Essays Tagged: "yoke"

James Joyce reflective on religion

ic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, severalkey events lead Stephen to throw off the yoke of conformity and choosehis own life, the life of an artist.Religion is central to the life of ...

(4 pages) 94 0 3.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Religion and Its Effects on Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"

c as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several key events lead Stephen to throw off the yoke of conformity and choose his own life, the life of an artist.Religion is central to the life of ...

(5 pages) 97 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How the 'social contract' described by Hobbs and Locke led to the formation of the United States and the citizens role in maintaining the social contract today.

predecessors could only dream of. How did we reach this state of freedom? How did we throw off the yoke of 'divine rule'? How did the rulers, who referred to themselves as 'bluebloods,' maintain this ... in history to see how we reached this present state in which we live in.In earlier times when the 'yoke' of oppression was on the neck of the people, the King had absolute power; his word was the law ...

(7 pages) 205 1 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The Aztec's Information rundown.

cs settled in Tizapan at the relative center of present-day Mexico. These lands were then under the yoke of the Culhuacan, and the Aztecs were allowed to stay on the land only if they became tributari ... he political and religious capital.The Mexican nation steadily rose in power but remained under the yoke of the Tepanec until the king Itzcoatl (reigned 1427-1440) formed a military alliance with near ...

(2 pages) 135 3 4.2 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Heart of Darkness.

itnesses a scene of desolation, waste, brutality and chaos.While the local natives suffer under the yoke of colonialism, the dominant whites enjoy a comfortable existence apart from the rigors of dise ... o keep himself spotlessly clean, but has no feelings for the local inhabitants who suffer under the yoke of imperialism.The Brick makerHe is the Manager's favorite and is considered by the other Agent ...

(36 pages) 221 1 2.7 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Martin Luther King

back to India and achieved perhaps one of the greatest feats in history, liberating India from the yoke of colonialism through nonviolent passive resistance. Gandhi's strategy yielded much less spect ...

(4 pages) 105 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Man of The Millennium: mahatma gandhi

of The MillenniumGandhi was the liberator of hundreds of million people in Asia and Africa from the yoke of imperialism. This is an outstanding achievement. However, the unique means of non-violence e ...

(4 pages) 66 0 4.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Alexander the Great

of the Gordian knot. A former peasant of Phygia, king Gordius used a very abnormal knot to tie the yoke to his chariot. He said whomever could undo the knot would gain his kingdom. Although people de ...

(2 pages) 91 2 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Title: Marcus Brutus This is an essay analyzing the character of Marcus Brutus in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

of the best in Rome (exceptimmortal Caesar), speaking of Brutus and groaning underneath this age's yoke, have wished thatnoble Brutus had his eyes" (line 59-62). Brutus starts to take this into consi ...

(3 pages) 43 0 4.5 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Study notes on Western influence and pressure in the history of China and Japan in the 19th and 20th Century

emper how each country responds to these Western pressures and influences. China, already under the yoke of the Manchurian Jun Hsien rule, wrestled repeatedly with Western values. Japan, on the other ...

(3 pages) 85 0 3.7 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Mongol Yoke in Russia

od, Russia did not collect the same benefits of cultural development and growth. Presence of Mongol Yoke in Russia was directly responsible for the disproportionate growth. Due to ongoing Tatar suppre ... Oral folklore testifies clearly and firmly to the negative evaluation the people gave to the Tatar Yoke.In summary, in my opinion Mongol Yoke completely isolated Rus' from her Western neighbors, as w ...

(2 pages) 22 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Ivan III

other cities remained beyond his control. Therefore, after major wars, he freed Russia from Mongol Yoke and proclaimed himself as a "Tsar of all Russia." Second, Ivan imposed conditions in order to e ...

(2 pages) 16 0 4.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Serene Routine of Yoga

pain, asthma, and many other hard to treat conditions. In Sanskrit, the word yoga means to join or yoke together which basically means that practicing yoga can bring the body and mind together (to yo ...

(5 pages) 27 0 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Bitter Waters

y Andreev-Khomiakov's Bitter Waters provides a unique insight into the economic realities under the yoke of Stalin's planned economy. Andreev-Khomiakov presents a rare account of the Soviet work exper ...

(3 pages) 986 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Theme

s because they grew very fast and were easy to farm. The pioneers had help from the animals such as yoke, oxen's, and cows to plow the earth so the land would be fertile. These animals were important ...

(1 pages) 997 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Art and Passion of YOGA

The Sanskrit word “yoga” has many meanings. One way is to look at the words “yoke” or “unite”, referring to the union of the individual self with the universal co ...

(7 pages) 20 1 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Manipulation in Medea

perform these tasks with thoroughness and tact, and the husband live with us, without resenting the yoke, our life is a happy one; if not, ?twere best to die. But when a man is vexed with what he find ...

(5 pages) 30 0 3.0 Feb/2008

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

Assembly Line Balancing

Manufacturing Operations Management 1 Yoke Flange Layout Assignment, Assembly Line Balancing To decide which machines are to be scrapped w ...

(2 pages) 9 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors