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    the epic of gilgamesh

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    The Epic of Gilgamash Tablet -1 The mighty King finds a match Part -1 URruk in her days of glory under the rein of King Gilgamash. Three forth God and one third beast he boosted "Who could have been a man more suited than me" He said. The last of his kind Gilgamash emerged supreme among the folk of URuk‚ His head high in the sky as proud Bull. Son of Ninsun Perfected by Aruru the Goddess of creation .Eyes as deep as the sea ‚ Hair as wise as light‚ his armor shinning as a furnace of fire‚ fairer

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    Human Traits

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    1. Peer review- It was not peer reviewed by other Scientist. 2. Scientific method- No‚ the author did not use the scientific method‚ but the author has used researches who used it. According to the biologist Russell Gray of the University of Auckland in New Zealand‚ "Linguists spin a bit of a story with case studies of individual languages." 3. Biological Concepts- Species‚ DNA‚ Phylogenies‚ 4. Personal Agenda- Yes‚ the author does have a personal agenda. Linguists method can revive languages

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    Epic Poem

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    The Devouring He sat‚ excited as a fat kid in a candy store‚ anxiously awaiting his anticipated arrival to the great dead sea of salt swallowing sea-serpents. The soaring sky-swan swam slowly to the surface. He descended down the delta cargo-bird. The young lad loved landing at the lake to visit his kin-folk‚ but fate had a mighty miracle in store for the sly son of Dennis. The rigorous trek along the speed-street finally brought Devon Dennison to his destination of the isolate island of Cliftonia

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    personality traits

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    the positive and negative effects these strengths and weaknesses could pose to the organization. Furthermore‚ I described my entire Meyers-Briggs personality and temperament. Also looked into was how basic knowledge and understanding of personality traits can be of help at the workplace in grooming better co-workers‚ managers and employees. Step 1 Personality type Introvert (22) Introvert can be defined as to direct or to turn inwards. In relation to my personality type‚ I am rather more engaged

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    what moment in time this character decided to be “evil.” We want to be able to relate to the villain because we have realized we can no longer relate to the hero. The hero has knowledge unattainable in books‚ the honor only found in gods‚ and nobility that is too hard for us “mere mortals” to obtain. Our society has given up on the idea of the hero. We are all sick of being the mad scientist in a superman cape‚ The scratchy polyester choking our necks like a tightened noose. We want to be able to say

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    Beowulf is a classic example of an epic. An epic is a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. The tone of an epic isserious and uses language that is magnificent. Many elements in Beowulf display the common characteristics of what makes a story an epic. First of all‚ every story that is an epic has a hero who strongly identifies with a particular people or society. In Beowulf our hero Beowulf identifies with the Anglo-Saxons

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    Meaning of Epic of Gilgamesh

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    The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay Author(s): Tzvi Abusch Source: Journal of the American Oriental Society‚ Vol. 121‚ No. 4 (Oct. - Dec.‚ 2001)‚ pp. 614622 Published by: American Oriental Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/606502 . Accessed: 16/01/2014 12:21 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit

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    Notes on Epic Poetry

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    Notes on Epic Poetry An epic or heroic poem falls into one of two patterns‚ both established by Homer: the structure (and allegory to life) may be either war or journey‚ and the hero may be on a quest (as Odysseus is) or pursuing conquest (as Achilles is). Features of legend building evident in epic include the following: 1. the hero’s near-invulnerability (Achilles’ heel‚ the spot on Seigfried’s back); 2. the hero’s fighting without conventional weapons (as in Beowulf’s wrestling Grendel); 3

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    Epic Story

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    Epic Story Time The year was 1592 in South Korea‚ the dark gray sky was consuming the sun inch by inch‚ as the people’s voices yelling and screaming from all directions‚ wondering what? How? Who? Quickly turning around back into the house‚ the dark black gate‚ thick with steel hovering high over the dark sky as if it were to consume anything it met. Everyone quickly running back and forth‚ side to side‚ panicking from who knows what. A sudden explosion occurred west from out house‚ panicking‚ everyone

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    Lost Continent as an Epic What makes a story an epic? In the book‚ The Lost Continent written by Bill Bryson‚ Bill travels across the continent of North America starting in his hometown of Des Moines‚ Iowa. Bill Bryson explores each region of the North American continent from north to south and east to west. While traveling Bill Bryson is in search of a perfect small town. The Lost Continent is a journey traveling across North America with Bill Bryson as the hero and New England as the underworld

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