Virgil's Aeneid vs. Homer's Odyssey
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A 2 page essay comparing the journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas.. and also making some comparative mention of how women were portrayed in each of their two epic sagas. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Aenwom.wps

Women as Depicted by Shakespeare vs. Homer
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A thoughtful 3 page comparison between the characters of Desdemona (Shakespeare's 'Othello') and Penelope (Homer's 'Odyssey'). Both women are viewed as brave, determined, and loyal -- exemplifying the age-old concept of love in both stories -- No Bibliography.
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Greco-Roman Values
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It has been known for quite some time that literature not only reflects the values of a society, but that it can influence them as well. This 6 page paper looks at a few of the classic literature, such as The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, Thucydides' interpretation of Pericles's funeral oration and the plague narrative and The Rape of Lucretia, in terms of the values they may have contributed or reflected of the ancient Greek and Roman societies. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Grecorom.wps

Homer's Odyssey & Virgil's 'Aeneid'
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A 4 page, comparative discussion of heroism in the 'journeys' of Aeneas in 'The Aeneid' and Odysseus in the 'Odyssey.' No bibliography.
Filename: Aensods1.wps

The Ideology of Warfare in Homer’s “Iliad” and Virgil’s “Aeneid”
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An eight page paper contrasting the philosophy behind warfare in these two classical epics. The paper argues that unlike Roman warfare which emphasizes the primacy of the state, Greek warfare cannot get past the cult of the individual; and as useful as it may be in time of peace, individuality is not a workable ideology in time of war. No additional sources.
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The Maturation of Odysseus
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A two page paper looking at the episodes Odysseus relates in Books 9-12 of Homer’s Odyssey. The paper concludes that Odysseus shows growing maturity during this period, and in fact may have needed this twenty years’ period away from Ithaka to mature into the type of man he was destined to be. No additional sources.
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St. Augustine's 'The City of God'
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5 pages in length. St. Augustine describes how each city begins and what those who belong to each city will find on the last judgment day. The text is primarily the history of mankind, with generous quotations taken from the Bible. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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St. Augustine's Confessions
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A 5 page paper discussing 'Confessions' by St. Augustine. He was a great figure in the past who illustrated, through 'Confessions,' that his life had not always followed one path, other than the path to seek truth. His ideas concerning the material, physical, natural world, as well as his beliefs surrounding Neoplatonic and Christianity are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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St. Augustine, Descartes, and Galileo / Comparing Views on Religion & Science
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This 5 page report discusses how three of the pre-eminent thinkers of the past 1,500 years viewed the relationship between religion and science. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Augdegal.wps