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HUM 100 - Genius - Pythagoras

... related. Pythagoras was believed to teach and practice his beliefs in strict secrecy. Pythagoras' followers wore long hair and ... more important (Loy). Pythagoras' major accomplishment was the theorem that bears his name. The Pythagorean theorem is a ...

(5 pages) 73 1 3.0 17/May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Genius Paper Pathagoras

... related. Pythagoras was believed to teach and practice his beliefs in strict secrecy. Pythagoras' followers wore long hair and ... more important (Loy). Pythagoras' major accomplishment was the theorem that bears his name. The Pythagorean Theorem is a ...

(5 pages) 69 0 4.1 15/Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

How do the characters of "Antigone" in Anouilh's play Antigone and "Medea" from Euripides's play Medea cope with the competition from other more beautiful and socially successful women?

... repeated idea of her envy, resentment and lack of self-belief. Antigone's lust for beauty could be a result of ... beauty and social status, primarily through the impetuosity and impulsiveness that the heroines have been created to display. This has allowed ...

(7 pages) 18 0 0.0 27/Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Oedipus The King

... finds out that he is an orphan, his beliefs are restored in his fate. This is Sophocles's way of saying that the Gods are ... beliefs are restored in his fate. This is Sophocles's way of saying that the Gods are more powerful than man. Many Greeks thought that ...

(3 pages) 30 0 0.0 22/Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Oedipus and Creon: Leaders of Thebes

... that anyone who provides Polynices with a proper burial will face death. By enforcing the decree, Creon lacks sympathy for the beliefs ...

(4 pages) 12246 0 0.0 23/Jul/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Socialization of Gender Role

... vast that female children are considered to be a curse and are objected to such an extent that they feel suicidal. False beliefs ... talent that children can have in many activities. Although Men are the world's best chefs, however, in many counties beliefs ...

(6 pages) 36 0 0.0 06/Feb/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Chinese Footbinding

... an important part of culture. The beliefs about women that the tradition of footbinding illustrate is that it symbolized the lower status ... . One of the examples in the modern society today that is somewhat alike to footbinding is plastic surgery. People ...

(2 pages) 3 0 0.0 11/Feb/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The odessey paper

... their contribution to society. I have no doubt that he was being careful about his beliefs though. Perhaps he wanted to show women ... most famous heroes. I believe this praise is contrary to the belief of these times where strength and power were the symbol ...

(5 pages) 3 0 0.0 01/Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Scientist and their affections in the Baroque time

... of human reason, belief in a natural order, and an overriding faith in the theory of progress that the world was better ... that time, people began to have knowledge and the concept of humanity, they had “trust in science ad in the power of human reason, belief ...

(2 pages) 1139 0 0.0 01/Oct/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Navajo and Trickster tales

... final way Coyote turns up in Navajo beliefs, is just in general folklore apart from that of trickster. He has a big ... story, the cultural lessons with regard to virtue and morals that this character teaches are invaluable in preserving Navajo culture. With ...

(6 pages) 0 0 0.0 10/Feb/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

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