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    What Society Expects of its Criminal Justice System University of Phoenix Criminal Justice Foundations CJA/303 June 11‚ 2006 What Society Expects of its Criminal Justice System This paper discusses what society expects of the police‚ courts‚ corrections‚ and how they are realized and unfulfilled. In addition‚ the employees of the system‚ their goals‚ expectations‚ and temptations and the differences in their goals from society ’s goals. Last‚ is to discuss the individuals that are charged

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    In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the main character‚ Gilgamesh‚ is two-thirds god and one-third human‚ the supreme man. His feats and strength are beyond legendary‚ and it seems no task exceeds him. His character is inaccessible to the reader‚ ultimate and unmovable‚ but throughout the epic‚ he begins to evolve and develop into a relatable character and undergoes many trials that wear away at the initial godly image and bring him metaphorically back to earth. Gilgamesh was praised as the epitome of masculinity

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    sustain injury or loss. When the lives of Gilgamesh‚ Enkidu and Job are placed one a comparative level‚ clearly on can see that they all suffered some loss or pain. When one examines further their loss or pain‚ evidently their suffering is placed on different levels as they differ in their intensity even though their suffering share some of the same characteristics. Therefore it can be argued that Gilgamesh‚ Enkidu and Job all suffered but the result Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s sufferings were self-inflicted

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    both historical and fictional. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one such story. Gilgamesh deals with immortality on nearly every level‚ and at the same time points back to mortality‚ trying to extract a reason for living and dying. Ostensively‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh entertains the idea of immortality on a physical plane. The struggle for earthly immortality is meant to seem futile in Gilgamesh because in the story‚ as in life‚ all humans die. At first‚ Gilgamesh shrugs off the fate of living by going to

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    Would you expect a stronger anti-union response from an employer in a manufacturing environment or a service environment? Why? I would expect a heavier anti-union response from the manufacturing industry for a wide variety of reasons. Firstly‚ because due to the fact there is more market power in manufacturing giving unions more leverage to exact demands from employers. Secondly‚ jobs in service industries are generally of a shorter duration‚ so workers leave their jobs frequently so unionization

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    the form that the artist has produced. One is studying the art elements such as line‚ shape‚ color‚ texture‚ mass and composition; not the story. These elements make up the expression‚ content and meaning of the piece of work chosen. In this particular chosen piece of artwork‚ Ilya Repins’ painting‚ They Did Not Expect Him‚ depicting a story about the return of an exiled convict‚ there are numerous artistic elements and clues in the artists chosen form which convey meaning to the reader. Right off

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    Beowulf‚ Achilles from The Iliad‚ and Gilgamesh from Gilgamesh all share three common traits‚ their strength‚ their bravery‚ and a weakness. All epic heroes also have something that motivates them. Epic heroes tend to have some kind of god-like strength they use to beat their enemies. Beowulf used his strength to beat Grendel. Beowulf also defeated Grendel’s mother when she tried to avenge her son. He had no weapon when he fought‚ just his bare hands. Gilgamesh and Beowulf are both extremely

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    you to change‚ it takes losing something so dear to you. This is proven in one of the oldest stories ever written‚ “The Epic of Gilgamesh”. Although the main plot is focused on Gilgamesh losing is closest friend and going on a journey of immortality‚ by studying Gilgamesh’s idea of avoiding death‚ we can see throughout the story that death is inevitable‚ lack of humility is an issue‚ and the symbol of the serpent. Gilgamesh‚ the king of Uruk‚ is a mighty king that built magnificent temple towers

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh and Noah and the flood myths stories has several similarities and difference. In the both stories‚ there is an enormous flood that covers the earth. The flood myth in The Epic of Gilgamesh was written somewhere around 2750 and 2500 BCE‚ whereas the Noah and the Flood was written around 500 BC. As for The Mesopotamian story is date in the Bronze Age‚ 3000-1050 BC. All three stories tell a story of a noble figure who is apprised by mystical beings that a large flood is going

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    Objectively explain the similarities and differences between the gods in Gilgamesh and God in Genesis. The Book of Genesis and The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities and differences. The stories are so similar that some people believe they are the same but just changed over time. There are speculations that the epic of Gilgamesh was written down first but we cannot be for certain. The Jewish‚ Muslim‚ and Christian religions all use this story in their holy books. The book of genesis could have

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