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Early Greek Plays, 2002.
A look at the plays of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 124.95
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This paper discusses how early Greek plays often portrayed tragedy through the use of royal characters; moreover, there are varying attitudes, ethics, and character-type portrayals among Sophocles', Euripides', and Aeschylus' writings.
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Greek Plays, 26.
A look at two different issues in ?Oedipus the King? by Sophocles and Plato?s play ?Apology?.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper answers two important questions in connection with two different Greek plays. The first part of the paper focuses on the character of Creon, who appeared in the play ?Oedipus the King? by Sophocles, while the second part discusses the meaning and significance of the term ?gadfly? in the speeches of Socrates. These speeches appeared in Plato?s play ?Apology? which revolves around the trial of Socrates in the court of Athens.
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"In the play ?Oedipus the King? by Sophocles, we notice that the apart from the protagonist, the author has introduced several important characters who have been assigned important roles in the play in order to protect them from getting overshadowed by the presence of Oedipus. In this connection apart from some female characters and priests, the most important role is played by Creon who was the brother-in-law of Oedipus. It is important to mention here that the character of Creon occupies central position in the pay along with the protagonist himself, because he helps in advancing the play and in carrying the story further. Creon is shown to be a humble and innocent man who refuses to think ill of the hero even after he is accused of conspiring against the king. Oedipus believes that Creon wants to kill him in order to take his place as the king of Thebes. But the reality is far different from what Oedipus assumes it to be. Not only Creon is a faithful friend and advisor to the king; he is also a financially very stable person. This is revealed in the end when it is found that Creon possesses one-third share of the kingdom and thus was not power-hungry."
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The Role of the Chorus in Greek Plays, 2004.
Looks at the role of the chorus in Euripides's play, "Medea", and Aeschylus's play, "Agamemnon".
1,169 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains how the chorus in the plays, "Medea" and "Agamemnon", enhance the audience's experience as they watch the plays and contemplate their opinions of the actual character and the character as reflected by the chorus.
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"Euripides play, Medea, has created astonishing results since the time it was written, 2400 years back and was first performed in 431 BC. The play originates from the ancient myths of Jason and Medea, while it, ?investigates the psychology of revenge and betrayal?.( Euripides? Medea ?ICFI?, reviewed by: Stephen Griffiths http://www.wsws.org/arts/1998/aug1998/med-a04.shtml ). Euripide, though a male writer has been able to view a females? mind emerging with power and great intensity. He was the first Athenian to use the chorus as a commentator, in order to interpret human sufferings without the wisdoms of the gods. Parallel to Medea, Aeschylus? Agamemnon narrates a similar myth of Agamemnon and his queen, Clytemnestra in a play, which was written in Greek in the fifth century B.C. Aeschylus was known to be the first playwright and the father of Western Drama."
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Three Greek Plays, 2003.
Examines sibling relationships.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 8 sources, $ 87.95
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Examines Euripides's "The Bacchae", and Sophocles's Theban plays, including "Oedipus the King", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone". Discusses the structure of sibling ties in the plays, how they function, and how the relationships are affected by the meanings of the play.
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"This research examines how sibling relationships function in the action of Euripides' The Bacchae and Sophocles' Theban plays, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. The research will set forth the pattern of ideas surrounding the structure ..."
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Religious Beliefs of Greeks and Early Jews, 2001.
A comparison of the ritual life of the ancient Greeks and early Hebrews.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 4 sources, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes the differences and similarities between the ways in which Greek religion was tied to Greek political beliefs and practices and the ways in which Hebrew religious beliefs and practices were linked to social conventions and cultural values.
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""It can be seen that many of the basic forms of worship as well as the basic conception of piety and religious worth that are evidenced in both Judaism and Christianity are based on (or were at least influenced by) the religious beliefs and practices of the Hellenistic world, and so we should not be surprised to find similarities between the beliefs of the Greeks and the Hebrews. However, it is important to remind ourselves of the differences as well, some of which come about because while classical Greek religion is now preserved in time as an insect in amber, Judaism has changed to meet the demands and riches of life in the modern world (Smith, 1958, p. 243). "
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Early German vs. Early Russian Filmmaking, 2004.
