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A Psychological And Philosophical Understanding Of Death: An Analysis Of Platonic And Epicurean Philosophy In Modern America, Alexina Hupp Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

A Psychological And Philosophical Understanding Of Death: An Analysis Of Platonic And Epicurean Philosophy In Modern America, Alexina Hupp

Honors Bachelor of Arts

The following research intends to discuss various issues surrounding death, first, by examining the study of death through the history of psychology, then through two separate philosophical accounts from Plato and Epicurus. Plato and Epicurus offer a conversation about the universality of death and how death ought to be considered and conceived by a society. This conversation between differing views suggests two varying ideas about how to cope with death; one offers a spiritual approach, wherein the soul is immortal and the other offers a scientific approach that death represents the end of all life, with absolutely no hope of …

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A Philology Of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As A Reader Of The Classics, Thomas E. Strunk Xavier University - Cincinnati

A Philology Of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As A Reader Of The Classics, Thomas E. Strunk

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This paper explores the intellectual relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the classics, particularly the works of Plato, Sophocles, and Aeschylus. Recognizing Dr. King as a reader of the classics is significant for two reasons: the classics played a formative role in Dr. King's development into a political activist and an intellectual of the first order; moreover, Dr. King shows us the way to read the classics. Dr. King did not read the classics in a pedantic or even academic manner, but for the purpose of liberation. Dr. King's legacy, thus, is not merely his political accomplishments but …

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The Function Of Mythology And Religion In Ancient Greek Society., Cara Leigh Sailors East Tennessee State University

The Function Of Mythology And Religion In Ancient Greek Society., Cara Leigh Sailors

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The ancient Greeks are prime subjects of study for those wishing to understand the roles that religion and mythology play in a society and how the two interact with each other. This paper covers what I feel after my study of Greek mythology and religion are the eight functions of mythology: history, education, explanation - both of the natural world and the culture of each society, legality, genesis, what happens after death, and entertainment; as well as the two function of religion: civic and spiritual. In the first chapter, in order to show each of the mythological functions, I summarize …

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Augustine And John Paul Ii On The Goods Of Marriage: Proles, Fides, Et Sacramentum, Thomas Richard Finke Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Augustine And John Paul Ii On The Goods Of Marriage: Proles, Fides, Et Sacramentum, Thomas Richard Finke

Honors Bachelor of Arts

As an example of the way in which the Church consistently presents her teachings on marriage, I intend to demonstrate the consistency between the writings of St. Augustine and John Paul II. Though they write in very different times socially and philosophically, their presentations on the good of marriage remain consistent in their conclusions. The framework for this presentation will be the three goods of marriage as defined by Augustine: procreation, fidelity, and the sacrament. Augustine defined these goods in his De bono coniugali, and John Paul II contains them in his writings: Familiaris Consortio, Mulieris Dignitatem, …

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Roman Slavery: A Study Of Roman Society And Its Dependence On Slaves., Andrew Mason Burks East Tennessee State University

Roman Slavery: A Study Of Roman Society And Its Dependence On Slaves., Andrew Mason Burks

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Rome's dependence upon slaves has been well established in terms of economics and general society. This paper, however, seeks to demonstrate this dependence, during the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire, through detailed examples of slave use in various areas of Roman life. The areas covered include agriculture, industry, domestic life, the state, entertainment, intellectual life, military, religion, and the use of female slaves. A look at manumission demonstrates Rome's growing awareness of this dependence. Through this discussion, it becomes apparent that Roman society existed during this time as it did due to slavery. Rome depended …

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The Revival Of Myth: Allusions And Symbols In The Wasteland, Lauren Haas Denison University

The Revival Of Myth: Allusions And Symbols In The Wasteland, Lauren Haas

Ephemeris

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The Mythological Perspective Of Modern Media: Cross-Cultural Consciousness And Modern Myths, Rebecca E. Evans James Madison University

The Mythological Perspective Of Modern Media: Cross-Cultural Consciousness And Modern Myths, Rebecca E. Evans

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This piece assesses the cultural implications of modern narratives that incorporate classical mythology, specifically focusing on the hero’s journey. When the similarities of different myths across different cultures are analyzed, it becomes clear that there are modern analogs that incorporate mythic qualities and cultural values. These mythic foundations are analyzed here in popular works like Harry Potter, Star Trek, and Legend of Zelda, where the hero’s journey becomes an almost universal experience that inspires cross-cultural consciousness. The hero’s journey has evolved from a simple literary tool into a cross-cultural touchstone that shapes narratives into familiar works of cultural significance across …

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Women In Livy And Tacitus, STEPHEN ALEXANDER PREVOZNIK Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Women In Livy And Tacitus, Stephen Alexander Prevoznik

Honors Bachelor of Arts

Although often neglected in Roman literature, women play important roles where they do appear. This is especially true in Livy's history called the Ab Urbe Condita or "From the Founding of the City" and Tacitus' work the Annals. For reasons I will clarify more in my presentation, Livy uses women as examples. Some are examples that the readers should follow. Lavinia, Lucretia, and the Sabine women all exemplify something good. Lavinia is noble in her aim, Lucretia is a model for chastity, and the Sabine women show the value of harmony. Livy also presents women who are bad examples. …

