‘During their time on Gallipoli the diggers displayed courage‚ ingenuity and endured hardship. All of these became the basis of the Anzac legend.’ ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬To what extent do you agree with this assessment of Gallipoli?’ On the 25th of April 1915‚ 75‚000 ANZAC troops were to be landed on the Gallipoli shores. There were a number of battalions that were required to battle their way up the hill and then take over individual areas. Together the Australians and New Zealanders with support from Britain
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Arthurian Legend‚ group of tales in several languages that concern the legendary King Arthur of the Britons‚ his realm‚ and the knights of his inner circle. The legend is one of the most enduring tales in recorded history. It first appeared in the 5th or 6th century ad and took its basic form between the 12th and 15th centuries. It continues as a popular subject in modern times. The legend presents Arthur as a leader in ancient times who defeats the Saxons and other enemies. He thereby unites
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A biblical myth is defined by Burrows‚ (1946) as a symbolic‚ approximate expression of truth which the human mind cannot perceive sharply and completely‚ but can only glimpse vaguely‚ and therefore cannot adequately express. In bibilical interpretation a myth is a story which communicates a set of values or beliefs through imagery. The most important thing in the myth is the message and not the literal truth of the imagery. . Good examples in the bible include: Jonah and the Whale Noah’s Ark
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a hoax rather than a living animal. The question remains‚ what are the most compelling pieces of evidence proving Bigfoot ’s nonexistence? J.W. Burns who contributed to the legends part in a newspaper coined the origin of the Bigfoot legend‚ also known as Sasquatch‚ in the1920s. However‚ in 1958 is when the Bigfoot legend spread throughout the United States after Gerald Crew claimed to find large footprints of Bigfoot at a
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ an urban legend is “an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true.” Urban legends tend to have minimal evidence of where the story originally began making them seem more mysterious and eerie. With this being said a legends background can be assumed to be linked with a multitude of instances. This‚ of course‚ what makes it an urban legend. If a urban legend does not contain a some sort of mystery then it would
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women in Elizabethan society. The Role of Elizabethan Women - Education - The Commoners The Elizabethan women who were commoners would not have attended school or received any formal type of education. Elizabethan women would have had to learn how to govern a household and become skilled in all housewifely duties. Her education would have been purely of the domestic nature in preparation for the only real career option for a girl - marriage! Single Elizabethan women were
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The Phoenix The Phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in many mythologies from the ancient Greeks‚ Egyptians and Romans. The legend of the Phoenix has been around for centuries‚ it’s a supernatural creature with a life of a thousand years. Once its life is up it will cast itself in flames‚ and as it dies it will be reborn again from its own ashes. The Phoenix has long been presented as a symbol of rebirth‚ immortality‚ and renewal. The Phoenix can be interpreted in various ways;
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Since settlement‚ the Australian nation has been fixated on the question of “what defines us” as a people. From the bush legend of early settlement‚ to the beach culture of the 1980’s and 90’s‚ our search for a singular national identity has seen various failed attempts at pinning down ‘what it really means to be Australian’. National image and identity is a creation of the times‚ and as such‚ the pursuit for a defining any one national identity is an unattainable dream. In this essay I will endeavour
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Alexander Lucero AP English 12 Yu 5.17.12 Homosexuality Portrayed in Literature: Threat To Yourself and Those Around You The Victorian era and Elizabethan era had many homophobic attributes‚ just as today’s society does. Gothic writers of the Victorian Age played off of the fear and immorality of homosexuality and used those feelings as a basis for their novels. Bram Stoker told a story about a vampire that challenged the Victorian gender roles and managed to reverse them‚ making men faint like
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The Elizabethan Era’s Effect on Shakespeare’s Works If every playwright in Shakespeare’s time aspired‚ as he did‚ to paint a portrait of an age in their works‚ his would have been the Mona Lisa‚ leaving the most lasting impression on generations to come and at the same time‚ one of the world’s most baffling mysteries. Surely it is no coincidence that the world’s most celebrated dramatist would’ve lived during the time when one of the world’s most powerful rulers in history reigned. Or was it?
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