The City in the Gawain-Poet’s “Pearl” and More’s “Utopia”
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A four-page paper looking at these two works from the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, respectively. The paper shows that while both works deal with the city as a central motif, and both present cities which are imaginary and ideal, the intentions of the authors in writing their works make their presentations very different. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Literature & Medieval Warfare
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An 8 page discussion of the 'Song of Roland' as an example of the logical aspects of Medieval Warfare. It is noted that while the typical knight's code of honor should not be underestimated and was of great importance, so was his quest for financial rewards. Bibliography lists 5 supporting sources.
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Song Of Roland
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Some say that courage is danger, difficulty, or pain without fear. It contains elements of will power and self-sacrifice. Courage will inspire men to hold their ground when every instinct calls upon them to run away. In The Song of Roland bravery and courage are the main themes. Three of the main characters reflect concepts of an archetype well known to the people of the time. This is a 5 page paper that examines the story, the characters and the plot in terms of the archetypes and their concepts of bravery. No additional sources cited.
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Why Did Roland Wait to Blow His Horn?
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A 2 page look at the anonymous French chanson de geste, The Song of Roland. It analyzes why Roland takes such a long time to blow his horn to summon aid, and determines that it was initially pride, but then sound military strategy. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Run, Socrates, Run!
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This 5 page paper discusses Crito's claims for the right of Socrates to escape from prison, rather than drink the hemlock for the sake of what is right and just. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBrunSoc.doc.

Ancient Religious Statues
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This 9 page paper examines the deep and constant relationship peoples of ancient civilizations had with their gods. The countries of the ancient world used to make this point are Sumer and Egypt. A small religious statue of the god Abu of Sumer, The Prince of Lagash is compared with the intimate nineteenth dynasty Egyptian statue, Nedjem. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBlagash.doc.

Heroism and Tragedy in Sophocles and Shakespeare
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An eight page paper comparing Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s King Lear in terms of their development of the tragic hero. The paper concludes that the way Shakespeare has developed his hero also owes much to the influence of Sophocles and Greek tragedy. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Milton's Satan In Paradise Lost
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Milton explains at the very beginning of Paradise Lost that the story is concerned with the fall of Adam and Eve. This 3 page paper explores the use of imagery and symbols that Milton uses to manipulate the reader's perception of Satan in Book One. No additional sources are listed.
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Death & The Afterlife In Gilgamesh And The Iliad
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A 4 page paper comparing and contrasting views on immortality and the afterlife in these two ancient texts. The paper concludes that their two conceptions of the afterlife closely resemble the main alternatives of belief -- heaven versus nonexistence -- held by people in our own day. Bibliography lists two sources (the books).
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