Most of the people when they set a goal and their told is impossible to accomplish they just stop, Gilgamesh on the other hand, two parts a god one part a man does not stop even if told so. He is willing to go on for what he has fought to accomplish, avoid death. What I have read of the book so far has lead me to the thought of Gilgamesh being a human, just like any other, there are times were we see he is afraid and there are times like right now we see he is a strong person “new life may be obtained by means of it I will carry the thomy plant back to my city” (pg-80) Gilgamesh as we can see with the voice of this quotation is determination to do whatever it takes him to reach his city without empty hands. As I have made connection to the book, I noticed that people can be described so strong, and have a week side, every one of us has a side of feelings. All of the heroes if the history have a side were they can be devastated like a week spot Aquileis’s heel could be an example. In this case Gilgamesh’s fear to die is his Aquileis’s heel. “Must I die too? Must I too be like that?” (pg 63) he is scared of death.
Not only this book shows the human side on all of us, but it teaches how to end what we have started, like Gilgamesh always finished what he started. Gilgamesh is considered a hero for his reputation but he didn’t obtain his reputation by giving up in the cedar forest no he continued. Gilgamesh is a book written in the early times with the purpose to teach and to tell a story and I personally have learned allot about the character and about life.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
are we all part human part gods??
How would you like to be remembered? It was Gilgamesh fault that Enkidu is dead, for him to stop feeling bad he builds a statue “Gilgamesh called together the masters of statues lapidaries, forgers, workers in copper and gold, and commanded that there be made a statue of him, of Enkidu” (pg. 46-47) in my personal opinion I would not like to be remembered by a statue, unless I am really famous because it would be kind of ridiculous for someone to make a statue out of me when I am just one of the crowd. And in the case I get to be famous I would prefer a film that people everywhere can see it, or a documentary, or book. Gilgamesh is sad and in order for people to remember his foil (I would say Enkidu is Gilgamesh’s foil because in the previews chapters he was always behind him) he made a statue.
The great admiration I had for Gilgamesh when I started to read the book is now gone, I don’t think is fair what he did and “hear my prayer and save me as I enter into the passes where there are lions!”(pg 49) what happened to he is the strongest, the Sheppard, I don’t think so he is afraid of lion, and the all powerful can kill a lion. At the start of the book I had the image of Gilgamesh as hero a God but now, I have discovered that every hero has a human part but still no man who is 2 thirds a god and 1 third a man should be afraid of lions. But again maybe the author is trying to empathize that Gilgamesh is a human and makes mistakes as everyone. So I shall say that this novel is one that we should read carefully and slowly to understand the points of view it has.
If it means that Gilgamesh the god has a human side, do we human have a god-like side? If we do what is what can we do?
excercises
Using Commas: Exercise #1
Choose the correctly punctuated versions of the phrases or clauses from the drop down lists in order to complete the sentences below.
1. He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.
2. Oil,which is lighter than water,rises to the surface.
3.Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.
4. Nice is a word with many meanings,and some of them are contradictory.
5. The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.
6. Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.
7. Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.
8. The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty hats.
9. The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit.
10. After surviving this ordeal,the trapper felt relieved.
11. Mark Twain's early novels,I believe,stand the test of time.
12. December 7, 1941,will never be forgotten.
13. The field was safe enough,wasn't it?
14. Write the editor of the Atlantic at 8 Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. (This question had both answer wrong, so I placed my own version)
15. He replied,"I have no idea what you mean."
16.After a good washing and grooming,the pup looked like a new dog.
17. Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity,some people refuse to go to the zoo.
18. Vests,which were once popular,have been out of vogue for several years.
19. As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
20. I hope that someday he will learn how to be polite.
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Using Commas: Exercise 2
Choose the correctly punctuated versions of the phrases or clauses from the drop down lists in order to complete the sentences below.
1. There was no question that John's painting, a huge, colorful, and ugly mural, was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
2. Werner von Braun, Willy Ley, and Edward Teller, noted authorities in the field of rocket development, have done much to guide the missile program of the United States.