This paper discusses early German vs. early Russian filmmaking
in terms of a controlled versus an uncontrolled narrative perspective.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that the primary difference between the early Russian films of the first half of the 20th century and the German Expressionist movement, whose films exemplify an artistic ethos, is the significance given to narrative and to expressing a singular and coherent ideology for the viewer. The author points out that, in the case of Russian filmmakers such as Eisenstein, the narrative and descriptive sequences of the film are manipulated over the course of the film to invest particular images and aspects of the film with great importance. The paper relates that the German cinema creates a more ambiguous sense of meaning within its choice frames; the visual, rather than the story-based aspects of the film?s shot and the film?s overall plot arc, have greater significance.
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"The greater emphasis on narrative within early Russian cinema also is evidenced in the way that the Russian directors, most notably Eisenstein, create meaning between frames of narrative, rather than within frame in a miens-en-scene approach. In this approach, the meaning of a single scene has a meaning in and of itself and can be invested with different meanings outside of the filmed narrative sequence. For instance, ?Potemkin? makes use of what is known as a dialectic montage, or a composition of rapidly evolving scenes, too rapid for the viewer?s eye simply to apprehend just one. The composition and the apprehension of scenes all at once creates a singularity of emotion and intent regarding the action, as opposed to a sustained scene where the viewer is able to consider the image and come to his or her own conclusion regarding the events that are transpiring. Miens-en-scene or middle of the scene approach became very popular in postmodernist and post-structuralism critiques and film analysis. Even the most impressionist examples of Russian cinema, such as the ?Man with a Movie Camera,? have a highly ideological and uniform tone, that of the glory of Russia, in sequences where seemingly unrelated images are created."
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Qumran, Early Christians, and Early Rabbinic Judaism, 1999.
Examines these three major religious groups, major beliefs and the use of canonical scripture.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 111.95
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Although fundamentalists in religious life assert that the answers to all human problems are available in inerrant scriptural form, there is still the problem of interpretation. From the beginning, differing stories, differing translations, and differing interpretations of scripture have led to the development of separate communities and sects within communities.
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"Research on Qumran, Early Christians, and Early Rabbinic Judaism
Introduction
Although fundamentalists in religious life assert that the answers to all human problems are available in inerrant scriptural form, there is still the problem of interpretation. From the beginning, differing stories, differing translations, and differing interpretations of scripture have led to the development of separate communities and sects within communities. The intent in this essay is to look at three separate groups the Qumran community, the Early Christians and Early Rabbinic Judaism exploring their major beliefs and their use of canonical scripture."
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Greek Mythology: Women in Greek Life, 2002.
Examining the way in which women were depicted in classic Greek mythology.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper introduces, discuss and analyzes the topic of Greek mythology. Specifically, it contains an analysis of the role of women in Greek life as depicted in literature. It discusses how women underwent a tremendous change between the time of Homer and that of Aristophanes four hundred years later, as five different plays clearly illustrate. Early Greek women were one-dimensional and needy, while four hundred years later they were feminists complaining about their sex lives.
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"Women in Greek life are portrayed in a wide variety of ways, and they did indeed change between Homer's type and Aristophanes' time. Homer often portrays women as scheming to keep men from performing their duty, such as how Calypso holds Ulysses on her island in "The Odyssey," attempting to keep her with him rather than allow him to return to his home and family. "This daughter of Atlas has got hold of poor unhappy Ulysses, and keeps trying by every kind of blandishment to make him forget his home, so that he is tired of life, and thinks of nothing but how he may once more see the smoke of his own chimneys" (Odyssey, Book I). In the Iliad, Homer continues to portray women as one-dimensional beings without feelings when he has Chryseis, the daughter of Chryses given as a war prize to Agamemnon as his share of the looting and subsequently ransomed by her father."
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The Early Development of Opera, 2005.
This paper discusses the early progenitors opera that began at the end of the 16th century and into the early part of 17th century.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the return to Greek drama within the musical trends of the end of the 16th century and into the early part of 17th century resulted in a multifaceted musical and theatrical combination, which is now called opera. The author analyzes composers, such as Caccini, Peri and Monteverdi, to reveal how this musical idiom developed from the medieval music tradition and Greek Classical revival of the Baroque period. The paper relates that, in the late 16th century, various forms of music were beginning to combine theatrical productions, arias and extended recitative verses, which would invariably be termed opera.
