Noah's Ark

history, religion, and art all came together. Noah’s Arc and Gilgamesh became very similar. Gilgamesh is a Sumerian text; however it…

In the production of knowledge many factors come into play, emotion and reason being the main factors. In my opinion I believe that the claim “In the production of knowledge, it is only because emotion works so well that reason can work at all.” is not true. In other to understand this claim, questions to what extent can emotion cloud reasoning and how emotion is used in the production of knowledge need to be kept in mind. Areas of knowledge that are best for representing these factors are…

Many great floods have been recorded throughout history. Two of these records being in the Epic of Gilgamesh told by Utnapishtim and Noah and the Flood. Utnapishtim’s and Gilgamesh’s culture is based off of polytheistic mythology and Noah’s is monotheistic, this causes each story to be seen in a considerably different light. Despite them possibly being the same flood their is much diversity between the two due to slight cultural differences. The Great floods described in the Epic of…

involves WALL•E carrying around a boot that is filled with soil and a small green plant. This alludes to a couple of events and people. For example, it could imply the story of Noah's Ark. In the story of Noah's Ark, Noah sent out a dove to see if the flood had ended. However, the dove found nothing and returned to the Ark. Noah sent the bird for a week, until finally, on the seventh day, the dove returned with an olive leaf in its beak. This parallels the plot of the movie. In WAll•E,…

bible, God asked Noah to build a boat. It is stated that this was a platform for ultimate disasters. But they questioned where did the idea come from, Based on antique tablet, far older than the bible it retailing a story far different than that of Noah’s. The idea is that of a basket boat, to recreate this vessel they travelled to marsh lands of Iraqi, near the site of ancient Babylon. They will utilize India natives, which are familiar with ancient techniques of building. This is the…

Poetry seeks to convey a message, whether direct or indirect. As the audience, it’s our job to dissect the meaning in order to fully uncover the emotions that the poem is trying to express. As with all poetry, the poem “The Ache of Marriage” by Denise Levertov, found on page 863 in Volume II, uses aspects of poetry as a tool to assist in communicating her thoughts. Levertov applies the theme of marriage, love, and religion to discuss the up and downs of the institution of marriage. The poem by…

Tranquility, love, determination. What do these 3 words mean to you? In the poems that I analyzed, they will make you think about those 3 words and what they personally mean to you and your life.These 3 poems use many poetic devices such as, Imagery, Enjambment, Similes and Metaphors to leave the readers at a cliffhanger, wondering what happens next.The 3 words in the first sentence stated the themes of the poems I read. As you read on, you will discover how the use of poetic devices and…

The Journey to immortality The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest surviving works of literature in the world, believed to have been written between 2700 B.C in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) however Gilgamesh was not written by one specific author but evolved gradually over a long span of time. The epic of Gilgamesh was passed on from generations to generations verbally before it was written and preserve in a total of 12 tablets. The tablets were written in “Cuneiform” script-wedge-shape…

Hesiod's story of creation, which concentrates on the gods is different than Ovid's story of creation because in Hesiod story of creation, the areas of Earth seem to have happened by chance with no guidance, the Gods mated by chance, and have created things with no set purpose. Mankind is just there. According to Ovid in the beginning there appears to be guidance with not as much chaos. Things seem to be in somewhat order and he assumes that we should know how the Gods came to be. In…

The first chapter of Barnes’ history presents a revisionist version of the Deluge, told by a woodworm who was a stowaway on board Noah’s ark. The second chapter takes place in the Mediterranean and tells the story of Franklin Hughes, a historian and entertainer, who works on a cruise liner, the Santa Euphemia, which is hijacked by Arab terrorists. The third chapter presents the transcript of a trial, set in a small village in 16th-century France, in which woodworms are charged with destruction…