Essays on Myth

Abstract

Executive Compensation is too high in almost all cases. This level of compensation affects all the levels of the company as there is a great disparity in the level of CEO compensation and the other employees of the company. In some cases employees have been let go because the CEO is the first to receive the large salary. Executive compensation is determined in some cases by the competition. Consultants are used to extrapolate the compensation at various companies and relate it to the other CEO's as an effort to level the playing field. However many times a consultant uses ...

Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Overview Fast forward. There is a woman named Susan Collins. She wrote a book. Actually a whole series of books. People read them and liked them. Probably some executive in Lionsgate read it and liked. So they decided to make a movie out of it. Actually a series of films. The first movie “Hunger Games” was a success but the director – Gary Ross said to have a very tense schedule so Francis Lawrence was invited to film the sequel. For those who have seen both movies – the difference is obvious. It is also obvious that Francis Lawrence like his ...

When photography arrived about 150 years ago, it was considered as a documentary medium because of the exact replicas of the subject. The technologically advanced cameras and development of photojournalism led to the development of realistic photos. Those photographs were considered a witnesses of reality as they expose the facts of life (Mullen 6). Gradually, manipulation in photography was looked upon to necessary to display the subject accurately. This was because the event was not self-explanatory or clear in photographs at times. Thus, the photographer was compelled at times to edit those images. Documentary photography is seen to belong ...

The main characters in the story are Great Grandfather Spirit, the animals, and mankind. Grandfather spirit has made creation however all of the animals are fighting over who will get to rule. Great Grandfather Spirit then decides to make man, however, he is having trouble. At this point, Coyote helps Grandfather Spirit by showing him the form of a man and woman. The archetype of the trickster in Navajo myth is the coyote. This archetype is generally formulated in a negative light. However, in this story Coyote is helping Grandfather Spirit to overcome the conflicts among the animals by ...

Waiting for Godot

The years after the Second World War are considered to be ill-fated for the theatre arts. However, over the course of time, interests as well as endeavors were carried towards undiscovered subjects and to those which are not openly acknowledged or displayed in the traditionally established forms and uses as well. Therefore, in gradual mode, without any ostentatious manifestation, another type of theatre appeared. In the 50s it was obtruded upon large audiences, which consisted of students and academics searching for something neoteric. Absurdism is regarded as philosophical standpoint which asserts that the aspirations of humanity to detect meaning ...

The Second Battle of Fallujah

The Second Battle of Fallujah The Second Battle of Fallujah (Operation Al-Fajr) took place in Fallujah 43 mi west of Baghdad. It is city with more than 300,000 residents and people often call it a “city of mosques”. Fallujah had not been affected by the military activity in Iraq until 2004, but then it became a hot zone where insurgency led to the large number of casualties. Fallujah’s residents used to be open to the Coalition forces, but on 28 April 2003 several local demonstrators were killed by the military and this incident caused a rise of ...

The story of mankind is created every day, but it is told through history. It is only when he looks back, that he realizes how far he has come. History has been instrumental in shaping the present and most likely the future of humanity. One of the greatest flaws associated with history is its inaccuracy. The inaccuracy is not, however, because of lack of information but because of the prejudice and perspectives that are captured by most historians (Woolford, Andrew, Jeff, and Alexander 43). Information is abundant; the only problem is the indifference that people show to the available ...

There are several myths concerning the application of the death row inmates in cases of serious crimes. Such myths can make the population confused. One of the myths about the death row is that many countries use this kind of punishment. However, in reality, the majority of countries, including almost all European countries, declined such way of punishment. The United States is the only western democratic state that uses the capital sentence as a form of punishment of offenders. Another myth regarding the death warrant concerns what many people believe that the capital punishment can prevent new crimes and ...

Philosophy of Religion

In the light of Jeffrey Brodd’s eye-opening study Invitation to World Religions (2012) the question of the content and premise of religion comes up for discussion. At the very outset the author explores how religion sprang from myth in many cultures of the world, and in Chapters 2 and 3he speaks of the native American and African religions in particular. Then he goes on to discuss the sway of religion in postmodern society under the impact of globalization and multiculturism (Brodd xiii). The very perusal of the table of contents would point to religion being a characteristic of ...