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"This music study will present the early progenitors opera that began at the end of the 16th century and into the early part of 17th century. By understanding the return to Greek drama within musical trends of these time periods, a multifaceted musical and theatrical combination resulted in what is now called Opera. By analyzing composers such as Caccini, Peri and Monteverdi, one can realize how this musical idiom developed from the medieval music tradition and Greek Classical revival of the Baroque period. In the late 16th century various forms of music were beginning to blend theatrical productions and arias, as well as extended recitative verses that would invariably be termed opera through these initial combinations."
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Sophocles' Theban Plays, 2002.
A comparative analysis of Sophocles' plays "Oedipus the King", "Oedipus at Colonus" and "Antigone".
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper will discuss the plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone and describe, for each of them, a brief description, their characters and plot, their modern performances being produced and detail about how they are being made in the modern spectrum of theatre. By revealing the way that these plays function, we can see how they were created in the great spirit of the Greek tragedy and can tell us how the Greeks lived within their times through this medium. Also, we can learn how these plays function within our society at present and tell us how times have changed, but themes such as these are still purveying within this scope.
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Plague in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, 2007.
A discussion on how the responses to the plague in medieval and early modern Europe can be best characterized as early examples of the operation of disciplinary power.
2,291 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses Michel Foucault's contention of the plague as a historical phenomenon, out of which a controlling, intrusive and discursively powerful form of modern rule emerged in Europe. The paper relates that, from a retrospective look at the responses to the plague in mediaeval and early modern Europe, it is tempting to conclude that the responses represented clear early examples of disciplinary power in action. Moreover, plague regimes appear to have been interventionist, controlling and totalizing. The paper then explains that this view leads to a distorted understanding of power as all-encompassing when, in reality, it was anything but. The paper concludes that it would be historically inaccurate to leave the impression that these plague regimes were omnipotent, for the simple reason that the enforcement of power was a messy, contested and negotiated process. There is also a limit to seeking examples of disciplinary power in a past period that Foucault himself did not necessarily see as completely emblematic of his theory.
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Introduction
Power as Interventionist and Controlling
Power as Limited and Hyped
Conclusion
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"Certainly England did eventually move towards a continental style of control. But this move, instigated under the rule of Charles I, was quickly abandoned following the outbreak of the Civil War. (Naphy and Spicer, 2000, p.100) Even if this plan had been carried out by the Crown, which had by and large succeeded in setting up pest houses throughout the rest of the kingdom, London would surely have resisted, for it rejected a system of pest houses in favour of continuous home quarantine, which obviated the need for "an extensive and expensive system of workers". (Naphy and Spicer, 2000, p.126) More significantly, London insisted on relying upon local and national charities as well as normal taxation to fund measures to cope with the plague rather than resort to a special plague tax that would have made the victims of disease wholly dependent on the benevolence of the state - to this extent inhabitants were not subject to the totalizing power of the state. (Naphy and Spicer, 2000, p.126) "
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Ancient Greek Government, 2005.
Examines early Greek forms of government and how they have affected modern-day politics.
1,253 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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Ancient Greece was one of the most important contributors to present-day civilization, most of all, perhaps, due to its views on governing, which are still applied today. The paper discusses the various forms of government in Ancient Greece, including monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, and democracy.
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"As stated, the concept of democracy and subsequently governments based on such concepts were developed in the early Greek City States. These early Greek states were divided into areas called city-states. There were many city-states and each one had its own government. Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful city-states. Sparta was ruled by the military. In earliest times, Athens was governed by a monarchy. A monarchy is a Greek word meaning "ruled by one." Soldiers hand-picked their new leader and put him into power. Monarchy did not last long in Athens. In 800 B.C., the Athenians formed a new government called an oligarchy, which simply meant "ruled by the few."
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Early Adulthood Development, 2002.
This paper discusses the different kinds of development that early adults undergo in their lives while they are at the early adulthood stage.
