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In “The Epic of Gilgamesh”, “Beowulf”, and “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” the aspect of cultural ideals is perceived. Cultural ideals are standards set by society on how a person should act or treat others. Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and Sir Gawain are considered culture hero’s as they represented these ideals in their societies. Although the cultural ideals for each narrative changed over time, they still had similarities. In each epic, the characters are willing to sacrifice different things in…

The Epic of Gilgamesh and Lysistrata are texts that depict the human relationships within their respective cultures in a manner that relates to today’s society. Although humankind has progressed in the past 5000 years, the issue of societal gender roles is still prevalent. In the two texts, gender roles are greatly impacted through sexual relationships. Although sex plays a major role in the establishment of gender roles in The Epic of Gilgamesh and Lysistrata, sex serves to establish male…

stereotypes that one might see throughout history Shamhat is seen as a sex symbol and is thus objectified for men. She is tasked with “domesticating” Enkidu through sexual intercourse (77). After seven tiring days, she offers to take him back to the city of Uruk. She even offers to give Enkidu half of her clothing so that he may look somewhat civilized (80). Of course, Shamhat was not required to take him back, or it was not explicitly said that she must complete any further tasks for Enkidu…

hope and the thrill of a higher stratosphere of ability and honor. More importantly, these heroes help present day historians learn more about the cultures that idolized them. The Epic of Gilgamesh begins by narrating the rule of Gilgamesh, King of Uruk. Gilgamesh if two thirds god and one third man. He lords over his people—forcing the people to build temples to him and raping any woman that strikes his fancy. Upon hearing the groans of the people, the gods send down a wild man to humble…

Gilgamesh possesses qualities that are the exact opposite of a hero. He is a tyrant, selfish, a coward, and ultimately fails at his goals. His tyrannical reign starts at the beginning of the story when he decides that he is above all of the townspeople of Uruk. He becomes selfish when he decides to destroy the protector of the forest to strengthen the value of his own name. On the way to destroy the forest monster, Gilgamesh’s cowardice is shown because he claims to be scared during several…

INTRODUCTION: Throughout the scientific community evolution is a widely accepted theory. It explains, in its most simplest form, that over time interactions between an animal and its environment causes a change in its genetic make up. This is significant for humans because this theory of evolution also supports the adjacent idea that humans were once more primitive than we are now. It is believed that we were once more akin to that of apes; something much more animalistic. Some say that this…

of mankind: Gilgamesh’s selfish power as an example. At the end of the Epic, his power did not go all towards selfishness. “Historical evidence for Gilgamesh’s existence is found in inscriptions crediting him with the building of the great walls of Uruk...”…

According to George P. Landow, canonization can be assigned to a relic of great books, narratives and other classical text considered by scholars to be the most important and influential texts of the western culture. It is also a method which speaks among race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Edmudson point out in his book that “it was the belief in great writing that thirty years ago made me become a teachers”(Edmudson 1). He deduces that great writing is written in English by great white…

Times have changed. The ideals that were considered grand hundreds of years ago are now antiquated, archaic and dull. Years have passed, and technology, entertainment, religion, and government has been revised and modified to fit today’s standards. In addition, morals, ideas, and concepts have been altered. The same can be said about the definition of a hero. The ideal hero in older times differs from what modern Americans revere as a hero now. Even if a story has lasted through the ages,…

Lincoln Truong died peacefully in May 2014 in the comfort of his own home with his mother beside him, watching him take his last breath. Lincoln was born in 1982 in Vietnam. His family boarded a plane to California with his parents and older sister. He was seven years old. He attended school at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School. He was a socially awkward child and was very lonely and secluded. He had a hard time making friends because of the large language barrier. Also, he was a very…