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    Drunk Driving Myths

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    Like every popular topic‚ driving while under the influence of alcohol is surrounded by myths. With the help of the Internet and popular media‚ unsubstantiated beliefs about drunk driving can spread further and appear more credible. Unfortunately‚ these myths also perpetuate the thousands of alcohol related deaths on our nation’s highways each year. Here are four of the more common myths: You Can Drive While Intoxicated by Going Slower The idea behind this one is that if your reflexes are slower

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    history of a culture is based upon stories or myths passed down from generation to generation. Every culture has a variety of myths about the way life came to be. These creation myths tell the tales of how human kind came to be and how they looked when they got here and their relationship with nature and the world around them. The two creation myths that are the most opposing are the Judeo-Christian and the Native American myths. The creation myths tell two polar opposite stories about how human kind

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    Pasiphae and King Minos of Crete. Minos asked Poseidon‚ the god of the sea to send him a bull‚ which he promised to give up as an offering but when he saw the beautiful bull come out of the sea‚ he wanted it for himself. He gave up one of the best animals from his herd in order to keep the bull. This made Poseidon mad so he had Mino’s wife Pasiphae fall in love with the bull. She had an architect make a fake cow for her so she could fool the bull into making love with her. Minotaur lived his life in a

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    People of every culture have some myth or story that explains how the world‚ themselves‚ and everything else was created. Each culture has a unique story that reflects the culture itself and holds some significance to the people of the culture. Greek mythology is a widely known form of Greek culture that has its own creation story that shares similarities and differences with other creation stories. The Chinese Taoist creation story is not as well known as Greek mythology‚ but it still shares some

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    The Myth of British Monarchy As the article says‚ the monarchy is beginning to appear in commentary on British public affair‚ and it starting to be examined and debated. Many authors and journalists like Edgar Wilson‚ Christopher Hitchens and Tom Nairn wrote about this issue; that talk about the constitutional monarchy state of affairs‚ but it reaches broadly the same conclusions. Mr. Wilson says: the royals do not work hard‚ they are not like their subjects‚ they are the richest family in

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    Cosmic Creation Myths across Cultures Paper Selena Siegmund University of Phoenix Hum/105 Cosmic Creation Myths across Cultures Creation is the “act of producing or the cause to exist” (Dictionary‚ 2012‚ pg.1). How the world is created is the big mystery that surrounds the minds of science. Cultures around the world each have interpretations on how the world was created. Creation myths show what represents the sky‚ earth‚ and underworld. These myths tell whether the creators where male or

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    Five Aging Myths

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    Five Myths of Aging There are several myths associated with aging‚ especially in our western society. Myth #1: When I get old‚ I’ll become senile. Many people in our society view older adults as senile and weak. Some even treat them like children‚ and insist on making decisions for them as if their decision making abilities are totally lost. We tend to put a “caution” label on our elderly. In reality‚ senility only affects five percent of the population. According to Aesoph‚ some age related

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    Blanket Bombing Myth

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    The RAF Commander who ordered controversial firebombing of Dresden which killed an estimated 25‚000 civilians during World War II said he would do it again if he had to. The attack was widely criticized because of “Blanket bombing” which hit civilian areas as well as military targets‚ killing thousands of innocents. In his interview he countered the myth that area bombing was his idea claiming it would steady a Government policy. It was initially claimed that up to 250‚000 civilians lost their lives

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    2013 Myth: Beast of Revelations Several religions have their own beliefs and ideas of how the end of the world will take place. Some may have ideas of fire‚ abduction‚ disappearance‚ or sudden non-existence. Other religions may have the idea of a second coming of Christ‚ or a new beginning and a new start for the human race all together. However‚ in some religions‚ the ideas of how the end of time unravels may be distinct from each other. Some creatures or figures may come to the world and begin

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    Criminal Profiling Myth

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    Winerman‚ L. (2004‚ July/August). Criminal profiling: The reality behind the myth. American Physiological Association‚ 35 (7). Web. The article is an overview of how criminal profiling has developed more accurate overtime; however the author states that there is an abundant amount of information to be discovered in the near future. In fact‚ when criminal profiling first came about‚ an FBI agent would use their previous experience to profile a suspect‚ which was proven inconsistently accurate. Profiling

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