Introduction

Immigration is a brainchild of globalization and has been a subject of critique by a group of Americans who may take a xenophobic or protectionist cast. These critics argue that immigration undermines the US economy due to the access gained by immigrants to jobs and other important resources. Others also argue that employment of immigrants encourages cheap labor and undermines the US industries. On the other hand, the subject of immigration is hugely supported by the IMF body that argues that overall, immigration and integration will extend its benefits to everyone both the American community and the rest of ...

How was the My Lai Massacre reported by the U.S. media? 1680 words

Plan of the investigation

How did the United States media represent the My Lai Massacre? What did the incident look like in the American newspapers? I have chosen this topic because the importance of the media during the Vietnam War (particularly the My Lai) cannot be underrated. The U.S. media influence Americans’ perception of the event, as the primary information was reversed and many details were never revealed. Throughout the world history, many countries did the same thing in order to avoid panic and unneeded criticism. In this particular case, ...

Krugman Paul in the Myth of Asia’s Miracle demonstrates the theoretical understanding of the rapid growth of the East Asian economy. Through the attributes of the high rate growth of productivity with the factors of production and effective public policy influenced the success of the economy. The article proposes a combination of policy initiatives by the governments to adopt the strategic direction of free trade as a foundation for sustainability in the economic growth. The basis that characterize Krugman approach is informed by a collective understanding and reference to eight high performing Asian Economies. To augment his hypothesis, ...

Proposal

The world had always been full of different religious beliefs, because there is probably no universal explanation of the origins of human creation. Since the ancient times, we all needed a symbol of faith and of the existence of the judge, who sees everything, thus, is always eager to price, or to punish. Depending to the extent to which we’ve followed his commandments. The two religions: Islam and Christianity are highly different, and their followers are people, whose worldview differs from the other. It makes the two different religions mystically connected, and creates a view of the existence ...

Introduction

“There’s much stronger evidence connecting human activity to changes in temperature, melting glaciers and ocean warming,” are the words of Gerald Meehl who holds the position of a senior scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research. Meehl in addition to being a scientist is also a major contributor to the report that was published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and according to the report; human activity is primary cause for warming of the earth’s climate. The 2007, the report linked human activity to the change in global temperatures with 90 percent certainty, a ...

The main idea of the article “Creating the Myth” is that, while there have been thousands and thousands of stories written over the course of human history, they all come from a very small number of universal stories. Whether these are “search” stories are “hero” stories, the vast majority of stories come down to one of the various types of myths. The author goes through the various stages of the myth and describes how some of our most famed stories fit the pattern. For example, the author draws heavily from the Star Wars cycle, and the Odyssey of Homer, to ...

Ideology and ideograph commonly in political discourse are concepts that are mostly used to have support for political positions. The words used in such cases do not have meanings that are clear but then they are used to bring out the impression of clear meaning.

Michael Calvin McGee used this term in a more clear way. He claimed that many people used the term without knowing its meaning clearly as a synonym for doctrine in political organizations. When human beings are put together they think and behave differently than when they are separated from each other (Mc Gee p.120). Collective ...

Daniel Quinn's philosophical novel “Ishmael” begins with the reading of the newspaper. The narrator reads this newspaper with the interest especially one advertisement that was about the search of student, who wants to save the world. All his life, the narrator looked for such person and now he has found him. He has doubt about this ad, but he goes to the specified place. He sees only one gorilla in one of the offices that can speak with him telepathically. He understands that this gorilla will be his teacher that he sought.

The name of this gorilla ...

Although there is growing awareness of mental health problems and increasing understanding of the mentally ill, fear still exists related to those who suffer from severe problems, particularly psychosis. Part of this is due to media coverage as they look to hook their audience with sensationalized stories so you don’t see headlines such as “Depressed Mom of 2 Sits on Couch all Day.” You also don’t see coverage of the vast majority of those suffering from psychosis since, “Well Medicated and Stable Young Man Returns to School, “ or “Woman Recounts Single Brief Episode of Psychosis from 10 ...

