Summary of: How Urban Myths Reveal Society’s Fears By Neal Gabler Urban Legends; secondhand stories about something horrific‚ iconic‚ or even magical‚ that are told to us in a way that makes them very believable‚ even though the contents of the stories may not truly be backed with any tangible proof. Urban legends tend to capture our imaginations. In his essay‚ which was first published in the Los Angeles Times in 1995‚ Neal Gabler presents the question as to “why are we so willing to believe
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I. Legends on the net: an examination of computer mediated Communication as a locus of oral culture by JAN FERNBACK ‚Temple University Thanks to the technological advance and the new dimension that development brings to people; our entire cultural heritage‚ especially the oral one has entered the world of computers. This is considered to be a great interest since it helps to preserve this very crucial part of our culture. But this oral tradition is easily exposed to danger‚ for the greatest part
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“The Legend of Prince” Although Prince wasn’t completely respected and established until 1979‚ he began his long‚ notable career in 1975. Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7‚ 1958. The legend was named after the Prince Roger Trio‚ a jazz band his father preformed in as a pianist. In 1975 Prince started a funk band‚ 94 East‚ in Minneapolis with his cousin’s husband. The group was named after Interstate 94‚ the eighth longest interstate which connects the Great Lakes. 94 East disbanded when Prince
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Monster Legend Jeffery Jerome Cohen writes in his essay Monster Culture (Seven Theses) that cultures can be understood by the monsters they have. Through seven theses‚ he argues for the importance of monsters and reaches a conclusion that monsters can define a culture. These creatures of the imagination are born from fears of the unknown and desires of the forbidden. They are the vampires and zombies‚ ghosts and goblins‚ dragons and demons that invade fantasy and fiction‚ dominating novels
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legend of the Earthquake Once upon a time‚ it was a dark and ominous day and trouble was arising in the underworld. Shiva the goddess of death and destruction had finally finished her mighty plans to take back what was rightfully hers. her plan was to swoop in from behind the city of peace ‚ and raid the museum of everything sweet and sour and steel the orb of tranquillity. Though to her surprise when she arose from the cavern of raw meat‚ Their awaited Johnny Mon Soony and Snoop Dogg. The most
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lead characters in his novel off of his wife‚ Zelda Fitzgerald; however‚ when searching in depth it becomes prominent that Ginevra King‚ was the inspiration behind Fitzgerald’s
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accuracy‚ and ability. Americans have played baseball for more than 200 years and since the beginning of time‚ it has evolved. In the history of American sports‚ there is the story of baseball’s invention by a man named Abner Doubleday. The theory or legend that baseball was created in the U.S. was supported by Chicago Cubs president‚ Albert Spalding and the National League president‚ Abraham G. Mills. According to the myth‚ he set up the first baseball game in the year 1839‚ in Cooperstown‚ New York
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Throughout the Arthurian legend‚ Arthur learns different lessons by turning into various animals‚ helping him become a better king in the future. Arthur meets a magician‚ Merlyn who becomes his mentor and teaches him to treat people with respect and kindness by showing him the lives of diverse animals. He starts out as a naive stranger to the vast world of governing but through these valuable experiences‚ he becomes familiar with rule. Beginning on a hot summer day‚ Arthur and his new tutor meet
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The Legend of Rome Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars‚ the God of War‚ their mother was Rhea Silvia‚ a vestal virgin and daughter of the King‚ Numitor. Numitor’s brother‚ Amulius‚ had taken the throne from him and had forced Rhea Silvia to become a vestal virgin so that she would not have any children who might try to take back the throne. When the boys were born‚ Amulius seized them‚ put them into a basket and threw them into the river Tiber. He hoped
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psychology‚ customs‚ or ideals of society. Definition of legend A legend is an unverified story which has been passed on from person-to-person. A legend usually includes an element of truth‚ or is based on historic facts‚ but with ’mythical qualities’. Legends usually involve heroic characters or fantastic places and often encompass the spiritual beliefs of the culture in which they originate. Difference between myth and legend Legends are generally stories‚ which have an actual historical event
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