'Gilgamesh listened to the word of his companion, he took the axe in his hand, he drew the sword from his belt, and he struck Humbaba with a thrust of the sword to the neck, and Enkidu his comrade struck the second blow. At the third blow Humbaba fell.' (Kovacs)
These include personality traits such as bravery, wisdom, strength, intelligence, skill and above all loyalty, kindness and endurance. Without endurance and perseverance, a hero is unlikely to achieve triumph over evil or to overcome the obstacles in his or her path to salvation (Nagy)
it's typical for ancient eposes of both Greece and India that due to a number of objective reasons heroes having the call of duty have to leave their homes: "Their journeys are filled with great sense of commitment and purpose which may range from fulfilling a moral duty or win the heart of a maiden. In addition to their devotedness and strong faith, the heroes portray a great deal of intelligence, nobility and personal courage" (Rosenberg)
When they heard about the disaster at the World Trade Center, Trakr and his owner, Constable Jamie Symington of the Halifax Regional Police, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, hopped in their car and drove 14 hours to New York City. They worked tirelessly from Wednesday morning through Friday, when Trakr collapsed from exhaustion (Adelman)
This was despite the fact that he had fallen head-first into debris and inhaled concrete dust. It was the injuries he sustained during his September 11th work, that would eventually lead to his death (Durand)
For 10 days the fearless dog crawled into holes and climbed over steel beams. On her very first day, Anna "emerged from the chaos with first degree burns on her belly and several welts known as 'hot spots' (Hurst)
As Teresa MacPherson, a canine specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, notes, rescue dogs are the only tool that can detect an unconscious victim reliably, let alone go places humans can't, because they are smaller, lighter, faster, and more sure-footed. In addition, a dog's sense of smell is thousands of times more powerful than humans, allowing them to scent out people who may be trapped out of sight, alerting their handlers where to dig (Stein)
In reflecting on this advice, Achilles states: "My mother… tells me that there are two ways in which I might may meet my end. If I stay and fight, I shall not return alive but name will live for ever; whereas if I go homemy name will die, but it will be lone ere death shall take me (Illiad, p
Sholem Aleichem's choice to portray him this way seems to be that is an explanation for and reflection of the Jewish way of life, which is of course heavily influenced by the Jewish faith. Aleichem makes this explicit when he has Tevye say, in the tone typical of this character's address to his author, "as long as a Jew lives and breathes in this world and hasn't more than one leg in the grave, he musn't lose faith" (Aleichem 3)
His continued silence in the face of adversity earns him instant entrance into heaven, and he is told he may have his greatest wish granted. Bontshe the Silent proves his unusualness again when he says "what I'd like most of all is a warm roll with fresh butter every morning" (Peretz)
And they just kept quiet, looking right through you. Goddamn it, what are they after? He squeezed his head between his hands" (Shapiro)
But no matter how many times the meaner individuals in his town trick him -- into running away in fear, kissing wall, or marrying an unclean and rather sharp-tongued woman -- Gimpel consciously refuses to become skeptical. As he puts it, "What's the good of not believing? Today it's your wife you don't believe; tomorrow it's God Himself you won't take stock in" (Singer)
In some cases, the children were actually auctioned off to farmers. Reformers did not bother to investigate conditions in these homes, even though many farm families were obviously seeking cheap labor (Coontz 132)
She wrote the book because the topic of family violence has become so much more prevalent in our society, and as it has increased, so has public awareness of the problems. Gordon notices "family violence had had virtually no history; that most who discussed it - experts, journalists, friends - assumed they were discussing a new problem" (Gordon 2)
As reviewer Schultz continues, "The book makes sweeping assertions without historical supports. There is unnecessary social work bashing, stating for example, that agency records on incest (1910-1920) were covered up by social workers that blamed the problem on female unemployment (Schultz)
Women were responsible for making happy homes. As a consequence, contact with a helping professional made the battered woman feel even more isolated and blameworthy for her own and her children's fate (Weitzman 44)
He placed God's wishes above those of man and in doing so provided not only an example of what we should all strive for in our relationship to God, but also a means for the Israelites and others after them to improve their relationship with God. Moses had to conquer his own fear through obedience (Definbaugh, 2012)
It was also one of complete obedience. Moses' was not always popular with those whom he led in many times his decisions were doubted, or even met with revolt (Padfield, 2011)
Biblical Heroes The Obedience of Moses Of all of the Old Testament heroes, I have always found the character of Moses to be the most fascinating on a personal level. Perhaps the most fascinating character of Moses is that he is reluctant and unpretentious (Ward, 2004)
The hardship comes as the reader realizes that the altercation described in the story is factually represented in court testimony and bears little resemblance to the narrative version in the book. The public records [see Texas Criminal Reports, XLIV, 169-183, and Southwestern Reporter, LXIX, 536-541] stand out in bold relief next to the smoothed interpretive rendition of the book narrative (Dunn, 1960)