the sacrificial nature of Pentheus' death. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLbacch.rtf

Power Structure Issues in Ancient Greece
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This 4 page paper looks at power-structure in Ancient Greece. Ovid's Metamorphoses is referred to extensively. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA726pow.rtf

Psychological Differences Between Men and Women -- According to Johnson, Jung, and Ancient Myth
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This 5 page report discusses the psychological differences between men and women as interpreted in Jungian framework of thought. Robert A. Johnson’s books “She: Understanding Feminine Psychology” and “He: Understanding Masculine Psychology” serve as the primary point of departure on the issue. In them, he uses the myths of Aphrodite, Psyche, and Amor to discuss the feminine archetype and the story of Parsifal and the Holy Grail to discuss the masculine archetype. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWheshe.rtf

Ritual and sacrifice in Spenser’s Epithalamion
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A paper which looks at the concepts of ritual, sacrifice and violence in Spenser's poem Epithalamion, with specific reference to the magical and metaphysical associations of blood sacrifice and defloration, and how this is relevant to the importance of marriage within the social order. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLepithal.rtf

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth
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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares 3 creation stories. In ancient creation mythology, the role of feminine deities, and women in general, is to provide a sense of conflict, which serves to both heighten the drama of the story as well as provide a rationale that justifies the societal status quo of male domination. This pattern is evident in three ancient creation myths, “Enuma Elish” (ancient Babylonian epic), Hesiod’s “Theogony,” and Book of Genesis (ancient Hebrew). No additional sources cited.
Filename: kheehes.rtf

Roman Mythology / Cupid, Mars, & Venus
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In 3 pages the author discusses Cupid, Mars, and Venus, who were figures in Roman Mythology. Roman mythology has many interesting gods and goddesses. They are mirrored in Greek mythology. Cupid, the god of love, Venus, the goddess of beauty and love, and Mars, the god of war are three of mythologies well known deities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PCromyth.doc

Roman Mythology and Its Influence on Culture
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This 12 page paper discusses some of the way in which Roman mythology made the society and the Empire strong. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVRomMyt.rtf

Scholarship (True Historical Analysis) And Contemporary Entertainment (Popular Culture): Erroneousness And Embellishment
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24 pages in length. The predominance of historical revisionism in today's filmmaking illustrates the reason why contemporary society buys into certain inaccuracies as truth. Recognizing the power Hollywood has for skewing reality is the key to understanding the problem behind how societies such as the Greeks and Romans are perceived from a perspective of adulterated depiction. Indeed, such distinctions have been overlooked to the point of being immersed within the very infrastructure of what contemporary society believes to be true based solely upon Hollywood's version of historical facts. Mighty Aphrodite and Gladiator illustrate two of myriad accounts whereby the past is based more upon reading between the lines than they are upon fact. Historical accuracy - the goal of which is "to achieve an effective blend of historical accuracy and compelling drama" (Crowdus 2005, 12) - is a component of popular culture whereby individual perception commands the reins. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCFilmHist.rtf