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    Is it realistic to expect marriage to last lifetime? Marriage suppose to last forever. When we decide to get married‚ we truly believe that forever will happen. Most of us do not have realistic policy or strategy to know how to make a marriage last lifetime .marriage is a bond between a woman and a man. One of the major reasons of unhappy marriage is having unrealistic expectations. There are many ways that make marriage last lifetime and will be discussed later in this paper. The first thing

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    Objectively explain the similarities and differences between the gods in Gilgamesh and God in Genesis. The Book of Genesis and The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities and differences. The stories are so similar that some people believe they are the same but just changed over time. There are speculations that the epic of Gilgamesh was written down first but we cannot be for certain. The Jewish‚ Muslim‚ and Christian religions all use this story in their holy books. The book of genesis could have

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    crossroad be your home‚ may a wasteland be your sleeping place…” In the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ having crossed paths with Gilgamesh and his harlot‚ the life of our character‚ Enkidu‚ was turned to a wasteland. Enkidu lived freely. He ate with gazelles and drank with lions in a manner uncomplicated by pursuit or expectation. Unbeknownst to Enkidu‚ however‚ his life was never his own. He was created as a parallel to Gilgamesh‚ imparted with power meant to foil the rule exercised by the king without parry

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    Courtney Verblaauw Literature I Dr. Graves October 8‚ 2010 The Unethical Depiction of Women in Homer’s The Odyssey In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are depicted and morally seen as “the controlled” ones with the men being “the controllers.” The treatment of the women by men can most certainly be exemplified as sexist. Unfortunately‚ women are only acknowledged and viewed differently based upon their physical appearance. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the imperative men deem a woman rewarding if she

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh Flood story and the Flood story found in Genesis 6-9 have a significant amount of similarities and differences. As you read them both you will slowly grasp the differences and seek out the similarities. They both may be told in different times but they show the exact same event that happened but in a different amount of time and with different characters. As you read each version of the flood‚ the first difference i noticed was that in both a specific thing angers the gods

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    Theory Task 4 GROUND RULES Explain the ways in which you would establish ground rules with your learners and which underpin behaviour and respect for others Ground rules are a way of setting acceptable levels of behaviour within a group. They should then be used and adhered to so that all members of the group enjoy the learning experience. Learners are all different when it comes to behaviour and respect for each other‚ therefore establishing ground rules will need to reflect this. Group

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    The Power of Sexuality In the epic poem “Gilgamesh‚” the main character was two-thirds God and one-third human. Gilgamesh presented himself with a god like mentality. His power was neither gained nor deserved. He’s a selfish leader who held his power by striking fear into the hearts of those forced to succumb to him. The gods created Enkidu‚ a man so fearful and threatening‚ to bring down and end Gilgamesh’s reign of terror; but the outcome was least expected. They became great friends and

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    Chapter 22 Maritime Explorations: 15th-18th Centuries What were the motives and means of maritime explorations? Search for resources and land suitable for cash crops Search for commodities: spices‚ silk‚ gold‚ ivory‚ slaves etc. Search for converts to Christianity Navigational technology and knowledge of the wind (monsoon) Maritime and land-based empires (Trading post empires) Was European expansion in the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean worlds different? Territorial empires in the

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    Would you expect a stronger anti-union response from an employer in a manufacturing environment or a service environment? Why? I would expect a heavier anti-union response from the manufacturing industry for a wide variety of reasons. Firstly‚ because due to the fact there is more market power in manufacturing giving unions more leverage to exact demands from employers. Secondly‚ jobs in service industries are generally of a shorter duration‚ so workers leave their jobs frequently so unionization

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh and Noah and the flood myths stories has several similarities and difference. In the both stories‚ there is an enormous flood that covers the earth. The flood myth in The Epic of Gilgamesh was written somewhere around 2750 and 2500 BCE‚ whereas the Noah and the Flood was written around 500 BC. As for The Mesopotamian story is date in the Bronze Age‚ 3000-1050 BC. All three stories tell a story of a noble figure who is apprised by mystical beings that a large flood is going

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