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    BY Roland T. Rust AND Carol Miu • WHAT ACADEMIC RESEARCH TELLS US ABOUT SERVICE A computing-driven revolution is under way in the global economy guided by the principle that every business must become a service business in order to survive. echnology has revolutionized the way that companies perform service‚ enabling the development of long-term individualized relationships with customers. Advancements in computing have allowed companies to improve both profits and financial accountability

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    Cultures across the globe have stories of a deity creating a flood to kill off the cruel race that is humanity. Two of the oldest stories are the Old Testament and The Epic of Gilgamesh. Since being written in similar regions and times‚ there are stark similarities between them. However‚ despite these similarities‚ there are some surprising differences. Firstly‚ the cause was similar in both Genesis and The Epic of Gilgamesh. In both stories‚ the God or gods brought the flood as punishment for

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    Tell us about yourself” – Tips for answering this interview question No matter what kind of job you’re after‚ you will be asked to talk about yourself in the interview. This allows the company to evaluate whether your professional and personal qualifications are suited to the job. This is your opportunity to make a positive impression. It’s important that you spend the time talking about your qualifications and present yourself in a positive light. Avoid repetition and practise This should

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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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    Enkidu. “He was innocent of mankind; he knew nothing of the cultivated land.” Cultivated land speaks about agriculture. Enkidu represents the people but also how the people were before the system of government; wild and free‚ with no one telling them what to do or how to behave. Made by the goddess Aruru‚ he was like a wild beasts and innocent and had no knowledge of agriculture which was what brought about the system of government and specialist like astrologist who knew when to plant crops based on the

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    Mesopotamia. She is often shown winged and bearing arms. In the excerpt‚ Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the Assyrian News Agency Version‚ Ishtar is the goddess of love and fertility‚ also the goddess of war which no latter day king‚ no man alive can equal. This expresses a strong feminist standpoint during the ancient Mesopotamia. Ishtar lures her lovers and then executes them hence; Gilgamesh refused her proposal for marriage. Gilgamesh is afraid of the outcomes‚ if he should engage in sexual activities with

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    Death is an inevitable and inescapable fact of life. In Gilgamesh‚ the characters know of the gods and their immortality and they think it unfair that they must suffer with mortality. They focus on death so much that they forget to live and actually enjoy what life has to offer before they succumb to death. They want to just ignore death and hope it goes away. The characters find out that life is short and that you should enjoy it while you have the opportunity because you never know when death will

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    The question of mortality has been faced throughout cultures over many millennium. Pieces of art‚ literature‚ as well as music all represent this question and in order to face this question individuals believe in specific occurrences‚ purposes‚ or even religion. This question can be observed in the first known book made in human history called The Epic of Gilgamesh. The question can be observed throughout the story in its characters and the character personalities as well as actions. The introduction

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    be appropriately cited. Please use footnotes‚ not endnotes (if you don’t know about footnotes‚ google it. this is an example)1 5. Insert page numbers in your essay (at the center of the bottom). 6. Put your name under the title. (No title page needed) 7. For more instructions about essay writing‚ read “Essay Writing Guide” under “handouts” folder on course website.

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    In approximately 2000 B.C.‚ the Epic of Gilgamesh was written by the Sumerians. Not only was this story the first ever to be written down‚ it would also set way for many more heroic tales to come. Since 2000 B.C.‚ every century has had its own heroic tale. In addition to Gilgamesh‚ other heroes who emerged from these stories include Beowulf and Achilles. Although all three heroes were created in different time periods‚ they all embody classic‚ heroic traits. Some of the traits that these three characters

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