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    Coconut Myths

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    The coconut plant is found vastly across the tropic area and in time‚ it has proven its title as the “Tree of Life”. It is known for its great versatility as seen in the many domestic‚ commercial‚ and industrial uses of its different parts. The coconut palm is grown throughout the tropics for decoration‚ as well as for its many culinary and non-culinary uses. Its versatility is even noted in its naming. In Sanskrit it is kalpa vriksha which means "the tree which provides all the necessities of life"

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    myths and heroes

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    MYTHS AND HEROES I’m going to present the notion of myths and heroes. Myths and heroes have always been part of our lives‚ so we can ask: do we need heroes as role mode? To answer that‚ first I’m going to give the definition of a hero‚ and then I’m going to explain how a hero can influence us in our actions. To my mind‚ the two documents that illustrate the best this notion are “dream jobs” and “superheroes and morality”. This first documents is from a biography‚ “fighter pilots‚ the memoirs

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    Unicorn Myths

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    the unicorn myth was very widespread throughout cultures‚ where it still exists today. The Unicorn myth is ancient‚ about 2‚516 years. “The Founder of the unicorn myth was Cteius who was a Greek philosopher. He created the myth in 5th century B.C.” (Animalist 13 seconds - 23 seconds) According to Animalist‚ he created the myth when he heard of a horned donkey roaming the wild. The unicorn myth became publicized quickly and arose quickly in western myths. The European Unicorn myth is about how

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    Creation Myths

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    Creation Myths: Norse & Egyptian Hokulani Kitayama HUM105 August 14‚ 2012 Creation Myths: Norse & Egyptian Creation myths are present in all cultures of the world‚ and while these stories reflect very different beliefs of creation‚ they also possess many similarities as well. Each culture from around the world has developed beliefs and cosmogony that help them to understand the most ancient and primordial of questions: where did we come from? Ancient civilizations bore stories of

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    Creation Myths across the Cultures Hum/105 World Mythology Creation Myths across the Cultures “In the beginning‚ there was - Nun? Nothing? A great blackness? Water? Perhaps‚ there was only sand and sky?” All of the great Creation stories begin with this very simple statement‚ and then proceed to tell us of the gods and goddesses that created this vast and wonderful Earth. Although these stories had many similarities‚ they also had just as many differences. In this essay‚ I am going to

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    Analysis of the archetype in O. Wilde’s novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray" The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol’s "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter‚ an analysis of the archetype in Gogol’s story was conducted‚ we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde’s novel by the same characteristics: • the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues; • reflection of

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    David Denby explains the typical high school movies in detail in his article called "High-School Confidential: Notes in Teen Movies". According to Denby‚ there are three character archetypes in high school movies; the popular girl‚ the jock‚ and the outsider. For some reason these movies usually take place around the time of prom‚ where miss popular expects to be crowned for her…popularity. Denby described the first character type‚ the popular girl‚ as usually a tall slender blonde cheerleader

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    of Blake’s Use of Archetypes) As English poets emerged in the eighteenth century‚ William Blake’s name became a topic of discussion. He was a well-known poet who had one eye on mystical visions and the other on the real social ills around him. The way he expressed his mystical vision side was through archetypes‚ plot patterns‚ character types‚ or ideas with emotional power and widespread appeal. These were sometimes viewed as ways to describe truths about humanity. “In archetypes‚ there is the Nurturer

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    Myth Of Abortion

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    There are lists of infamous myths surrounding the topic of abortion‚ claiming numerous health hazards‚ however it is crucial to recognize that it is merely a myth as there are health benefits to abortion and disadvantages of one’s well being after giving birth. With the option of having an abortion as a choice‚ it has been revealed that “Most (95%) women who had obtained the abortion felt it was the right decision‚ as did 89% of those who expressed regret” (UCSF). Women are able to feel a new sensation

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    The Myth of Sisyphus

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    discouraging? In Albert Camus ’s "The Myth of Sisyphus‚" Camus describes the correlation between Sisyphus ’s fate and the human condition. In the selection‚ everyday is the same for Sisyphus. Sisyphus is condemned to rolling a rock up a mountain for eternity. Camus ’s "The Myth of Sisyphus" forces one to contemplate Sisyphus ’s fate‚ how it relates to the human condition‚ and how it makes the writer feel about her part in life. Camus states "if this myth is tragic‚ that is because its hero is

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