3. Mr. Cready's ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time is, I believe, amazing.
4. Running around the house, the dog was abruptly stopped by a fence.
5. If the opposition should win,our candidate would never have any political future.
6. Gracefully, lightly, and daintily, the ballerina moved across the stage.
7. Glamour, the woman's fashion magazine, recently incorporated with Charm , another fashion journal.
8. Joe was born on May 7, 1955, and his best friend was born exactly two months later on July 7, 1955.
9. Mr. and Mrs. Kwon ,my parents' best friends, sat in front of us at the football game.
10. November 11, 1918, the armistice ending World War I was signed.
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Using Commas: Exercise 3
Choose the correctly punctuated versions of the phrases or clauses from the drop down lists in order to complete the sentences below.
1. The problems involved in this operation are, I think, numerous.
2. Celene,who does not usually tell anyone what she feels, said she didn't want to go to the dance.
3. To get tickets for some Broadway musicals, one has to order three months in advance.
4. Listening to the radio, Jun heard an announcement that Spangler, his own dog, was lost.
5. I used to live at 16689 Sutton Avenue, Milpitas, California, but we have since moved to 1895 Holland Way, Dubuque, Iowa.
6. The Valley of the Moon, the name of a section in Napa County, California, is the heart of the state's wine producing area.
7. Chris did not see how he could organize, write, and proofread this paper in only two hours.
8. By the pilings of the old pier, I found four starfish, a clam, and a sea anemone.
9. Yes, Helen did mention that all three of you were coming for lunch.
10. I believe, therefore, that fraternities are good influences on a college campus.
Choose the correctly punctuated versions of the phrases or clauses from the drop down lists in order to complete the sentences below.
1. He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.
2. Oil,which is lighter than water,rises to the surface.
3.Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.
4. Nice is a word with many meanings,and some of them are contradictory.
5. The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.
6. Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.
7. Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.
8. The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty hats.
9. The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit.
10. After surviving this ordeal,the trapper felt relieved.
11. Mark Twain's early novels,I believe,stand the test of time.
12. December 7, 1941,will never be forgotten.
13. The field was safe enough,wasn't it?
14. Write the editor of the Atlantic at 8 Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. (This question had both answer wrong, so I placed my own version)
15. He replied,"I have no idea what you mean."
16.After a good washing and grooming,the pup looked like a new dog.
17. Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity,some people refuse to go to the zoo.
18. Vests,which were once popular,have been out of vogue for several years.
19. As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
20. I hope that someday he will learn how to be polite.
____________________
Using Commas: Exercise 2
Choose the correctly punctuated versions of the phrases or clauses from the drop down lists in order to complete the sentences below.
1. There was no question that John's painting, a huge, colorful, and ugly mural, was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
2. Werner von Braun, Willy Ley, and Edward Teller, noted authorities in the field of rocket development, have done much to guide the missile program of the United States.
3. Mr. Cready's ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time is, I believe, amazing.
4. Running around the house, the dog was abruptly stopped by a fence.
5. If the opposition should win,our candidate would never have any political future.
6. Gracefully, lightly, and daintily, the ballerina moved across the stage.
7. Glamour, the woman's fashion magazine, recently incorporated with Charm , another fashion journal.
8. Joe was born on May 7, 1955, and his best friend was born exactly two months later on July 7, 1955.
9. Mr. and Mrs. Kwon ,my parents' best friends, sat in front of us at the football game.
10. November 11, 1918, the armistice ending World War I was signed.
________________________________
Using Commas: Exercise 3
Choose the correctly punctuated versions of the phrases or clauses from the drop down lists in order to complete the sentences below.
1. The problems involved in this operation are, I think, numerous.
2. Celene,who does not usually tell anyone what she feels, said she didn't want to go to the dance.
3. To get tickets for some Broadway musicals, one has to order three months in advance.
4. Listening to the radio, Jun heard an announcement that Spangler, his own dog, was lost.
5. I used to live at 16689 Sutton Avenue, Milpitas, California, but we have since moved to 1895 Holland Way, Dubuque, Iowa.
6. The Valley of the Moon, the name of a section in Napa County, California, is the heart of the state's wine producing area.
