Through A Harsh Time

King James was the right person at the right time for England. After a continuous period of distress and a period of different opinions James united England over one rule. It was a violent time where people were expressing their discontent by performing violent actions. In a way it can be compared to the violence experienced in Colombia and the results are clear.

I have never agreed with armed conflict and I believe that a problem is better resolved through dialogue than violence. This is why James was so important for England. He was teaching his people how to tolerate and understand other cultures and with that came the bible. It united the government with religion and this made James a very important and powerful person at the time. “It became more important than ever that England, that upper, well lit country, needed a version of the scriptures that would bind together its people, its church and its king.” (pg. 107) Religion was not supported before James, previous kings destroyed all forms of religion and culture in order to protect their rule and their country. What James did was stop being an egocentric King and started thinking in the good of the people through a very harsh time in its history.

A Period Of Distress

King James was a call for change. People were tired of the old system of rule and that is when James became king. His way of ruling was against that of any previous king and shows us a great example of perseverance. It was not easy for James to be king since England was left in a period of war and distress. The people needed something new which James gave to them. Few moments in English history have been more hungry for the future, its mercurial possibilities and its hope of riches, than the spring of 1603” (pg. 1) James was the perfect ruler for the time he was calm even during harsh periods and believed in an England which was united and at peace. “More than anything else he wanted to believe in the possibilities of an encompassing peace.” (pg. 3) It was a question of what he was going to do with his power and tht is when he started wasting money and giving power to people who didn’t deserve it. England was very weak at this moment and it was very important for the people to keep untied. Unity made England persevere over a great period of change and disorder, and this is a lesson that we should all take into consideration.

One Of The Most Important Books In History

What forms the King James Bible is the context in which it is in and the situation in which the world was at the time. “It is the product of its time and bears the marks of its making. It is a deeply political book” (XIII). Every book belongs to a certain time period and that time period is what creates the books context. What is very important for a book to have is for it to be objective. An objective book will go down in history as a reference which people can use to see what was happening at the time period the book was based on. The god’s secretaries did a great job by having no ego in the time they wrote it. “As a result, it does not suffer from one of the defining fault of age: a form of anxious egotistical self promotion. It, exudes, rather a shared confidence and authority and in that is one of the greatest of all monuments of the suppression of ego.” (XII)

By reading the bible you are learning about the past and how it has formed our present. “Their translation was driven by that idea of a constant present, the feeling that the riches, beauties, failings and sufferings of Jacobean England were part of the same world as the one in which Job, David or the evangelists walked.” (XII) The Gods secretaries looked at the bible as a reference and as a book so important that it would go down in history forever. Today they bible is one of the most important books in the world and will be remembered for as long as our civilization exists.

Family Problems

Family has been the oldest way of life. Since the beginning of civilization families were formed and that is what has led us to this point today. This also answer one QUESTion of my own which is what forms us and I believe our family and friends are what make us the people we are. Today family problems are very common, the rate of divorce is each time higher. This leads me to believe that families are unhappier now than before but by reading some myths I realized that the only difference is before divorce was not an option. “During his absence his wife Clytemnestra had been false to him, and when his return was expected, she with her paramour, Ægisthus, laid a plan for his destruction, and at the banquet given to celebrate his return, murdered him.” It is very clear that Clytemnestra was not happy with her husband so she took to a more radical strategy which was killing him. When reading this I thought that divorce was a very good thing because if two people aren’t happy together then they shouldn’t be together. The important thing is to maintain the family as a center for shelter and a place where you are formed.

Words that Sound Alike Practice

1. Where is my jacket? I wanted to wear it today, and if I can't find it, we’re going to be late.

2. Jane wanted to go on the school trip, but her mother said that two hundred dollars was too much for the family budget.

3. As she waited for Rodney to become conscious, Selma was seized with an attack of conscience-- was there anything she could have done to prevent the accident?

4. The map led the intrepid treasure hunters to a lead box of precious stones.

5. Have you seen their coats? They’re going to need them; it's cold outside. I last saw the coats over there.

6. After conducting careful research, Shufang had a brilliant idea; she'd write a paper on Thomas More's ideal concept of the society in Utopia.

