Indo-European Braod geographical grouping with a common linguistic background William Jones founded that Sanskrit was similar to Latin and Greek Proto-Indo European : no actual proof this group of people existed Folklore Colloquial definition: is a folktale true or not? Scholarly definition: how does a tale reflect the customs or values of a people Precursors to the Grimms Anne Sexton relation to the Grimms Snow White – Anne Sexton Focus: female beauty Mirror motif Superficial male
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Folk-Lore of the South Summary: Charles Chesnutt wrote a response to his own writing to give more context of its motivations. He explains that the conjure stories he writes in The Conjure Woman are merely myth and are a way of showing African American folklore. While these stories are not proven true they were passed down through oral traditions. He mentions several stories that he has heard such as a conjure man hurting a girl that steps upon the ground he walked on. He quickly refutes the validity‚ giving
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction Folktales are one of the forms of prose narrative which we regarded as fiction. They are not considered as dogma or history‚ they may or may not have happened‚ and they are not to be taken seriously.1 However‚ folktales like other stories provide various experiences that is why they are important. Folktales are not merely stories but there are morals in them‚ probably not obvious but underlying morals in it. In like manner‚ folktales may not be history
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Fort Delaware became a State Park in 1951. Dating back to 1859‚ the Fort was originally used to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia‚ and served as a Union fortress and a Confederate prison. Many of Fort Delaware’s first Confederate prisoners were brought from the Battle of Kernstown in 1862 and the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. A total of thirty-two thousand prisoners were kept at Fort Delaware. The state of Delaware obtained the Fort from the United States Federal government in 1947
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folktales‚ form a very important part of the African culture. There are different ways in how those folktales affect the African culture in general; one of this ways is that it’s used as a way of communicating. There is a rich‚ fertile legacy of folklore from Africa. On this vast continent‚ folk tales and myths serve as a means of handing down traditions and customs from one generation to the next. The storytelling tradition has thrived for generations because of the absence of printed material.
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Dream Eating Monsters of Japan - BAKU Japanese children are not afraid of nightmares after they are told about Baku. They are taught when waking up from a scary dream to whisper three times‚ "Baku-san‚ come eat my bad dream." Faithfully the dream eating monster will come to their bedroom and suck the bad dream away. Baku are not always so benevolent and if they happen to be too hungry a single dream may not be enough and they may take away the child’s hopes and ambitions as well. Children are
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Birthday song was originally authored and then converted by folk culture.) d. Reflects cultural diversity and economic prosperity 2. Folk Culture 3. Folklore (Definition) a. Information created by same people use it b. More than entertainment c. Part of cultural tradition d. Not fixed in time e. Transmitted orally 4. Folklore (Function) a. Entertainment b. Educational- explains natural occurrences c. Celebrate rites of harvesting‚ hunting d. Teleological- establishing a community
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versatile forms of verbal folklore as its applications can be synthesized by anyone anywhere. In my research paper I will be diving deeper into an urban legend local to my hometown of Mahopac‚NY. This urban legend is the legend of “Oniontown”‚ a supposed haven for “In-breds” and “mutants” this town features people who will do anything to remove outsiders from their secretive community. The legend of Oniontown plays off of several aspects of the genre of verbal folklore Urban Legend such as the connection
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Not even advancement in technology could remove the people’s thought and curiosity about mystries and legends of folklore. Some researchers and so-called experts have come and gone. All of them believing that their findings are correct. We do not know yet who to believe. A Tikbalang is a half-man and a half-horse creature. It’s upper body resembles like that of a horse and from the neck down it has a shape of a man. It is said to be living in places like swamps‚ deep woods‚ forests and big trees
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