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    Civil War Myths

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    There has always been a number of circulating myths about the American Civil War. We need to dig deep and find out if these myths are true. Did the South HATE black people? Did Robert E. Lee hate America? Was the civil war all about slavery? Did the South start the civil war? All of these myths are to be revealed. Supposedly the Southern people were the only Americans that enslaved black people. They tortured‚ beat‚ and starved them. According to research‚ a slave in today’s modern world‚ would

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    Adam and Eve Creation

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    The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life‚ and man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7). The Hebrew for man is pronounced aw-dawm‚ from which Adam is derived. It’s also related to aw-dawm-ah‚ which means red earth‚ or red clay - indicating the natural earth elements that composed Adam’s body‚ and the body of every human being since. "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden [see Where Was The Garden Of Eden?] to work

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    Dream significantly override the few success stories that keep the myth alive. However‚ these few success stories keep Americans‚ as well as the rest of the world‚ believing in the false opportunities the American Dream puts forth. Although the American public is force-fed propaganda to believe the American Dream is attainable to everyone‚ numerous obstacles prevent the lower class in America from reaching the "self-made man" myth. For generations‚ Americans have been led to believe that the American

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    Creation of U.S. Laws

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    History of American Law. Retrieved from http://historyoflaw.info/history-of-american-law.html Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. (2011). Laws at Jamestown. Retrieved from http://www.historyisfun.org/Laws-at-Jamestown.htm MoneyInstructor.com. (2012). The Creation of Criminal Laws in the United States. Retrieved from http://www.moneyinstructor.com/doc/criminallaw.asp Price‚ R.G. (2005). The Ten Commandments‚ American History and American Law. Rational Revolution. Retrieved from http://www.rationalrevolution

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    American Dream: A Myth or Not Many people have dreams whether it be to buy their dream car‚ dream house‚ or go on their dream vacation. Here in the land of freedom and opportunities‚ we all strive from one dream; the American Dream. The American Dream can mean different things to many people. For some it can mean success or freedom‚ for others‚ it can mean having lots of money and luxurious things. In today’s society‚ everyone hopes for this dream. But is it possible for each and every person to

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    Evolution Evolution is considered to be the process in which life changes or evolves over time‚ with new species of life being produced from existing species. The creation-evolution controversy has been an ongoing political‚ theological and cultural debate. The scientific evidence shows that the earth is around 4.5 billion years old and that life evolved over time. However‚ those who believe in the Bible reject the scientific evidence and refer to Genesis. Genesis states that God created the world

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    This paper looks into the Haida and Anishinaabe creation stories‚ as well as looking at the bear clan and using the bear clan perspective to analyze both those stories. According to the lecture entitled “Anishinaabe Governance Structures” the bear clan takes on a protective role amongst its people‚ with roles that include patrollers‚ peacekeepers‚ healers‚ and solitary warriors. The Haida creation story is about a raven who finds himself in a town in the sky country. The raven takes the place of

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    Paul Krugman Myths

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    The first myth he stated is about the government taking over one-sixth of the economy which is the share of the G.D.P. (Growth Domestic Product) that is currently spent on health. He said that this myth has already happened a long time ago when all government healthcare programs started paying for almost half of the American’s health care‚ but then he argues

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    Aztec Creation Story

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    Ever think that tearing someone apart could have created our earth? Well‚ the “Aztec Creation Story” describes how our planet Earth was “supposedly” created: two Aztec gods (Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl) transformed into serpents and attacked the hideous Earth Goddess‚ ripping her in two. The upper half of her body became the ground and the lower half became the heavens. There were two other very significant Aztec “gods” in the story that deeply affected the outcome of planet Earth: Tecuciztecatl

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    Sky Woman Myth

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    What if myths were real? What if I was part of a myth‚ and a myth was part of me? That feels so big to be part of a myth‚ and even bigger to allow mythology to move through me and transform me. When I first moved to Mountain View‚ CA over a decade ago‚ I took up residency on Promethean Way. When I initially moved into the home‚ there was a natural draw to the street‚ the name‚ the lineage‚ and the origin; but at the time I did not know why. According to some mythological stories‚ Prometheus was the

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