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    flood of gilgamesh IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN HUMANITIES Submitted by: Letran‚ Rachelle Anne S. BSN 11 – 6 Submitted to: Mrs. dorothy joy macaranas (PROFESSOR) Submitted on: April 28‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Skeptics claim that the flood narrative of Genesis1 is a rewritten version of an original myth‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ from the Enuma Elishproduced by the Sumerians. The flood of the Epic of Gilgamesh is contained

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    It’s very clear throughout the poem what Shakespeare’s view on love is; it’s something which is unalterable and lasts forever. Shakespeare describes love as timeless‚ constant and no matter what comes your way it will never affect the way you feel about that one special person. “Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks‚ but bears it out even to the edge of doom.” suggests the lovers will love each other forever and even when death parts them‚ they will continue to love one another in the afterlife

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    MIDTERM EXAMINATION Program in Cultures‚ Civilizations‚ and Ideas Humanities 111: Antiquity Fall 2010 Due 25.11.2010 at 17:30 via email. Academic Dishonesty Do not cheat. Do not help others cheat. Do not submit the work of others as your own. Students who turn in substantially identical written work in terms of content‚ structure‚ vocabulary‚ or phrasing will be severely penalized. Academic dishonesty or plagiarism will result in an F for the course and further disciplinary action‚ including

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    places. People often say that the best friendships were those that no one anticipated. In “The Epic of GilgameshGilgamesh himself finds the truest of friendships in the most unexpected of places. He finds them in a young man named Enkidu who shares his same enjoyment of competition‚ the desire for attention‚ and the love of a good fight. Gilgamesh and Enkidu start out their relationship with a good story to tell. Enraged by one of Gilgamesh’s decisions‚ Enkidu stands guard over the new bride of a citizen

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    including: good leadership skills and to accomplish a goal that benefits people or a place. Gilgamesh‚ in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ certainly follows many heroic traits‚ but fails to have the utmost vital qualities that would make him fitting to be a hero. In order to be a hero‚ one must be a superior leader. A good leader is always optimistic‚ have integrity and support the people you are leading. Gilgamesh fails to show the qualities of a good leader. He “arrogantly drives the people of Uruk too hard

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    including The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ the portrayal of a hero who faces and overcomes evil symbolizes hope for humankind in general. When the protagonist of the epicGilgamesh‚ squares up with the demon‚ Humbaba‚ the battle signifies more than simply a fight between two entities. The king sets a goal for himself: journey to the Cedar Forest‚ defeat the guardian demon‚ and retrieve the cedar. Several times along the way‚ the hero experiences dread. His fear is justified; Enkidu tells Gilgamesh of the demon

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    Assignment on: The bog bodies and what they tell us about the past What they tell us… clothing- fabrics‚ fashion etc. hairstyles.… physical diseases – what was around and how they treated it. Also height and physical things. Punishment and ritual killing.. how and why . day top day things… food‚ tools invented etc. In Europe and Britian‚ in areas of boggy‚ marshy soil‚ several well-preserved bodies have been found. They were prevented from decaying by the airless conditions of the bog. Due

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    In the documentary The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ whether they were in Japan or New York‚ 16 or older‚ all of the professors and teachers that spoke fell in love with The Epic of Gilgamesh upon their first encounter‚ drawn in by its mystical pull. A literary concept/point that was highly discussed was the humanization of Enkidu by Shamhat. Azar Nafisi an author‚ says‚ “Enkidu is the natural man‚ like Adam‚ he is innocent and he has to bite the apple through the divine harlot”. Enkidu starts out as a very

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    Discuss the treatment of one of the following in The Epic of Gilgamesh: the notion of the monster. The stereotypical image of the ‘monster ’ is generally viewed as some form of ogre‚ for example the ogre found in the fairy tale Jack and the beanstalk is an indication of many people ’s view. Other accepted stereotypes of monsters are found in mythology or legends‚ the Cyclops in Greek myth being another example‚ with its one eye and broad body‚ the Cyclops is a picture of fear

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    Smith September 17‚ 2012 Text Analysis of The Epic of Gilgamesh The question I thought about while reading this text was what the role is for women‚ and how their actions and descriptions reveal Mesopotamian attitudes concerning gender. The female gender was not highly looked upon during these times. The only time you see a respected female figure is when the mother of a son is being talked about. Any other time females are being talked about‚ they are portrayed with vulgar characteristics and

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