Why Did Roland Wait to Blow His Horn?
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A 2 page look at the anonymous French chanson de geste, The Song of Roland. It analyzes why Roland takes such a long time to blow his horn to summon aid, and determines that it was initially pride, but then sound military strategy. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Rolhorn.wps

Run, Socrates, Run!
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This 5 page paper discusses Crito's claims for the right of Socrates to escape from prison, rather than drink the hemlock for the sake of what is right and just. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBrunSoc.doc.

Ancient Religious Statues
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This 9 page paper examines the deep and constant relationship peoples of ancient civilizations had with their gods. The countries of the ancient world used to make this point are Sumer and Egypt. A small religious statue of the god Abu of Sumer, The Prince of Lagash is compared with the intimate nineteenth dynasty Egyptian statue, Nedjem. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBlagash.doc.

Heroism and Tragedy in Sophocles and Shakespeare
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An eight page paper comparing Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s King Lear in terms of their development of the tragic hero. The paper concludes that the way Shakespeare has developed his hero also owes much to the influence of Sophocles and Greek tragedy. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: KBlear.wps

Milton's Satan In Paradise Lost
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Milton explains at the very beginning of Paradise Lost that the story is concerned with the fall of Adam and Eve. This 3 page paper explores the use of imagery and symbols that Milton uses to manipulate the reader's perception of Satan in Book One. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTmildev.wps

Death & The Afterlife In Gilgamesh And The Iliad
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A 4 page paper comparing and contrasting views on immortality and the afterlife in these two ancient texts. The paper concludes that their two conceptions of the afterlife closely resemble the main alternatives of belief -- heaven versus nonexistence -- held by people in our own day. Bibliography lists two sources (the books).
Filename: Gilg.wps

Dream Interpretation in 'Gilgamesh'
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5 page discussion of dreams and open dream interpretation in the epic 'Gilgamesh.' No Bibliography.
Filename: Gilgames.wps

Gilgamesh / Religion
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A 5 page paper comparing and contrasting religious views of the Sumerians as evidenced by the epic of Gilgamesh with religious attitudes in our own day. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Gilgmesh.wps

Gilgamesh and Genesis: A Religious Comparison
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A six page look at these two ancient stories in terms of their philosophy toward the continuity of life. The paper suggests that the Sumerians, in fact, felt that since death was the end of everything, humans’ responsibility is to live vigorously and well; the Hebrews, on the other hand, found their own “salvation” in community and tradition, which insured an ongoing and consistent expression of faith despite the deaths of individual members. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: KBgilga.wps

Gilgamesh as an Epic Hero
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A 2 page essay demonstrating how the character of Gilgamesh does indeed fall under the classic and definitive explanation of a 'hero' as well as how the elements of his story comprise that which genuinely defines an 'epic.' Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Gilgame2.rtf

Heroism & Violence in Gilgamesh and the Odyssey
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In this 6 page essay, the writer argues that Odysseus (from 'The Odyssey') and Gilgamesh (from 'The Epic of Gilgamesh') were both heroes in the classic, definitive sense. It is reasoned that their violent tempers and mood swings actually had some 'redeeming value.'-- Excellent comparisons are made between the two characters. No Bibliography.
Filename: Odysseus.wps

Sacrifice in Medea
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This paper posits that in order to redeem herself of all the deaths she has caused in freeing Jason, Medea must make the ultimate sacrifice, her children, for two purposes: to save herself, and to save the country from the future reign of Jason. No references. JVmedea.rtf
Filename: JVmedea.rtf