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    Femininity and the position of Women in Ancient Rome
    (Aquinas Journal, Aquinas, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1987) Jayasekera, K.
    The belief is that no human woman gave birth to the founders of Rome. They were children of she wolf. The characteristics the Romans prided themselves of is quite visible from this. They were proud of their masculinity, war like nature and courage that their nation was built with. But this paper examines the role of women, their relationships and their interactions with men and its results. The interesting findings would prove that it is the very femininity that had empowered them over their male counterparts to such an extent that it was they who initiated many political changes. The examination was made through in-depth analysis of chosen significant occasions. On almost all incidents and their outcomes the males retained their superiority that they so believed in while in actual fact it was the will of women that held the day.
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    The theory of Empedocles on the Origin of life against the background of Greek Myths
    (Aquinas Journal, Aquinas, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1985) Jayasekera, K.
    The theory of Zoogony as put forth by the Greek philosopher and how he had analyzed its development according to the cosmic cycle he had presented provides many thought provoking theories to the moderns. As for example the concept of adaptation to the environment, struggle for existence and the evolution factor makes one even ponder on the validity and the connection they have with theories expounded by many others much later in time. But a Classist is also led to observe the connection or affinity the theories have with the age old myths of the Greeks. Myths had originated in Greece, may be before writhing had developed. They are, also not without reasons, believed to science of ancient man. Analytical examination proves that either the later thoughts of the philosopher had been affected by the earlier myths or that he his thoughts had developed, though independently on the same lines. For the purpose, the methodology used was to examine the various myths, their points of agreement or disagreement. The outcome was critically compared with the philosophical ideas of Empedocles.
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    The Verb in Early Sinhalese
    (1986) Premaratne, Asoka Chandrasiri
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    Nuthana Sinhala Ketikatha
    (Nuthana Kala Nirmana Saha K. Jayathilake, 1983) Gunawardhana, N.D.
    Today Sinhala short stories are very famous among readers. Writers have selected different areas of society for their creations. So we can know the variance of our society by reading these short stories.