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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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    The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh For my essay I chose the question‚ “What does this story teach us about Mesopotamian religion?” A few main points that I will be discussing are: the relationship between humans and gods‚ why humans pray/praise the gods‚ and the understanding of why Gilgamesh could not become immortal and why he was afraid of the afterlife. I chose this question because I felt that the god’s had a major impact on Gilgamesh’s life. For example; Shamash‚ the sun god‚ giving protection to Gilgamesh

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    Odysseus Epic Hero

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    Honors English 9 Epic Hero Analysis What does it take to be an epic hero? To be an epic hero you are required to have five specific qualities. These consist of being human-like‚ being a confident and courageous solider‚ nobility‚ and being in a poem containing supernatural beings that has setting is vast in scope. In the poem the Odyssey‚ the main character fits the criteria. Odysseus is an epic hero. An important trait to being an epic hero is that the character is involved in a poem complicated

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    Odysseus as an Epic Hero

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    Epic Hero Essay What is an epic hero? Homers’ “Odyssey” is about an epic hero named Odysseus and his quest home. “The Odyssey” begins after the Trojan war had left Odysseus trapped‚ pointlessly seafaring for 10 years after angering Poseidon‚ the god of the sea. He tries desperately to return home to Ithaka and his wife‚ Penelope‚ and newborn son‚ Telemachus. Odysseus then has many hardships upon which he overcomes through his intelligence and wit. Odysseus is an epic hero because he is intelligent

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    February 19 2013 Painting the Canvas of the 19th-Century African American Winslow Homer was considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century American painting. Exploring Homer’s art gives birth to numerous unique qualities hidden within his work and life. Dressing for the Carnival is a fine example of his career as painter. This work was unique in content regarding to black culture‚ painting for Homer himself‚ impressing his personal values to the viewer. He completely avoided the stereotypes

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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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    Text Messaging

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    Text Messaging and its Effects on Teens ’ Grammar Background Information "IYO TXTng = Gd 4 or NME of GMR?" If you cannot understand the previous statement‚ then you most likely have not been exposed to the language of text messaging. Who are the creators of this language? The answer is today ’s teenagers. The translation for the opening sentence is‚ "In your opinion‚ is texting good for or the enemy of grammar?" Text messaging has surely given our society a quick means through which to communicate

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    Review of The Epic of Eden

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    The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament. Sandra L. Richter‚ InterVarsity Press‚ 2008. ISBN: 978-0-8308-2577-6 Albert Einstein once said “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” This is an extremely powerful quote‚ and I will seek to convey its strength‚ as applied to our lives as Christians‚ upon the careful review of Sandra L. Richter’s The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament. Richter designed this text as merely a tool

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    EPIC STORY

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    Epic Story The abominable‚ amiss‚ atrocious‚ awful Adewalen the Dark has terrorized the town city of Oakland California and many other places for before but its atrocities have become far worse. After all these years watching the wretched beast destroy our homes I can’t just sit here and watch anymore! I- Tyrexius shall avenge our fallen city. Before I take on the abhorrent monster I will need training‚ perhaps my father “Clark the Colossal‚” can train me. As I walked home I heard the shrieks

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    the Odyssey. However‚ their lifestyles and ways of living are greatly diverse. Not only are their personalities unique from each other‚ however‚ their habitats and the environments they live in‚ also differ. In the end‚ it is blatant to anyone that Homer is attempting to prove that the Greeks and Cyclops are greatly dissimilar people‚ and should not be taken as the same. The Cyclops were beasts that trusted the everlasting gods. They never planted with their own hands or plowed the

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