7. Even though Bob would rather play video games than study, he decided to hit the books and then play some Halo.

8. It’s easy to admire a business that puts so much effort into creating its signs and window displays.

9. You’re fortunate to have survived the car crash without a scratch; it must have been because you were wearing your seat belt.

10. I would advise you to seek qualified legal advice about how to handle this situation.

Cliche Titles

Five Cliche Titles are:

1. Mission Impossible

2. Live Free Or Die Hard

3. As Good As It Gets

4. The Bucket List

5. Catch Me If You Can

Five Cliche Plot Lines are:

1. A Bad guy warns the United States government that he is in posesion of a nuclear bomb and will detonate it.

2. An imposible love caused by a families rivalry

3. Aliens come to conquor the world but humans survivie at the last minute

4. Man saves woman from horrible disaster and they ive happily ever after

5. Police man is striped of job and saves the world secretly

The Trust We Lack

Trust is a very important part of our lives. The trust we have in people is what makes us live happier lives but the problem is we are becoming less trustworthy every day. Even though we have less reasons each day to trust people because of fear that they will harm us, an effort must be made since it is what unites us. A civilization cannot be created with ought to trust in each other, it is what made us who we are. “At first she was silent from modesty, and, if she could, would have hid her face with her hands; but when he repeated his questions, for fear she might be thought guilty of some fault which she dared not tell, she disclosed her name and that of her country, and her mother’s pride of beauty.” Here the virgin is afraid of speaking her name and telling Perseus where she was from. It is a perfect example of the trust we have lost over the years. This loss of trust is what has brought us to trust even less since nobody trust anyone to do anything our work is much harder. Clearly we have to take these examples from the gods and realize what we are doing. If we continue through this path we will get no were except end up in a place where everyone is alone.

Contract

I , Thomas Wiesner, hereby understand and will abide by the Pre-AP/AP (Print your name)Academy’s expectations, obligations, and admission/drop policy outlined below with respect to my admission status and standing in the Pre-AP/AP Course, 9 th grade.(Print the name of the Pre-AP/AP Course)Pre-AP/AP Academy Expectations;• Maintain Acceptable GPA,• Motivated and Positive,• Responsible and Dedicated Work Ethic,• Attend Opportunity Day and/or Additional Review Classes, • Complete AP College Board Exam,• Sign Pre-AP/AP Student Contract. Pre-AP/AP Academy Admission/Drop Policy;• First Progress Report with Teacher’s Signed Approval…receive no course credit,• End of First Semester with Teacher’s Signed Approval…receive only partial course credit for grade of 6.0+. No partial credit will be awarded for any grade below 6.0,• Students who Drop Pre-AP/AP Courses or who Do Not take the College Board AP Exam will have the Pre-AP/AP Designation for that course removed from their transcript and they will not receive any grade or GPA enhancement awarded for taking that Pre-AP/AP course.Please note that at any time during the school year if the teacher deems that you are not meeting the expectations above for any or all reasons, then that teacher will require that you sign an additional academic probation contract. Your admission status and/or removal from the above identified Pre-AP Course will then be re-assessed based on your abiding by the academic probation contract signed and agreed to by you and the respective Pre-AP/AP Teacher.Student Signature of Agreement,
Thomas Wiesner Date: September 23, 2008

The Balance

Love is the most powerful feeling of all. It has driven people to do many things which we must accept are not always good. “Leander loved her, and used to swim the strait nightly to enjoy the company of his mistress, guided by a torch which she reared upon the tower for the purpose.” In this case Leander lost his life because of love. Probably if he had not had the influence of love he would have chosen a perfect moment to leave or would have taken a boat. Love can be described as an obsession that never ends, it is necessary to our daily living but can take much more than it can give. “He caressed it, and gave it presents such as young girls love,—bright shells and polished stones, little birds and flowers of various hues, beads and amber. He put raiment on its limbs, and jewels on its fingers, and a necklace about its neck. To the ears he hung earrings, and strings of pearls upon the breast. Her dress became her, and she looked not less charming than when unattired. He laid her on a couch spread with cloths of Tyrian dye, and called her his wife, and put her head upon a pillow of the softest feathers, as if she could enjoy their softness.” Over the years there have been discussions about the benefits and consequences of love. It depends on the experience, for example Leander died because of love but Pygmalion ended up having the greatest gift of all. I personally believe that love is worth the risk since avoiding it will never bring you joy. We were created to share our advances and live in a community. Love is what keeps the balance there must be to avoid chaos.

