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.
Filename: KBaenei4.wps

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.
Filename: KBhomer3.wps

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.
Filename: Citygod.wps

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.
Filename: Augconf.wps

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

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