Andrea Zuvich 05/27/2005 Zoroastrianism, or Parsis, the ancient religion founded by a man called Zoroaster, has many extraordinary elements that have been widely adopted by other religions. The elements of Zoroastrianism are found in many of today’s most popular religions. Several of its effects (or characteristics) can be seen in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. There are no elements… Read on
Andrea Zuvich February 7, 2006 Georg G. Iggers’ book, Historiography in the Twentieth Century,” Peter Amann’s, “Prelude to Insurrection: The Banquet of the People;” David Herlihy’s, “Three Patterns of Social Mobility in Medieval History;” and last but not least, John Zimmerman’s, “Charles Thomson: The Sam Adams of Philadelphia,” are all greatly influenced by the different philosophical schools of… Read on
Andrea Zuvich June 10th, 2005 I honestly don’t know how the Jains are able to live and survive in our modern world. This has to be one of the most, if not the most, strictly disciplined religions I’ve ever even heard about. Everything must be considered by them, be it microorganisms that are in their drinking water or… Read on
Andrea Zuvich March 3, 2008 Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Linguistics and Anthropology In his work entitled, “Linguistics and Anthropology,” Claude Lévi-Strauss argues that there is a relation between language and culture, but that there isn’t a full relation between both entities. He also states that everything has to be connected to each other; else “the human mind is a kind… Read on
Andrea Zuvich 29th October 2006 In Francis Power Cobbe’s, “Criminals, Idiots, Women and Minors,” the author adamantly argues that changes must be made in respect to the Common Law of England, which states that a married women forfeits any right to her own economic (and sometimes personal) well-being. Written in 1869, Cobbe’s work illustrates how feminists viewed this… Read on
[Note as of October 2012: I have recently been told that several college/university students have been using my work below. Heads up, my paper was uploaded into turnitin.com, so if you are trying to plagiarise, you will be found out, so please don’t even think about it. If you want to use this as a source, ok, but… Read on
Andrea Zuvich 10 February 2008 The Gemini Project’s Manned Missions The Gemini Project was a major step in the advancement of the space industry in the United States. The then-Soviet Union was leading the way in terms of scientific achievement in the “Space Race,” and the United States would not accept defeat at their hands. So, what was… Read on
Andrea Zuvich 14th October, 2004 1) Cicero: Against Verres: In this document, Cicero attempts to (and pulls off) a great prosecution against Verres, the former Governor of Sicilia. Although this historical document is a primary source, I am not sure what kind of primary source it is. Throughout the entire First Oration Against Verres, Cicero repeatedly uses such… Read on