837 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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In human development, the early adulthood stage is the sixth stage of the period of development of humans. This paper looks at a few theorists and their concepts of the type of development that occurs in this stage of life. The writer concludes that in this stage, an individual learns to recognize alternative moral courses and learns to develop a personal moral code.
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"Under the early adulthood stage, cognitive development of early adults has already reached its formal operational stage, according to Jean Piaget?s Theory of Cognitive Development. Under the formal operational stage, the operational thoughts of humans are more ?abstract, idealistic, and logical,? and adults are no longer confined to concrete thoughts, which are the operational thoughts common among children (Santrock 2000 335). Aside from thinking abstractly, early adulthood stage brings about among humans the ability to solve problems and test solutions, which are the characteristics of hypothetical-deductive reasoning. Piaget formally defines hypothetical-deductive reasoning as ?the ability to develop hypotheses, or best hunches, about ways to solve problems? (Santrock 2000 335). Piaget notes that the operational thoughts of adults in this stage is no different from adolescents? operational thoughts, but adults in the early adulthood stage have more methods and ways in approaching and solving the problems presented to them or they encounter."
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The Fur Trade in Early Canadian History, 2007.
An analysis of the impact that the fur trade had in defining the social, political and economic order of early Canada, with particular reference to the Native Canadians.
3,839 words (approx. 15.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 105.95
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This paper explores the economic history of the fur trade in early Canada with particular reference to the Native Canadian peoples of the time. It argues that this fur trade profoundly reshaped the social and economic order of Native Canadian societies to an even greater degree than it shaped the economic relations of European settlement in early Canada. It then shows how the trade defined the social, political and economic order of early Canada in a manner profoundly different from that of the early United States.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Fur Trade and Early European-Indian Contacts
The European and Native Canadian Struggle for Control
The Impact of the Fur Trade on Indian-European Attitudes
Points of Contact: The Fur Trade and Inter-Racial Marriage
Later Developments
Conclusion
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"In conclusion, it is clear that the fur trade played an enormous role in the early history of Canada. The economics of this trade not only provided the impetus for more enduring European contacts with Aboriginals, but also gave both sides good reason to maintain friendly relations for the sake of self-interest. It was the cycle of these trading relationships that led to Canadian traders to move further into the heart of the Continent in an effort to bypass their often sophisticated Indian trading partners. While such moves proved to be invariably in vain, they did support European settlement and expansion in comparatively peaceful interactions with the region's aboriginal populations. From this perspective, it may be said with little or no exaggeration that the economics of the fur trade defined the relations between Europeans and Canadian Indians and, in the long term, the fundamental characteristics of Canada today."
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Early America, 2005.
Critique of Colin Calloway's book about early American history, "New Worlds for All: Europeans, Indians, and the Remaking of Early America".
1,008 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper critiques Calloway's book about the uniqueness of the American nation and how evidence of this uniqueness can be found in history long before the founding of the nation itself. The paper concludes that the book is valuable not simply because of the wealth of information it includes, but also because it shows that, from the beginning, there was no seamless and harmonious American identity, that America was a land founded on many cultures.
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"When positing why America is unique as a nation, Americans often respond with references to American legal guarantees of freedom that date back to the founding of the Constitution, or, at the earliest, the 1776 Declaration of Independence. However, early American historian Colin Calloway contends that America's uniqueness as a nation extends far back in its history, long before the founding of the nation itself, to the plurality of nationalities and cultures that made up its early ethnic and cultural landscape during the first American settlements. Calloway challenges the idea that America was 'naturally' of the Native peoples and then impinged upon by European cultures. He also challenges the European historical worldview that Native culture was completely destroyed by immigration and European encroachment. Rather, he suggests that the varieties and pluralities of Indian culture were in dialogue with Europe in the so-called New World, and these cultural dialogues created a cultural landscape never seen before. Although the Europeans may have ultimately become the conquerors of the territory of what is now the United States of America, the cultural dialogue between native and conquering people is still in evidence. This has been true throughout history, from the Anglo-Saxon absorption through cultural "confluences" after the 1066 sacking of England, but is no were 'as true' as the European settlements' role in reconfiguring the culture of the Americas. (Calloway, 2)"
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