Four Theories of Myth There are four basic theories of myth. Those theories are: the rational myth theory‚ functional myth theory‚ structural myth theory‚ and the phsycological myth theory. The rational myth theory states that myths were created to explain natural events and forces. Functional myths are what you call the kinds of myths that were created as a type of social control. The third myth theory is the structural myth theory. This theory says that myths were patterned after
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Mary Reilly Mary Reilly the movie‚ and the book The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are similar in many ways‚ but like the other 120+ films based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella‚ it is also very different. Both Mary Reilly’s theme and story line are different from the book’s. To begin‚ The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has different dynamic characters. The story is told mainly through the eyes of a no funny business lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson. Utterson sees a
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A World of Dualities American society is one of dualities‚ where everything is prefered to simply be black & white. In the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom‚ the concept of the proverbial “tension of opposites” is explored. Mitch Albom’s “tension of opposites” is a situation where a difficult choice needs to be made‚ and‚ until that choice is made‚ it is impossible to continue. A tension of opposites occures several times in the passage‚ none of which correlate with each other. When
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imposing views of Apollo and Dionysus. This dichotomy of Apollonian and Dionysian is what surrounds his argument about the two realms of art. He engulfs himself in the theory and “continuous evolution” to the “Apollonian-Dionysian duality” or the rational and irrational duality (Nietzsche‚ 19). He saw both concepts‚ Apollonian and Dionysian‚ as art realms and compares them to the “two physiological
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Oneself There is a constant battle between good and evil within oneself. In some‚ the battle rages far deeper than others. The works: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ Double Vision by Pat Barker‚ an article "The Duality in Gothic Fiction" by Murel Bailey‚ the Wikipedia entry of “Two-Face”‚ the 1963 film‚ The Nutty Professor‚ and the 2003 film‚ The Hulk all demonstrate this struggle in a most extreme way. The novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚
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Gnostic Semblances in Disney’s The Little Mermaid At first glance‚ the suggestion that Disney’s The Little Mermaid portrays Gnostic themes and characters could seem comical. It is a movie from the early 90’s about a rebellious‚ love-struck mermaid that gets a happy ending. However‚ my first step towards seeing otherwise was recognizing the similarities between Ariel‚ the mermaid‚ and Sophia from the Apocryphon of John. Then I recognized a similar world structure: one above and one below but perhaps
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bids’‚ Journal of Financial Economics [ 5 ] Abdullah‚ S.N. (2001) ‘Characteristics of board of directors and audit committees among Malaysian listed companies in period leading to 1997 financial crisis’ Abdullah‚ S.N. (2004) ‘Board composition‚ CEO duality and performance among Malaysian listed companies’ Agrawal‚ A
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Zaid Dabus Dr. Young Acquisition of Knowledge Philosophical versus Religious Implications of Dualism The quintessential notion of dualism implies that there are two basic foundations: mental and bodily foundations. This is called substance dualism and its central proponent was Rene Descartes. The 17th century philosopher and devout Catholic defended the position that the mental foundation can exist outside of the bodily foundation‚ and therefor the body cannot think. Descartes argued that the physical
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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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as long as I learned and remained relatively un-traumatized‚ they encouraged me to learn about the world through diverse‚ oftentimes conflicting‚ dimensions of storytelling. This approach forged the reader I am today and fostered my love for the duality of written worlds. My younger reading
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