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    whatsapp versus sms

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    whtsapp versus sms To study the diffusion of “Whatsapp’’ messenger in the market and its effects on the “SMS” service providers. Competitive analysis between the two. Finding out the key features provided by whatsapp to increase costumer base. To find out steps that should help the SMS service providers to retain their reign. To find out costumer preferences between the two. What happens when an industry gouges its customers for years‚ and then technology comes along that allows consumers

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    Epic Of Gilgamesh Essay

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh dates back to as early as Bronze Age Mesopotamia‚ to the people of Sumer that told poems and legends of a great hero-king called Gilgamesh‚ the demigod ruler of Uruk (around 2500 BCE). The legends and poems were later gathered into a longer epic and written on clay tablets C. 1900 BCE. They were found in the mid nineteenth century and were later deciphered‚ and eventually published. The story is important not only to the people of the time or historians‚ but to everyday modern

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    Analysis of the Epic of Gilgamesh In the Epic of Gilgamesh there are many themes‚ major characters‚ similarities to the old testament of the bible‚ and how they portray the life of Mesopotamian society. These are great importance to how early civilization had become and how we are affected by them today. The themes that has presented itself in the story is of love‚ inevitable death‚ and the wrath of the gods. Love as a motivating force was apparent in the story early on. In the beginning of the

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    Epic of Gilgamesh: a Hero

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    there is a great difficulty that lies in defining what a hero truly is. Strength alone does not make a hero; nor does intelligence. Moreover‚ the Epic of Gilgamesh truly defines the definition of a hero. Gilgamesh is portrayed as a true hero through his skill‚ intelligence‚ willingness to die‚ reverence‚ and his respect for death. Throughout the entire epic‚ Gilgamesh demonstrates outrageous skill as a warrior and leader. “Gilgamesh is strong to perfection.” “He is an awesome beast with unmatched strength

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    Ulysses: An Epic Hero

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    In the book The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin‚ Ulysses goes through many trials and is an ideal example of an epic hero. In the two stories “Cannibal Beach” and “Nausicaa‚” the heroic elements of Ulysses reaching a low point and Ulysses being tested to show the worthiness of his quest are clearly displayed. In both stories‚ Ulysses reaches a low point in his quest. In “Cannibal Beach‚” Ulysses and his men come to an island with giant cannibals that look and are as tall as trees. In

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    they got here on this planet. In order to have individuality and uniqueness our stories have to be different. The creation stories we have been studying are different in so many ways. Like how humans were created‚ according to the Egyptian Creation Epic humans were created by Atum’s tears of joy “When Atum saw them again he was so delighted that he wept tears of joy. As these tears hit the earth‚ they became

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    The story of The Epic of Gilgamesh is a western civilization historical poem that is mix of mythology and literature. It is to be believed was written around the first centuries of the second millennium B.C. considering one of the oldest‚ if not the oldest‚ ancient poem. It is about a hero who is desperate to become a god and goes an on quest for immortality. Within the pages of the old tale it reveals many hints of history‚ human nature‚ and myths of an ancient culture. Though the Sumerian Empire

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    Killed Homer Barron In William Faulkner’s short story entitled "A Rose For Emily"‚ Emily Grierson kills her lover Homer Barron after being in love with him for about a year. She then sleeps next to the body in the upstairs bedroom of her home‚ loving it as if Homer were still alive. She then closes up the upstairs‚ never seeing the body again. There are three different motives that can be looked at as to why Emily killed Homer. She wanted to exercise power‚ she couldn’t accept that Homer was a

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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 Hero Beowulf

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    The Epic Hero Beowulf “A soldier should know the difference between words and deeds and should always keep that clear in his head.” You ever wondered why Beowulf was so great at what he was doing and why he was a good leader ? It is because in this story Beouwulf has super-human strength. He is on a long quest through his journey. He also performs great deeds for his people. The first characteristic of the epic hero Beowulf is that he has incredible super-human

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