Part one of term paper
History tells us that since we have been able to write, our human race has had the habit of recording historical tales, or stories. Most of the first stories were tales of heroic men, scouring their land in search of some noble prize. These stories are known as epics, and they give us an excellent idea of the lifestyles and basic thought p ...

Part two of term paper
... with those of the first chapter of the Bible, Genesis, we not only discover some striking similarities, but also some notable differences. If there is one thing that all early accounts revolve around, that is the idea of a divine being or, in other words, god. Early humans were extremely religious, holding the belief that their very lives were in the hands of their god. This holds true for both the people of biblical times as well as those of the epic era. However, even as both groups believ ...