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  • Odyssey, a Look

    Odyssey, a Look

    There are many traditions and values that the people of Ancient Greece followed very closely. These acts, such as, hospitality and respect for one's peers are usually overlooked by gods and goddesses. The people are expected follow these traditions or they may feel wrath from a god or goddess. In the Odyssey, the tradition of hospitality is shown being broke in several ways. When a person in Ancient Greece received a guest, they were to

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    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: July
  • Odyssey by Homer

    Odyssey by Homer

    The Odyssey is an epic composed by Homer, an early Greek storyteller. This epic was the basis for Greek and Roman education. Epics are long poems marked by adventure. The main character in an epic is an epic hero. The epic hero is a figure of great stature and may be a character from history or legend. Epic heroes’ most remarkable traits are usually the ones most valued by the society from which the epic

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    Essay Length: 686 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Monika
  • "romeo and Juliet" / "west Side Story" - a Comparison / Contrast

    "romeo and Juliet" / "west Side Story" - a Comparison / Contrast

    Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story both have a lot in common as well as major differences that set them apart. Although West Side Story is a direct rendition of Shakespeare's original play, many of the themes and symbols are altered to fit the modern perspective. The characters have a direct correlation to each other, yet racial issues give them a new light. Many of the events also reflect each other, yet

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    Essay Length: 994 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Gods Role in the Iliad

    The Gods Role in the Iliad

    The Gods Role in The Iliad The gods in The Iliad are very greedy, self-centered, vain, malicious, and two-faced. Homer does a very good job of showing us this throughout the entire epic poem, and he does it in such a way so that anyone who reads this can understand. All of the gods that get involved in this war have their own self-serving motives behind all of their interference. Right in the very beginning

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    Essay Length: 878 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Treatment of Women by Men in Homer's the Odyssey

    The Treatment of Women by Men in Homer's the Odyssey

    The Treatment of Women by Men in Homer's The Odyssey Women in Homer's The Odyssey are judged mainly by looks. If important men and gods consider a woman beautiful, or if her son is a hero or important king the woman is successful. The way women in The Odyssey are treated is based on appearance, the things men want from them, and whether the woman has any power over men. During Odysseus' journey to the

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Jon
  • Comparison - Ucr and Nibrs

    Comparison - Ucr and Nibrs

    The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) from the FBI is the most widely cited crime report. It is used for comparison with victim surveys and self-reports. It came about in 1930 when the Department of Justice compiled and published national crime statistics. It was the major source for United States crime sets until 1974. Most information in the media is usually based on the UCR, although it is not properly reported. The UCR involves voluntary

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ted Bundy: A Personality Comparison with the Theories Od Rollo May and Albert Bandura

    Ted Bundy: A Personality Comparison with the Theories Od Rollo May and Albert Bandura

    Ted Bundy 2 Ted Bundy: A Personality Comparison With The Theories Of Rollo May and Albert Bandura The objective of this case study is to examine the personality of one of the most notorious serial killers in modern history, Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was alleged to have humiliated, tortured and murdered at least 50 women. Possibility more, but the true number will never be known. Because Ted Bundy kept the true number of his victims

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: July
  • Hero Archetypes and Epic Conventions in the Odyssey and Beowulf

    Hero Archetypes and Epic Conventions in the Odyssey and Beowulf

    Hero Archetypes and Epic Conventions in The Odyssey and Beowulf It is remarkable how closely one can compare two epics that have such diverse and unique historical and cultural backgrounds. A Greek poet named Homer wrote The Odyssey sometime from BC 1400-900 during the Mycenaean Period. The epic preceding The Odyssey, called The Iliad, revolves around Achilles, the hero of the commonly known Trojan Wars. The Odyssey is a continuation of The Iliad and

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    Essay Length: 3,024 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: May 12, 2010 By: Jack
  • A Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Weight Bias

    A Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Weight Bias

    A Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Measures of Weight Bias Renee Szostak Abstract In the present study, the results of the fat-thin Implicit Association Test (IAT) were compared with the results of explicit surveys in ten Indiana University undergraduates. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant correlation between subjects' results on the IAT and their responses in the explicit survey. Our survey was designed to measure the same bias