Nature's Gifts

The gods are thought to live in heaven or in a sky sort of place but some of these myths prove otherwise. They explain the god’s interaction with nature and very earth like characteristics. I realized their similarity in the way they interact with nature to the way we interact with nature. “Before his house there stood an oak tree containing a serpent’s nest. The old serpents were killed by the servants, but Melampus took care of the young ones and fed them carefully.” It shows that since the beginning of our existing we have been destroying nature. The gods also destroy nature and use it to their short term advantages. In a way there is also a comparison to Gilgamesh since they also interacted with the gods of the Cedar forest like Huwawa. They cut down trees and built shelters for their convenience. We have always been a race that thinks in the short term and as always there are a few people who don’t. The problem is that there are so little of these people that they can’t make a difference in our beliefs. The only difference that I found we had with the gods was that the loved and knew that nature would give us the greatest gift of all including the gift of life. “On awaking he was astonished to find that he now understood the language of birds and creeping things. This knowledge enabled him to fore-tell future events, and he became a renowned soothsayer.” If we could all get that sort of mentality that nature is what sustains us and what can prize us then we will start taking care of it.

Our Influences From The God's

It is clear that we all know that we have learned many things from passed cultures but it surprised me when I realized how much we had learned from the Greeks and these myths. We have learned about love hatred and many feelings as well as customs from these myths. By reading Olympic and Other Games I saw that we also inherited the practice of sport competitions. “IT seems not inappropriate to mention here the other celebrated national games of the Greeks. The first and most distinguished were the Olympic, founded, it was said, by Jupiter himself. They were celebrated at Olympia in Elis.” All that we have been doing is making improvements n the basis that the Greeks gave us. These myths are a way to transport a message to show us that we have not invented anything but just derived it from past inventions. Not only have we inherited customs but also the need for competition. Since the beginning mankind has felt a need to compete with nature and ourselves. “MINERVA was the goddess of wisdom, but on one occasion she did a very foolish thing; she entered into competition with Juno and Venus for the prize of beauty.” In a way competition can be good since it is pushing us to go harder in order to beat the other thing but many times mankind has over done it. What is important to learn is when you have reached your limit and to stop. If we can learn that we will be much better off.

The Defects We Learn From

The more myths I read the more human attributes I see them have. The feel some of the feelings we feel, they have physical restrictions and the cant have everything they want. I liked this because if the gods were these super powered beings who had everything they wanted and needed then humans would envy and hate them. Instead the gods fight amongst themselves for example in Apollo and Daphne Apollo Sais “My arrows fly true to the mark; but, alas! An arrow more fatal than mine has pierced my heart! I am the god of medicine, and know the virtues of all healing plants. Alas! I suffer a malady that no balm can cure!” That shows you a battle that the gods have ended in a fight. Most of the times the way god’s fought are through their special attribute. For example cupid uses love to hurt people. “So saying, he took his stand on a rock of Parnassus, and drew from his quiver two arrows of different workmanship, one to excite love, the other to repel it.” It was very clear to me that the gods like no other being can be perfect because the fun in life is to have differences and things that are not good. If everything was perfect then people would have no purpose in life and that takes me back again to the QUESTions. Different myths have different points of view and different endings. Some of the beings of these myths dye and others end up in different forms. But what I like was that the gods were not perfect “Her strength begins to fail, and, ready to sink, she calls upon her father, the river god:”. It is a great way to learn from the gods.

