Coronado National Forest

Gilgamesh the Immortal The concept of human mortality and our death being inevitable has been an ongoing theme in literature, stories, and even the human mind. It can be said that death was still a key concern for Mesopotamian society and many other civilizations who retold the “Epic of Gilgamesh”, because survival was still a concern. The story was centered around the main protagonist Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk who was two thirds god and his inevitable realization that death is imminent. The…

motivates, inspires and creates a change in Gilgamesh. Love is the motivating force that encourage Gilgamesh to fight Humbaba. In an effort to regain the love and respect of his people Gilgamesh embarks in the journey to kill the guarding of the Cedar Forest. Humbaba is the personification of fear and malice in the world. By killing him even against the wishes of the gods Gilgamesh will “establish eternal fame” (TNAWL Pg.111) and protect his people. His desire to be love motivates him in a…

Numerous parents are increasing their roles in their children’s lives, pushing their children into every activity, hovering and monitoring every decision whilst minimizing the child’s time to free play and experience life for themselves. Without awareness helicopter parenting will affect more of the populations development. This policy Brief presents current research findings on helicopter parenting, specifically the academic and psychological of adolescents and young adults. Why is this issue…

February 28th 1999, the life Adnan Syed once lived, would soon quickly fall apart. The 17 year old amiable, intelligent, athletic honors student that everyone loved was now behind bars, for a dreadful crime that he has been accused of committing. This atrocity being the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Hae was South Korean and also attended the same high school as Adnan which was Woodlawn High School, where she played lacrosse and field hockey. Her and Adnan had broken up. They both…

In the Door in the Wall, Robin had to choose to be brave and take risks. Both sides believe that Robin eventually snuck out of the castle. Some believe his escape was an honorable and brave decision, while others believe it was dangerous, if discovered and captured Robin would have died. Robin should have snuck out of the castle to get help for three crucial reasons; the castle residents remained outnumbered, in distress, and he would be a hero if successful. The first reason Robin should…

journey to Cedar Forest clear while he speaks to Enkidu, saying, “If I fall on the way, I’ll establish my name: / ‘Gilgamesh, who joined battle with fierce Humbaba’ they’ll say.” (111). Gilgamesh gets caught up in making a name for himself because the attention Enkidu receives when he arrives in Uruk makes him uneasy. This uneasiness shows as Gilgamesh relates his dream to his mother, and then again when Enkidu actually arrives in Uruk and the people celebrate. The journey to Cedar Forest to…

defeat the Guardian of the Cedar Forest to better his name, but gets scared along the way. For example, every night of their journey, Gilgamesh has a bad dream and Enkidu must encourage him that the dream actually symbolizes that something good about to happen. Enkidu starts every conversation of encouragement with “Don’t worry, my friend”(Gilgamesh, 108). Another instance where Gilgamesh’s cowardice is exposed is when Gilgamesh and Enkidu reach the Cedar Forest. “He was trembling. Tears…

Today, the world is the move over-protective society that humanity has ever known. Parents regulate every aspect of our children 's lives, strapping them into life. Parents are so cautious of their children and in often times, parents are too cautious. In often situations, when teenagers go out, parents always make sure that their child has his or her cell phone on them. For example, the family I babysit for whenever the mother is about to leave she reminds her son who is 10 to make sure he has…

Without the creation of Enkidu and the journey to the cedar forest Gilgamesh would have never realized his own mortality. Gilgamesh travels to find the old man Utanapishtim the only human being to be granted immortality by the gods. Gilgamesh finds the old man and asked how he became immortal. Utanapishtim tells him about the great flood and the ark he built. Similar to how Gilgamesh and Enkidu journeyed to the cedar forest to construct a cedar door, Utanapishtim also constructed a great arc…

Gilgamesh a hero? According to Joseph Campbell, “[a hero] must put aside his pride, his virtue, beauty and life and bow or submit to the absolutely intolerable,” as said in his classic book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. As explained by Campbell, a hero usually begins with an adventure due to someone or something that has been taken from them, or feels that there is something missing in their normal life. Then that person takes off and goes on a journey full of adventures that are beyond the…