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    Death is an inevitable vice that humans cannot wrap their heads around‚ and to be honest most of them are not ready to die when their time does come. What makes a life worth living? This serious‚ but relevant question will never have a definitive answer. Is death about being infamous to everyone’s knowledge‚ but never truly touching anyone‚ or is it centered around the relationship with close family and friends? Based on am individuals personal desires comes a hero that follows the path they hope

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    that the total amount of water in the planet is only limited. Its supply remains the same and yet human population recently grows resulting to a decrease of available amount of freshwater per person. The relatively small amount of available freshwater elaborates on how critical it is for everyone to help preserve and maintain clean‚ healthy lakes and streams‚ our sources of water. Water is mostly now being wasted because it is under-priced. We do not realize the significance of it. Also‚ the uneven distribution

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    In ancient Sumerian society‚ kings considered a human agent of the gods. In Uruk‚ it is located in an agriculturally productive region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers also known as the “Fertile Crescent”. Gilgamesh was the fifth sovereign he was part god and part man. From him we learn kingship was a matter of divine entitlement and human authority. In the excerpt from Epic Gilgamesh (2100 BC)‚ As the king Gilgamesh was honor and said to be "two-thirds god" (46) and "a god and a man" (15)

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    punishment for serious crimes. Many people today debate about this hot topic that their should be a human way to kill these criminals‚ not kill them at all‚ or give them all the pain they deserve. Many believe it goes against the eighth amendment‚ prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail‚ fines‚ or cruel and unusual punishments. From the documentary on “How to Kill a Human Being‚” Michael Portillo‚ a conservative politician‚ explores the different ways of how to execute

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    change‚ cross-boundary water and air pollution‚ and over-fishing of the ocean are linked with globalization.[5] This process has effects on the environment‚ on culture‚ on political systems‚ on economic development and prosperity‚ and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. Globalization is not new‚ though. For thousands of years‚ people—and‚ later‚ corporations—have been buying from and selling to each other in lands at great distances‚ such as through the famed Silk Road across

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    the life of Noah. In the story of Gilgamesh‚ a man by the name of Utnaptishtim experience the fate Noah had with the flood. Even though these stories are very similar‚ there are differences that are present. In the

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    significance to the text as a whole through its sensitive‚ human-like portrayal of Gilgamesh. Before this point in the epic‚ Gilgamesh‚ to an extent‚ only displays the divine aspect of his nature. Slaying Humbaba‚ killing the Bull of Heaven‚ and displaying remarkable intellect when turning down the advances of Ishtar‚ to name a few examples‚ strictly represent the god-like essence of Gilgamesh. When Enkidu encounters death‚ Gilgamesh expresses his humanity through his feelings of profound sorrow

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    realization of his own mortality‚ Gilgamesh’s quest begins with him seeking an audience with Utnapishtim. (2) Gilgamesh has to make his way past poison scorpions monsters; (3) Must scale large mountains in the cold and in the dark. In most quest or journeys information and guidance is usually imparted. Such is the case with "Gilgamesh". Siduri gives him a life saving drink. In return‚ Gilgamesh tells her of his plight and his desire to reach Utnapishtim. She advises him to cherish the simple everyday

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    very different. The flood of Gilgamesh was written before 2000 B.C.‚ while the Genesis story was written much later than the Gilgamesh flood. In both versions something angers God or the gods. “The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reasons of the babel.” This is the main reason the gods in Gilgamesh decide to send the flood on the people. In Genesis there is a much more acceptable reason for God to eliminate mankind. The humans had become so corrupt that God

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    Breland Crudup December 9‚ 2012 The Effects of Music on Reaction Time in Human Beings The Effects of Music on Reaction Time in Human Beings When performing many feats of physical skill‚ calculating how fast a person can perform the action has become a custom that has gained prominence in recent years. Observing how long it takes a person to perform an action‚ now known as observing the reaction time‚ has even gained enough importance to the point that it has even used in some scientific investigations

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