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    Submitted: May 12, 2010 By: Bred
  • Manet, Monet Comparison Essay

    Manet, Monet Comparison Essay

    Manet & Monet It is evident that two great impressionistic artists that both influenced each other are Edouard Manet and Claude Monet. Despite the peculiar similarity in their names, they were very good friends, and both learned from each other to improve their art. They were both successful painters who we can all learn from even today. They both had very similar lives, even before they knew each other. Edouard Manet was born in Paris

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    Submitted: May 12, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Beowulf and Odysseus Hero Comparison

    Beowulf and Odysseus Hero Comparison

    When one thinks of a hero, often the picture of a brute, young man with large muscles comes to mind. It is a rare occasion when one is asked to describe a hero that the first word out of their mouth is “smart”. However, that character trait is perhaps the most similar in Odysseus and Beowulf. These two heroes share such heroic qualities as, intelligence, courage, and physical strength. Beowulf and Odysseus were two very

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    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Comparison of an Industry

    Comparison of an Industry

    With the Internet fast becoming the platform of the day for conducting commercial activities and business transactions, it is important for companies to take advantage of information communication technologies, electronic commerce, mobile computing, and software agents. Internet technologies bring about opportunities for automating customer transactions, internal business processes, as well as business collaborations with associate companies or alliance members for both B2C and B2B e-commerce activities. Electronic commerce, simply put, is the exchange of money

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    Essay Length: 959 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Great Gatsby in Comparison to Catcher in the Rye

    Great Gatsby in Comparison to Catcher in the Rye

    Great Gatsby vs. Holden Caulfield The Great Gatsby written By F.Scott Fitzgerald is a novel about people, mainly Gatsby’s idea of the �American dream’ which can be compared easily to The Catcher in the Rye By J.D Salinger. Nick and Jay Gatsby are similar to Holden Caulfield. Nick is like Holden in the fact that they both share ideas of having expectations of people and hope, even though society constantly lets them down with multiple

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    Essay Length: 1,641 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Planetary Comparison

    Planetary Comparison

    Planetary Comparison Paper Properties of Earth Earth is the fifth largest planet in our solar system and the third planet from the Sun. Earth’s diameter is 12,6.3 km. Earth’s average distance from the Sun is 149,600,000 km, and Earth has one moon. Earth is comprised of rock and metals. Fortunately, for the inhabitants of Earth, Earth has an ozone layer which keeps dangerous solar radiation out and healthy oxygen in. The oxygen contained on

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    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Greek and Persian Armaments: A Comparison

    Greek and Persian Armaments: A Comparison

    Because of the recent movie, 300, most people are aware of the epic battle that occurred at Thermopylai were 300 odd Spartans supposedly held off an army of over one million led by Xerxes I. Now, there were many errors in the movie (the number of men on both sides being the chiefest of them). But it still leaves many people asking how a force so drastically outnumbered was able to hold a force nearly

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    Submitted: May 14, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Planet Comparison - Uranus and Neptune

    Planet Comparison - Uranus and Neptune

    Planet Comparison Report Uranus: Uranus was discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel. He at first wanted to name the planet Sidus Georgium which is latin for George’s star after the king of England. Another astronomer Johann Bode advised Herschel against it and suggested instead that he use a name from Greco-Roman mythology like all other planets. So Uranus was given its name which is the father of Saturn. Uranus is one of the

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Iliad by Homer

    Iliad by Homer

    Homer clearly and precisely depicts the religion and the ethics of the Achian and Trojan societies in The Iliad. During the time of the Trojan War, religion played an important role in the societies. Sacrifice, prayer, and rituals were all equally significant, and the superiority of the gods and the fates above humans were a standard of society. The gods were sacred deities to whom one had to bestow honor and respect. Within the