The point of this paper is to trace the origin of the maasai through their stories in order to find out if they were myths or legends.The Maasai is a group of plain Nilotes mostly living in the east African region. Their culture, mostly surrounds nomadic pastoralists that move with their cattle in search of water and pasture. Their creation myth surrounds livestock and mainly cattle which they hold sacred. They attribute their way of life to a myth in which Enkai sent them with cattle from heaven to look after them.

This story does not fit the outfit of ...

The callous opinions of unmoved minds regarding the value, or legitimacy, of Affirmative Action policies in the country today have always been controversial. While a most imperative requirement to sufficiently examine such an issue demands a strong evaluation of the historical conditions that brought affirmative action to bear in the first place, this research paper must remain within the confines of time and length constraints. How has affirmative action changed since the 1960s? Of course, the short answer might be that its policies are no longer exclusively applied to black ...

Prices of oil are determined per unit barrel of the crude oil which has been used ever since as the standard measurement of oil prices (Rathmann et al, Page 14-16). The quantity, which is the barrel, is used as a benchmark over which oil prices are determined. Different economies use different criteria for determining the oil prices. Within the North American economies, the Texas Light Sweet is used as a benchmark over which oil prices are determined. It is a type of crude oil that is light compared to other forms of crude oil especially the Brent crude oil. It is also ...

Introduction

Understanding self- identity in ‘selphie’ portrait photography looks at the influence of social media on the way people take mobile phone pictures connected to editing a new identity as portrayed in the photographs shared on Internet social networks. The amazing popularity of phone camera (see Figure 1) technology, photography, and the number of self-portraits finally appearing on Internet social networks continues creating a phenomenon. The effect looks at how social networks influence how people take selphie (Oxforddictionaries.com, 2014) photographs and edit them. Comparisons of film and digital photography linking to self-identity show a connection ...

Apollodorus, and Robin Hard. The Library of Greek Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, UK, 1997. Print.

This is a unique book showing the guide of the Greek mythology as from the origin of the Universe to the Trojan War. This book has been used as a source book by many famous classical writers due to its large and reliable history. The book gives a detailed story of each of the families of the Greek heroic methodology. These stories come with the adventures such heroes experiences highlighting the areas to which significance is needed. The book is considered to be the only ...

Communication is an activity, through which people give, receive, or exchange facts, ideas, needs, observations and feelings, intentionally or unintentionally through spoken words, drawings, signals, notes, and behavior. Communication is a social activity involves interaction of people either physically or through appropriate media. Apart from being continuous, it is vibrant, multifaceted and frequently changes. Defining communication is complex; many varying definitions exist with each person having a different version (West & Turner, 2007). Personally, communication is very important to the human nature because it affects all the facets of our day-to-day lives. We use communication to understand our environment and our lives ...

I know you have bug dreams for yourselves and that you look forward to a successful life in the future. Many of you think that is only possible in America because it is a much more developed country than ours. But I am here writing you a letter just so you know what it is like living here. I did not easily know these things myself, but with the help of the book Myths America Lives By written by Richard Hughes I now know better. Hughes talks about the common beliefs held by the American people but I doubt they are even ...

Introduction

Shortage of nurses and various other quality and cost related issues have resulted in a boom of research and studies, related to staffing alternatives. In order to develop a workforce that can actually help to overcome the obstacles faced by the nursing industry and to ensure quality management in nursing practices, there are initiatives like supplemental staffing which are being accepted widely. It is important to understand that addressing the nursing related issues will not only help to improve the quality of health care but will also help to increase the productivity and reduce the effect of shortage of nurses, ...

