Monumental tombs such as the great pyramid of khufu and the elaborate rituals surrounding mummification stand as testaments to the egyptians' views about death and afterlife, while gilgamesh's quest for immortality and enkidu's description of the underworld give us insight into the mesopotamian conception of death and the human condition. what does this evidence teach us? in what ways did these ancient civilizations view death differently? for this week's reflection, analyze the evidence presented, specifically the epic of gilgamesh, and contrast the mesopotamian view of death with their ancient counterpart, the egyptians.

The evidence teaches us that the Egyptians believed in life after death, and the Mesopotamian did not.

Explanation:

The Egyptians believed in an afterlife much similar to life itself, thus explaining why they sought preservation through mummification and were buried in pyramids along with their slaves, food, gold, and clothing - their earthly possessions were believed to followed them to their afterlife. Death was merely a transition. As for the Mesopotamian, by analyzing the Epic of Gilgamesh, death was not a transition, but the end of oneself. Gilgamesh is in the pursuit of immortality, only to discover that is impossible for humans, for gods detain life, and humans are mortals.

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explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)