Essays on Mythology

The myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus has changed throughout different Greek and Roman depictions of him. In the Archaic Greek poet Homer’s version in the Odyssey, Polyphemus is depicted as a large, man-eating monster, which threatened the life of Odysseus and his men. In the Hellenistic Greek poet Theocritus’ version of the myth in his Idyll, Polyphemus was humanized. He is depicted as being in love, and singing a love poem to a water nymph and feeling as though he is not good enough for her. Roman poet Ovid mixed these two elements together in his poem, the ...

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Analysis of Symbiosis of Mythology and History in the Movie Troy (2004) Precisely, Classical Ancient Literature has long been a research subject of many scientific fields. Many believe that Antiquity is the standard of human being, as many of the most famous works of art, philosophies, and world religions appeared at that time. Today, there are many different interpretations of classical mythology in the world. Most of the films, which are based on themes of mythology, have a close relationship with the ancient history. For example, a film can be shot on the basis of the myths' main ideas, ...

Comments on Two Essays

Comment on Essay #1 The comment that myths are ‘a collection of stories to explain history pretty much’ is an accurate evaluation of myths. It is correct that myths are not necessarily true. However, what the essay does not point out is that myths are often metaphors that are indicative of the history of a people. Behind the seemingly implausible myth might lie the true story of a people. For instance, the Indian myth about how mammoth attacks on Indians ceased (Schlosser) indicates the geographic origins of the Indian peoples. It is necessary to read within the text of ...

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I believe that every culture, race, region, and religion, has a history. The concept of preservation of culture etc. demands that certain stories be made in order to make it easy to pass them on. These stories then begin to define the whole history of a region. Just like the myths associated with Shamanism, thousands of other myths exist. For example, Greek mythology is known throughout the world. Writers, poets and painters refer to the characters of the Greek myths even today. The names of the Greek gods and goddesses have been used so commonly that they are now ...

Conflict Management between McDonalds and its Employees

McDonalds is one of the largest employers by volume, not only in the United States but as well as globally. The ongoing conflict between the franchise, its employees, and the unions representing the employees promises not only to impact on McDonald’s employees but also on many franchises offering the current entry-level compensation. The phenomena that are currently known as fast food is an American concept, with the industry developing alongside America along freeways, suburbs, television, and virtually, shaped and was shaped by the American culture. The need by American’s for efficiency and instantaneity of gratification was catered ...

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“Society`s Storyteller: How TV Creates the Myths by Which We Live” This article talks about the hidden impact television has on people. The author argues that television shapes the human view of the world, which might have quite a dangerous effect. It is important to note that this article was written in 1992, when television was the peak of the mass media. Today the situation has changed dramatically since more than twenty years have passed since then. Therefore, this article should be analyzed carefully, considering all the recent changes in the media sphere. I liked the idea that “ ...

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Homer and Hesiod are two of Greece’s most famous classical writers and poets that both lived sometime between the 8th and 7th century B.C.. Homer, believed to be the elder among the two, lived at around 750 B.C and is considered as Greece’s greatest poet. Two of his most important works are the Iliad, which tells the story of the Trojan War and is one of the most popular epic on Greek mythology. He also wrote the Odyssey, which tells about Odysseus’ adventure after the Trojan War. Hesiod, on the other hand, lived around 700 ...

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 ...

People of Renaissance had a fully-fledged and multi-faceted life and attained a high degree of perfection at the same time in different areas of knowledge and art. The aim of this paper is to review the life of one of Italy’s Renaissance men, Benvenuto Cellini and a review of his early work. The best prime years of his work as an artist were the years in which he sculpted the colossal bronze statue of Perseus. According to ancient Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Zeus, Lord of the Olympian gods, who was attracted by the beauty of ...

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 ...

Lorenzo Lotto. Venus and Cupid.

Lorenzo Lotto’s “Venus and Cupid” painting is one of the most innocent and playful presentations of nudity. My first impression of the painting was - the color. It caught my eye and stopped for a closer look. The second impression was the scene: a beautiful naked woman and a boy peeing through a Laurel wreath – referring to Roman mythology Gods. The third component that made me chose the painting was the mood. It is very uplifting.