Thomas King’s 1993 novel Green Grass, Running Water is not written like a typical narrative novel, with a beginning, middle and end. Instead, the work functions as a strange, compelling mixture of myth and fictional anthology, with a series of concurrent stories being told at once. King’s incredibly deft handling of this mixture of stories, which runs the gamut from outright myths to Judeo-Christian creation stories to tales of the everyday, creates a style that sits somewhere between Indian oral tradition and Western fiction literature. This allows for a unique exploration of the way these two cultures mix, the yearning of Aboriginals to ...

According to Michael, “Flash Boys” is all about how another group of venture firms has schemed with the financial firms and the stock traders to utilize sophisticated programming calculations to skim pennies. The group skim money from the genuine financial specialists who give value cash flow to the economy. Michael narrates a story through diverse cast of characters who come to comprehend this cutting edge scalping operation, and attempt to do something to defeat it.

The ethical champion in Flash Boys is Brad Katsuyama, an exceptionally well-paid stock merchant at the Royal Bank of Canada, who evaluated that the ...

INTRODUCTION

Anyone who drives a car is well aware how important gasoline is to their day-to-day activities. Driving a car, which was once a luxury, is now a necessity for most people from sea to shining sea. Over the last decade, Americans have watched the prices of gasoline rise and have felt the burden of that increase on their budgets. Gasoline costs literally doubled and in some places tripled in price, making it more and more difficult for people to afford to drive the distances that their lives may require. This inability to drive can impact all sorts of areas in the American paradigm. ...

Every culture is blessed with mythology and mysteries. Mythology as defined by Nwankwo is, "legends of the people's history, religion, stories of how the world was created, traditions of origin and their heroes and they are meant to describe the structure of the world's people live in and the force that operate in it." (Nwankwo). The Igbos have diverse versions of their myths, and it is imperative to consider that these myths shape their form of cultures, traditions, socio-cultural activities, economies, and polities. Each culture has its uniqueness and differs from other cultures in a profound way. ...

For a few years now, income inequality has been a topic widely discussed by the media and among tax payers. It is a sensitive subject as the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow, bringing the existing social classes even further apart. Inequality is a social issue best examined through the scope of two popular opinions. The first of these is that the unfair distribution of profits may also be viewed as a motivation to perform better, work harder and make more than the average worker. The less optimistic and more widely accepted view is that as the rich and powerful ...

Annotated Bibliography

Clarke-Stewart, A., & Brentano, C. (2006). Divorce: Causes and Consequences (Current

Perspectives in Psychology) ISBN 13-978-0-300—11044-9. Retrieved from

http://www.amazon.com/Divorce-Consequences-Current-Perspectives- Psychology/dp/0300110448/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417574934&sr=1- 1&keywords=9780300110449

In this book the authors examine current research on divorce and use scientific

evidence to uncover what is said about divorce and what remains to be learned about this socially and politically charged issue. This book is gives valuable information and provides a balance review that can be used in the study being undertaken. Daly, K., & Chesney-Lind, M. Feminism and Criminology. Retrieved from http://people.stfx.ca/x2011/x2011ael/Daly_JQ_88.pdf

In this article ...

Question 1

. Multiculturalism is a sociological concept that is imperative in establishing the behaviour patterns of particular individuals belonging to the same cultural group (Race, 2011). It is also hearten ideologies that promote cultural diversity. Multiculturalism by definition is the cultural diversity that exists in a given community along with the policies that are put in place to promote the same. In essence, multiculturalism is fundamentally the existence of diversity on cultural grounds at the various organizational levels that include schools, neighbourhoods, countries cities, etc. Multiculturalism is responsible for the existence of various cultures across the globe. Multiculturalism in itself is a positive ...

The individuals in authority, for example, employers have the responsibility of ensuring the health and safety of all who are under them, hence the establishment of health and safety policies. Health and safety is a body of regulation that guides and protects the total well-being of all members of public, for example, in the workplace, at school and other public areas. In the UK, the health and safety act is found in Chapter 37 of Health and Safety Act of 1974. This article gives a number of provisions regarding health and safety, for example, it provides that the welfare of individuals ...

