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    The Militia Myth

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    militia here exhibited‚ never greater valour‚ cooler resolution‚ and more approved conduct; they have emulated the choicest veterans... – From a sermon delivered by Rev. John Strachan 22 Dec 1812. 1 With this address by Rev. Strachan‚ the “militia myth” was born. Throughout history‚ Canadians have held the belief that they could effectively defend themselves through the use of citizen-soldiers if the need ever arose. The country believed that robust Canadians could respond to a call-to-arms with

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    Creative Myth

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    kevin chen Mr. Gulack English 1‚ period 7 24 May 2011 Creative myth Before days‚ people were as tall as mountains. They walked on everything they come across. But one day there was a hero named Wu Long. He had killed lots of villains and has saved the people in the country. He had control of two powers that had been pasted to him by his family. One is the “fire eternal flame”. That could kill anyone if you’re the target. Also the other power he had is o He had two types of secret weapon

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    Sasquatch Myths

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    monster‚ people have had crazy imaginations about many things. Two such things are the abominable snowman - the Yeti - and the forest lurking - Sasquatch. These two mysterious creatures have been explained sometimes as facts and also pushed away as myths. The Sasquatch and the Yeti are two legends perceived to be true. The Sasquatch is known to be over seven feet tall and very hairy like an ape. It also has brown hair and is known to live in forests or in the mountains. The Yeti is portrayed to

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    Myths Of Millenials

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    Debunking myths about millennials Even though Non-Traditional‚ they are conservative because they save money and Work hard. Millennials have been portrayed as young men and women that are destroying tradition. When they have been making their own personal tradition that suit them. Tradition is something people should enjoy and feel like it fits them and not something forced on them. I am going to prove these myths about millennials wrong like Henry Jenkins did with his video game myths. Jessye McGarry

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    American Myth

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    American Myth American Myth Louis Armstrong: American Myth‚ American Master L ouis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of all time. He dazzled audiences with his stunning high notes‚ gorgeous melodies and soul-stirring rhythms. Ground-breaking recordings such as “West End Blues” changed the face of music. But by all accounts‚ his live performances were even more amazing. Both as a trumpet player and a singer‚ Armstrong routinely performed musical feats that no other musician could match

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    Overpopulation is a myth

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    resource explosion‚ a food explosion‚ an information explosion‚ a communications explosion‚ a science explosion‚ and a medical explosion‚” wrote community development specialist Abid Ullah Jan in an article published in 2003 called “Overpopulation: Myths‚ Facts‚ and Politics.” Poverty‚ too‚ is not the

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    Myth of Telepinu

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    Telepinu was the god of agriculture of the Hittites‚ people who lived in the ancient Near East in what is now Syria and Turkey. Like his father the storm god‚ Telepinu had a quick temper. When he was angry‚ plants and animals ceased to grow and people suffered. The beginning of the text is broken so we do not know the causes of the god’s anger. The thread of the story is taken up at the point where the rage of Telepinu is described. He is depicted as putting his left shoe on his right foot and his

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    Jewish Myth

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    Which is‚ a myth is a theory that has no evidence or has no facts that back it up‚ but it does give a theory to help understand people at a time when no other answer is given‚ it did play a role to help understand people why the Jews were successful‚ but at the same time‚ raised the curiosity of other people to challenge the myth with facts and to prove the actual reason for the Jews success. A myth plays a role of filling a hole when nothing is able to

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    Beauty Myth

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    English  120  -­  013 Beauty  Myth  by  Naomi  Wolf Page  3.  “This  embodiment  is  an  imperative  for  women  and  not  for  men‚  which  situation  is  necessary  and natural  because  it  is  biological‚  sexual‚  and  evolutionary:  Strong  men  battle  for  beautiful  women‚  and beautiful  women  are  more  reproductively  successful.” I  found  this  quote  interesting‚  but  I  didn’t  understand  exactly  what  Wolf  meant  by  this. Page  4.  “The  beauty  myth  is  not  about  women  at

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    The Beauty Myth

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    By: Kelly Winch The Beauty Myth‚ published by Doubleday in New York City‚ hit the shelves in 1992. Naomi Wolf wrote this 348-page book. Wolf attended Yale University and New College‚ Oxford University‚ where she was a Rhodes Scholar. Her essays have been printed in many well-known magazines and newspapers‚ including Esquire and the New York Times. The Beauty Myth was Wolf’s first book. She has also written two other books‚ Fire With Fire and Promiscuities. Wolf is a recognized feminist. She has

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