1. This assignment should be given the title Annotated Bibliography. The title should appear at the top of the page.

2. Type or word-process this assignment. Double-space throughout. Remember to use normal 12-point font size and shape (like you see here) and spacing.

3. Place each of your bibliographic entries in alphabetical order (by author’s last name, or by the work’s title if it has no author).

4. Your bibliography should include between five and ten sources, using a combination of books and journal articles, depending on the requirements of your topic.

5. For each bibliographic listing, follow the proper MLA guidelines as presented in your Little, Brown Handbook or MLA Handbook.

6. Provide an annotation for each bibliographic entry. This is a note to the reader (about three or four complete sentences) which explains the usefulness of this particular source to the progress of your research. In other words, how helpful has this source been to you? What sorts of information does it contain that you will be able to use? Would it be of benefit to someone else who is interested in the same kind of research? Please be aware that the annotation is not a summary of the source; neither should it simply recycle the words you find here in these guidelines. Vary your choice of words and sentence structure as you compose your annotations.

7. If you have ANY questions regarding how to complete this assignment, please ask! I am here to help.

REMINDER: Unless you complete this assignment, you will not be eligible to turn in any of the remaining assignments for the semester.

This is what I have so far but honestly I am not happy with it!!
Annotated Bibliography
Jarman, Mark. When the Light Came On: The Epic Gilgamesh. The Hudson Review 58.2 (2005): 329334. JSTOR. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.
What I found interesting in this journal written by Mark Jarman was that he talks about how Mesopotamians viewed civilization and friendship. Mark stated, Sex and friendship are civilizing. In the beginning of the Epic when we first meet Enkidu, he was a wild and uncivilized man and for him to become civilized he has to have sex, so he could be tamed and civil, meaning that Enkidu could be an opponent for Gilgamesh. Mark also makes other useful remarks about the relationship that will be helpful in my research.

Abusch, Tzvi. The Development and Meaning of The Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay. Journal of the American Oriental Society 121.4 (2001): 61422. JSTOR. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.
In this article written by Tzvi Abusch he talks about how Gilgamesh changed and stated, By making Enkidu Gilgameshs friend, the composer has turned the Epic into a tale of growth- of discovery of human suffering, limitation, death, and, finally, human meaning. Throughout the Epic we can really see how Gilgamesh changed because of Enkidu and if Enkidu was never created than Gilgamesh would not be the hero is has become. Tzvi also talks about if Enkidu was never created then there wouldnt be any development in the Epic meaning Gilgamesh would have never changed.

Ackerman, Susan. When Heroes Love: the Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David. New York: Columbia UP, 2005. eBook Collection. EBSCOhost. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.
Jacobson states that the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu, should be understood as sexual in nature. This source gives interpretations of what was said in the Epic and goes into depths about their meaning

The Epic of Gilgamesh. Trans. Assyrian International News Agency. Books Online. N.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.
Wolff, Hope Nash. Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Heroic Life. Journal of the American Oriental Society 89.2 (1969): 392398. JSTOR. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
The article that Nash wrote he tells us the influence that Enkidu had on Gilgamesh and how Enkidu impacted him.
Besamusca, Bart. The Human Condition, Friendship and Love: The Epic of Gilgamesh and Medieval Arthurian Romance. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2007. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 29 Feb. 2016
This article written by Bart Besamusca informs us how Gilgamesh and Enkidu act when they are together and the relationship between the two. Bart characterizes their friendship as, a great deal of intimacy, and gives examples from the book that I can use in my research paper. Bart also argues about how different scholars viewed Gilgamesh and Enkidu relationship as being homosexual by quoted the text from the book.

To view any other scholarly articles or journals you have to go to http://library.fairmontstate.edu/ go to quick links on the right side and click database which will take you to a different page and scroll down to JSTOR and click on it and you may search whatever you need to or you can click Literature right after you click the database on the top of the page where it says BY SUBJECT which it should take you to a different page and you should scroll down to where it says MLA international bibliography and you may search whatever you may need to.

I am focusing on the relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu and if you need to see the essay I did just email me and ill send it!
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