Thursday, May 20, 2010

greek monolouge

My name is Hades.Yeah I was in that Disney movie.You might think I'm a bad guy because I tried to kill Heracles a bunch of times. Still, Heracles Killed a bunch of my monsters. Well, for those of you who haven't seen the movie, I'm the god of death. My dad, Kronos, was a not the greatest guy. He ate me and my other siblings, except Zeus. My mom, Rhea, was very nice. I wish we had more quality time. Mt brothers are Zeus and Poseidon. Luckily, they don't try to eat me. I would just give them a cramp. My sisters are Hera,Hestia, and Demeter. I don't like Demeter, and she doesn't like me. Just because I kidnapped her daughter, she hates me. Hera is just plain rude to me. Hestia doesn't mind me, and she is nice. So, Hestia is my favorite sibling. I live down in the Underworld. The Underworld will kill a mortal if they spend too much time there. My crown lets me melt into the shadows. It also makes you think of your worst nightmares. Sometimes my life is boring, and sometimes I enjoy torturing poor souls who don't do anything. So, I guess my life is pretty boring. Still. I may cause a few major earthquakes, even though thats Poseidon's job.











Thursday, May 13, 2010

kings unify Egypt

Around 3100 BCE, Menes became king in Upper Egypt.He wanted to connect Upper and Lower Egypt. So, Menes took control of Lower Egypt. To strengthen his control, he married a Lower Egypt princess. He also combined the crowns from Upper and Lower Egypt. Menes started the first Egyptian dynasty. Historians think that Menes was the first Pharaoh. Pharaoh means "great house."

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Gilgamesh 3

At first, Gilgamesh was not a hero. He was a jerk. he did not treat others well. He was not respected. But everything changed when Enkidu came. They fought, but then became good friends. The pair grew bored in Uruk. They went to fight the monster Hambaba. When they killed Hambaba, Gilgamesh and Enkidu were treated like heroes. I think at first Gilgamesh was not a hero, but in the end he was.

Gilgamesh 2

The setting was Uruk, 2500 B.C.E. The rising action is when Enkidu comes to Uruk. Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight, but they become good friends. The climax is going to the woods to fight Hambaba. The falling action is when Gilgamesh and Enkidu go home. Enkidu dies of a fever. Gilgamesh is afraid of dying, so he goes to a man named Utnapishtun to learn how to be immortal. Gilgamesh must find a special plant and eat it. But, he fails. In the end, Gilgamesh learns everyone must die.

Gilgamesh 1

I think the message is that if you take risks, good things may happen if you succeed. At first, Gilgamesh was not liked. Then he fought Enkidu, who could have killed him. Instead, Gilgamesh an Enkidu became best friends. Then they fought Hambaba. They could have died, but they saved the forest. At the end, Gilgamesh was well liked.