The Gods And Their Human Lives

Through my reading of the myths I have realized that these gods live and feel as humans do. They feel anger, revenge, jealousy and many other traits or feeling that us humans do. This is probably because they are our example. In Echo and Narcissus they feel the need for vengeance, “One day a maiden who had in vain endeavored to attract him uttered a prayer that he might some time or other feel what it was to love and meet no return of affection. The avenging goddess heard and granted the prayer.” This is a clear example of human traits in the god’s life. This very important piece of mythology also answers many questions to terms we commonly use today and shows us that the god’s life human lives that are full of grief and sorrow. They are also trying to explain the QUESTions "The first woman was named Pandora. She was made in heaven, every god contributing something to perfect her. Venus gave her beauty, Mercury persuasion, Apollo music" It is clear that they are answering how we got here. It is very important to read mythology since it shows you the beliefs on which we based our own beliefs. They are the basis of our civilization and what they represent is very important.

Gods: Are they really what we think they are

Are the gods described in these myths really gods? That is a question I started asking myself after reading today’s tables. When I read Sphinx right in the beginning it starts the myth by saying that a king found out that his son would kill him if he grew up, so this king ordered for him to be executed. “Laius, king of Thebes, was warned by an oracle that there was danger to his throne and life if his new-born son should be suffered to grow up.” This brought me to wonder if the types of god like characteristics I had in my head included for a god to kill his own son. I realized that no a god should be an honorable being showing the humans an example of how to live through their own lives.

The gods live lives very similar to our human lives. Humans were the ones who created gods and it is interestin that they created them with defects. “he became the husband of his mother” this quote shows clearly how grave the defects of the gods are. That is when I realized that the gods are supposed to have mistakes in order for us to learn from them. The gods are an example to the humans, an example doesn’t have to be good but actually you can learn more from a bad example. “Among other places at which he arrived, following on his father’s footsteps, was Calypso’s isle, and, as in the former case, the goddess tried every art to keep him with her, and offered to share her immortality with him.” This is a perfect example of how temptations are what lure people to do things and that the best way to learn how to control your temptations. So to answer my question (Are the gods described in these myths really gods?) I would say that they are and that some of them show us that through their bad examples we can learn more than what we thought.

Comma Exercises

Exercise 1

He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.

Oil, which is lighter than water, rises to the surface.

Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady.

Nice is a word with many meanings, and some of them are contradictory.

The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.

Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.

Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.

The closet contained worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty hats.

The uninvited guest wore a dark, blue, tweed suit.

After surviving this ordeal, the trapper felt relieved.

Mark Twain's early novels, I believe, stand the test of time.

December 7, 1941, will never be forgotten.

The field was safe enough, wasn't it?

Write the editor of the Atlantic 8, Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116.

He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."

After a good washing and grooming, the pup looked like a new dog.

Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity, some people refuse to go to the zoo.

Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness.

Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.

As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.

I hope that some day, he will learn how to be polite.



Exercise 2


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.



Exercise 3


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.

Since the Beggining

Bullfinch’s mythology has many aspects which we can analyze and comprehend. Mythology has always been a way for people to answer the questions that science couldn’t. Through the years humans have always had certain QUESTions. These QUESTions are unanswered by science, the more people try to solve though their logical manner the more questions come up. This is why we need mythology because it is a resource people use in order to answer some of the really difficult questions. It all leads to this, to the answer of the QUESTions and that is why it is so important to look at every aspect and solution people have come up with.

A myth is easy to read and though funny or entertaining examples they prove a point. Myths are read to little children as bedtime stories but it is important to read one and take out the message in it. That is why they are so important and that is why they have lived since the beginning of mankind.

A Different Story

In this last part of Gilgamesh I was not able to find it continuous to the story. It talks about Gilgamesh’s drumstick which falls into the underworld. He sends Enkidu to recover it which was very strange because he is supposed to be dead. Maybe what the author is trying to show us is that there is a place where death goes and that you have to be careful not to fall in. Really I did not like this part and felt as if it was a very bad ending since it sort of destroyed all the teachings I had taken from the rest of the book. It is as if it were a different story within the book, to which I have not found any important meaning. The teachings and ways of life that I learned in the book were totally different from the ending.