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Introduction

Mythology or myths in the current American society are associated with outdated and insensible tell-tale stories that do not have a place in the modern scientific world. The mythos are viewed as the tales similar to the ancient fairy tales that were relevant based in the manner of the lives at that time. Many of the Americans argue that the myths have no place in the current American societies and clinging to them would be the most stupid thing to do. However, that assertion could be misleading for the myths form a critical part in the formation of the ...

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 ...

Introduction

The world never saw a rainbow until long after most of the Gods on Olympus and the heroes of the land were tales told by grandmothers to the eager faces of their grandbabies looking through sparkling eyes looking at the old but still beautiful face of Chloe. Her strong but soft voice filled the quiet room aglow with the golden and orange light from the warm crackling fire at the hearth in the main room of the small but clean and welcoming house on the hill along the cliffs overlooking the Aegean Sea. Chloe loved telling these old tales ...

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 Luck of the Sea and the Luck of the Mountains” is a mythological story comprised in “Kojiki”, which is considered the oldest surviving Japanese book, dating from 712 A.D. In it, prince Fire-Fade uses the help of gods in order to retrieve his brother’s fishhook and punish him for his bad temper. During his quest to retrieve the fishhook, the prince meets and marries the daughter of the Sea God, but he is forced to leave her after being pushed by curiosity to spy on her during childbirth. Prince Fire-Fade’s adventures in this story highlight role ...

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 ...

Jane Doe

Introduction Women’s rights throughout the world have continued to be the subject of human rights concerns for members of the various nations and regulatory groups throughout the world. Not all entities have the same concerns for the fair and equal rights of women in their nations, but with the world watching, pressure is put on these nations lacking proper adherence to human rights policies for women in these countries. Africa, often known for its volatile circumstances and harsh treatment of women is the focal point of this research paper in helping to create a best practices policy suggestion ...

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 ...

Altman, I., L. Cline, and J. Pescador. "The early history of greater Mexico." Upper Saddle River Prentice Hall, 2003. This particular source is essentially a presentation of the historical account of how Mexico was formed prior to their contacts with the European countries during the 19th century; it focused on regional growth, development both in terms of politics and cultural diversity, explaining that the Spanish Colonization of Mexico greatly affected the diversity in the region. This book was published by Pearson Publishing in 2002. It answers the research question because this source is basically an attempt to provide textbook ...

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The Role of English Language in International Communication

The English language at present can be considered as a global language because of its widespread usage and influence over several regions of the world. Nowadays, the English language has been considered as a global lingua franca for peoples of the world with different native languages to communicate with one another using one language. Because of the rapid growth of globalization, especially with the advent of the Internet as a large scale means of telecommunications, the demand for a global lingua franca has never been this big; the English language plays a very important role in this regard. ...

Argumentative essay

Abstract Introduction Detection Degrees of severity General risk factors Suicidal behavior Intervention Prevention Postvention Conclusion Abstract In the society of today, adolescents experience constant stress, and many of them consider suicide as the only possible solution to their problems. Examinations of the risk factors and prevention programs are extremely important because suicide claims more than five thousand adolescents per year. Determining the individuals who are at-risk is a difficult task because frequently suicidal signs are exhibited in a subtle way. Moreover, the occurrence of suicides depends on factors such as gender, sexual orientation, family problems, etc. everyone who deals ...

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

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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, ...

The hardship and constant struggle of life make the human relationship stronger and more mature. If the person is satisfied from inner, he does not need any kind of material pleasure. Even in meagre earning, and other hardship of the life, the person can be satisfied and mentally stable if he learns to measure the value of love and sacrifice. This is the major ideology on which the two stories “The Gift of The Maggi” by O Henry (William Sidney Porter) and second is “A Worn Path by Welty Eudora can be analysed. Finding our happiness in the happiness ...

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, ...

Introduction

“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.” These words by Stephen King illustrate the concept of the modern literature: what is treated as an imagery shall become a fixed figure of the culture. The effect of the mass culture provoked a big irreversible changes of the European culture into the mass one. For example, a vampire no longer rises from his grave and turns into bat to fly from place to place. Skinner Sweet, an anti-hero born from the comic book series by Stephen King and Scott Snyder, is the first American ...

