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Gilgamesh - A Review of Symbols and Themes

one might look at the very opening lines of the epic, which address the reader, even the contemporary reader, directly and states ...

Paul Kennedy's Preparing for the Twenty First Century

general. Kennedy does an admirable job of demonstrating how the population explosion that the world is currently experiencing is i...

Enkidu and Gilgamesh

king, but not necessarily a good king. Such a man demands fear from his subjects, oppressing them and insisting on his selfish exp...

Epic of Gilgamesh's Historical Importance and Themes

Humbaba the Terrible. Enkidu has encountered Humbaba and continues to try to dissuade Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is stubborn and listens...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

Literature Review for Use in a Project on Leadership in Kuwait

or values. It is by understanding leadership and its influences that the way leadership may be encouraged and developed in the con...

Article on Allocation of Costs

by the project, use of department that are using those resources. In the case of all costs being allocated to a single project or ...

Plate Tectonic Processes and Continental Crust Formation and Destruction

In "Yin and Yang of Continental Crust Creation and Destruction by Plate Tectonic Processes", an article published in...

King Gilgamesh's Epiphany

I fear death, and now roam the wilderness-- I will set out to the region of Utanapishtim, son of Ubartutu, and will go with utmost...

Nutrition and Exercise in the Treatment of Mental Illnesses

is vast, the most common being depression and anxiety. There are few comprehensive definitions of mental illness, one of the best ...

Epic Hero Status of Odysseus in Homer’s “The Odyssey”

was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...

Thematic Comparison of Gilgamesh with Current Events

of evil. Bush pursued his quest for immortality by invading the Middle East, first in Iraq in March of 2003, and then established...

Gilgamesh and Job

this he becomes something of a hero, though never truly a hero who completely sacrifices himself for others or for some grand caus...

Comparative Analysis of Friendships in The Epic of Gilgamesh and in the Film Wayne’s World

Aruru to create a man mighty enough to subdue him if necessary: "It was you, Aruru, who created mankind, now create a zikru to i...

Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Gods: “The Epic of Gilgamesh”

established and has sex with a woman and thus loses some of his superior strength. He became more human but "his understanding had...

Gilgamesh, Sir Gawain, and Their Representation of Moral Values

women. According to Tablet I, Column ii, "Gilgamesh is a fate alive... He knew the secret paths that reached the eagles nest abov...

Enkidu and Gilgamesh's Friendship

woman), the two became inseparable friends/lovers. From that point forth, Gilgamesh never abused his power again. In te...

Tablets IX to XI of 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Analyzed

finally reaches his destination (Young-Mason 347). Gilgamesh eagerly encourages Utnapishtim to share with him this timeless secre...

Oedipus Rex, Enkidu, and Gilgamesh

who others looked upon with envy, and characters who others judged for their actions and essential character. The paper looks at G...

Heroes Odysseus and Gilgamesh

a hero in strength and abilities, not in actions and deeds. With Enkidu, however, he finds a soul mate. He no longer seeks out the...

Epic of Gilgamesh and Relationships Between Parents and Children

In five pages this paper examines how parent and child relationships are portrayed in this epic in a consideration of Gilgamesh's ...

Ancient Literature and Companionship

of common suffering or accomplishment. Once the student working on this project sees these factors, it becomes obvious throughout ...

Differing Versions of the Underworld in The Inferno, Gilgamesh and the Odyssey

can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...

Society's Goals and Epic of Gilgamesh

This paper examines how society's goals are met by the journey undertaken by Gilgamesh in this essay on Epic of Gilgamesh consisti...

Birth Defects and Vitamin A Overuse

In five pages this paper discusses how birth defects including those involving the cranial neural crest and retinal issues can be ...

'Signs and Symbols' by Vladimir Nabokov

sense to their world. In fact, the lack of sense serves as the only unifying factor that does, in its own twisted way, make sense....

Symbols and Themes in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In seven pages Ibsen's views on social morality as conveyed by the symbols and themes used in A Doll's House are analyzed. Seven ...

Literature and Analysis of Character, Theme, Symbols, and Setting

indescribable evil. Symbols always present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Hawthornes repea...

Symbolism, Symbols, and Themes in Jean Anouilh's Antigone and Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

standing up rights and truth. In Henrik Ibsens play "A Dolls House" there are many symbols which represent different aspect...

Symbols and Themes in “A Rose for Emily”

they sneak away; here the reference is to an angry and implacable god who is ready to strike down those who disobey. The second r...