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Animals, (fauna) as is was described in the Crosby’s book, impacted the New World in many different ways. Some of the ways in which the animals effected the New World were, the transformation influence of the grasslands and labor. Horses, ox, and ass were not in the New World. “The Indian as a farmer was impressive as any in the world, but he was very unimpressive as a domesticator of animals.” (Crosby pg. 74) The American Indian was one use human labor then to allow animals to labor for…

Religion plays a crucial and timeless role in art across generations. Faith could be a hard concept to grasp or explain. How do you example something that is felt, something that explains miracles? When the roman people couldn’t fully grasp or explain the holiness of Christ and the Bible they depicted it in mosaics covering the entire roman world. Halos were drawn around Christ, the Apostles, and Jesus’s mother Mary to show holiness. The Four Evangelists is a painting on canvas that shows a…

Devised by mythologist Joseph Campbell, a monomyth, also known as the hero’s journey, represents “a basic pattern that… is found in many narratives from around the world” (“Mythology” 1). The monomyth consists of several stages and archetypes. Fitting into “stories of Osiris, Prometheus, Moses, Gautama Buddha, and Jesus” (1), the hero’s journey closely follows a structure of the hero on a quest being put through many tests and trials before reaching victory. Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, is…

showed favor towards Prometheus who had fought by his side allowing him to evade Tartaros. We later find this favor wearing thin when the gods and man meet at Mekone. According to Hesiod (700 BC) writer of the Theogony, "Prometheus boldly divided a great ox and laid it out, thinking to…

It is widely regarded that society can be judged by the way it treats its women, and the Ancient Israelites are no exception. The book of Exodus reveals to historians and scholars the economic and social roles of women in Hebrew society. Exodus is split into two sections: narrative of the Israelites escape from Egypt and the covenant traditions. Though Exodus is primarily focused on the narrative side, the societal and cultural restrictions placed upon women are revealed all throughout. Exodus…

More than 2.75 million years ago, hominids were using simple stone tools. Eventually, knapping techniques were developed and used to chip flakes from a source or core stone to make spear points and other tools. Creating these required planning the final project in advance, and many forms ended up symmetrical. Thousands of examples of stone works have been found around the globe, demonstrating high degrees of skill and aesthetic awareness even in utilitarian tools. The most impressive spear…

Ki’lin have given it a role in Chinese culture as a source of goodness and wisdom. The Ki’lin is also said to have resembled many different animals (South 1987). Nigg states that the Ki’lin had the body of a deer, hoofs of a horse, and the tail of an ox (Nigg 1995). The Ki’lin is said to be found near the Yellow River (“Chinese Unicorns”). The Ki’lin originates in the legend of Fu Hsi. As the legend goes,…

Some interpret William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew as a representation of equals in a marriage, however, that is not the interpretation Shakespeare intends. The patriarchal society in which men dominate women in every way sets specific standards for how a husband should act and how he should treat his wife. The patriarchy does not consider men and women equals at any level. Critic Harold Bloom claims Kate and Petruchio are “social equals,” but that is not the case. Regardless of…

Technology is a general term for the processes by which human beings fashion tools and machines to increase their control and understanding of the material environment. In fact, this is in direct pursuance of God’s direction at creation Genesis 1: 26 -30. Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of advanced, industrial civilization but also that the rate of technological change has developed its own momentum in recent centuries. Technological…

“Plants”) “For example some of these impacts were the transformation of the grasslands and revolutionizing of labor. Overgrazing by enormous herds of sheep was the reasons for the transformation of the grasslands and the availability of horse, and ox were responsible for the new power force for the land. The difference between the animals on the different sides of the Atlantic was extraordinary. The natives only had a few animal servants. They had the dog, two kinds of South American Camels,…