he’s died‚ then maybe he was a great man. Immortality is the only true success.” Clearly living on in the memories of others‚ the legacy we leaves behind and through our progenies can equate to a sense of immortality‚ but only in a metaphorical sense. The 2005 science fiction movie Aeon Flux‚ with its imaginative spin on modern day cloning‚ has profoundly broadened my interest in immortality to a point where some might call me a fanatic with an immortality complex. The movie itself was interesting
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Gilgamesh and Enkidu became friends in a very strange way‚ but I guess back then it was normal. To see someone being honor at‚ rather than oneself drove Gilgamesh mad. Gilgamesh was king and everyone should praise him‚ but along came Enkidu who was given a special treatment‚ and that brought displeasure to Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was the first one to attack and they ended up in a crazy physical fight‚ breaking things left and right. They hit each other till they were exhausted and with a last look in
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Adapa there are two gods: one is his creator Ea (god of wisdom) and the other is the Anu which is the sky father. Though in the story of Adam‚ God (Yahweh) prohibits him in obtaining from the tree of knowledge of good and evil‚ Adam is not denied immortality. In the story of Adapa‚ Ea offers
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incredibly important parts of humanity‚ “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” (Eden Ahbez). Love is the most important thing we can ever receive‚ and through it we can do many things. Humanities great wish for immortality‚ can be realized through love. As the closest we can get is to create something that will outlast ourselves‚ children. Through them a piece of the parent lives on‚ and through
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for the poor family‚ nothing was rewarded. In Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‚ I quickly fixed to the descriptive print when Henrietta’s eternal cancer cells took away self-determination and brought different aspects about immortality but also a sense of comfort. Notably‚ the cells examined during multiple cervical cancer inspection were taken without permission. My automatic reaction to Skloot’s writing was outrage but I was keen to find out conclusions. When I think of self-determination
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Consequently‚ Gilgamesh decides that the only way to solve his problem is to seek immortality. This motivates him to seek Utnapishtim‚ a former king who was granted immortality‚ in effort to learn the secret of immortality. Utnapishtim explains to Gilgamesh that his quest for immortality is fruitless because there would be no way the gods would just simply grant Gilgamesh immortality. However‚ he does give Gilgamesh an alternative‚ sending him on another quest for a plant that restores
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The concept of God according to Descartes and the so called antitheist position of Descartes Philomon Kani René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” This title is justified due both to his break with the traditional Scholastic-Aristotelian philosophy prevalent at his time and to his development and promotion of the new‚ mechanistic sciences. His fundamental break with Scholastic philosophy was twofold
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A legacy’s journey Gilgamesh was a very attractive masculine hero who was two thirds god and one third man. He was the powerful king of Uruk who went on a long‚ hard‚ and physical journey to achieve his number one goal‚ which was immortality. Through his journey Gilgamesh faced many obstacles and challenges that made it even more difficult in accomplishing his goal. There were many unimportant and important steps throughout his journey that showed the development of Gilgamesh’s true identity‚ and
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many of the traits in today’s hero. Gilgamesh‚ is much like the heroes of today he achieves many acts of skill‚ which makes him famous and fulfill the requirements todays hero by being consistently relating to a human society and demonstrates immortality‚ friendship‚ grief‚ ect. It is human nature for people to want to excel in life and strive to make a name in this world for themselves such as Gilgamesh strives to do. Gilgamesh is a portrayal of people and how they act out of human nature‚ he
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Good King‚ Bad Kind Gilgamesh existed as one of the oldest known Sumerian rulers of all time and is accredited to many accomplishments. Legend has it that he created the first Sumerian civilization‚ constructing a city with many elaborate temples and immense walls. However‚ he has also been characterized as one of the cruelest and most self-centered rulers of all. Throughout the course of Gilgamesh’s life he goes from being a womanizing‚ slave driving ruler to a negligent and stubborn king‚ who
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