The end of mankind

This tablet in Gilgamesh showed me that since the beginning of civilization we have always been looking for certain things. This book showed me some of the beliefs of that time and that mankind have always been searching for certain things and that the gods have been testing us. At the beginning of this chapter Gilgamesh approaches a cabin where a man directs him to the boatman which makes him construct a boat. I liked this because it showed me that not everything was easy and that you have to work in order to get it. On page 75 the gods say “Let there be now a test of Gilgamesh”. This impressed me and showed me that since the beginning humans were being tested and they had to prove themselves.

In these tablets I realized what mankind was really looking for and it made me wonder if we got it. Gilgamesh is given a flower which does as said on page 79 “How-the-old-man-once-again-becomes-a-young-man.” All humans have always wanted more and especially more life. There was a point in history when humans couldn’t get more of anything except to live longer. It is said a snake steals the flower but how could the author know from so early in history that that is what mankind will get to. My favorite quote in the entire book was on several pages but I took it from page 56. “now Enkidu has undergone the fate the high gods have established for mankind.” This impressed me even more because in that time mankind was only starting and the author already knew that mankind will eventually come to an end. This made me realize that we have blocked out those beliefs and that today we don’t say that with such certainty. It made me ask myself when it is that mankind will come to an end.

The Question of Mankind

These two tablets of Gilgamesh are very important to the meaning of the book and life in general. They start with Gilgamesh mourning the death of Enkidu which shows how important having someone to accompany and love you is. “It is Enkidu, the companion, whom I weep for, weeping for him as if I were a woman.” Gilgamesh is hit very hard with the death of Enkidu and tells everyone to weep with him and to honor Enkidu. He builds statues of him and decides to go out into the forest in answer to the question of life and death. In a certain point Gilgamesh asks himself if he must die too, and then decides he will go seek the son of Ubartutu, Utnapishtin. “He said to himself that he would seek the son of Ubartutu, Utnapishtin, he the only one of men by means of whom he might find out how death could be avoided.”

This is the part of the tablets that I liked because it showed me that since the start of civilization we have always had a question which is that of life and death. Gilgamesh starts asking himself this question and heads out to find the answer. “I come to seek the answer to the question that I must ask concerning life and death.” When I read this I realized that it is one of the greatest questions of mankind. The only thing we know for certain is that we will die. The world knows that and has always tried to find an answer. Today modern medicines have tried saying that you get sick and therefore die but nobody knows why it was you who got sick. In the past they left those questions up to the gods but really no one has ever gotten even close to finding the answer. I wonder if this question can ever be solved, and really I doubt it because man was sent here with ought the answer to many things much simpler than life and death, and we will not know why we die unless we start solving some of the simpler questions.

Exercises 2 and 3

Exercise 2.

1. How can a person find patriotism in a local night club? Well, it did not take me too long. About four weeks ago in a little night club in Louisville, Kentucky, a couple of my friends, Rick and Lon, the duo who were providing the entertainment that night for the club.

How can a person find patriotism in a local night club? Well, it did not take me too long. About four weeks ago, in a little night club in Louisville, Kentucky, a couple of my friends, Rick and Lon, the duo who were providing the entertainment that night for the club.

2. For the past twenty years, the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan has been measuring the level of Americans' trust and confidence in their politicians and quasi-political trust and confidence in their political institutions and their leaders. "Political" being all levels of government, and "quasi-political" churches, labor unions, large professional/business associations, educational institutions, and the like. The result is that a very sharp decline has taken place every year since 1964.

For the past twenty years, the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan has been measuring the level of Americans' trust and confidence in their politicians and quasi-political trust and confidence in their political institutions and their leaders. This is “Political" being all levels of government, and "quasi-political" churches, labor unions, large professional/business associations, educational institutions, and the like. The result is that a very sharp decline has taken place every year since 1964.

3. For 200 years Americans believed in better jobs, better homes, a better life for one's children. This confidence no longer exists. Polls now indicate that fewer Americans who feel they are better off today than they were five years ago. A public-opinion analysis group has found that large numbers of Americans, at some times and in some places, see themselves as lower on the ladder. Adding worse living conditions and anticipation of further decline over the next five years.

