Essays Tagged: "time periods"

Judaism or Judaisms?

Pre-MonarchyPeriod, the Divided Monarchy, and the Hasmonean / Maccabean and RomanEra. Among all the time periods where the religion has been split,these three seem to be the most representative of the ... got there, these pioneers of the newfaith were subjected to many of the ideas and prejudices of the time.Any new society that finds itself in an existing social situation, cando no more than to try an ...

(7 pages) 166 0 3.8 Mar/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Socrates Theme Paper

ovator of the Greek tragedy, Sophocles's insightful plays haveheld their value throughout countless time periods and societies. Through the use of commonliterary techniques, Sophocles was able to expr ...

(2 pages) 89 0 2.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

American Tragedies In "The Crucible " and "The Scarlett letter"

Two American authors, of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task, to turn a piece of American History into a believable traged ... to warn against the same thing happening with the Communist hearings going on in our country at the time it was written. Miller wrote a play, which was not well received by the first audiences to witn ...

(3 pages) 71 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Lancelot in "The knight of the cart". Refers also to Odysseus

values of a completely different and slightly opposing culture present themselves. In the medieval times of Sir Lancelot, an ideal man would tend to follow the teachings of the Bible and live a relat ... tly and eloquently reflect the morals and aspirations evident in the literature of their respective time periods. This idea is demonstrated when one examines the similarities between Lancelot and Odys ...

(6 pages) 53 0 4.3 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

A Comparison of the Medieval and Renaissance Eras

amazing how significantly various aspects of society can and will change overa prolonged period of time. Between the time periods of the Medieval era and theRenaissance, one can note numerous signifi ... nd religion. In general, ideals and subjects during the Renaissance became more secular.In Medieval times, people seemed to focus mainly on the church, God, and the afterlife;whereas during the Renais ...

(4 pages) 258 1 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

book report on "Nemesis" Isaac Asimov

his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, New York. Asimov turned to full time writing in 1958. This accomplished writer is best known for his novels dealing with science fic ... 87 by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He died in 1992.Setting: The story takes place in two time periods. One set of events takes place in the present, while the other set takes place in the p ...

(5 pages) 44 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Style of J.D. Salinger

, for the subject matters that he writes.. J. D. Salinger's works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during t ... r II, and the second time period was during the 1960's. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters ...

(8 pages) 215 7 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

J.D. Salinger's quest for happiness. How his sharacters conform to the material happiness

r, for the subject matters that he writes.. J.D. Salinger's works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during t ... r II, and the second time period was during the 1960's. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters ...

(8 pages) 94 0 4.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Critique of Bruno Bettelheim's and Karen Kolbenschlag's interpretation of "Cinderella"

As is well known, the famous storytale "Cinderella" has many variants across cultures and time periods. These variants have been found to have the same general plot, which is characterized b ... e. This plot is simple enough to be understood by a child, yet the details that support the story's timeless popularity are more difficult to discern, and are sometimes viewed quite differently by dif ...

(4 pages) 126 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

30 Years War

oly war it eventually transcended into a political struggle. The war is divided into four different time periods and geographic locations. These four subsections were the Bohemian Period, Danish Perio ... t neither the Protestants nor the Holy Roman Empire gained much by fighting for this long period of time. The population of the countries which fought dramatically decreased as massive numbers of sold ...

(3 pages) 71 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Global social change

ritain, and the United States.I. Historical Periodization:Throughout history and during alternating time periods, countries have grown from feeble entities, defeated by or ruled by the governing struc ...

(7 pages) 174 0 3.3 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Book: Historical Jesus - The essay states all the important facts of the book.

er that the word gospel means good news, and the idea comes out that good news must evolve with the time and be updated to deal with a certain time periods unique set of circumstances.Another discrepa ... f a word. The consistency of the changes shows us an evolution of theology with the changing of the times. This could show us that religion is an evolving process and should be able to deal with prese ...

(1 pages) 85 1 2.6 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Republican Party

n. This came about through a series of sweeping changes in the party that occurred during two major time periods: the 1860-1864 and 1864-1868. The changes in the party reflected the attitude in the No ... and its implications for control of the nation.The best illustration of the party's anti-slavery sentiment (as contrasted to abolitionism) in 1860, is the fact that although the party was against slav ...

(2 pages) 71 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Medieval times

amazing how significantly various aspects of society can and will change over a prolonged period of time. Between the time periods of the Medieval era and the Renaissance, one can note numerous signif ... d religion. In general, ideals and subjects during the Renaissance became more secular. In Medieval times, people seemed to focus mainly on the church, God, and the afterlife; whereas during the Renai ...

(4 pages) 99 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Attacking Art by Joe Scott Thomas Benton's Iron Mill

ching to grasp something there just out of the pictures frame. The realistic concepts come from the time periods that this was portrait from and they come from the way the men are working. The men see ...

(1 pages) 43 0 4.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

"Medieval Cathedrals"

Medieval CathedralsOne of the most productive time periods was the Middle Ages. The people of this time were extremely intelligent and resourceful ... nt was poetry. Ballads were poems which were passed down orally through generations. The art of the time was quite advanced, because the artists were extremely talented and their artwork looked realis ... e primitive tools available to them. Not only were the people of the Middle Ages advanced for their time period, they made a great deal of accomplishments in one era.Cathedrals are the epitome of how ...

(3 pages) 96 2 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Comparing archaic greek art to helenistic greek art.

period paid close detail to the shape of the human body but not so much detail to the face. As more time passed Greek artist especially in the Hellenistic period modeled the close detail to the body a ... on to the characteristics of the face. In this essay there are going to be examples of art from two time periods, archaic (600-480 B.C.E.) and Hellenistic (323-150 B.C.E.). In the archaic period examp ...

(3 pages) 155 0 4.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

This essay describes the main problems of the church that contributed to the Protestant Reformation. It also addresses why the church was unable to suppress dissent as it had earlier.

wer over the world and eventually held position as an important governmental figure. Throughout the times of the Middle Ages and Renaissance the Roman Catholic Church was the central basis and concern ... y under the threat of possible excommunication if disobedience occurred. The civilians during these time periods were helpless against the church's power; they could not read or even understand the se ...

(4 pages) 148 2 3.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Horse in Art

from the realistic, to myth[ical], legend[ary], symbol[ic], and even murderous beasts; at the same time providing fascinating perspectives of our own humanity" (http://www.collegepapers.com/TermPaper ... gyptian_and_Greek.shtml). Animal art has also been seen as a tool connecting different cultures and time periods.The horse has been a favorite subject of artists for centuries. Mans first attempt to p ...

(13 pages) 139 0 4.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Comparison between J.D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield and Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn

would represent the automobile. They both serve the same purpose (transportation), yet in different time periods. Huck and Holden go through the same basic experiences and growth that is normal for mo ... ences and growth that is normal for most teenagers. Although Huck and Holden live in very different time periods, teenage 'coming of age' is a timeless concept that transcends all time periods and cul ...

(5 pages) 74 0 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain