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    The Inner Savagery within Individuals When groups of people are put in un-restricted circumstances‚ Individuals tend to follow their own desires and care less about what is beneficial for the greater good of everyone. In life individuals are put into unconstrained situations in which they tend to rebel against the standards of society that they have been taught to follow. An example of this is young people having a house party with no parental supervision. The reality is that many teenagers will

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    Gilgamesh vs. Genesis Most stories we hear of the past are about heroes that are in search for something of meaning. History is a way to not only let the stories of the past move on to future generations‚ but also teaches us the morals and values of these epics. Epics are long narrative poems in elevated language that follows the journey of an important figure‚ or hero‚ whose journey is important to the history/culture of a people. The hero usually faces adversity and returns home significantly

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    In Gilgamesh and the Hebrew bible there are a lot of similar and differenced between the two stories. Within this essay‚ the discussion about the floods will be compared and contrasted between the two stories within the relationship between humans‚ Gods and the overall purpose of both floods. Within Gilgamesh and Hebrew bible water was used to destroy humankind. Utriapishtuim in Gilgamesh heard about the flood from the God Ea instead of the God who created the flood Ealil ().Unlike Noah who got

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    “Epic of Gilgamesh”‚ at its core‚ is a story of heroic deeds. The epic details Gilgamesh overcoming several obstacles in his quest to becoming an exceptional leader and warrior. This particular epic has been since 2300 B.C.E. and‚ not surprisingly‚ it has been used as a source of inspiration for many years. Specifically‚ in the 1994 episode of “Batman: The Animated Series” entitled Bane‚ the titular villain is subjected to an invasive experimental procedure that had been dubbed Project Gilgamesh. Whether

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    The Quest Archetype starts with a humble beginning‚ where the hero is mocked and teased by others‚ and then he must go on a quest to a place that he is not familiar of and complete a goal or to uncover the truth. The movie ‘Rudy’ starts in Joliet‚ Illinois where Rudy a born Catholic and from a poor class family who absolutely loved Notre Dame Football. After telling his father that he dreams of playing for Notre Dame‚ Rudy gets teased by his brothers and his family saying he can’t do it. Once he

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    Gilgamesh 1. Gilgamesh was 2/3 God 1/3 man‚ the strongest in the kingdom and a warrior type‚ who was at first an unfair king. Gilgamesh was larger than life because of the tasks that he set out to perform; killing of Hamarba‚ Chopping down the cedar forest‚ and the killing of the Heavens Bull; these were feats that no mortal would dare‚ or could do. Gilgamesh has a human side to him that is the want for the self (sex- his decree of all mans marriage night duties‚ friendship- how he reacts to

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh vs. Star wars The Epic of Gilgamesh and Star wars at first glance seem as though they are polar opposites. One is a journey through space and the other is a journey for everlasting life. Vaguely these stories are very different but when looked at closely they share a lot of the same themes and concepts. They are similar in the fact that both Luke and Gilgamesh go on a quest for an overall end prize‚ they both have qualities of immortals and mortals‚ and they both had sidekicks

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    The first stage starts with the departure‚ this is where they introduce you to the here‚ how he is called to move out of his ordinary world and start on the mission or quest. In the movie Finding Nemo‚ we meet Marlin a neurotic clown fish who loses his mate and most of their spawn after an intense shark attack in the opening of the movie. Miraculously‚ one egg survives; he names it Nemo‚ honoring his mate’s last wish‚ and vows to protect him with his life. As Nemo grows old enough to go to school

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    The Heroic Quest is a three stage journey‚ in which a protagonist‚ embarks on a voyage facing several different challenging elements. These elements include‚ Separation and Departure‚ Trials and Victories of Initiation‚ and Rescue From Without. The two heroes‚ in this case‚ are Odysseus and Bilbo Baggins. In The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ a introverted hobbit‚ was dragged into a strange journey‚ much different than his peaceful life at home. Odysseus’ (in The Odyssey) story is similar‚ he was forced

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    Chapter 1: Every trip is a quest (Except when it’s not) Paragraphs: There is five main reasons that authors use to tell why a character goes a quest. There’s the actual person‚ the destination‚ a purpose‚ challenges that will come with going on the quest and a reason for the person to actually go on the quest. Authors never say the reason why the character goes on the quest and usually the character fails. The way the author grabs the attention is by stating a task and making us and the character

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