For 200 years Americans believed in better jobs, better homes, a better life for one's children. This confidence no longer exists. Polls now indicate that fewer Americans who feel they are better off today than they were five years ago. A public-opinion analysis group has found that large numbers of Americans, at some times and in some places, see themselves as lower on the ladder creating worse living conditions and anticipation of further decline over the next five years.

4. Well, in looking at the picture at the left you see an old lady. She has a very funny look on her face. As if she's lonely and just wants to be left alone. She also looks as if she has seen a lot and experienced lots of things.

Well, in looking at the picture at the left you see an old lady. She has a very funny look on her face, as if she's lonely and just wants to be left alone. She also looks as if she has seen a lot and experienced lots of things.

5. A president is an appointed leader. Someone who is a decision maker in the executive branch of our government. This doesn't necessarily mean that the person the people elect is capable. Just hopefully assumes. Assumes through his past record as a politician, over the years' buildup of experience and handling situations.

A president is an appointed leader, someone who is a decision maker in the executive branch of our government. This doesn't necessarily mean that the person the people elect is capable. They just hopefully assume, through his past record as a politician, over the years' buildup of experience in handling situations.

Exercise 3.

My brother was always my best friend when I was a child, especially as we two were almost alone in the world. We lived with our old grandmother in a little house, almost a shack, in the country. Whenever I think of him now I see a solemn, responsible boy, a boy too old for his years who looked out for me no matter what. Once there was a bully, John Anson, who looked enormous to me though he was probably an average twelve-year-old. John had it in for me because he liked Littice Grant who liked me. He decided to beat me up right before her eyes. I was lucky my brother came by. He didn't interfere any, he just stood there, somehow though his presence gave me confidence. I licked the stuffing out of John Anson. If my brother hadn't been there I don't think I could have done it.

The problem with friendship

This is a rather sad part in the book since Enkiru dies. The chapter starts when they are returning from the Cedar forest with Huwawa’s head. They are received very well and Gilgamesh is known as a hero. Then the goddess Ishtar fell in love with him and when Gilgamesh rejects her she is enraged. On page 32 she sais to her mother and father “The king of Uruk has insulted me. He has found out and told about my foulness.” She asks for the bull of heaven and it is given to her. It kills men of Uruk until Enkiru fights it and calls upon Gilgamesh to help him. This shows how important team work is and how together you can do much more than by yourself. On page 34 Enkiru sais to Gilgamesh “The life of man is short, let us contend with the bull of heaven, and win.” Thought the story a great relationship has grown between us and you can see how someone who was supposed to be enemies ended up being friends.

After they kill the bull Enkiru has a dream in which the gods have a counsel. They decide that either Enkidu or Gilgamesh must die, and after a discussion they decide Enkidu should die. Shortly after he gets sick and dies. I wonder why the author wanted to kill Enkidu and why they chose Enkidu. Maybe it was because he was sent there to create a disturbance to the rule of Gilgamesh and not to become his friend. All books need a problem in order for them to be interesting and with ought a problem the author had to create one.

The importance of Friendship

Enkidu and Gilgamesh travel to the cedar forest together and travel extremely fast. It said that they walk in three day what a normal human would walk in three weeks. They help each other and travel as one which represents how team work can help you in every situation. On page 21 is sais “The two of them traveled fifty leagues a day, never resting except at night trying to rest, stopping only once a day to eat; in three days’ walk a hundred and fifty leagues, a three weeks’ walk for an ordinary man.” I think that the author is trying to show us that they are not ordinary and that they have incredible strength both mentally and physically. During the night the dug a well Enkidu built a shelter and Gilgamesh prayed to the gods.

During the night Gilgamesh has a bad dream which sais on page 22 “I dreamed we were going through a mountain gorge and the huge mountain fell down on the two of us.” Enkidu said that this dream is good luck but the next day it happens again. Gilgamesh dreams and Enkidu reassures him that it is a good dream. This shows us how important friendship is and how much better you will feel when someone reassures you. This is probably the only reason that they are able to win against Huwawa. Finally the kill Huwawa and go back with his head. I wonder what the people are going to think of Huwawas death and how they are going to treat Gilgamesh. You can really see in these chapters the influence of the gods in these times and the repetition of phrases.