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Iliad: Mid-Term Paper

    The Iliad: Mid-Term Paper

    The Iliad: Mid-Term Paper Quotations: "Priam was sitting in the conference with the elders of the town. Old age had brought their fighting days to an end, but they were excellent speakers...When they saw Helen coming to the tower, they whispered winged words to each other: "No one could blame the Trojans and Greek man-at-arms for suffering so long for such a woman's sake."- Iliad book 3. This quote can easily be summed up into

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Jack
  • A Comparison of "the Mystery of the White Man" and "i Am a Native of North America"

    A Comparison of "the Mystery of the White Man" and "i Am a Native of North America"

    Harold Cardinal's essay, "The Mystery of The White Man" and Dan George's essay, "I Am a Native of North America" both deal with the issue of the way Natives and their culture are treated by white North American's. Each authour approaches the subject in a different manner but emphasizes the differences between the two cultures and many faults of those in the white way of life. The essays shed light on the hypocrisy of white

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    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Romeo Juliet Film Comparison to Text

    Romeo Juliet Film Comparison to Text

    Comment on how three different incidents are presented in the films, saying whether you consider it to be helpful to your understanding of the text. The Zeffereli and Luhrman “Romeo and Juliet” videos greatly enhance the basic Romeo and Juliet text. The text is written to William Shakespeare’s time period, the late sixteenth century and a lot of the words, phrases and comparisons are difficult to understand. In the video imagery is used to aid

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    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Antigone and Mlk Comparison

    Antigone and Mlk Comparison

    Antigone and MLK Compare/Contrast Essay Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Antigone are fighting injustice. Antigone is fighting the unfair edict of the corrupt and prideful king Creon. Mr. King is fighting the racial intolerance of a generation of Americans. Both Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. defend there actions in the struggle against injustice; although both argue there points, Antigone takes a more defiant stance, while Mr. King uses a more analytical approach in

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    Submitted: May 22, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Mgt 554 - Comparison and Contrast of Forecast Methods

    Mgt 554 - Comparison and Contrast of Forecast Methods

    Comparison and Contrast of Forecast Methods MGT 554 Operations Management University of Phoenix Professor Leonard Enger May 1, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENT Cover Page……………………………………………………….1 Table of Contents………………………………………………...2 Seasonal Forecasting……………………………………………..3 Delphi Method……………………………………………………4 Technological Method……………………………………………5 Time-series forecasting…………………………………………...6 Company Forecasting Methods…………………………………..7 Conclusion………………………………………………………..8 References………………………………………………………..9 Comparison and Contrast of Forecast Methods There are several different methods that can be used to create a forecast, this paper will compare and contrast the Seasonal, Delphi, Technological and Time Series method of

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    Submitted: May 24, 2010 By: Bred
  • New Jersey V Tlo Comparison with Tinker V Des Moines

    New Jersey V Tlo Comparison with Tinker V Des Moines

    You ever have a moment at school where something happens to you and you can't help but feel that somehow one of your rights was violated? Whether it be from an angsty teen point of view or from someone who's graduating valedictorian the possibility is definitely there. Throughout the years schools and students have run into conflicts that have led to cases being taken all the way up the pyramid to the supreme law of

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    Submitted: May 25, 2010 By: John
  • The Odyssey Book 11 Reflection

    The Odyssey Book 11 Reflection

    This passage is taken from lines 499-518 of Book 11, from Homer's epic, The Odyssey. At this point in the story, Odysseus has travelled to the underworld and met the ghost of Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaeans, who was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra upon his return home from Troy. Agamemnon is naturally bitter about his murder, especially since he wasn't able to see his son. Agamemnon then warns Odysseus about the dangers of

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    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: sebastian
  • Comparison Between Brave New World and Freud’s Future of an Illusion

    Comparison Between Brave New World and Freud’s Future of an Illusion

    Freud and the Brave New World: Science can replace religion as a means of creating a stable civilization. This is what Sigmund Freud believes, and this is what Aldous Huxley tries to prove. Freud in his Future of an Illusion states that religion allows men to act according to reason, and not their instincts. People are taught with a religious background and are taught about a balance of crime and punishment. Punishment will be

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    Submitted: May 28, 2010 By: Kevin

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