Once upon a time‚ a little child named Knil was walking through the forest looking for his sword. As he was searching‚ he said to himself‚ "I think I will retrace my steps to find my sword." So Knil set off to his tree house in the Irikok Forest. Once he got there‚ he said‚ "Ok‚ now all I have to do is start from the beginning of the day." Knil started off by getting up from his bed and going to his bathroom to where he washed up. No sword. Next‚ he went to his friend Airas’s house and asked
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Gravity Hills: Urban Legend Urban Legends are stories‚ usually false or exaggerated‚ that are repeatedly told and embellished over time until they are believed to be true. Gravity Hills is known to be an urban legend and it is also surrounded by scary stories. It’s said that in various hills of California‚ if a car is parked on neutral it will somehow roll up the slope of the nearby hill. There have been stories due to this belief that children died in the hills as they helped push their school
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most popular Greek myths is the story of Theseus and the Minotaur‚ it centres around an early civilisation on the island of Crete‚ it is a myth told long before Athens became the ruling capital. It is the legend of the Minotaur. The legend of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth of Knossos in Crete has enthralled many historians‚ archaeologists over‚ anthropologists and so on over years‚ even centuries. However‚ one archaeologist was captivated by the entrancing and beauty of the myth of The Minotaur and
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Summary of: How Urban Myths Reveal Society’s Fears By Neal Gabler Urban Legends; secondhand stories about something horrific‚ iconic‚ or even magical‚ that are told to us in a way that makes them very believable‚ even though the contents of the stories may not truly be backed with any tangible proof. Urban legends tend to capture our imaginations. In his essay‚ which was first published in the Los Angeles Times in 1995‚ Neal Gabler presents the question as to “why are we so willing to believe
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The black legend was the name given to the concept of cruelty and brutality spread by the Spanish during the 14th and 15th century. It can be said to be an anti-Spanish movement‚ which was started due to political and religious torment done by the Spanish on the people. It was the dominance and control of the Spanish over Europe that lead to the black legend of the Spanish. It was through this particular propaganda that the people were able to understand how various European countries had fallen
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THE LEGEND OF SAMPALOC LAKE Sampolac Lake is the biggest lake in San Pablo‚ and it is named after a giant tamarind (sampolac) tree. Though there are many different versions of this legend‚ the basic premise remains the same. Sampolac Tree. There was an orchard owned by a rich couple‚ filled with the most delicious tamarind trees. One day‚ a fairy decided to test their hospitality‚ and came to the orchard‚ dressed as a poor‚ old woman. She begged the couple to give her a few
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THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHOLong‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowedmother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble werepeaceful and happy.Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardlyshrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out acruel proclamation. The entire province was given strict orders
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This paper will discuss how the word myth is used popularly to often describe a story that is considered a legend. In many cases‚ some people believe the legends to be factual‚ although it may not be true. Myths are passed down or described from person to person in different ways or based on individual or cultural beliefs of those who believe the legends to be true. Each myth is used to describe a legend or a widely exaggerated story that some may question the validity of the story or specific
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League of legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X‚ inspired by the mod Defense of the Ancients for the video game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It is a free-to-play game‚ supported by micro-transactions. The game was first announced on October 7‚ 2008‚ and released on October 27‚ 2009. League of Legends was generally well received at release‚ and has grown in popularity in the years since. According
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Myth and Stereotypes: Racial Profiling Wendy Horton Kaplan University A stereotype is an exaggerated belief about a group that can be positive or negative but generalizes without allowing for differences (Louisiana Voices‚ 1999-2003). One example of a stereotype would be racial profiling. Racial profiling is an inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered more likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a “predictable”
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