The racial segregation and oppression shared by women from their own experiences to change the political and social system were the awareness of women in the nation . Women voiced their sense of pride in accordance with their perspective and disappointments about the slow and inadequate changes. The hopes of women, guided by their active participation in the issues helped them survived the challenges. The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared segregation unconstitutional was the momentum for the civil rights . The momentum from the civil Rights Act of 1964, women rights were under the Act itself. Despite ...

Intellectual property: A Summary

Unlike tangible property, intellectual property is more complicated in terms of ownership and possession. With regard to such complexity, the legal frameworks in place have come up with various provisions aimed at protecting the ownership and exclusive rights of such property. For purposes of such protection, intellectual property is divided into: copyrights, patents, trademarks, and registered designs. Contrary to common misconception, a single product can be protected under all these types. For instance, an iPhone, a product of Apple Inc, can have the company control its distribution and enhancement by use of patents, copyrights, registered designs and trademarks. Typically, patents are ...

Kenneth Goldsmith brings out his controversial idea on writing in his ‘Revenge of the Text,’ and he analyses the concept of paratextual and the technological advancement in writing has taken the different forms like typography, design, cover page etc. that can grasp the attention and appreciation of the present readers. On the contrary, Flusser in his ‘Future of Writing’ questions about the future of writing if written text has been transformed by the digital expression, as he strongly feels there is no future for writing. The preponderance of the technologies over the matter of writing is ...

Plato’s “Myth of Cave” is a very famous allegory, also known as “Allegory of the Cave” was used in Plato’s work “The Republic”, which is written in the form of Socratic dialogue. “Myth of Cave” is considered to be the best work that shows Platonism and objective idealism in general. Plato’s “Myth of Cave” is a symbol of metaphysics, epistemology and dialectics also it is the symbol of the whole Plato’s philosophy.

People live in a cave, in the cave with the entrance directed to the light that illuminates the entire length of ...

There is a common misconception fostered by many Britons that with the growing diversity and the growing influence of globalization in the country Great Britain has become a classless society. This myth is further reinforced by the proclamations made by different political dignitaries like former British Prime Minister John Major who expressed the desire to create a 'classless society of opportunity' after he came into power back in 1990s (Lewis, 2013). Not only John Major, another Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair also proclaimed in his speech in 1999 that "the class war is over" (Marsden, 1999). But in ...

Daniel Day Lewis in the Last of the Mohicans, is pointed to as one of the great method actors of our time. He totally immersed himself in the role actually killing and skinning his own food, learning the crafts of the Mohican tribe, and carrying a rifle with him everywhere during the shoot. Before the filming ever began he lived for six months in the woods and continued to do so throughout the shoot. By believing he was the character he was portraying, he convinced the audience as well as his co-stars who also gave more realistic and believable performances. ...

The ‘Power of myth’ is a six-part TV series and a book on six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers. The series debuted on PBS in 1988. The discussions were based on universal and enduring themes which have featured in mankind’s oldest stories, and both men have tried spotting the relevance of the same in the modern world. According to Campbell, ancient myths are “clues to the spiritual potentialities of human life.” The talks in ‘Power of Myth’ include excerpts from Campbell’s other work ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces.’ Its central ...

1. Nietzsche in his work distinctly differentiated slave and master morality. During his time, and for conservative thinkers of today, there are traits that are considered noble and positive. These traits including meekness, humility, pity and other characteristics that might be universally defined as kind are to him, weak. This kind of thinking is what he refers to as slave morality because it is not assertive and people who think that way are not strong enough to become masters of their own world. He condemns the philosophy which embraces these characteristics. To him, a master morality is one that is opposite ...

Isaac sacrifice vs. Iphigenia

Most of us are familiar with the story of Abraham and Isaac from the bible. In contrast, many may not be acquainted with the Greek myth of Agamemnon. This is the brief recap of the two stories: in the old testament of the bible, God commands Abraham to sacrifice his only son that he got at an older age after God had promised him. It is a paradox story in that the same God who blessed Abraham and Sarah with the child is the same God that wants Abraham to sacrifice Isaac his child. Abraham obeys God but in the ...

