Gilgamesh vs. Noah By It is said that life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it. It is not the circumstances of life that determine a person’s character. Rather‚ it is the way a character responds to those circumstances that provides a display of who he is. "From the Epic of Gilgamesh"‚ as translated by N.K. Sandars‚ and "Noah and the Flood" from the Book of Genesis‚ both Gilgamesh and Noah face similar circumstances‚ but don’t always respond to them the same way. Accepting
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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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The difference between moral theory and moral code is that moral theory is what makes an action right and moral code is a set of rules. My personal‚ every day ethical decisions been based upon a particular moral code. The moral code I live by is be good to others. Ever since I was younger my teachers and parents would tell me to treat people the way you want to be treated and if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say nothing at all. When I was younger I didn’t take these rules very seriously
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While reading the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ we can clearly see the different roles women played in that time. These women were very diverse‚ some were considered harlots‚ others full of wisdom‚ and some were called gods. Each woman in these stories help the audience to see how important gender roles actually are. Women‚ as a whole‚ play a very key role in making this happen. Women start out to seem to be equal to the men in a sense that both genders are “gods." However‚ the main god happens to be the male
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there is no moral or legal consequence. Folkways in the United States consist of supporting school activities‚ speaking to other students in the hall‚ and if male‚ removing hats in church. In society today we find people who always wear shorts with a suit or who talk loudly odd but society doesn’t consider them immoral. However if someone has obnoxious behavior at a party after excessive drinking can bring in strong negative reactions from others. Mores are strict norms that control moral and ethical
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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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“Moral Intelligence” Authors: Doug Lenick and Fed Kiel Critiqued by: October 10‚ 2007 Fall 2007 Class Honor Code: “I declare and affirm that the work submitted herein is my own work product from my own labor‚ efforts‚ and endeavors‚ and that I did not seek‚ receive‚ offer‚ or accept unauthorized aid or assistance or use of the work product of another‚ unless otherwise so stated fully and completely herein.” What does it take to be a great leader? Doug Lennick‚ author
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FCE 3400: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSIGNMENT: LESSON PLAN SEMESTER 4‚ 2012/2013 By: For: LESSON PLAN Name : Nik Noor Shafiyka Binti Nik Mohd Azmin Subject : English Date : 25 Mac 2013 School : SMK TengkuZainab Form : Form 3 Cemerlang (Intermediate) Enrolment : 30 Time : 11:30 a.m. – 12.50 p.m. (80 minutes) Title : The River by Valerie Bloom Prior Knowledge : Students already know how to recite the poem and find the meaning of words that they do not understand in the
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f. Author ______Gilgamesh____________________ Author ______Gilgamesh____________________ Title __The Epic of Gilgamesh – Tablet 11______ Title __The Epic of Gilgamesh – Tablet 11______ e. “The gods did smell the savour‚ the gods did smell the savour sweet‚ the gods gathered like flies around the man making sacrifice.” f. “Even the gods took fright at the Deluge‚ they left
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LESSON PLAN – ENGLISH LESSON Date : XX XX 2013 Class : Form 2 Dinosaur Number of Pupils : 25/25 Time : 10.50 am- 12.10 am Topic : People – Self‚ Family‚ Friends Main Skilss : Writing Integrated Skills : Listening‚ Reading Curriculum Specifications : 1.2 Take part in social interaction Level 2 - Writing simple messages to friends and family members relating to the above functions Learning Outcomes/ Objectives : By the end of the lesson‚ students will
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