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    cultures. Even though most cultures may seem very different‚ they have similar beliefs. Many of these beliefs are expressed in a culture’s creation myth and by comparing the myths from different cultures you can find many similarities. The African and Chinese myths for example‚ show a close similarity in the creation of humans. In the African myth "The Creation of the Universe‚ Ife‚ and Human Beings‚" Obatala becomes lonely and decides to make humans for companionship. He starts digging in the soil

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    Comparing Creation Stories

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    Comparing Creations World Views The world and how it came to existence is an interesting concept that the human race feels a great need to try and explain. For centuries many religious leaders‚ philosophers and basically every day human beings have felt a need for an explanation; why are we here? How did we come into being? What caused the universe? These are the question that we’ve been asking since as long as we’ve lived. Today‚ we have so many explanations to these questions‚ however‚ which

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    Comparative paragraph A myth story that is not real but bares a meaningful message within it. Its main purpose is to help humans understand themselves and the way the universe works around them‚ mainly through the use of heroic characters. Every culture around the world has their own mythical literature‚ which is influenced by the religion and beliefs of their people and traditions. Likewise every myth has its own unique plot and characters‚ but mainly they all share the same message and lessons

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    creation stories- comparing the Eskimo creation story‚ the Genesis creation story‚ and the evolution creation theory. There are some very different theories but some very similar concepts between the Eskimo creation story‚ the Genesis creation story‚ and the theory of evolution. The Genesis and Eskimo stories are pretty old whereas the theory of evolution is a lot newer. The Eskimo creation story has been ruled out by most as a myth or a folk tale. The Genesis story and the theory of evolution

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    The Creation of Religion When an individual sits down and ponders about the world around us with an open mind‚ countless conclusions can be set on the table. Personally‚ I find it incredible that a vast majority of these conclusions are not viewed as being incorrect. This is because no one can be certain‚ and give an exact answer as to how the world around us came to be. Prior to signing up to this class‚ I have done an immeasurable amount of research about religion and its creation‚ the creation

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    The Babylonian creation story and Israel’s creation story are quite different‚ but they do share some common elements. One of these ways is in how the stories handle the issue of chaos and order. The Babylonian story discusses in great detail the chaos portion in their account. The account is written in epic form and describes how Tiamat and Apsu‚ who are both bodies of water and their children‚ Lahmu and Lahamu are engaged in a very bloody battle (along with other gods) that ends in death of both

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    The Trickster in Myth Trickster myths‚ a significant part of most cultures if not all‚ have permeated the legends and folklore of peoples since the early days of civilized man. The ancient Greeks had Hermes‚ the Chinese the Monkey King‚ and the Native American Indians the coyote. These diverse tricksters found within cultures often have many commonalities with each other‚ and then‚ often they do not. But this illustrates the very nature of the trickster; ever changing‚ shifting‚ shaping‚ disguising

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    Sheriece Wingo HS115 Prof. Schownir Paper #1 Creation stories are crucial to society! No matter what culture or religion‚ it gives us a sense of belonging‚ a sense of knowing where we started. Even if it is considered a “myth” for the people who identify with that culture or religion‚ it gives them a sense of relief‚ and comfort on how they got here on this planet. In order to have individuality and uniqueness our stories have to be different. The creation stories we have been studying are different

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    Popol Vuh tells the story of the gods and creation believed by the ancient Mayan people. Supernatural events and symbolic references to animals helps display creation as the act of either one God or many Gods. Rig Veda and The Bible also tell the stories of creation among other cultures and share many similar ideas. Mayan‚ Christian‚ and Hindi people all seem to believe the creator’s praise is of utmost importance and they share the common quality of the knowledge of good and evil; the good characters

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    Creation Stories Where do we come from? The creation of the world has for centuries been told through many different stories‚ in different languages‚ and from a variety of religions across the world. The founders of each religion developed every creation story‚ and as religions vary greatly in beliefs‚ so do their stories of how the world and mankind were created. Although many of these creation stories differ‚ they have a close mystical and spiritual bind that brings people together. Two particular

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