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This paper analyzes the development of Lawrence Wentworth throughout Charles Williams' novel "Descent into Hell". The paper gives a brief insight into the novel and focus's on Lawrence's relationship to suicide.

Tags:descent, hell

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Charles Darwin, a British naturalist and known for his previous work "The Origin of Species", published his second large work on evolutionary theory, "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" in 1871. This paper examines how, originating as notes scribbled down with no intent to publish, Darwin took known facts from his contemporaries of the day and attempted elucidate human evolution within the confines of the framework of selection. It looks at how the book touches on several issues pertaining to the evolution of man, including social interactions with females from males and why certain tribes flourished while others died off. It also discusses his unique look on races, a more definitive view on sexual selection, differences between men and women and the relevance of evolutionary theory in society.

From the Paper
"Chapter Five, On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilized Times, is the most stimulating chapter that can also be found later in Jared Diamonds works Collapse (2005) and Guns, Germs, and Steel (2005). Darwin shows that those who were best in trappings and weaponry would rear the greatest number of offspring (133), which the tribes larger than others would result in greater chances of birth (134). The tribes with courage, sympathy, fidelity, and a social quality inherited would spread and be more victorious over other tribes (135), and if one aided then the other would reciprocate, incorporating encouragement, praise, and blame (135)."

Tags:apes, evolution, tribes, males, females, race

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This paper uses the Wesleyan Quadrilateral of Experience, Tradition, Scripture, and Reason to outline the various interpretations and understandings concerning Christ's descent into hell. The paper uses a series of interviews with some of the America's top religion/philosophy instructors, as well as randomized viewpoints.

From the Paper
"In general three main arguments have been established: first, that Christ did not descend at all; second that he did descend to the underworld (ei"& ta katacqovnta katelqovta), that is, the place of the dead; and third that he descended into hell (descendit ad inferna) and battled with Lucifer and/or Hades in an effort to rescue those who came before Christ."

Tags:catholic, gehenna, god, hades, peter

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This paper examines descent theory and alliance theory and some of the ethnographies associated with them in an attempt to discover why these formulations are not considered satisfactory analytical tools today. It then turns to modern developments in kinship to try to analyse the common points of failure for both theories. It takes the view that the two theories in question were very much a product of an attempt to reproduce a conception of existing in the world that is the product of a European elite.

From the Paper
"Descent theory became popular in the 50's, and was used as an analytic tool to explain everything from divorce rates to witchcraft accusations. In this application to everything, the first cracks in theory began to emerge. In Papua New Guinea, where descent theory seemed to be an almost perfect fit, John Barnes notes that it did not explain why the foundations of community organisation included a large number of non-agnates who were powerful figures in the community. Behaviour is descent theory, as evidenced by these examples, is simply not realistic. Social systems allow room for manoeuvre and manipulation."

Tags:kinship, levi, malinowski, strauss

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The paper outlines the experiences of many Muslim and Middle Eastern women post 9/11. The paper also examines what these women have done to protect themselves from attacks. The last several pages show the lives of Middle Eastern women in America as being occasionally fraught with worry and uncertainty as America comes to terms with its own feelings about 9/11 and as the country works to differentiate ordinary Muslims from Islamo-fascist extremists.

From the Paper
"The events of September 11, 2001 have lodged deep in the viscera of most - if not all - Americans. In the aftermath of this gruesome tragedy, many Americans understandably evinced a deep antipathy towards Middle Eastern (specifically Muslim) women residing in the world's wealthiest and still most powerful nation. With the aforementioned in mind, the following paper will review what life has been like for Muslim women over the past four years by revealing some of the hardships they have faced in post-9/11 America. Proceeding onward, the paper will also look at what these women have done to protect themselves and, in a related vein, what their future in the United States portends. As will soon become apparent, the terrorist attacks in New York and in Washington brought to an end one era in American history and ushered in a new one."

Tags:muslim, women, america

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The history and current demographics of the latest U.S. census are analyzed in order to demonstrate the changing face of America. Factors influencing this change go as far back as the birth of this country. Issues such as the creation and existence of the "one-drop rule" are questioned along with identity development concerns of multiracial individuals.

