upon being sentenced to death. Upon his quest he stumbles upon an old man known as Uta-na’ishtim, who has been chosen by the gods to be blessed with immortality, the very thing that Gilgamesh seeks. Uta-na’ishtim is the son of the Sumerian king Abara tutu and he represents the embodiment of life due not only to his inherent immortality, but by the significance of the events which triggered it. In the epic of Gilgamesh, The great flood is triggered by an angry god who is irritated with the noises of
self-fulfillment and self-actualization. All human beings want to fulfil their capacities and realize their full potential. Everyone desires to be authentic; a person would want to shape his or herself in conformity with an ideal. Living a life of excellence is most people’s wish. Living a self-actualized and self-fulfilled life does not depend on whether a person is disabled or not,
Research Question: To what extent was the acquisition of wealth the primary motivation for the Norse raiding of Western Europe and the British Isles beginning in 793CE and ending in 1066CE? Introduction: The Vikings are some of ancient Europe’s most well-known seaborne raiders. ‘The Viking Age,’ was the time characterised by heavy Norse raiding of Europe, specifically Western Mainland Europe and the British Isles. It began in 793CE with the Norse raid on the Monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria