Briefly describe the goal of mainstream media as compared with independent media.

Theoretically, mainstream media is supposed to show us the most important news only, but generally this idea has been less trusted. Mainstream media is made by huge corporations that receive enormous amounts of money (sometimes from governments, sometimes from private businesses, but always from someone with interests) and often report news in a way that can be considered not completely honest or neutral.

Independent media is supposed to be a response to that. Many claim to be free from that problem because they do not receive that money. Some claim to be neutral, but many claim to be left or right leaning so people will know upfront that their news also carry their opinions with it.

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gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job