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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 Persian Wars and Greek Society, 2003.
A look at how the Persian Wars acted as a fulcrum and incentive for change within Greek society.
3,870 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 105.95
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This paper explores how the Persian Wars changed the society of the Greeks, with a special focus on Athens. It attempts to compare the Archaic and Classical periods socially and culturally by using the Persian War as the fulcrum between Archaic and Classical. It also addresses the Persian War as the instigator of resistance that prompted changes within the classical period. It examines the changes in politics, art, literature, economics and intra-poleis relations.
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Democratic Expansion
'Poliscentrism' vs. Imperialism ? The Athenian Empire
Economics ? Money, Money Makes a Man
The Progression of the Arts: The ?Explosive? Archaic and the ?Golden Age?
?There is No Growth Without Resistance? ? A Conclusion
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"The reforms of Solon did little to advance democratic rights for the Athenians, whilst he certainly took the first step in ending debt-bondage, it can hardly be considered a leaping bound for democracy. In 508 BC, Cleisthenes reorganised political groupings into a great number of tribes so as to break the strength of the clans. Cleisthenes then set about embedding main constitutional power in the Assembly; in spite of this the check of power was still held by elected archons and those of the Areopagus who were almost always of the aristocratic elite. The limitation on how far democracy was allowed to go was always in place. The Archaic Period in regards to the fulfilment or expansion of democracy, and certainly in comparison to the changes to be made in the Classical Period was more the planting of a seed - that would be later cultivated by Pericles."
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Ancient Greek and Roman Society, 2003.
A discussion of Greek and Roman society.
1,835 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper explores both the Greek and Roman culture and their far-reaching effects on modern Western thinking. The author explores how Greek philosophers, and their use of logic and insistence on reasons to support claims about the universe and human existence, represent a crucial first step towards science of today. Future civilizations took from the Romans their meaning of honor, patriotism, and unrelenting sense of assured self. The paper continues to discuss that both the Greeks and the Romans used war to gain territory, a negative trait that is still strongly felt in society today.
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"Both the Greeks and the Romans exemplified war, which led to their negative legacy. From the begging of Greek history starting with the Mycenaeans, and the Romans starting with the Roman Republic, war has been the patriarchal duty of the male citizen. War became more than just a way to conquer lands, but it embodied the essence of what a man was made of. If a soldier risked his life in war for his civilization and came out a hero because he proved himself to be stronger and fitter than the opposing side, he had almost reached god stature. The idea of fighting to these societies became more of a game than it was a defense. Honor and valor of the male citizen depended on his performance in battle."
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Greek Architecture and Society, 2006.
This paper explores the style of Greek architecture and their economic, political and religious motivations.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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Greek architecture is very important to understanding Greek society more generally. With this in mind, the paper examines the interesting economic, political and religious considerations or motivations which went into the construction of works which stand even today as symbols of architectural beauty and excellence. In particular, the paper looks at how the cost of building materials determined the early construction of Greek public structures, most notably temples. The paper discusses how a vigorous and wealthy Greece sought to communicate this wealth through the conspicuous construction of unforgettable marble public buildings.
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Love in Ancient Greek Society, 2003.
A comparative analysis of the representation of love by Plato and Socrates in "Symposium" and "Phaedrus".
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper compares the different conceptions of love in Ancient Greek society as exhibited by Plato and Socrates in "Symposium" and "Phaedrus". It contends that in spite of different concepts of love, both conceptions include desire, god, beauty and wisdom.
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"The views of Plato on a variety of topics are typically illustrated for readers through the dialectic method, a dialogue that represents a series of questions and replies aimed at logical ..."
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Women in Ancient Greek Classics, 2005.
This paper reviews the role of the women in ancient Greek Classics, focusing specifically on 'Medea' and 'Agamemnon'.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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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.
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"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."
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Women in Greek Literature, 2002.
A look at the impact that women have had in Greek literature.
2,590 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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An analysis of Greek literature and how women fall into tragic roles. The author examines the female characters in Virgil?s "Aeneid," such as the goddesses Athena and Dido and their role in assisting Aeneas. The author examines how the female presence and aid is viewed and discusses the characters of these women.
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?Women are not often thought of as tragic characters in Greek literature. When the average student of the classics is asked to rattle off the names of tragic characters from mythology, the names that would spring to mind are probably that of Oedipus and Achilles, rather than Jocasta (Oedipus? mother/wife) and Thetis (Achilles? mother). Yet in many ways, one of the main female protagonists in Virgil?s ?Aeneid? can be said to be a tragic character. She loves Aeneas, the main character of the story. She aids him in his quest in his escape from his destroyed homeland, the besieged city of Troy. The gods cause her to fall in love with Aeneas and the gods take him away from her, for all time.?
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Women in Greek Myth, 2002.
An analysis of the role and treatment of women in Greek mythology.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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A paper about how women are depicted in the classical Greek myths, "Jason and The Golden Fleece" and "Demeter and Persephone".
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Gender Roles of Women in Greek and Roman Cultures, 2008.
A comparison of the feminist construct of gender in ancient Roman and Grecian cultures with a focus on the Greek female festival of Thesmophoria.
1,213 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the feminist construct of gender in the religious festivals and celebrations in ancient Roman and Grecian cultures. It examines the example of the Greek female festival of Thesmophoria and based on this examination it discusses how Roman culture also adapted such festivals in honor of women. The paper concludes that the Roman culture was far more patriarchal in its belief system, which negated the greater liberties that women had in Greek society and in government.
