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    The Aeneid‚ The Iliad‚ and The Epic of Gilgamesh are poems from the greatest authors of literature. They look into the topic of destiny‚ warriors responsibility‚ and bravery. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an adventure of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh is courted by the queen of heaven and rejects her.The gods then kill Enkidu as revenge. Gilgamesh is now set on the journey to seek the meaning of life. He later meets the only person to whom the gods have given everlasting life. “Utnapishtism

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    In a story about a mostly-god’s journey to gain immortality‚ many lessons can be learned. For Gilgamesh‚ many were. Traveling through Mesopotamia‚ fearing his own mortality‚ Gilgamesh and Enkidu go on a journey to find immortality. Though they do not succeed‚ Gilgamesh learns about himself‚ humankind‚ and mortality itself‚ making the journey worthwhile. When one goes somewhere for a very long time‚ away from home‚ they have a lot of time to think. Think about themselves‚ their accomplishments

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    This speech will explain how the concept of the hero has been devalued in modern times. I will show that the main reason for this devaluation is that the definition of what constitutes a hero has become a lot broader. To support my argument I will use following people‚ all sometimes descried as heroes: Theseus‚ Nelson Mandela and good old Shane Warne. Traditionally heroes were defined as a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired for their courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities

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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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    Modern day AI is somewhat like the AI in the short story‚ “There will come Soft Rains” because the AI in each story are able to take care of their host’s basic needs‚ like making breakfast‚ cleaning‚ entertaining children so the adults can do some work they need to do‚ or just basically help them with anything around the house. One thing we know is that our modern day AI is able to help us cook and clean while the AI in the story can cook and clean too‚ but it does things way better. The AI in the

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    Epic of Gilgamesh The epic of Gilgamesh is the earliest primary document discovered in human history dating back to approximately 2‚000 B.C.E. This document tells a story of an ancient King Gilgamesh‚ ruler of Sumer in 2‚700 B.C.E. who is created gloriously by gods as one third man and two third god. In this epic‚ Gilgamesh begins his kingship as an audacious and immature ruler. Exhausted from complaints‚ the gods send a wild man named Enkidu to become civilized and assist Gilgamesh to mature

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    Carlos Varela Mr. Marquez English 1 CP Per. 2 May 12‚ 2015 Modern day and the Elizabeth Era Elizabeth era had swords‚ broadswords‚ and rapier. Modern day we have guns‚ tanks‚ knives and Tasers. One evidence about the Elizabeth era having swords is “During the early years of the Elizabeth era‚ swords were the choice in weaponry”. One quote they use modern day is “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” In my opinion I think weapons are really not needed but the

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    One of the types of love that is most evident / found most often in Romeo and Juliet and modern day is Familial love. There are 6 different types of love; Familial‚ Platonic‚ Narcissistic‚ Unrequited‚ and Spiritual/Religious love. Familial love is when you love your family‚ and they love you back. Platonic love is the love between you and your friends. Narcissistic love is when you love yourself and not others. Unrequited love is when you love someone‚ but they do not love you back. Finally Spiritual/Religious

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    Personal technologies effect on modern day life Technology has had a major impact on modern day life. Everyone uses personal technology whether they realize it or not. Personal technologies include cell phones‚ laptops‚ and iPads. Personal technology has disconnected‚ driven‚ and assisted people in everyday life. Without actually watching for your use of personal technology you will not fully understand how it affects your everyday life. Sometimes putting the personal technology devices down is

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    The television show Doctor Who‚ (2005-present)‚ can be seen as modern day noir to some extent. Doctor Who can be seen as modern day noir because it has multiple elements that are used to characterize the genre of noir. Some characteristics of noir that are portrayed in Doctor Who are a morally ambiguous protagonist‚ a fatalistic viewpoint of the protagonist‚ the femmes fatales. The Doctor is a morally ambiguous character that struggles with making the correct choices at times even though he is basically

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