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The paper analyzes the works "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington and "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois that describe the horrors of slavery and the black experience at the turn of the 20th century. The paper outlines the authors' main arguments and relates that both authors wrote their books at a time when society was changing, but blacks were still not considered a viable part of society. The paper also highlights how blacks understood that education and equality were two things to strive and fight for to help them succeed.

From the Paper
"In "Up From Slavery," Booker T. Washington discusses his life and his work as one of the most influential black men of the 20th century. He wrote the book in 1901, and his main argument throughout the book is that anyone can make something of themselves if they only work hard at overcoming obstacles. Midway through the book he writes, "Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work" (Washington 130), and his life story bears this out. He worked extremely hard to create schools and trade schools for blacks, and he became known as a champion of education and educational reform. He holds these arguments throughout this book, and makes the reader understand how important it was to establish educational guidelines at a time when blacks were suffering in society."

Tags:slavery, education, equality, civil, rights

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This paper takes a look at four questions of women and politics as reflected in the Greek plays 'Medea' and 'Agamemnon'. The paper discusses the relationship between women and politics, the social and political position of women, how Greek stereotypes of women further each play's dramatic action and how the presentation of women plays into the themes of each play.

From the Paper
"In ancient Greek classics, two of the most common themes involved the role of women in society and the part that politics played. The most intriguing plots occurred when these two themes intersected during a single work. Women and politics indeed come into breathtaking contact in Euripides' play, Medea. The play begins with a nurse telling of the happenings that will lead to tragedy. The action which sets the ball rolling toward tragedy is that "deserting his own children and my mistress [Medea], Jason has taken a royal wife to his bed, The daughter of the ruler of this land, Creon" (Medea 17-19). Here women are not used for love, but instead for the political clout that they might bring, in this case because of the princess, Glauce."

Tags:medea, agamemnon, greek

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This is a paper on themes running through Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" and other great Greek classics. The author discusses the celebration of Greek heroes and the concentration on mythical events and the major themes of pride, glory and achievement.

From the Paper
"in Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey, composed probably sometime in the 8th century BC, the Greek epic reached its height due to several reasons. First of all, the epics celebrate mythical and heroic events that reflected the chief characteristics of Homeric writing and it also reflected the nature of Greeks of that time. As a result the events that are merely touched upon or which were not fully narrated became the subject matter of subsequent epics [Lattimore, 1972] ."

Tags:hero, pride, glory, achievement, myth

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This paper presents an examination of three stories that might be confusing for the reader to understand certain aspects of them. The Necklace",by Guy De Maupassant, "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "Hills Like White Elephants", by Ernest Hemingway are all critically acclaimed for their talent and depth but each one has things about it that may be difficult for the reader to understand.

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This paper is a comparative analysis of two movies, "Alien," and the science fiction classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

Tags:Comparative, Analysis, of, Alien, and, Invasion, of, the, Body, Snatchers

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This paper explains that the humanities are distinguished from other more scientific fields of academic knowledge in that empirical means of investigation are not used but rather methods, which are analytical, speculative and critical, are employed. The author reviews some of the numerous interdisciplinary fields, which comprise the humanities: classics, history, languages, literature, law, performing arts, philosophy, religion, visual arts and art history. The paper also traces the history of the humanities from ancient Greece and Rome to the Renaissance to the United States in the digital era.

Table of Contents:
The Humanities - Types
The Humanities - History

From the Paper
"Painting refers to the process of applying pigment that is suspended in a medium and a binding agent, such as glue, to a surface, such as a canvas, piece of paper, or a wall. When used in art, painting combines with drawing, composition, and other aesthetic means in order to elicit an image. Painting may be employed as a means of expressing spiritual messages - we see this on everything from pottery to the Sistine Chapel, which was created by Michelangelo. The essence of painting is color. While color is subjective, it is widely known for having subtle psychological effects that differ from culture to culture."

Tags:arts, subject matter, classics interdisciplinary, digital era

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Schumpeter's economic theories as they are outlined in "Capitalism, Democracy and Socialism" differ significantly from the neo-classical view of economics. The neo-classical view is outlined-with reference to Adam Smith as a representative neo-classical economist--and contrasted with Schumpeter's theories. Schumpeter's absorption of Marxism, his views on markets and monopolies, and his ruminations on the future of capitalism are highlighted and contrasted with the neo-classical paradigm.

Tags:neo, classical, economics

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The paper argues that the most important element of classical music is rhythm. The paper explains that the chief reason for this is not simply that music starts in the mind with a peculiar beat to which is subsequently added words; rather, rhythm matters because rhythm ensures unity amongst the various performers in a group and ensures that the song is predictable and understandable to the audience. Further, the paper discusses how rhythm is ultimately the one element in western music - not just classical music - that is integral to melody, harmony and to more esoteric things such as timbre and texture. Last of all, the paper argues that the peculiarities of music in the western context is what sets apart western music (classical or otherwise) from music performed anywhere else in the world. Ultimately, the paper concludes that if you do not have rhythm, you lack the solid foundation you need to become a proficient musician.

From the Paper
"The following paper will argue that the most important element of classical music is rhythm. The chief reason for this is not simply that music starts in the mind with a peculiar beat to which is subsequently added words; rather, rhythm matters because rhythm ensures unity amongst the various performers in a group and ensures that the song is predictable and understandable to the audience. Further, rhythm is ultimately the one element in western music - not just classical music - that is integral to melody, harmony and to more esoteric things such as timbre and texture."

Tags:classical, music, element

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Classical conditioning is a form of learning in which the subject begins to associate a behavior with a certain stimuli. This paper discusses classical and operant conditioning, rephrasing what they are, and explaining them with real-life examples.

From the Paper
"In classical conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus (something that will always lead to a reaction of some type) leads to an unconditioned response (a natural reaction to the UCS). A neutral stimulus (NS) becomes paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS). This is also called the Pavlovian conditioning because Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning in an experiment involving dogs. Eventually, the pairing of the NS and the UCS leads to an UCR. The conditioned stimulus (CS), which used to be the NS, will be associated with a response (CR). The CS really has no connection to the response but through the conditioning, the subject learns to associate their conditioned response with the CS."

Tags:classical, conditioning, dogs, negative, neutral, operant, pavlov, positive, punishments, reinforcement, rewards, situational, stimulus, unconditioned

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The author feels that the Crayola' website, which has hundreds of lessons plans for all age groups, can be used almost exclusively as a source of lesson plans, ranging from science to pop art to multicultural and classical art styles. The paper describes the "Abstract Animals" lesson, very fitting for third graders, which teaches kids how to use simple shapes and colors to draw animals and other objects after the style of more modern representational artists. The author uses this lesson plan within a comprehensive interdisciplinary art curriculum that teaches about the relevance of art within its social and historical setting.

From the Paper
"The third section is called "Directions," and for a change is precisely what it claims to be. The directions for this lesson are, in short, to show the children images of various animals and forms and to use tracing paper to draw simple geometric shapes over the forms. (For example, an elephant's head would be a circle with two large ovals for the ears and a long thin oval for the trunk.) Subsequently these designs are redrawn with marker on construction paper and colored in with chalk."

Tags:age, benefits, directions, modern, representational