In order to get closer to the one of the most acute problems in the contemporary society, let’s define the main concept. Considering racism as discrimination against individuals or social groups of people or groups of people, the policy of persecution, humiliation, shame task, violence and hatred on the basis of skin colour, ethnicity, religion or national origin, such people who are who are exposed to the influence of the racial discrimination at once turn into stigmatized ones. It can be called so as there exists a belief the that there are groups of people with special (usually ...

Odin Mythology

There are quite a number of myths that exist today. Some of these myths have been in existence since the ancient times. They may explain the creation phenomenon, hero or a place. In the Norse mythology that existed in Old Saxon or Old German, Odin is portrayed as a hero. For this reason, he chooses to be their commander when going to war and every war that they won led to him being given credit for the victory. Everybody assumed that every war that was won was because of his fierce character and boldness as a brave and heroic ...

English literature spanning various centuries reveals idiosyncratic trends and ideals of British history, which allows students and scholars to examine and assess successive literary periods. Indeed, literature can be situated within its historical context because literature cannot be separated from the context in which it as written. Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales underscores societal concerns with regards to corruption. Moreover, it provides a window into the historical ideals with regards to gender and how women were expected to behave and comport themselves according to their class. In a similar fashion, Beowulf, a classic in old English literature, reflects the ...

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 ...

In this essay I will discuss the style label Art Nouveau. I will focus on graphic media, posters in particular in the year period of 1900s. I will discuss the so called fin-de-siecle poster. This means the main focus of this paper is on French art and design in this period. It is in France where Art Nouveau was originated and developed the most intensively.

Art Nouveau is a style in art that “exploded onto the art and design scene in the early 1890s and spread rapidly throughout the Western world” (Greenhalgh, 2000: 7). The style united art searches ...

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 ...

Pepetela can be rightly placed in the category of the modern thinkers of the world. For one to get a grasp of his theory, one must go through a series of his works which reveals his ideals and thoughts about the contemporary society and with a bias to the Angolan nation. Indeed, much of the works of Pepetela concentrate on the nationalism struggle, the reality of nation building, colonialism and its attendant consequences.

In his theory, Pepetela debunks the mythology on the Angolan society. He first casts aspersions onto the concept of nationhood as understood by most people. He observes that ...

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 ...

a. Discuss: 394 i. What can a manager or supervisor do to effectively create a work environment that promotes employee motivation? A manager or supervisor should create a highly competitive and fair environment so that employee motivation is promoted. Initially, it should study its employees well – what makes them motivated and what makes them discouraged and the like. All these qualities and distinctions must be cross examined against the goals and objectives of the organization. The task of the supervisor is to check where is the clear intersection between the highest points of employee motivation and the utmost fulfillment of ...

- What does Becker suggest about human reality when he claims that “he must at all times defend the utter fragility of his delicately constituted fiction, deny its artificiality” (34)?

Becker has taken a critical study of human reality and came to a conclusion that that is not only fragile but also unpredictable. In as much as man needs to plan for his future, he should not do it at the expense of today. The fact remains that some of the plans that a man makes may turn out to be vanity especially when death strikes or his hard work ...

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 ...

Introduction

This chapter gives an analysis of the results of the study to derive insights on why insider threats remains to be one of the leading and challenging security issues to deal with. The results of the study present a vague picture of what motivates insider threats in private organizations. The questions of why, what and how will be answered with references to the data obtained from the study. This section also demonstrates the actions taken by organizations and tries to link it with theoretical frameworks and pool of knowledge developed by earlier scholars.

Analysis

The belief that insider threats ...

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 ...

Introduction

Ancient Egyptian legal system is considered one of the oldest known in the human civilization. Although were few Ancient Egyptian sources of law remained preserved until this day, we can still recreate a general picture of legal norms and traditions that governed the society of Ancient Egypt based on historical records. The view that Ancient Egypt`s law served the despotic state regime of pharaohs who were the sole legislators with the power to create oppressive and unfair legal norms for its subjects is largely erroneous. The laws and legal customs of Ancient Egypt were based on the notions of ...

Charles Manson is the son of careless and indifferent prostitute. He is born in 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Young Charles has never known who is his real father, and has spent his first years of life in shelters. He firstly showed his rebellious nature at school. His transition from childhood to adolescence was marked by numerous crimes and several sentences in correctional facilities for juvenile delinquents. In March 1951, the court decided to send Charlie to educational school for boys in Washington. The following year, just a few days before his release, Manson raped another young boy at the same ...

