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King Asoka., 2002.
This paper discusses the inscriptions of King Asoka.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper discusses the inscriptions of King Asoka in terms of their composition, location, influence and value for the present time.
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The Inscriptions of King Asoka, 2002.
This paper discusses the inscriptions of King Asoka.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses the inscriptions of King Asoka in terms of their composition, location, influence and value for the present time.
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The Inscriptions of King Asoka, 2002.
This paper is an analysis of the inscriptions of King Asoka.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper is an analysis of the inscriptions of King Asoka. The discussion includes how they were written, where they are, and their influence and value for us today.
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"Edicts of Asoka", 2000.
This paper discusses the "Edicts of Asoka" as originating out of the Laws of Manu within the Buddhist religion.
7,400 words (approx. 29.6 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 163.95
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This paper argues that nothing in the "Edicts of Asoka" suggest that Asoka was not a follower of Buddha, but much in those inscriptions point to his incorporation of concepts from both the Arthasastra and the Laws of Manu. It explains that the Asokan world was still regarded as a single unit organized in accordance with cosmic principle that had held the minds and hearts of men from the time of the Aryan incursions. An accurate appraisal of Asoka's religious concepts are considered within the context of this paper. It discusses how the concept of Dhamma was opposed to rule by force and how this provides insight into the importance of the Dhamasastras and the Arthasastras in the formation of Indian political thought. It shows that this, in turn, gives a new perspective to the Buddhist legends of Asoka. It states that consideration of the Edicts from the viewpoint of administration should not be intended to disparage the importance of Asoka?s promotion of Buddhism, but simply to suggest that it was tempered by non-religious motives.
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"The edicts of Asoka show a view of government similar to that of the Arthasastra; and the Laws of Manu. Looking at the edicts from this perspective it is clear that Asoka utilized Buddhism to effect an administration very similar to that envisioned by Kautillya and Manu. Asoka shows concern for practical administration of government with a view toward establishing an imperial rule that would be continued by future generations. Much like the Arthasastra, the edicts assume monarchy to be the normal form of government and that the king as sole ruler of the state should be concerned with maintenance of peace within the state and favorable relations with surrounding states."
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The Kensington Rune Stone, 2002.
Deciphering the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone by the studying of the inscription.
2,140 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper is about the Kensington Rune Stone and the controversy surrounding it as a possible Pre-Columbian, Scandinavian relic. By looking at each individual line this paper shows how it is overwhelmingly possible that the tale told on the stone is authentic. The author discusses the controversy, the background of the stone, and examines the inscription line by line.
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"Since its discovery in 1898 by Olaf Ohman, the Kensington Rune Stone has been at the center of a heated controversy surrounding its authenticity. The general academic world?s position on the authenticity of the stone began as almost overwhelmingly negative and remained that way until recent studies and findings have given it more credibility. The argument in favor of the stone?s authenticity has recently become nearly un-opposable. The apparent credibility for the stone can be shown when one considers the facts concerning the inscription itself when studied as a whole and then line by line."
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An Analysis of the "Egyptian Book of the Dead", 2003.
An analysis of the "Book of the Dead" and its implications for Egyptian concepts of sin and morality.
1,659 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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The ancient Egyptians were much concerned about their afterlife, and this concern is reflected in many inscriptions and texts found in their pyramids and coffins. The "Book of the Dead" served to outline the difficulties that awaited them after death and provided them with some practical information to help them along the way. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the Egyptian "Book of the Dead" and its purposes, the practice of magic, the moral and ethical beliefs that are reflected in its writings, a discussion of the importance of the Code of Ma?at, and ancient Egyptian concepts of the human soul. An examination of how various ancient Egyptian concepts of sin and morality are reflected in the "Book of the Dead" is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"According to S. G. F. Brandon (1970), ?It became the custom in ancient Egypt from about the 18th Dynasty (1580-1320 BC) to place in the tombs of the dead papyrus scrolls inscribed with texts. These texts were designed to help the dead to rise to life again and obtain a happy lot in the next world? (305). The name Book of the Dead is a contemporary one that has been assigned by Egyptologists, beginning with Karl Richard Lepsius, a German Egyptologist who published the first collection of the texts in 1842. Brandon points out that the ancient Egyptian title was ?Chapters for Coming Forth by Day.? This title was intended to describe what the Book of the Dead texts would do for the dead, according to Egyptian belief. Many of the texts can be traced to two earlier collections of funerary texts, the Pyramid Texts and the Coffin Texts."