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The Greco-Roman Influence On Early Christian Art, Tim Ganshirt Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

The Greco-Roman Influence On Early Christian Art, Tim Ganshirt

Honors Bachelor of Arts

It cannot be denied that early Christian communities used familiar Greco-Roman symbols, images, icons, and ideas in their own ways. For this reason, it will be necessary to examine why these communities in Rome took parts of Greco-Roman society that were familiar to them and used them in a different way, in addition to exploring the varying degrees of effect that these images had on the Christian communities themselves and on the society around them. By “early Christian communities,” I mean Christians living in Rome at the beginning of the third century until the late fifth century.[1] For these …

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Sappho's Queer Female History, Tess M. Waxman Grant High School

Sappho's Queer Female History, Tess M. Waxman

Young Historians Conference

Sappho was a queer woman in ancient Greece. Scholars have researched her sexuality, promiscuity, and sexual orientation, often instead of analyzing her works. Sappho’s poetry provides historians a rare view into the lives of queer women in ancient Greece, shaping the largely untold female LGBTQ history. She introduces a unique viewpoint; she brings complex ideas, such as the justice of Aphrodite, active versus passive lover roles, and erotic culture. Sappho’s distinctly queer poetry is important to explore in an attempt to better understand the past of more people.

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Music As A Tool For Ecstatic Space Design, Pranav Amin 2023 University of Massachusetts Amherst

Music As A Tool For Ecstatic Space Design, Pranav Amin

Masters Theses

Music and architecture share a sacred bond across cultures. Their histories intertwine and together, they shape ritualistic, religious, and popular practices. As one of the few remaining avenues of universal transcendental experiences that have been so integral to humans, music’s ability to create ecstatic spaces is ever more necessary for the modern human. This thesis uses spatial, artificial intelligence, visual, and aural tools—while engaging in a dialogue between rationalist architecture and shamanic conceptions of spaces—to create an ecstatic space that seeks to reimagine the union of music and architecture. It reveals new ways in which this union can be experienced …

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Pirate Translation, Ryan Wynn 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Pirate Translation, Ryan Wynn

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Love, Ladies, And Lucretius, Stacey Kaliabakos 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Love, Ladies, And Lucretius, Stacey Kaliabakos

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Clodia: A Threat To The Republic, Alexandra Berardelli 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Clodia: A Threat To The Republic, Alexandra Berardelli

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Stylish Translation Of Odyssey 8.343-369, Zachary Tympanick 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Stylish Translation Of Odyssey 8.343-369, Zachary Tympanick

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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The Struggle Over Patroclus’S Body And The Stretching Of Leather, Alison Maloney 2023 College of the Holy Cross

The Struggle Over Patroclus’S Body And The Stretching Of Leather, Alison Maloney

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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The So-Called Mausoleum Of Galla Placidia, Mary Whitney 2023 College of the Holy Cross

The So-Called Mausoleum Of Galla Placidia, Mary Whitney

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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How The Homeric Age Looked In The Medieval Age, Stephen Pittman 2023 College of the Holy Cross

How The Homeric Age Looked In The Medieval Age, Stephen Pittman

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Above The Heroic: Milton’S Response To The Greco-Roman Epic Tradition In Paradise Lost, Yuyao Sun 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Above The Heroic: Milton’S Response To The Greco-Roman Epic Tradition In Paradise Lost, Yuyao Sun

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Scholarly Debates Surrounding The Ravenna Mosaics, Griffin Blood 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Scholarly Debates Surrounding The Ravenna Mosaics, Griffin Blood

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Vergilian Renovation: Diomedes Quelled, Lucy Campbell 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Vergilian Renovation: Diomedes Quelled, Lucy Campbell

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Greek Song Poetry, Peter Stamoulis 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Greek Song Poetry, Peter Stamoulis

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Agamemnon The King, Carl Quist, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Agamemnon The King, Carl Quist, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Θυμὸς In Homer’S Iliad, Book Xxii: What It Means For The Greek Warrior, Alison Emery 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Θυμὸς In Homer’S Iliad, Book Xxii: What It Means For The Greek Warrior, Alison Emery

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Peace-Building Of The Peloponnesian War; The Authority Of Allies And Individual Actors, Caroline Zientek 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Peace-Building Of The Peloponnesian War; The Authority Of Allies And Individual Actors, Caroline Zientek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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A Literature Review Of The Odyssey Landscapes, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek 2023 College of the Holy Cross

A Literature Review Of The Odyssey Landscapes, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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The Philosophic Way Of Life In Plato’S Republic, Kevin Akalski 2023 College of the Holy Cross

The Philosophic Way Of Life In Plato’S Republic, Kevin Akalski

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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The Kalevala Melody For An English Odyssey, Stephen Pittman 2023 College of the Holy Cross

The Kalevala Melody For An English Odyssey, Stephen Pittman

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Cassandra: The Greek Mythological Prophet, Mary Whitney 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Cassandra: The Greek Mythological Prophet, Mary Whitney

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Josephus And The Law, Stacey Kaliabakos 2023 College of the Holy Cross

Josephus And The Law, Stacey Kaliabakos

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