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 ...

Some of the Ways Belief in the Paranormal May be Shaped and Influenced by One’s Cultural Context

Parapsychology may be defined as the study of apparently anomalous organism-environment interaction. This is a negative definition as it situates parapsychology in opposition to orthodox science. In consequence, it loses research topic whenever they become understandable within the framework of orthodox science. Therefore, some critics have recommended an alternative approach that parapsychology be redefined as an interdisciplinary science that would study paranormal beliefs and experiences from historical, experimental, clinical and socio-cultural perspectives (Hess 1993). It would appear stating the obvious to claim that paranormal beliefs are to an extent a product of the sociocultural environment of the believer. For instance, a child ...

Introduction

Archetypes are original models in which other similar things are patterned or copied upon. It could also be used to mean a symbolic imagery which is derived from the past collective experience. Archetypes can be used for illuminating personality and literature. They are important to both the ancient mythology and modern narratives. (Fiero, 2010)

Freud’s personal unconscious theory states that ‘personal experiences have been forgotten but still linger in the personal unconscious mind and has some form of control in our behavior. (Kalsched, 1996)

Jung on the other hand believed that a collection of experiences and memories of ...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder, like other personality disorders, is a mental health condition in which people have behaviors and traits that are distressing to themselves and others; the disorder interferes with other areas of their lives such as school, work, and relationships. Narcissistic Personality Disorder specifically is more than just self-love. The name of the disorder comes from the Greek myth about Narcissus, in which the young man Narcissus sees his reflection in a pool of water and falls in love with it to the point that he cannot tear his gaze away; he wastes away and dies. Although this is not ...

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 ...

Abstract

The current and ongoing debate around renewable and alternative energy sources has led to the scientific examination of such energy sources. The result has been the continuous development of two energy sources, the wind and solar energy. The two have been subject to research into the ways through which they can be utilised to obtain the best results from them. Hence, the question of viability has arisen. Australia is one country where the impact of climate change is been felt. Thus, wind and solar energy could offer the best option for reduction of these effects. As a result, ...

This essay has been written by Name of Student of Class of Student of Name of College on Date of Submission of Assignment Introduction. First Indo-China war ended in 1954 through the Geneva Accord and same day marked the start of two independent territories of Vietnam called the North and South Vietnam. Both North and South Vietnam were divided by a line at 17th parallel. The communist Vietnam called the North Vietnam was declared as Democratic Republic of Vietnam having Hanoi as its capital whereas the Anti-communist South Vietnam was called the Republic of Vietnam with its capital at ...

Introduction

Jewellery has been in existence since the early humans began to become civilized. The human desire is to be adorned with precious metals and gems. This has been evident since the Neolithic and Palaeolithic eras. The early humans made jewellery that was formed from claws, bones, teeth and shells. This has been documented by archaeologists. The Egyptians, the Romans and the Greeks applied distinct methods for the creation of jewellery (Cartlidge 1985; Dorner & Turner 1985; Druff and Dormer 1995; Druitt 1986; Falk 1989; Game and Goring 1998; Gilhooley and Costin 1998; Grant 2005; Grant 2007; Hinks 1983; Hughes 1972; ...

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 ...

Abstract

This paper is a practical plan of creating a Personal Learning Network, which is to contribute to my learning in the field, which is completely new for me. For example, I have chosen a field of space exploration. Since the speed of information increases, and most of the books are available in electronic sources, there comes a time when the effectiveness of education in any university or other institution almost equals to creating a Personal Learning Network, which enables you to keep track of all important information straight from decision makers and specialists in the field as well as configure network contacts ...

Writing good essays and outlines are important to me. Although, I have improved my writing in many ways by attending program English 101, this essay briefly describes three ways where the improvement is significant to I have decided to present them herewith. For the first time I started to apply some simple tools as presented in the courseware for remaining focused and avoiding distractions -generating new ideas for writing, for planning and organizing the material gathered over a period of time. Secondly, I began to keep a positive attitude as I gathered ideas from experience and reading. Third the most important ...