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    Fad Diet Myth

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    popularity of intermittent fasting‚ there are more than a few myths and misconceptions surrounding this fad diet. Some of the top stories circulating around this diet include “Can Skipping Breakfast Cause you to Gain Weight?”‚ “Intermittent Fasting Could Slow your Metabolism” and “Occasional fasting could help you live longer.” These are only some of the myths surrounding the fad diet of intermittent fasting‚ but depict a picture of skepticism around the idea of restricting your caloric intake during various

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    From the dawn of the first civilization to the bustling nations of modern day‚ great gatherings of people have tried to interpret their surroundings and justify their experiences in a spiritual and mystical way. Their experiences drive them to figure out the origin of nature and time and space. These so called "creation myths" varied in complexity and origin but each held similar views that a "greater power" ultimately began humanity and its domain. People interpreted what they observed in their

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    The myth of the United States of America having been founded as a Christian nation has long been circulated throughout our country’s history. Christian historians were the first to put forth this narrative and in today’s world‚ website writers and editors have taken up the cause. On the website‚ WhatChristiansWanttoKnow.com‚ Robert Driskell peddles the myth in an article entitled‚ “Was the United States of America Founded As A Christian Nation? A Look at the Facts.” Driskell quotes a number

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    Myths of a Latin Woman

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    Melanie Allen Dr. Elliott EH 101 November 5‚ 2011 Facts of a Latin Woman “Myth of the Latin Woman:/Just Met a Girl Named Maria‚” by Judith Ortiz Cofer tells of her personal experiences as a Latin girl growing up in a large urban city in New Jersey during the sixties. She tells of her journey maneuvering through her childhood trying to find her place in a mixed cultural world and faces many stereotypes. Cofer later learns how to take the negative comments of others and turn them in to positives in

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    The Personality Myth because it made me question the definition of personality. Human beings are very dynamic in the sense that we are constantly changing‚ and typically our life experiences affect our view on the world and how we act (like how a naive person can become very people-savvy‚ if thrown into a situation where they must adapt). I do think people can change considerably‚ but a little bit at a time that it’s not so noticeable until you look back ten years later and think on it or perhaps

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    Exploding Offshoring Myths

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    McKinsey Global Institute Exploding the Myths About Offshoring April 2004 Martin N. Baily Diana Farrell i McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) was established in 1990 as an independent economics think tank within McKinsey & Company to conduct original research on important global issues. Its primary purpose is to provide insights into the workings of the global economy and a factbase for decision-making for the benefit of business leaders and policymakers. MGI’s

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    essay is about myths and legends with the focus on mermaids. We chose to do the essay about myths and legends since we were already interested in the topic‚ even before we knew that we could write an essay about it. We saw this as an opportunity to learn more about the topic we wanted to know more of. We decided rather quick to take this topic but we both knew that the topic would be too broad so we decided to specify the topic. Eventually we decided to focus on the Asian and European cultures. But then

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    Illuminati: a myth or reality? "Beneath the broad tides of human history there flow the stealthy undercurrents of the secret societies‚ which frequently determine in the depth the changes that take place upon the surface” (1) quotes Arthur Edward Waite‚ a scholarly mystic who had particular interest in occult and esoteric schemes. Secret societies have existed since the dawn of mankind‚ as some people deem it necessary to hide certain ideas and plans from the general public‚ mostly due to their

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    "Egyptian Creation Myth" The story begins with the ocean.  Out of the ocean comes an egg‚ and out of the egg comes Ra; god of the sun.  "When the world first started‚ only the ocean was there.  Ra came out of his egg when it appeared on the surface of the water.  He was the first Egyptian god" (Ancient Egypt Online).  Ra later spat out his children Shu and Tefnut.  Shu is his son‚ the god of air.  Tefnut is his daughter‚ the goddess of moisture.  Later‚ Tefnut gave birth to two children; Geb

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    Merlin (“5 Biggest…”). These Hollywood classics all influence how people tend to perceive the Middle Ages‚ a time period that stretched across the fifth and sixteenth centuries. Contrary to Hollywood’s beliefs‚ life back then was very routine and social activities were an important addition to everyone’s’ life‚ whether they were a peasant or royalty (“Medieval Life”). However‚ Hollywood has deemed it fit to slander the Middle Ages with myths such as a knight in shining armor‚ the death penalty as a

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