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Psappo’s poetry was the model from which ancient cultures defined love. Her views on love have influenced many works of literature, including The Aeneid of Virgil. Love is an uncontrollable force that strikes an individual from the outside and can occur suddenly as well as unexpectedly. Love is often depicted as a positive emotion that causes people to feel blissful, but this can easily turn into furor; furor is the aspect of love associated with violence and insanity. Dido’s love for Aeneas exemplifies

Christianity spread, railroads and canals were built and India became very anglicized. The British also outlawed the practice of widow burning, in which the widow of a man throws herself on her husband's funeral pyre. Missionaries, such as Amy Carmichael, rescued child prostitutes from temple shrines. They also worked to change the attitude toward the "untouchables". "Untouchables are outcasts-people considered too impure, too polluted, to rank as worthy beings…

A theme is the underlying message or overall meaning of a story. Authors use this literary device in stories to convey a critical belief about life. A theme of a book is usually seen as a universal in nature because when a theme is universal, it touches on human experience. Sometimes there are multiple themes to a story and they may or may not be stated directly. Religion is a theme found throughout the stories of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and Hamlet. The theme of religion is prevalent

It is a story about a girl who leads a gentle life and adventures into an uncertain fairy tale. It is a story that confronts the meaning of love, a story that may even shed light on sexism, a story of self denial. It is the story of Desiree’s Baby. In this work, Kate Chopin reveals the dark aspects of human nature by the narrative of a young girls journey in life. Kate Chopin’s use of narration, symbolism, and secritism are used throughout the story of “Desiree’s Baby” to guide the audience through

capture the guardian of the underworld, Cerberus, and return him once the king saw that he had completed the task. The final act that Herakles does that fits into the monomyth archetype of the hero is his act of becoming immortal. Upon his death funeral pyre, when the flame is lit he is risen up to Olympus and is granted the gift of immortality. This is significant for several reasons; firstly it shows that Hera in fact did embrace him at the end of his journey by allowing him to have immortality. Also

The plague was the most devastating pandemic in human history, killing around 80-200 million people mostly throughout Europe, leaving most people back then wondering how they and others got sick and died. “Evidence available from rural continental Europe suggests a slow spread of human mortality across trade and travel routes, patterns consistent” (Carmichael 3), until after multiple inventions such as printing, word spread of this murderer, preventing more deaths and to treat those affected. This

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is final chapter in an epic story of good versus evil. The script was written by George Lucas and was released in theatres on May 25, 1983 (IMDb.com). It was the third film released in the Star Wars saga, following Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (IMDb.com). At the time, Episode VI concluded the story of Luke Skywalker and his Rebel friends fighting against Darth Vader and the evil Empire. The entire plot of Return

History is filled with destructive and murderous forces that sought to change the world. People like Josef Stalin or Idi Amin Dada between the two they killed in the millions for there beliefs. When we take a look through time a name comes up worse than the two ever thought about being .Adolf Hitler Führer of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, and chancellor of Germany. Many people ask why did Hitler do what he did. Some say there was something wrong with him was he insane or possibly

Conflict of I and We All Citations are from the text of Sophocles’ Philoctetes Translated by Sophocles, David Grene, Glenn W. Most, and Richmond Lattimore. "Philoctetes." Sophocles II. Third Edition ed. Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, April 19, 2013. 207-79. Print. The relationship between the individual and his/her society is a subject of continual interest not only to philosophers and religious thinkers. We, as individuals, have hopes, plans, needs, and expectations. Likewise

The Iliad and Beowulf are two important stories that illustrate critical components of the warrior culture. Achilles and Beowulf are similar in nature as they value pride and honor to the highest degree in their way of life. They, however, play a central role in highlighting the importance of the Anglo-Saxons and Greeks perception of their burial rites. It is through these character’s experiences that the reader is able to see how commemoration of the dead exemplifies the significance of their greatness