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    Activity 1 I was wondering about the night life here in wellington since it was my first few days in the country. My flat mate (receiver) is from a conservative muslim family who don’t live a night life‚ when I’ve (sender) asked him (channel) about it in more details but he seems less aware of the night life and so I said to him that he’s a “momma’s boy” (noise) of which he wasn’t happy about (massege) and started going bonkers (feedback). Hehe anyways then I had to explain (context) more in details

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient piece of literature written around 1900 B.C.E in ancient Mesopotamian. It is considered to be one of the oldest written pieces of literature on earth. The Old Testament was written around 1000 B.C.E and is the foundation for two of the world’s largest religions; Christianity and Islam. Although written many years apart The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament share similarities. One of the main similarities between The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament

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    MODERN DAY INDIA Quick presentation The flag : Subsequently‚ to avoid sectarian associations with the colour scheme‚ saffron‚ white and green were chosen for the three bands‚ representing courage and sacrifice‚ peace and truth‚ and faith and chivalry respectively.Spinning Ashoka Chakra represents the eternal wheel of law. The Emblem : four Asiatic lions standing back to back - symbolizing power‚ courage‚ pride‚ and confidence 1- Bollywood : A) What is Bollywood  * Indian film industry

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    Modern-Day Witch Trial The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial was anything but quick and simple. The case lasted a total of seven years‚ and cost the government $15 million dollars (Source F). Peggy McMartin Bukey and her son Raymond along with a few other teachers were accused of a crime that would change their lives forever. The charges consisted of everything from animal sacrifice to pornography and satanic rituals. (Source D). It first began with Judy Johnson‚ mother of one of the preschool’s young

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    Racism in Modern Day America Often times in America‚ citizens avoid addressing racism in its modern form. Modern racism is the mindset that certain races are better or worse with specific instinctive abilities or weaknesses. Many of these beliefs are perpetuated by the media which shows stereotypes in different forms such as movies‚ cartoons‚ music videos‚ sitcoms‚ and newspapers. Whites are often regarded as naturally rational‚ fair‚ and caring while Blacks are often regarded as criminal‚ untrustworthy

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    Compare Achilles and Gilgamesh as heroes. All heroes are great and powerful. But not one is quite like the other. Some fly and some live right next door to you. A hero is dependent‚ brave‚ strong‚ a leader‚ and is the noblest of men. Achilles and Gilgamesh are two heroes that lived in different times but share so many heroic qualities. But they are never too alike. I will compare Achilles to Gilgamesh by showing that they both were hungry for more power‚ they are both strong warriors

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    Perfection has no relevance to America. Modern day America has so many problems that people don’t even know where to start. I will be telling you about the government lies‚ obesity‚ and death by crimes. After reading this paper you should understand that we do not live in the dream land foreigners believe America is. In my opinion the government should be trusted by its people. A third of American believe that September 11th was a conspiracy. Fifty-four percent are angry at the government because

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    Epic of Gilgamesh

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the greatest pieces of literature from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia known to modern scholars. It was found among ruins in Ninevah in the form of twelve large tablets‚ dating from 2‚000 B. C. This heroic poem is named for its heroGilgamesh‚ a tyrannical Babylonian king who ruled the city of Uruk. According to the myth‚ the gods responded to prayers and sent a wild brutish man‚ Enkidu‚ to challenge Gilgamesh to a wrestling match. When the contest ends‚

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    11/29/13 English IV A Modern Day Sir Thomas In society today it is blatantly apparent that there are more than a few problems with society itself but they can for the most part be narrowed down into a more general criteria that applies for most what we would call first world societies. These problems range for social equality to even such things as living conditions and or minimum wage and their perpetrators per say have done almost nothing to solve these problems or progress towards a better

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    character. The development of an epic hero begins with the buildup and occurrence of an event that either triggers or happens due to the tragic flaw of the hero. In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the protagonist fills the classic example of a hero through some obvious and sometimes more subtle aspects of the story. Without a hero‚ there is no epic. Likewise‚ without Gilgamesh‚ there is no epic tale of his triumph. Through his changes in character and environment‚ Gilgamesh completes his compelling journey as

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