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Mythology by Edith Hamilton

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Author Biography

Name: Dorothy Day
Birth Date: November 8, 1897
Death Date: November 29, 1980
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: humanitarian, reformer, journalist

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Biography of Edith Hamilton
1859 words, approx. 6.2 pages
Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) was an excellent teacher, scholar, and writer. She was a gifted storyteller and had a phenomenal memory. Starting at the age of 63, Hamilton published a number of acclaimed books on Greek and Roman culture, was made an honorary...


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Mythology Information
241 words, approx. 1 pages
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes is a 1942 book written by Edith Hamilton. It is an anthology of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology compiled from classical sources. The introduction to the text includes a commentary on the major contributing...


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Right-Wing Health Care Mythology
10/9/2007: 553 words, approx. 2 pages
Once among the most frightening and effective epithets in American political culture, “socialized medicine” seems to have lost its juju. These days, that phrase sounds awfully dated, like a song on a gramophone or a mother-in-law joke or a John Birch Society rant against fluoridated...
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Hindus: project harms 'Rama's Bridge'
12/31/2007: 365 words, approx. 1 pages
Thousands of Hindu hard-liners protested Sunday against plans to dredge a new shipping channel off southern India, arguing the project would damage a marine formation that Hindus believe was created by the god Rama.The $550 million project, aimed at cutting up to 30 hours from...
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The presidency: Myth and reality combine
2/1/2008: 2,464 words, approx. 8 pages
The president of the United States stands at the podium in the American Capitol, facing us all — Congress, the Cabinet, a television audience of millions. He struggles for the right words to restore the public's faith in his office.A nation awaits. Will he resign?...
 


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Essay Grade: 88%
Mythology
1,023 words, approx. 3 pages
Discusses the similarities of Greek and Roman mythology. Describes how each society made alterations to fit their own cultures. Details how cultures, people, and languages, are accountable for the changes in similar myths.
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The House
957 words, approx. 3 pages
Uses the book Mythology, by Edith Hamilton, as a reference. Then examines how curses are utilized in the plots of two short stories, The House of Atreus and The Royal House of Thebes.
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The Mighty Greeks
619 words, approx. 2 pages
Values of the Greeks as demonstrated through Edith Hamilton's Mythology
 


 

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