The four articles summarized and discussed in this annotated bibliography were selected because they deal with some of the civilizations of the first Americans, the Aztecs in particular. There always seems to be a lot of information and research into Western and pre-Western archaeology and anthropology, such as studies about Celtic, Roman, and Egyptian culture and mythology, but less about pre-Columbian America. All four of these articles were selected from peer-reviewed journals. Journals were selected instead of a book because it seemed like the best way to get a general idea about some very diverse topics regarding the Aztecs. Topics for three ...

“I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality if what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I have plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did ...

How people perceive someone's sex or gender is definitely personified in many aspects of culture, from the media to subcultural traditions and rituals. Never is this a clearer case than in the Disney films, which feature heavily-marketed ‘princesses’ (e.g. Belle, Jasmine, Snow White) who are meant to personify the media messages aimed at girls. However, in 1998 the Disney animated film Mulan presented one of these ‘princesses’ in a different light; the titular character is a strong-willed, independent girl who wishes to stand up for herself and forge her own path. In this way, the portrayal of Mulan in ...

Book review for

“The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy” is a book that developed a reasoned argument about the vaccines versus autism debate. The writer of the book, Seth Mnookin, is aware that the vaccine has been an explosive issue not only in the United States but also across different cultures in the world. Mnookin provides an insight on the effects of biotechnology and how parents, scientists, sociologists, and politicians, among others have perceives it. In other words, the author injects a dose of reality to into the commonly known myth about the link between vaccination and autism (Taylor et al. ...

Introduction

Early Years of King Shaka Under Service to Dingiswayo Leadership and Military under King Shaka Death of King Shaka and Legacy Conclusion

References

Introduction In this paper, I shall discuss the impact of King Shaka Zulu’s reign in Southern Africa. Specifically taking into account how Shaka was able to use his military genius and political acumen to establish the Zulu Kingdom and stabilize his reign. The purpose of this paper is to discover as to how Shaka struggled to give a name for himself before he became ruler, and how he used his power to ...

Question 1

Religion is an overarching theme in the Stranger. The antagonist, Meursault, in this novel is an atheist. He does not believe in the existence of God. He believes that the world is shaped and is as a result of fate. Meursault finds it difficult that there is the existence of a supernatural being that controls the world. The theme of religion is brought about in various sections of the plot in this novel. One of the main sections of the plot where the theme of religion is brought is during the funeral of Meursault mother. Meursault does not show any remorse ...

All my life I had taken psychology as any other subject taught in schools. It was not until I took critical look at Kuther’s handbook that gave me light on just how important psychology is important in a human being’s life. This book has insightful explanations that hit directly into the fears of unknown that students often develop in the course of career choice. This was cemented by interesting lectures and encouragements I got from the University. I got much interest in health psychology because I realize the physical health, emotional health and mental health go hand in ...

Garley, Matt, Slade, Benjamin and Marina Terkourafi. “Hwaet! LOL! Common Formulaic Functions in Beowulf.” Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Association 45 (1): 111-126.

This paper identifies six different formulaic functions that appear both in modern blogs and in Old English poetry. These six are discourse-structuring, filler, gnomic, epithetic, tonic and acronymic. The commonality of these linguistic features is interesting given the amount of time that has passed between the two genres. This shows that the purpose of communication has remained constant, at least in these areas.

Godfrey, J.E. “Beowulf as Martial Epic.” Unpublished dissertation, Texas Tech University, 2011. http://repositories.tdl.org/ttu-ir/handle/2346/19379

This dissertation focuses on the similarities between Beowulf and other epics of war. The conventions of this type of epic are discussed, as well as the rhetorical devices that the martial epic typically encompasses. This is ...

This article explains that bottle water can cause cancer. According to this article leaving bottle water in hot vehicles causes the bottles to release carcinogenic substances. The author of this article is highly critical of this causation. He argues that this argument is based on a research paper presented by a student from the University of the Idaho. Ed Zimney, the author of this article, explains that the results used in this research were unsubstantiated. He adds that this research is based on assumption that has been extrapolated by the media to cause a stir within the public about the issue (Zimney, ...

