These are codes that were instituted by the early leaders of Jewish thought in order to strengthen the mitzvoth. ... For all acts one must repent both to God and to those who were wronged. ... This results in the ingraining of the invocation of their God's name upon every act, and their insistence of attributing everything, good and bad, to their God and his plan. Also, the codes that were developed were formed as a result of the harsh situations that they often found their societies in. ... The moral code of living that is accepted is directly from the Quran, and this is considered t...

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The earliest Gilgamesh stories seem to come from Sumerian texts which most likely reflect the crystallization of earlier epic traditions, and was probably one of the most well-known and influential poems available (West 65). ... Achilles as the son of Thetis has a special relationship which allows him to communicate with the gods by way of Thetis's favor in the eyes of Zeus (Il. 1.490) Both characters are headstrong warriors; the epics do relate their preeminence in battle. ... In the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, the characters have a series of adventures in which we further watch the d...

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"Emerson's moral doctrines could not sustain Thoreau for long," Worster concludes, "for they were aspiring branches that had no roots to support them. They were ideas that were not soiled enough." (4) Worster's figure of difference, complete with Thoreauvian pun--the spiritual airiness of Emerson's imagination can't compare to the fecal matter of Thoreau's ecological ideas--maps a path in the ecocritical reading of Thoreau by way of Emerson that remains prominent and, I would suggest at the outset, stands in need of revision. ... As I see it, this reduction stems from...

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