7. Chris did not see how he could organize, write, and proofread this paper in only two hours.
8. By the pilings of the old pier, I found four starfish, a clam, and a sea anemone.
9. Yes, Helen did mention that all three of you were coming for lunch.
10. I believe, therefore, that fraternities are good influences on a college campus.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Who pays?? Is it fair??
What happens when you do something wrong and someone else pays for it? As I read Gilgamesh I thought of how unfair life was in the past. In the tablets 5 and 6 Gilgamesh kills the bull form the heavens so the gods decide to punish him by killing Enkidu. How is this fair? In a way they do punish Gilgamesh by killing his brother and his companion but we read that Enkidu didn’t do anything at all, so why? Gilgamesh is described as the prefect man the king the god, the wild ox, and Enkidu was his double, but Gilgamesh is needed but the humans as said by the gods because he is thier salvation thier way of knowledge. Though in some way Gilgamesh sufferes allot since they just took his brothere imagine how would you feel if they did that to you? I think is worse than killing him because now he has to live with guilt that because his actions, got his companion death.
Many thought also came up is how someone can make such an impact in your life. Enkidu was not so long in Gilgamesh life but still Gilgamesh made a sculpture in his honor. People, have a way to make you learn things of them so in a way I think that, this is the purpose of Gilgamesh, to make you realize of many things. i am enjoying so much gilgamesh right now that i have learned so much. Gilgamesh for me is not only a way to learn about how to write epic but we also learn about the history the past the gods. is that the character of gilgamesh gives you so many teachings that i think is important to realy read careful what is written.
Many thought also came up is how someone can make such an impact in your life. Enkidu was not so long in Gilgamesh life but still Gilgamesh made a sculpture in his honor. People, have a way to make you learn things of them so in a way I think that, this is the purpose of Gilgamesh, to make you realize of many things. i am enjoying so much gilgamesh right now that i have learned so much. Gilgamesh for me is not only a way to learn about how to write epic but we also learn about the history the past the gods. is that the character of gilgamesh gives you so many teachings that i think is important to realy read careful what is written.
Monday, September 1, 2008
dreams are??
There is allot of people in the world who believe that dreams are sign, especially in the past people thought of it as a superstition. As I read the tablets of Gilgamesh I thought as they talked about the dreams they had and how it represent the creature that they are going to encounter I imagined that this being and old text people at that time imagined dreams as a sing. But then a dream according to a doctor is a recompilation of the things that happened on your day. So I think how it that people thought of dreams as a sign. But then it made it clear that once again “on the next day they travelled fifty leagues, and fifty leagues a day for two days more” (pg 22) this text is in the past and they believed that a white bird was sign of peace and etc. In my opinion people had no way on knowing things like the anatomy of the body since they don’t have the technology that we do right now.
Gilgamesh is one of the oldest texts we have of the world so in represents what the people believed in so we have to trust the people of that time. Who are we to trust? How can we believe if it is really sign?
Gilgamesh is one of the oldest texts we have of the world so in represents what the people believed in so we have to trust the people of that time. Who are we to trust? How can we believe if it is really sign?
a hero? who is he?
Who is Gilgamesh? How does he look like? What did he do? Interesting facts I learned as I read Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is “who knew the way things were before the flood, the secret things, the mystery” (pg 2) as we can infer he did many great things so many that peopled loved him and as the book said he had the aura of an ox. Wile reading I thought of many things, how Gilgamesh can be so perfect. It looked like to me that the author had a great admiration towards Gilgamesh; he describes him like the greatest power on earth.
In some way Gilgamesh can be the same as Ishmael because they are both so intelligent and by the both authors so admired. They are like a hero like a figure; as far as I read my feelings through out the pages were admiration to the character described “there was no withstanding the aura or power of the wild ox” (pg.4) I’ve created like and admiration to the character and a bond a connection with the book.
In some way Gilgamesh can be the same as Ishmael because they are both so intelligent and by the both authors so admired. They are like a hero like a figure; as far as I read my feelings through out the pages were admiration to the character described “there was no withstanding the aura or power of the wild ox” (pg.4) I’ve created like and admiration to the character and a bond a connection with the book.
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