Question 1: Visionary Company

According to Jerry Porras and Jim Collins visionary companies demonstrate a set of characteristics which are a departure from what is the popular myth. Ordinarily, it would be expected that visionary companies would be characterised by the following: presence of a great idea, charismatic and determined leaders, maximization of profits, focus on beating the competitors and the tendency to hire chief executive officers externally.

Contrary to that, Porras and Collins opine that visionary companies are essentially characterised by a number of factors briefly discussed. They insist that visionary companies are premier institutions in their area of specialization. As such, visionary companies usually lead ...

Psychological Egoism involves being entirely driven by self-interest, and is characterized by purely selfish motives. It is believed that such a mind will always bring happiness. Whereas, Ethical Egoism is the view that people do take into account interests, that are not their own. Glaucon has created a myth titled “The Ring of Gyges” which discusses the entire concept of egoism.

This myth is the story of a man named Gyges, who while travelling he comes across a chasm, with something sparkling deep inside. Attracted by the shine he goes into the depth and enters a tomb. Gyges ends up taking a gold ring ...

The paper is devoted to the problem of ruining the site which is believed to be the ancient city of Troy. In particular, the paper studies historical archaeological evidence of the conflict resulting in the fall of the empire comparing it to mythological description of the war called Trojan in classical epics. The legend of the Trojan War – the Bronze Age severe conflict between the kingdoms of Mycenaean Greece and Troy, – reflecting Greek invasion on Troas (present North West Turkey), has been striding through the mythology and history of ancient Greece, inspiring the greatest men of letters of ...

I started off my research by doing a random search on the internet because I wanted to have a wide view and research on the topic. But it was not at all easy because I did not have a direct lead to the subject because I had to go through books, journals and blogs in order to decipher what was directly related to my subject. This kind of research narrative is open ended and would be better if it was narrowed down to a specific topic or entry.

Sources

Bloomberg, Kristin Mapel. Tracing Arachne’s Web: Myth and Feminist Fiction. Gainesville: University Press of ...

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Introduction Electronic Cigarettes and vaping have become a normal part of our society’s daily terminology in the past couple of years. Advertisements for them abound, and vaping shops have begun to pop up everywhere. There are untold number of websites selling electronic cigarettes, and there are high profits to be made. Electronic cigarettes have been touted as a healthy alternative to smoking, or a non-addictive social activity. The multiple flavors available make the activity seem fun and harmless. While the advertising makes certain claims about how healthy electronic cigarettes are, companies have been known to stretch the ...

Fiction explores nature in a way that sometimes is more truthful than science. Even though for many years people believed that one was naturally inclined to love and cherish one’s parents, two thinkers two millennia apart expressed their opinions otherwise. The first of these was the artist, Sophocles in Oedipus Rex; the second, the scientists, Sigmund Freud, with his postulation of the notorious Oedipus complex. He saw a pattern in children, and himself, to go through a process in their infancy that was characterized by feeling attraction for one’s mother and the desire to kill one’s father. Freud remembered ...

I was very early on the second day of the first month of the year. My aunts tell me that my mother had gone out dancing on New Year’s Eve, and so she had gone into labor on New Year’s Day whereas I was due to be born the next month yet. My mother attests to the swift delivery – it was as if I had wanted to go out on New Year’s Day – to become one of the “firsts” of the year. My father said that they had to leave me as I was too tiny ...

Gangs are considered the sources of violence and danger being treated as the cause of instability and threat to the state. The history of American gangs have a lot of peculiarities distinguishing street gangs of the US from the rest of the world due to uncommon social, ethnical and race background. Howell (2012) being a prominent expert in youth and traditional gangs in America examines the gang phenomena in several major US regions: West, South, Northeast and Midwest. In order to understand the specificity of gangs' activity we need to focus on cultural and migration peculiarities of the gangs. Population ...