Many a time‚ the most difficult of barriers that suppresses us‚ are the ones that we create ourselves. One of the most perpetuated lies propagated by contemporary feminist groups in the world today is the existence of a phenomenon called the “Glass Ceiling” (the GC). The essence of this theory is that of an apparent existence of an imaginary suppressing factor at a high hierarchical level prohibiting the upward rise of women along the scalar chain. Supporters of this theory‚ attribute its existence
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Prompt: What is history The stories of history that we often make are formed from uninterested facts that seem cold and heartless. That are molded into epic dramas that show humanity of an event creating a martyr capable of rallying tired spirits and strengthening broken resolve of those under siege by an unrelenting enemy These stories are meant to teach lessons‚ but often have little based in fact. As legends are required to rally nations not just simple recounts of an event. It is the legend
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touched by his love and brings the statue‚ now dubbed Galatea‚ to life. The Pygmalion myth is fine when studied through the lens of centuries and the buffer of translations and editions‚ yet it is interesting to note what happens when one tries to translate such an allegory into 20th century Victorian England. That is just what George Bernard Shaw does in his version of the Pygmalion myth. Several film versions have been made of the play‚ and it has even been adapted into a musical
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SUMMARY of the myth you are referencing Hippolytus refuses to pay homage to Aphrodite‚ so Aphrodite makes his mother fall in love with him. Because of this‚ she kills herself. Her father gets upset‚ and puts a curse on Hippolytus which causes him to die. Artemis (who Hippolytus faithfully followed) vowed that young girls‚ before their marriage‚ would cut off their hair in dedication to Hippolytus DESCRIPTION (how does the example you selected relate to or express the original myth)
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Brittany Hibbs Dr. Shaffer RELST160 Course Paper 9 December 2013 Myth: Beast of Revelations Several religions have their own beliefs and ideas of how the end of the world will take place. Some may have ideas of fire‚ abduction‚ disappearance‚ or sudden non-existence. Other religions may have the idea of a second coming of Christ‚ or a new beginning and a new start for the human race all together. However‚ in some religions‚ the ideas of how the end of time unravels may be distinct from each
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All around people use myths to describe how the world and life came to be. But some of these myths use information that is used in other myths‚ we call these motifs. Why do you think so many cultures have so many similarities? Did anyone of you ever think why so many myths use similar information even when they were seas away? Scientists have asked themselves this question of so many years‚ why do cultures that were seas away have these similarities? There are some motifs that people see more important
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today is how the world was created. Every culture in the world has their own idea of how the world was created. The sky‚ earth and underworld are all represented through the creation myths. Creation myths indicate whether the creators were male or female‚ also depicting the importance of their gender. These myths exemplify creation and the steps taken to establish it. They describe destruction and the destroyers that cause it. Each culture
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B.C. The story of Gilgamesh was written by a man named of Sin-leqe-unnini‚ an Akkadian scribe. He assembled the writings about Gilgamesh into 12 tablets. The method of interpretation is a Divine Myth. It explains about man that was part god and human. His goal in life was to become immortal. This Myth was from ancient Mesopotamia in location called Sumer. Gilgamesh lived somewhere between 2800-2600 B.C. Today it is modern day Iraq. The story begins with Gilgamesh and his quest for immortality.
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was a myth‚ but it actually is a myth. At the beginning these two girls want to go across the river to get some ferns‚ so they task this guy named joe to take them across. On there way back from getting the ferns one of the girls tips to boat‚ and one of them goes over and Joe jumps in to save her. When they get back the girls father wants to give him money‚ but Joe says no because he did not work for it. Even though Joe’s Reward is not a myth‚ the story has similar characteristics of myth seen through
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Socrates proposes a “myth of the metals” the ideal city’s citizens must acknowledge. These citizens accept their respective positions so as to maintain the social and political order‚ or‚ as Socrates articulates‚ to prevent revolution (422a). The “myth of the metals”‚ or the “noble lie”‚ emphasizes the importance of each individual fulfilling a specific function‚ which allows them to practice what Socrates and his peers have defined as justice (346d). Socrates propositions this “necessary falsehood”
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