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The history of the term utopia and dystopia with reference to an advertisement and a painting to show the meaning of these two terms.

... of people shouting ‘death to America’ followed by corpses and the destruction of the world trade centre (screenshot above). The advertisement is filled with images of intense violence highlighting the ...

(4 pages) 13 0 5.0 28/Mar/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Description of several major characters in Norse (Scandanavian) Mythology, including Woden and Thor, and a brief look at the Ragnarok (end of the world).

... the most powerful and valiant god. He was the god of thunder and the defender of the world of men and the world of the gods. Thor's weapon was the hammer, and just the threat of ...

(5 pages) 53 0 2.3 14/Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

History of the Amish

... the same as Fundamentalists and other Evangelical churches including baptism and a literal interpretation of the Bible (Granato). The Amish believe in remaining separate from the rest of the world ...

(7 pages) 16 0 0.0 14/Apr/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Effects Of The Studies Of Charles Darwin

... the Old Testament from its manifestly false history of the world, with the tower of Babel, the rainbow as a sign, etc., etc., and from its attributing to God the feelings of ...

(7 pages) 21 0 0.0 01/Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

The traditional (pre 1788) Australian Aborigines had a positive view of the world, while the Buddha had a negative view of the world. Discuss the validity or otherwise of this statement.

... the very basis of the world and life.” (W.E.H.Stanner. p29) The Dreaming is “...a kind of narrative of things that once happened; a kind of charter of ... when Captain James Cook entered Australia’s history, the Aboriginal way of life was observed as nomadic or ...

(9 pages) 16 0 0.0 27/May/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Buddhism

How the Irish Saved Civilization

... the history of the world to speak out unequivocally against slavery." Augustine was there to see the end of the Roman Empire and Patrick was there to see the preservation of the ...

(1 pages) 2110 0 0.0 01/Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

A brief history of the frisbee

... the Frisbee has gone through an extensive history in order to get where it is today.The first modern Frisbees came into this world ...

(2 pages) 45 5 4.6 23/Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Post-Modern Narrative as a Form of Historical Discourse

... of possible interpretations of historical facts and making the reader assess them and create his/her personal opinion on history. List of Literature 1. Barnes, J. (1989) A History of the World ...

(5 pages) 46 0 4.3 29/Nov/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

PLATO: Greatest Contributor to Philosophy A report about Plato's contributions to the development of philosophy. It covers his Academy, Dialogues, and his student Aristotle.

... the teacher of Alexander the Great, a wise and strong leader. Aristotle and his student Alexander the Great went on to make enormous impacts on the history of the world ...

(3 pages) 313 1 3.7 07/Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

Curse of the Bambino vs. The Curse of the Billy Goat

... of tragic history into the playoffs -- a combined 180 years without a World Series championship -- and so the prospect of the Cubs and Sox meeting in the World ...

(10 pages) 64 3 4.3 01/Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

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