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Oracle Bones and Traditional China, 2004.
This paper discusses the role of oracle bones, the earliest form of Chinese writing, as an important source for understanding the development of written Chinese and the Shang society.
2,040 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that, in the religion of the Shang civilization, which was based on the worship of ancestral spirits and Shang Di, the supreme God, important decisions were made in the ancestral temple through divination by the oracle bones. The author points out that oracle bones also were used to record astronomical events. The paper states that the character 'yue' appears quite often in the oracle bone inscriptions as a pictograph of one range of mountains above another and is the object of sacrifices.
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"The exact political status of the Huanbei Shang City is unknown, however, the walled city is probably one of the Shang capitals due to its huge size and geographic location. From traditional accounts, it was believed that the 19th king, Pan Geng, moved the capital to Yin, however, the oracle bone inscriptions from Yinxu only details the period from the reign of the 22nd king, Wu Ding to the 30th and last king of the Shang dynasty, Xin. Therefore, Yinxu probably did not become the capital until the reign of Wu Ding and Huanbei most likely was the capital of Pan Geng and the two succeeding kings. Moreover, inscribed oracle bones discovered in the area have enabled researchers to reconstruct the Shang royal genealogy. For nearly a century now, scholars have been reading the oracle bones to detail Chinese history."
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The Oil Industry, 2006.
A look at the history of the oil industry.
871 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper takes a look at the oil industry. The paper reports that the history of the oil industry dates back to the earliest civilizations of the Middle East. According to the paper, there are inscriptions, that originated from Mesopotamia, describing the use of oil from as far back as 4000 B.C.E. The paper also reports that in the United States, the invention of the kerosene lamp led to the formation of the first American oil company, Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company, founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1854.
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"The development of the oil industry also took place in many countries outside of the United States. For example, Canada's first oil boom occurred in Ontario in 1867 and in 1947, the great Leduc field near Edmonton, Alberta, was discovered which soon led to Canada becoming an important contributor to the oil industry. In Mexico, oil production began on a commercial scale around 1918 which made Mexico the second-largest oil producer of the early 20th century. Of course, in 1901, one of the first concessions for oil production was granted in Iran and when huge oil reserves were discovered in 1908, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company came into existence and was soon replaced by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in 1914. "
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Hypertext, 63.
A comparison and review of hypertext literature.
3,190 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 92.95
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This paper compares various works of hypertext literature: ?Radiant Textuality? by Jerome McGann, ?The Gutenberg? by Steven Birkerts, ?From Text to Hypertext ?By Silvio Gaggi, ?Hypertext? by George P. Landow, ?Hypertext? by Geoffrey Nunberg, ?Tolstoy Dictaphone? by Steven Birkerts. It describes the viewer's input when reading hypertext fiction and literature on the Internet, where a lot of their thoughts, views and opinions become involved in the story. The paper is critical of hypertext fiction and literature on the Web and describes its dreadful inscriptions, boring text and the unattractive style of writings and impassive categorization - not to mention its obvious grammatical errors and mismanagement of HTML technology..
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Radiant Textuality by Jerome McGann
The Gutenberg by Steven Birkerts
From Text to Hypertext By Silvio Gaggi
Hyper text by George P. Landow
Hypertext by Geoffrey Nunberg
Tolstoy Dictaphone By Steven Birkerts
Affects of Hypertext on Fiction And Literature
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"The writer, Jerome McGann in his book ?Radiant Textuality? has attempted to illustrate that Digital media has the capability to do much more than categorize and classify the approach to the great and brilliant works and efforts of literals and artists. The writer asserts that the digital media has the capability to be a grave, fundamental and significant instrument of unparalleled supremacy, and this power is much further than its presently recognized perspective and documentation skill."
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The James Ossuary, 2006.
This paper discusses the James Ossuary and the question of its authenticity.
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that an ossuary is a bone box, which is often used for the purposes of reburial; the James Ossuary, which was found in 2002, bore the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus". The author points out that, from the beginning, there was a great deal of controversy surrounding the discovery of this particular ossuary especially the fact that the James ossuary was not found by qualified archaeologists. The paper concludes that, while it was from the first century, the inscription on the ossuary was a forgery.
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"The author [of "Jesus and the Ossuaries"] explains that, since the James ossuary was not found by archaeologists in a properly controlled environment and because of the historic inscription that it bore, there was a great deal of skepticism surrounding its authenticity. The author asserts that initially examinations of the ossuary by epigraphers, geologists, linguists and paleographers, found that the ossuary itself was probably an authentic first century artifact. In addition, they concluded that the inscription was also first century Aramaic."
