The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem of a friendship between Enkidu and Gilgamesh, who are both “two-third god and one-third human.” (60) Before Enkidu arrives, Gilgamesh terrorized the people of Uruk. One day Anu, the sky god, tells the goddess of creation to make someone equal to Gilgamesh after the people called for help. Aruru, goddess of creation, created Enkidu out of the wild animals. He became a man when the harlot was sent to seduce him. After a brief brawl, the two become great friends.
Everyone knows that death is an inevitable part of the human life. Gilgamesh is upset because only the gods can live forever. After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh is terrified about the day when his life comes to an end. So his quest to Utnapishtim was for him to become immoral. Even though both Enkidu and Gilgamesh learned that the only thing that last is fame or how a person affect others whether in a positive or negative way. In Tablet VIII, Gilgamesh says to Enkidu “the paths going up to and down from the forest cedars all mourn you; the weeping does not end day or night.” (83) As Enkidu is laying on his deathbed, Gilgamesh is pouring his heart out to his “brother”. He is letting him know that people would not forget about him and will mourn his death forever. The people will never forget the changes Enkidu brought onto them.
It’s been nine years since our country was attacked by terrorist. September 11, 2001 will never be forgotten, and the people who lost their lives will never be forgotten as well. And every year since the attack, there ahs been a memorial ceremony honoring the innocent who died as well as the brave who died trying to save their fellow American. In the New York Times article “On Sept. 11 Anniversary Rifts Amid Mourning,” Michelle Obama was quoted from her speech giving in Shanksville, Pa., “We are here to celebrate the bravery of the passengers.” The police officers and fire fighters were the bravest of them all. They risked their lives for others. At the end of the day, it is what you do that people will remember you.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/nyregion/12sept11.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=9/11%20anniversary&st=cse
