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    The Andromeda Myth

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    The constellation i choose is Andromeda because i think that it’s myth it’s very intersting.Andromeda is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.. Located north of the celeatial equator. Andromeda is most prominent during autumn evenings in the Nothern Hemisphere‚ along with several other constellations named for characters in the Perseus myth. Because of its northern declination‚ Andromeda is visible only north of 40°

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    Jewish Myth

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    Which is‚ a myth is a theory that has no evidence or has no facts that back it up‚ but it does give a theory to help understand people at a time when no other answer is given‚ it did play a role to help understand people why the Jews were successful‚ but at the same time‚ raised the curiosity of other people to challenge the myth with facts and to prove the actual reason for the Jews success. A myth plays a role of filling a hole when nothing is able to

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    The Taurus Myth

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    The Taurus myth is most often interpreted as the story of Zeus and Europa‚ where the Greek god carried the Phoenician princess away to Crete to marry her by disguising himself as a white bull. Then I guess the bull‚ that was really Zeus‚ became the Taurus constellation‚ but not really‚ because now the bull and Zeus are different. The Scriptures of Delphi give us another possible explanation of the Taurus constellation‚ one that I find a bit more satisfying. According to the alternate myth‚ the mythology

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    The Beauty Myth

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    prisoners in their own bodies. As stated in the article “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf‚ women do not feel as free as they want to. Society puts pressure on women to be “beautiful”. Society’s meaning of beauty is based on looks rather than personality. When it comes to TV‚ magazines and even dolls‚ beautiful women are portrayed as skinny and young looking. Women are forced to be a size zero and to never age. Naomi Wolf explains how after woman gained their rights‚ eating disorders rose and cosmetic

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    Universal Myth

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    Step-Up: Universal Myth One day‚ Tyler‚ Mac‚ and Skinny‚ running around causing trouble in Baltimore‚ are throwing things at each when and one object hit and smashed the window in at the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA). Getting caught damaging the theater set‚ Tyler tells Mac and Skinny to leave so they do not get caught. Consequently‚ Tyler has two hundred hours of community service in “payback” of the destruction at MSA. During his community service‚ Tyler meets a girl named Nora‚ and offers

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    myth of Continents

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    The Myth of Continents‚ or How our Grade-School Teachers Distorted the Truth How many continents are there? It seems like a simple enough question‚ and most of us who grew up in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century come prepared with a pat answer to which we give little thought: “There are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica. Next question‚ please.” The official flag of the Olympic games‚ however‚ displays

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    BlackBeard Myths

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    years ago: he is arguably the most famous pirate ever to set sail. There are many legends‚ myths and tall tales concerning Blackbeard the pirate. Are any of them true? Legend: Blackbeard hid buried treasure somewhere: Fact: Sorry. This legend persists anywhere Blackbeard ever spent significant time‚ such as North Carolina or New Providence. In reality‚ pirates rarely (if ever) buried treasure. The myth comes from the classic story Treasure Island‚ which incidentally features a pirate character

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    The Day Myth

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    rushing out the door. Their response to the moaning and shrugging: “Don’t forget that breakfast is the most important meal of the day!” But are these mothers’ actions based on the correct evidence? Or could this notion be merely a long withstanding myth? It appears that every decade brings new theories on what is healthy and what is the contrary. New trends seem to continuously emerge in the diet world faster than you can say “kale”. Americans switch nutritional principles with every new testimony

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    The Myth of Multitasking

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    The Myth of Multitasking‚ an article by Christine Rosen expresses peoples’ attempt to work like computers; executing multiple tasks concurrently in a shorter time span. Multitasking is the ability to swing attentions in between tasks by evaluating the importance of the tasks on hand and prioritising them. Technology has made it possible to multitask and soon‚ corporate workers began to include multitasking as a proficiency to portray themselves as tech savvy and efficient. The article “Who can

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    The Militia Myth

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    militia here exhibited‚ never greater valour‚ cooler resolution‚ and more approved conduct; they have emulated the choicest veterans... – From a sermon delivered by Rev. John Strachan 22 Dec 1812. 1 With this address by Rev. Strachan‚ the “militia myth” was born. Throughout history‚ Canadians have held the belief that they could effectively defend themselves through the use of citizen-soldiers if the need ever arose. The country believed that robust Canadians could respond to a call-to-arms with

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