They go on a quest for everlasting life, which involves trekking into the wilderness to defeat Humbaba, the monstrous Guardian of the Cedars and representation of nature. ... "We will go to the forest and destroy the evil; for in the forest lives Humbabaa ferocious giant", Gilgamesh announces when he decides on impulse to establish his name and conquer death, "Then if I fall I leave behind me a name that enduresLong after the child has been born in my house, they will say it and remember" (The Epic 71). ... The Mesopotamian people know, just as gods do, what they are and w...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the south the forest is taller and is mainly oak, pine, and cedar. ... It killed more than 300 people, and destroyed seventy-five percent of houses and business in Belize City leaving thousands of people homeless (66). ... So pack your bags, leave your worries behind, and come to Belize, where you would want to spend time with family and Be yourself....

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Their belief in the rebirth after death became their driving force behind their funeral practices. ... The wealthy went through the full process while the middle was downgraded and the poor were done very minimally, only enough to preserve the body by injecting cedar oil into the bowels through the anus. ... Although the basic function of the coffin was to protect the body from violation by animals and thieves, it was also regarded as the house of the spirit. ...

• Word Count: 1856
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School