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A closer look at the American illustrator and artist, Leroy Neiman, perhaps best known for his work in Playboy magazine.

Living a longer life is linked to three factors: sense of purpose, fitness level and happiness.

Students at the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa are assisting Iranian protesters in getting their stories out to the world.

What is the best university in the world? One clue lies in the THES's annual ranking of the world's best universities. Here's the 2007 top ten for all subjects.

Theodore Mead Fegley might be smart, but his lack of social skills leads him to make friends with the wrong person, and face trouble as college graduation approaches.

On his way to fulfill his destiny, young Perseus saves a beautiful maiden from the wrath of Poseidon.

Echo and Narcissus were desperately in love. Echo, with the handsome young Greek, and Narcissus, with his own reflection.

Jason was a Greek hero celebrated for retrieving the Golden Fleece with his crew, the Argonauts, along with some divine intervention, and the help of a woman in love.

Perseus was a Greek hero who, through one task demanded of him, slayed a gorgon, found a wife, fufilled a prophecy, and became a king.

Pygmalion, a talented sculptor and hater of all women, created the perfect wife out of a block of ivory. Much to his surprise, he fell in love with the statue Galatea.

In order to bring balance to his kingdom, Theseus swears to slay the Minotaur, and horrible creature on the island of Crete.

As the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Ireland, Lady Alice Kyteler faced sorcery and heresy charges a century before the start of the European Witch-Hunt.

To help students decide on a masters of business administration program, BusinessWeek magazine ranks full time and part time MBA programs. Here are their 2009 rankings.

American middle class families in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s were challenged to follow gender roles and social norms designed to confront Communism.

Academic scholarship lends credence to the theory that expansionist motives played a part in the frenzy for war with Great Britain among Southern and Western politicians.

A look into the life of Frank Lloyd Wright and the beginning of his famous style of architecture.

Equipped with a strong ship and heroic crew, Jason sets off to fulfill his destiny, and get revenge. And with the aid of a powerful woman, he almost gets what he wants.

Biography of American philosopher and educationist John Dewey, pioneer of pragmatism and educational reforms.

McCain and Obama are in the last month of the presidential campaign and are using character attacks against each other to win over voters.

Devastated by the loss of his beloved wife Eurydice, the Thracian King Orpheus would have done anything to have her back. And he almost succeeded.

Political corruption has been a problem since the first Europeans settled in America. From officials to politicians, laws are circumvented to obtain riches and/or power.

Vietnam-themed movies began as a patriotic apologetic for the war, transformed the genre into anti-war and critical stories, and ended as objective documentaries.

Theseus was a Greek hero of divine ancestry with a knack of taking care of nasty beasts. His legacy is not only that only that of a great hero, but also Athenian king.

The Federalist "Roman Doctrine" featuring increased defense spending improving the army & navy were eliminated by Jefferson, leading to poor military preparation in 1812.

The War of 1812, the Mexican American War, and the Spanish War of 1898 represent conflicts that could have been avoided but were driven by expansionist motives and goals.

With anti-Americanism on the rise across the world, Philippe Roger's American Enemy is a timely inquiry into the historical roots of France's impression of America.

Even in the atmosphere of intense violence, Freedmen's Bureau agents committed themselves to the education of Texas' former slaves.

Five-time presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs argued passionately for socialism and labor reform but proved to be a progressive champion for women's rights as well.

Violent terror as a method of influence is not limited to the Islamic Fundamentalist. Christian and Muslim alike share the use of this weapon.

One of the prevalent challenges in American government has been the problem of factions. This article explains the importance of factions in shaping the Constitution.

Hellenic prayer provides a give-and-take context for the relationship between a worshiper and the Hellenic Gods.

Born of the gods, Heracles possessed unnatural physical strength. But his destiny would be to fight against the rage and jealousy of Hera.

How does mass deportation of people with connections to the land and its markers, impact that landscape?

First Lady Michelle Obama was working on legal and governmental initiatives years before she became the wife of the 44th President of the United States.

The development of the impeachment process at the federal level in the United States, highlighting famous cases that have demonstrated and tested its use.

American prisoners of war described their treatment by the British as "ungenerous and inhuman." British officers subjected prisoners to "insult and unmerited oppression."

The Civil War was not just a white man's war...it involved dozens of Native American tribes, which fought for their own independence. This is the story of the Cherokee.

To convey ideas clearly and simply an academic writer must first write logically, accurately and engagingly. Only then should he conform to conventions.