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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compared to wrestling. If I place in the top three at coast this year I will qualify for state and that will greatly aid me in the future. I want to pursue a college degree so I can better my future while also fighting on the side because you never know what can happen. I do love fighting‚ but jumping straight into only fighting and no schooling is irrational. Therefore college is for me.
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appreciative for what I have in my life‚ but it also helps me to understand that not everyone has the same opportunities as me. Understanding this privilege helps me to see other perspectives and‚ if possible‚ make adjustments necessary to grant others the opportunity to have the same privileges that I had. And if I can not grant them the same privileges that I had‚ I want to be able to help them identify their own privileges and help them capitalize on it so that they can get the most out of what they want
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were doing anything wrong because it was not around me. Soon enough I came to realize they would no longer be around me. I saw some do it as I grew older‚ they said it makes them feel better and I saw them act different so it did not appeal to me. What did appeal to me was the game of basketball. I started playing basketball at the age of 4 in leagues and circuits. The game was fascinating and still is to this day‚ as of now I play
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Epic Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known pieces of literature. According to Sumerian tradition‚ he was an early ruler of the city-state of Uruk. “He is said to be the son of the god Ninsun and a mortal father‚ however‚ historians have not obtained clear details on that matter” (McCaughrean‚ pg.5). It is also unclear whether the King Gilgamesh actually existed‚ but his story still acted as “instructive text” for the people of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens
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Most of all I do not like patriotism very much because I have some negative associations with it. It reminds me of flags‚ war and football. I have to think about people being proud and admiring their country – sometimes in a quite naive way. I do not think that pride is completely bad. Pride is good for one’s self-esteem and so is patriotism. Pride is alright if it improves the own self-perception. But I don’t like it as soon as pride makes people look down on others. This is arrogance. Sadly
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Telling the truth is better than concealing it. Telling the truth can build trust between you and other people the characters in the story “Papa’s Parrot” and “Mk.” According to Rocky in the story “Papa’s Parrot” Papa missed his son Harry coming to the candy shop and spending time with him because as a young boy Harry would often visit the store‚ so as he got older his visits became less common and this saddened Papa. Since Papa was so lonely he decided to get a talking pet parrot to keep him company
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Some people think that restricting certain things such as smoking and driving certain cars that can increase pollution for the sake of other people’s health is a restriction to our freedom‚ these people say that is their health and they should be allowed to. However when we analyze this actions we end up realising that said “freedom” is not really worth risking our health or even our lives. We focus so much on the negative that we forget the positive outcome not only to society but for ourselves
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Social skills are essential for long-term accomplishment. According to Howard Gardner‚ it is the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotional state and the ability to understand and respond to other people. Difficulties with social skills‚ and deficits in social skills are found in different degrees across abilities as well as disabilities. Difficulty managing one’s own emotional state‚ especially or aggression in response to frustration is common in children with disabilities. Children
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No More Boomerang by Kath Walker explores the struggles that the Aboriginal people had to face while adapting to the white way of living. The poem describes the difference between the life of an Aboriginal before and after the British colonization of Australia and how it is slowly changing for the worse and how their traditions and values are being replaced by the Western civilization and the white way of living. The emotions that are conveyed in the poem are of hatred and fearfulness towards the
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