Archaeology

(Foucault, 52) Accordingly, Edward Said has used Foucault's concept of discourse to analyze Orientalism; in "The Orientalism" he stated that: "I have found it useful here to employ is a Foucault’s notion of a discourse, as described by him in The Archaeology of Knowledge and in Discipline and Punish, to identify Orientalism."(Said, 3) As such, this paper will mainly discuss how Said used Foucault concept of discourse to analyze orientalism. It is true that Said and Foucault share multiple…

BOOKS: Gnuse, Robert Karl. No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press Ltd, 1997. Robert Gnuse has been a professor of the humanities in the religious studies department at Loyola University since 1980. In his book, No Other Gods, Gnuse provides a scholarly and thorough look into the emergence of ancient Hebrew monotheism. He synthesizes the former historical model – the idea that monotheism developed suddenly because of Israel’s dramatic conquest – with…

It is pretty easy and common of us to assume that most of our identity formation and developmental issues take place when we are younger: from infancy to adulthood. We assume all too often that our elders have their lives and identities all figured out and that they are comfortable with who they are and what they have done. This is simply not true as elders have always faced significant developmental issues in their old age. This issue has become even more important with the emergence of the…

Schumann’s Involvement in Resurrecting J.S. Bach As editor and writer for his own music journal, Neue Zeitscrift für Musik, Robert Schumann made it his personal mission to write about worthy composers and lift them up as examples to the music community. He was tired of the “Philistines” of the current music establishment, such as Wagner and Meyerbeer, who he felt were commercial and pretentious. He brought Brahms and Chopin to Germany’s notice, because he felt that their music was “honest craft…

Services, 2012. Meketre.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meketre. Stokstad, Marilyn, and Michael Watt Cothren. Art: A Brief History. Pearson, 2016. “Tomb of Meketre, Western Thebes.” Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Web Site - Tomb of Meketre, Western Thebes with 24 Wooden Statues, 2 Nov. 2017,…

The heroic figure in literature and media has always been the ideal model of achievement and morality. Especially in graphic novels and comic books, authors strive to achieve the perfect representation of an inspirational hero through engaging storylines and vivid imagery. Unlike regular text novels, graphic novels truly emphasize the value of portraying heroic figures and how it deeply impacts real life. Each author has a unique style of morality and manifests their ideal version of a hero…

was a psychotherapists and psychiatrist. Although Jung is world renowned for his work, many of his writing works were not published till after his death. His work has been influential not only in psychiatry, but also in philosophy, anthropology, archaeology, literature and religious studies [1]. Jung grew up in a small family with his mom dad and younger sister Emily. Growing up Jung struggled with a troubled family that had many problems. He had a strong bond with his father, because of the…

Is Hester Prynne ultimately a heroic figure? Make sure to support your argument with textual support, as well as a clear definition of what it means to be a hero. Hester Prynne ultimately becomes the symbolism of a heroic figure. A hero is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities” according to Merriam Webster. Hester Prynne displays brave qualities with the will to survive under the weight of the Scarlet Letter. An ancient proverb says, “the greatest pains are on the…

The majority of probate inventories assessed the estates of the male heads of a household. This stems from the fact that all of the colonies in North American followed the English law of coverture. The law of coverture allowed that a married woman and her husband were legally considered a single economic unit. This meant that once a woman married regardless of what assets of monetary value she brought with her into the marriage, she was now under the guardianship of her husband. Although…

Some suggest the idea that “it may have been just a steady migration into Egypt, who worked themselves to power while still maintaining their religious beliefs and cultural differences”. This must have occurred during the time where there was a political weakness in Egypt.(Cassin p.201) Evidence of a constant influx have been found in excavations at Tell el-Dab’a, and settlements at Tell el-Ajjul, Eble, and Byblos. The Hyksos brought an innovation to Egypt; bronze weapons., chariots and bows.…