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The epic Beowulf shows us how a mans character is tested as he encounters difficult situations. The unknown author of Beowulf, leaves behind a mystique, an intriguing quality with which the character which hold our interest. The modern-day hero, Superman, also possesses these same qualities. Their modest actions are what helped these heros to become…

It was a time of immense scientific discoveries and controversies in Europe during the early nineteenth century. Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is a reflection of the questions that society was bringing to the forefront concerning science and religion. In this horror tale, one can clearly see the controversies arising at the time that science may be…

Alternative Tempest The Alternative Tempest The play opens with a group of drunken Muppets from Italy, Gonzo, a blue monster thing with a bent nose, the King of Naples, Kermit a green frog with massive eyes, sailing home after the marriage of his daughter to the King of Tunis. They were drunk because they had…

From Gilgamesh for example, we know that some of the people who lived in the land between the Tigris and Euphates rivers in the second and third milleniums BCE. We know they celabrated a king named Gilgamesh; we know they believed in many gods; we know they were self- -consious of their own cultivation of…

Through storytelling and collective action, survivor activists have brought the issue of campus sexual assault to the nation’s attention through the use of social media. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), sexual violence is more prevalent in and around college campuses, compared to any other crime, and women ages 18-24…

Mystery and the study of the unknown has always fascinated people. The search for truth in the “uncomprehensible” has led to many controversies. Some believe in the “supernatural”, while others simply do not. Both types of people obviously have their own reasonings for believing or disbelieving in it. There are numerous world famous mysteries that…

When you think of “pop culture” images of pirates, the first thing that comes to mind is Hollywood’s representation, through movies like “Pirates of the Caribbean” or “Hook.” Through these representations, we have become accustomed to believing that all pirates are in search of some hidden treasure and were creating sea crimes without much thought…

Polyphemus Polyphemus according to Greek mythology was the son of Poseidon and the nymph-thoosa. In all of my research on Polyphemus I have found that he has no powers, nor does he have symbols. But besides his enormous size and his herding of goats and sheep. He has no other powers and symbols The Cyclopes…

<a href=”http://www.geocities.com/vaksam/”>Sam Vaknin’s Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites It is easy to confuse the concepts of “virtual reality” and a “computerized model of reality (simulation)”. The former is a self-contained Universe, replete with its “laws of physics” and “logic”. It can bear resemblance to the real world or not. It can be…

In this chapter of the book, Beyer emphasizes the beginning of Grace Hopper and how she became a key role in technology. It all started with her being born to a mathematician and a life insurance executive that resided in New York. After High School, Hopper went to Yale to pursue a degree in mathematics…