Flood light Box Cricket at PWC The Panthaky Baug Welfare Center (PWC) flagged off their first ever floodlight Box Cricket Tournament at the colony grounds on 26th and 27th of October 2013. The event saw an encouraging participation of 16 teams from various parsi groups across Mumbai‚ who were cheered from the stands by enthusiastic spectators bearing the scorching October heat along with the players. It was after a decade that PWC had organized such an encouraging event for the youth of our community
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is clear that the characters known at the beginning of the book have changed. Although both journeys involve growth as leaders‚ Odysseus is at the mercy of the gods‚ monsters‚ and powerful people and realizes his place and becomes humbled‚ while Gilgamesh the demigod becomes arrogant and selfish. When Odysseus is first mentioned (Odyssey Pp. 83)‚ very little leadership is shown. He is portrayed as helpless; the quote “he saw nothing of the great Odysseus‚” and throughout books four through eight
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The understanding of mortality as seen in the The Epic of Gilgamesh and the plays of Oedipus have a very significant role. By looking more closely at the travels of both Gilgamesh and Oedipus‚ one can identify at a greater level the individual culture’s view of immortality. To begin with‚ one should examine the preparation of these characters in light of their circumstances. At the beginning of the epic‚ Gilgamesh is so engrossed with his own life that he does not have the foresight to see his own
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A defining element in The Epic of Gilgamesh is the God’s lack of morals‚ which is a major difference in comparison to the God feature in modern Western literature. The Gods shown in the epic bicker like humans and hold grudges‚ which often have catastrophic results. Relating to these Gods is the protagonist of the story‚ King Gilgamesh. Son of a mortal and the goddess Nisun‚ Gigamesh is described throughout the epic as “two-thirds God‚ one-third man.” This lineage is extremely relevant‚ as Gilgamesh’s
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Gilgamesh and Odysseus represent empowered men‚ arrogant‚ disrespectful‚ and at times‚ inhumane. Yet‚ they both go through a set of trial and tribulations in trying to discover a sense of understanding and value within their life. They both want eternal recognition and meaning to their name. Through their journeys‚ honor represents their dignity as men. They fight with their men and are loyal to them. Even further‚ each man encounters a situation with a god and they intervene in their fate. The
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The narrator introduces Gilgamesh in the past tense‚ the high walls of the city he built are already ancient. He then shows that the story is in Gilgamesh’s words‚ and that the king wrote it down. Gilgamesh’s story remembers historical people and their deeds‚ and at the same time‚ Gilgamesh’s path through bravery‚ tragedy‚ and knowledge is an everlasting‚ worldwide process. The story of Gilgamesh is both ageless and instant. Gilgamesh’s mother was in the beginning of the story‚ but his father wasn’t
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The Epic of Gilgamesh This is first time I have heard about “The Epic of Gilgamesh” and I thought that it was just a myth but I was wrong‚ it was also an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia and considered a great work of literature. Dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (2100 BC). (1) Four thousand years ago there was this man‚ one third human and two thirds god called Gilgamesh who built the great walls of Uruk to keep his kingdom safe from the outside forces. People from Gilgamesh’s kingdom seen
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Suffering: Job v. Gilgamesh Human suffering is a major theme in Hebrew Bible and in Gilgamesh. Through suffering‚ human beings can learn about the nature of reality and their place in it. Compare Job and Gilgamesh as suffering heroes‚ as they search for understanding‚ and come to accept the limits of their human condition. Use specific examples from both stories to support your ideas In order to compare the suffering of Job and Gilgamesh‚ one must have a complete understanding of what suffering
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In a story about a mostly-god’s journey to gain immortality‚ many lessons can be learned. For Gilgamesh‚ many were. Traveling through Mesopotamia‚ fearing his own mortality‚ Gilgamesh and Enkidu go on a journey to find immortality. Though they do not succeed‚ Gilgamesh learns about himself‚ humankind‚ and mortality itself‚ making the journey worthwhile. When one goes somewhere for a very long time‚ away from home‚ they have a lot of time to think. Think about themselves‚ their accomplishments
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batman‚and people you see threw a screen‚ Gilgamesh is the main character in the book called Gilgamesh The Hero By Geraldine Mcaughrean where Gilgamesh follows The Hero Cycle by Joseph Campbell‚ in many ways such as The Call To Adventure‚ Trials ‚ and New Life. The Call To Adventure relates to the Hero Cycle because Gilgamesh has a close friend named Enkidu that pays the price for Gilgamesh slaughtering The Bull Of Heaven‚ and he dies. After that Gilgamesh goes out to look for eternal life so he can
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