Mermaids Paper
BCOM/275
09-29-13
Mermaids A Myth or Reality
For centuries, the myth of mermaids has swam around minds before computer or telephones exsisted. Different part of the World have been documenting mermaids for thousands of years starting with calligraphy writing to illustrations caputured by sailors in old fashioned journals. The recent article by Christie Wilson titled “Hoax Documentary Dredges Up Mermaids” is a summary of the recent Aminal Planet documentaries, “Mermaids the Body Found” and “Mermaids the New Evidence”. This article not only discounts the information shared in the film but claims to believe the exisistence of shape shifters at the same time. he closest thing to a mermaid in Hawaiian lore is the mo'o, according to Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, director of community affairs at Bishop Museum. "These are kupua (demigods) who could shift between their lizard form and human and who often guarded fresh water or brackish water ponds and waterways," she said in an email. Mo'o most often are women, though not exclusively. "They are considered protectors of our natural resources who did battle with intrusive human or spiritual forces," Kahanu said. After viewing both documentaries myself, via utube, and researching Dr. Paul Robertson, I believe in the possibility of mermaids not a myth but possibly a reality. Dr. Robertson has a twitter account and a website called www.believeinmermaids.com which the government has recently seized and block people from viewing on the internet. If mermaids are simply a myth, why the protective merasures from the government to hide evidence and portray Dr. Paul Robertson as a actor?
Mermaids Could They Be Real- The concensus Before watching these two documentaries I was skeptical about its contents, but after analyzing the information given realized the possibility should not be completely discounted. In the article “Hoax Documentary Dredges Up Mermaids” author Christine uses fallacies to give readers a reason to believe her
09-29-13
Mermaids A Myth or Reality
For centuries, the myth of mermaids has swam around minds before computer or telephones exsisted. Different part of the World have been documenting mermaids for thousands of years starting with calligraphy writing to illustrations caputured by sailors in old fashioned journals. The recent article by Christie Wilson titled “Hoax Documentary Dredges Up Mermaids” is a summary of the recent Aminal Planet documentaries, “Mermaids the Body Found” and “Mermaids the New Evidence”. This article not only discounts the information shared in the film but claims to believe the exisistence of shape shifters at the same time. he closest thing to a mermaid in Hawaiian lore is the mo'o, according to Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, director of community affairs at Bishop Museum. "These are kupua (demigods) who could shift between their lizard form and human and who often guarded fresh water or brackish water ponds and waterways," she said in an email. Mo'o most often are women, though not exclusively. "They are considered protectors of our natural resources who did battle with intrusive human or spiritual forces," Kahanu said. After viewing both documentaries myself, via utube, and researching Dr. Paul Robertson, I believe in the possibility of mermaids not a myth but possibly a reality. Dr. Robertson has a twitter account and a website called www.believeinmermaids.com which the government has recently seized and block people from viewing on the internet. If mermaids are simply a myth, why the protective merasures from the government to hide evidence and portray Dr. Paul Robertson as a actor?
Mermaids Could They Be Real- The concensus Before watching these two documentaries I was skeptical about its contents, but after analyzing the information given realized the possibility should not be completely discounted. In the article “Hoax Documentary Dredges Up Mermaids” author Christine uses fallacies to give readers a reason to believe her
References: Wilson, C. (2013, Jun 06). Hoax documentary dredges up mermaids, Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved from http://search .proquest.com/docview/1365621111 Mermaids not real? c 'mon, now. (2012, Jul 05). Virginian - Pilot. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1023338644?accountid=458