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The FDR Memorial, 2004.
This paper describes the President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, in Washington, D.C., and the controversy over the depiction of FDR in a wheelchair.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was stricken with polio at a young age and spent much of his life in a wheelchair. The author points out that, when the vast FDR Memorial was opened in 1997, the only hint of FDR's disability was in a statue, which shows him sitting in a chair behind a desk with two tiny wheels barely visible at the bottom of the statue. The paper relates that the public and disability activist groups felt that this nod to FDR's disability was not enough. The author describes a 2001 addition to the memorial, which is a life-sized statue of FDR sitting in a wheelchair and a wall inscription quoting Eleanor Roosevelt that his illness gave him strength and courage he had not had before. The paper concludes that FDR's disability should not be the main focus of the memorial because he should be remembered for his many achievements and not his disability.
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"CNN, USA Today, and Gallop did a survey of 1,003 American adults on April 18th through the 20th, 1997. To the question, "Should the F.D.R. Memorial show him in a wheelchair?" 35% said yes and 60% said no. Respondents were then asked to "Rate F.D.R. as President." 32% said outstanding, 36% said above average, 22% said average and 2% said below average. The general perception of FDR gathered from this poll is a good one. Yet over half the people surveyed did want to show FDR in a wheelchair. Possibilities for this are that people didn't want his disability to be the focus of the memorial. "
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Emerson,"Self Reliance" and Social Contract, 2002.
Discusses 19th Century views on social contract, based on the writings of Emerson.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Emerson's individualism appears radical when set against the biblical tradition, but it seems conservative to a late-twentieth-century observer in its inability to sever its connections to the sexism and racism that accompanied the inscription of Lockean individualism into the founding documents of the United States. The dominant discourse of that culture spoke in theory about liberty and justice for all individuals, but in practice in 1841 it defined the term "individual" in a strictly limited way. To be an individual was to be white, Christian, male and property-owning. In his public and private writings Emerson struggles to recognize and disavow the exclusion of women and blacks from the social contract, with mixed results. The purpose of this paper is to examine the context of the social contract within the writings of Emerson.
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Van Gogh and Gauguin, 2003.
An overview of the Arles period, the influence of Van Gogh and Gauguin on each other and the place of biography in their art.
2,409 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses how, when the artist Vincent Van Gogh requested self-portraits from his artist friends in Paris, Gauguin sent his with the inscription 'Les Miserables', identifying himself and the artist in general with Victor Hugo's character Jean Valjean. It explores the theme of the artist as outsider through the work and interaction of Van Gogh and Gauguin, focusing on the period they spent together in Arles at the 'Yellow House'.
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Self-Fashioning: The Idea of the Artist
Les Miserables
Theory and Practice
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"In the aftermath of his breakdown, Vincent wrote to Gauguin, ?Ah_ My dear friend painting is to us what the music of Berlioz and Wagner was before us?a consolatory art for sore hearts_ And yet there are only a few like you and me who feel it?. Gauguin went into the ?Studio of the South? with similar sentiments. He responded to Vincent?s request for self-portraits from his artist friends with Les Miserables, associating his plight with that of Hugo?s Jean Valjean?the fugitive/outcast. But the title is suggestive beyond its literary allusion. Van Gogh went through life swinging from optimism to despair, and Gauguin was certainly mis?rable for a good portion of his days: ?my brother understands you, and when he tells me you?re another unhappy wretch like me that proves he understands us? ."
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The American Civil War, 2006.
A review of the American civil war, the events leading up to the civil war and the results.
2,480 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper discusses the American civil war and a variety of issues such as political tension, nativism, geography, demography, immigration, legal concerns, inscription and economy. These issues, together with the issue of slavery, quickly divided the country into two.
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"The American Civil War posited the Confederate States of America against the northern states tied together as the Union, throwing all of the border states into new sociopolitical angst. While the war began officially in 1861, after the eleven southern states' pronouncement of secession the previous year, the real problems had already taken control of the country years earlier. Before the ignition of bloody battle, the American nation was already divided geographically, highlighting the Northeast, Upper South, and Deep South, in the newly posited "slave states" and "free states." While moral opposition to slavery had long existed, the independence of the states and the economic necessity of cheap labor further distinguished the already divergent economies and societies between the states that characterized the mid-nineteenth century. Sectionalism boomed, and the only legal basis for discussion between the regionalized northern Union and southern Confederacy was the Constitution. "
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