The Greeks followed mythology. Mythology was believed to have been run by three different groups of god. First came the titans, two of them were Gaea and Uranus. The next group was the Olympians; two of them were Zeus and Poseidon. Then after the Olympians came the lesser gods and two examples of th...

Understanding Death We are taught from an early age to never look at the sun, and as adults we do not talk about death. And yet, throughout history, both have been ongoing topics in mythology and religion, science, curiosity and fear. Death is the muse for our religions, philosophies, politi...

1. The Vikings were originally from Scandinavia. They made their way to what is present-day Iceland, Greenland, England, parts of Norway and Sweden. The place where they always seemed to have lived, was on the coast of a mainland. I think they lived on the coast so that they can have a quick esca...

Throughout history, tattooing has been practiced all over the world. From Egypt to Tahiti, from the Bering Strait to Japan, tattooing has played a significant role in virtually every culture. Ranging from a rite of passage or a sacrifice to the Gods to symbolizing warrior class or simply the imitati...

The art of persuasion was one of the greatest assets possessed by the patriarchs of The United States. It allowed our founding fathers to preserve the fragile Nation through the decade of Revolution and left for its posterity the legacy of the most celebrated works of American history. Patrick H...

Massive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations, draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there wa...

Capital Punishment The most severe sentence used in our nation is capital punishment, or execution. Most of the executions were for murder or rape. However, federal, and military laws have conferred the death penalty for other crimes, including robbery, kidnapping, treason, espionage, and de...

In Native American myths, animals are used to represent many things. Primarily, I feel that the use of animals in these myths are to teach us lessons. They act as humans while still dwelling in the animal world. They speak and interact with each other while thinking as a human would. The Native...