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"This provides a similar foundation for the rites of women within the pantheon of Roman gods that had been passed down from ancient Greek culture, yet the practice of women within society as equal contributors to the religious and social experiences did not provide as many liberties from Greek to Roman gender roles. The primary role of women was respected at a level that was officially sanctioned by the government, yet the practicality of women's rights was often marginalized due to the role of men in dominating government and social policy. These are the means and ways in which a patriarchal society was much more prominent in Roman culture than it was within the religious and social institutions that the Greeks. For the most part, both cultures did not provide compete autonomy for women, yet the Greeks did provide a greater sense of ceremonial and religious roles for women that were practical and real for allowing women to bond and create social groups separate from men."
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Women in Greek Society, 2006.
A discussion regarding the role of the women in ancient Greece.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper reviews the role of women in ancient Greece. The paper looks at the way in which women were compelled to enter into a lifetime of mothering and house duties; every bit as importantly, the paper also reviews the way in which women at least in Athens were discouraged from pursuing a proper education.
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"Ancient Greece, perhaps more so than any other civilization, bequeathed to the western world a body of intellectual exploration and creativity that is an imperishable part of the best aspects of western thinking. However, for all its successes, Ancient Greece was also a society wherein women were viewed, if not exactly as non-human, than certainly as being subordinate to men. The following paper will examine the treatment of women in Ancient Greece. Specifically, it will look at their role in Ancient Greek society as well as their status vis-a-vis men. With regards to the former matter, the paper will consider what the proper role of a woman was adjudged to be by the male authority figures of the period. In a related vein, the paper will look at how women who were educated - or not educated - by the Ancients. "
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Women in Greek Literature, 2002.
Examines the differing views of women in Homer's "The Iliad" and Virgil in his "The Aeneid".
853 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper briefly looks at the female protagonists in "The Iliad" and "The Aeneid" and compares how they are perceived as woman and as individuals. It shows how, in Homer's epic, women such as Briseis and Chryseis are shown to be little more than trophies of war for the male heroes Achilles and Agamemnon. It also discusses how, like Homer's Helen, Dido "The Aeneid" is a tool of the gods, manipulated cruelly and coldly into loving Aeneas.
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"The reader feels far more deeply for Dido than for Helen, because Virgil has given her character a more fully tragic nature and destiny than Homer has given Helen. Both women are the victims of the gods, but Dido's struggle for love and her sense of the contradiction between love and war are heartbreaking, while Helen's struggle is less tragic and less involving. Dido is far more compelling than Helen because Virgil has imbued her with qualities of character which can only come from her great suffering."
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Women in Greek Drama, 2002.
An examination of the portrayals of Clytaemnestra, Antigone, and Phaedra.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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This research examines the portrayals of Phaedra, Clytaemnestra, and Antigone in Greek drama and what it says avbout the role of women in causing calamity.
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Roman and Greek Women, 2002.
Examines the historical roles of Greek and Roman women.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss Roman and Greek roles of women in history. By learning the different aspects of their daily lives, as well as some roles that they held in their societies, we can see how they lived. By learning of these kinds of women in history, we can see how they were treated, and under what auspices they were dominated by men.
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Greek Women, 2001.
This paper discusses the role of female characters in the "Odyssey" and "Oedipus the King".
2,770 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper looks at how Sophocles and Homer portrayed their female characters in "Oedipus the King" and the "Odyssey", respectively. The author examines how in both works women display superior qualities and are catalysts for action, but never the equals of men. The paper exhibits the Greek view of women as powerful, strong, necessary testers of heroes, but ultimately lesser creatures.
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"In both Homer?s The "Odyssey" and Sophocles? "Oedipus the King" the role of women is subordinate to the central male figures, as was the norm in Greek Society. Women were expected to follow established roles and Sophocles and Homer made sure that they did. Both works are named for the men who are the heroic focus, but both are structured around women who are essential to the artistic purpose. In The "Odyssey", being much larger in scope, Homer presents a variety of female figures, while in "Oedipus the King" Sophocles offers mainly Jocasta to represent his vision of womankind. The "Odyssey" centers around the travels of a male hero, but it is women who provide the core of his adventures. Odysseus is trying to get home to his beloved woman, after the Trojan War, which was fought over a woman. Athena, a female goddess, literally guides and forms the action. Odysseus is a hero as his journey begins, but the women he meets, enlarge his quest for self knowledge and his heroism. Homer?s attitude toward women sometimes seems inconsistent, but he is simply depicting varieties of women in his world."
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Women Mentoring Women, 2000.
A brief historical overview of women and their past legal, as well as an analysis of the unique influential process of mentoring and the problems that have resulted from this process.
6,535 words (approx. 26.1 pages), 52 sources, $ 150.95
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This is an exhaustive paper examining the way that women mentor women in modern American professional society. Examines the history of the phenomenon, and gives information on how mentoring should be given and received.
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"Women mentoring women in the workplace is a relatively new phenomenon. Woman-to-woman mentoring encompasses circumstances and rules that are specific to a female style and representative of a female culture. The workplace puts demands on our priorities and our energy that bring new factors into woman-to-woman relationships. Our identity as professional women with career responsibilities affects our interactions with other women who are also committed to improving their performance and achieving greater success. Women learning from women at work, women mentoring each other as career professionals with job and personal lives, is an emerging opportunity with enormous potential to change work and women's lives for the future (Duff, 1999, p. xv & xvi). Mentoring begins with an influence that someone has upon another person. It also can help to shape and develop a person's personality and thoughts. In research, it has been proven that women need role models that help them to pursue and conquer future endeavors in the workforce. Discovery into the differences between males and females might be a way to unlock strategies to aid in diversity counseling as well as provide positions in organizations that are solely devoted to mentorship."
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