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Papers On Western Civilization
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Ancient Roots of Western Cultural Heritage: Questions, Answers, Comparisons
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This is a 30 page paper discussing various questions relating to ancient roots of Western cultural heritage. In regards to a review of ancient roots of Western cultural heritage, various philosophies, concepts, ideals, and political systems are included. References are made to works by Hesiod, Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Lucretius, Aeschylus, Euripides among others in relation to the complex myths, social and political relationships and man’s relationship to nature. Included in the concepts of behavior, punishment and the role of myths in social and political systems, references to the Code of Hammuradi, Genesis, Theogony and Enuma Elish are included among others. Many of the ancient philosophies can be applied to artifacts, political realms and situations in the modern world.
Bibliography lists 39 sources.
Filename: TJwestc1.rtf
Ancient Ruins of Slievemore in Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland
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A 10 page paper which examines the deserted village of Slievemore, who lived there, what kind of people, their way of life, the time period in which it existed and what happened to the settlement. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGslieve.rtf
Ancient Societies; Greece, Rome and the World of Beowulf
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This 5 page paper examines the similarities and differences of the people and societies of these three different times. In considering their expectations and the social structure the student will understand some of the contrasting elements in these societies. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEancciv.wps
Andrew Wheatcroft’s “The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire”
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A 5 page review of
Andrew Wheatcroft’s “The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAwheatc.rtf
Anglo-Saxon Settlement In England
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This 11 page paper examines the Anglo-Saxon settlement in England -- why they moved there, their subsequent society and culture. Particular emphasis is paid to medieval literature and its reflection of the Anglo-Saxons. Bibliography lists 8+ sources.
Filename: Anglosax.wps
Artistic Liberty and the Rewriting of Western Civilization: “Das Liebeskonzil” (“Council in Heaven”) and “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”
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A 9 page discussion of the manner in which Werner Schroeter film “Das Liebeskonzil” (“Council in Heaven”) and the recent box office hit “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” serve in the rewrite of Western Civilization. While “Council in Heaven” serves in the reinvention of the history of the Catholic Church, “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” serves in the reinvention of the facts and events surrounding a particular subtheme of World War II. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPfilmRe.rtf
Artistic, Literary, and Scientific Achievements: Hellenistic and Classical Ages
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A 3
page paper which compares the artistic, literary, and scientific achievements for the
Hellenistic and Classical ages. Source cited is from a text faxed by the student requesting
this paper and the author is unknown.
Filename: RAarthel.rtf
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