From the Paper
"In 1967, in the Loving v. Virginia case, the anti- miscegenation laws were struck down and whites were then allowed to freely marry whomever they chose. (Wright, 1994) Since that time, a dramatic increase in interracial marriages has been seen between whites and other races. Due to the increasing number of interracial marriage and the obvious population growth of children who identify with more than one race, the U.S. Census Bureau made several changes to the race category. For the first time, this allowed people of multiracial decent to properly and accurately acknowledge their existence. Two percent of the U.S. population classified themselves as belonging to more than one race (6.8 million). White and "other" were the most common combinations (32%) with White and American Indian/Alaska Native at 16%, White and Asian at 13% and White and Black at 13%. Of the 63 possible combinations of racial categories, the four listed above make up 72% of persons of all multiracial persons. (AmeriStat, June 2001)"

Tags:biracial, indentity, inter, interracial, mixed, multi, race, racial

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The paper attempts an explanation of hell, according to Dante's epic poem "The Divine Comedy." The paper discusses the second part of the poem, The Inferno. The paper describes Dante's journey as his descent into hell. Finally, the paper compares him to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

From the Paper
"The Descent into Hell: The second part of Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" that which is known as the Inferno acts as a prime example of a pre-modern version of hell. In this hell are sinners of all kinds from all the centuries. The hell that Dante creates is not the same as the one we imagine today though Dante's vision has certainly shaped the one of the present. As the character Dante descends into hell he is witness to the afterlives of different kinds of sinners."

Tags:dante, inferno, hell.

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There are many theories on how primates got to North America. This paper focuses on the hypothesis that primates originated in Asia or Africa and dispersed through Europe to reach North America via Greenland. To do this, it looks specifically at a primate called Teilhardina and examines the morphological characteristics as well as the 13C values of the strata in which the fossils were found. It also discusses other topics such as the geography of Earth's continents and the climate found in the north during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum that made the dispersion possible. The paper also includes photographs.

From the Paper
"Teilhardina is an omomyid haplorhine that has been found on all three northern continents, Asia, Europe and North America. [Smith; 2008] It was a small-bodied, about 1 ounce, tree-dweller[Curtin; 2006] about the size of a mouse [Svitil; 2004] with a skull about the size of a gumball. [Malkin; 2004] It's large braincase, in relation to its body size, and relatively short snout classify Teilhardina as a primate. Its eyes, compared to the nocturnal primates of today, are relatively small suggesting that it was diurnal. [Svitil; 2004] Its small size and sharp teeth peg it as an insectivore. The fossil record places Teilhardinas emergence at 55mya. [Malkin; 2004] "

Tags:fossils, mammals

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This paper answers the following questions about Elie Wiesel's book "Night": Is it possible to identify distinct stages in Wiesel's decent into the Holocaust? What were those stages and what features defined each stage? The paper also discusses Elie's loss of faith and humanity during the progress of the book.

Abstract
There are many theories on how primates got to North America. This paper focuses on the hypothesis that primates originated in Asia or Africa and dispersed through Europe to reach North America via Greenland. To do this, the paper looks specifically at a primate called Teilhardina and examines the morphological characteristics as well as the 13C values of the strata in which fossils were found. It also discusses other topics such as the geography of Earth's continents and the climate found in the north during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum that made the dispersion possible.

From the Paper
"Teilhardina is an omomyid haplorhine that has been found on all three northern continents, Asia, Europe and North America. [Smith; 2008] It was a small-bodied, about 1 ounce, tree-dweller[Curtin; 2006] about the size of a mouse [Svitil; 2004] with a skull about the size of a gumball. [Malkin; 2004] It's large braincase, in relation to its body size, and relatively short snout classify Teilhardina as a primate. Its eyes, compared to the nocturnal primates of today, are relatively small suggesting that it was diurnal. [Svitil; 2004] Its small size and sharp teeth peg it as an insectivore. The fossil record places Teilhardinas emergence at 55mya. [Malkin; 2004] "

Tags:fossils, mammals