Navajo‚ the Code Talkers The Navajo code talkers took part in every assault the U.S. Marines conducted in the Pacific on Guadalcanal‚ Tarawa‚ Peleiu‚ and Iwo Jima from 1942 to 1945. They served in all six Marine divisions‚ Marine parachute units and Marine Raider battalions‚ transmitting important messages by radio and telephone in their native language—a code that the Japanese never broke during the war. Philip Johnston‚ a former missionary’s son who once lived on the Navajo Reservation was
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for many years. The most common belief is that it derived from the Dutch nick name “Janke” meaning Little John or Jack. It is also believed to be the product of poor pronunciation of the name of a Dutch pirate named John Kees or Captain Janke “Captain Johnny or Captain Yankee”. (answers.com) Many fictional stories have also been created describing its origin. One known story as believed by Virginians is that the word Yankee derived from the Cherokee word “eankke” and was said to have the definition
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The Aztecs Origin The Aztecs were a small tribe that went to northwestern Mexico until 1116 BCE. According to a legend‚ one-day‚ Huitzilopochtli which is the god of sun and war‚ told the people to move south. He told them he would take them to a secure home. The new home would be marked with a sign. It took them 100 years until one day a priest saw the sign. It was in the middle of a lake called Texcoco. There were other tribes living in the place. They were reluctant and didn’t let them share the
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The Legend of the Banana Long ago‚ before Philippines was invaded by other countries‚ the only religion Filipinos know is Paganism. They know no God until it was invaded by the Spaniards and killed everyone who refuses to give their riches. In the town of Davao‚ one rich family planned to hide their beautiful daughter named Corazon because they heard that the Spaniard captain wanted their child. Corazon was one of the most beautiful maiden in the town. Every man wants to have her hand in marriage
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Legends: Ancient stories that have been told from generation to generation and‚ everyone will be implementing something new to the story‚ in some parts it´s true‚ and when time passes it becomes with more lies than the truth. they can tell a story that’s all lies Legend of maize God Quetzalcoatl was the god that changed the gastronomy of the aztecs‚ before its arrival the aztecs only ate roots and game animals‚ they didn´t eat corn because was so far far away. Other gods seeked the victory of
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The legend of Zelda is a video game series with a recurring plot line about a hero named Link clothed in green saving the Princess Zelda from the Demon King Ganondorf. For the majority of the game Link explores‚ battles evil‚ and accomplishes tasks for key characters. To begin with‚ for part of the game Link or the player explores terrain in Legend of Zelda. The first portion of the map Link explores is the Kokiri Forest. Link is raised here by the Great Deku Tree‚ a Tree that is like a father to
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Legends of the Fall is an excellent story of brotherhood‚ loss‚ and life. Originally Legends of the Fall was a story written by Jim Harrison‚ but later was adapted into a film. The story tells of three brothers named: Alfred‚ Tristan‚ and Samuel‚ who lived their lives on a plantation in Montana and then decided to go to war once the youngest brother was of age. Samuel‚ the youngest brother seemed to be favored by the family; and the older brothers only want to go to war to protect him. Eventually
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The Legend of the Ouija Board “Girls‚ girls‚ settle down‚” said a freckled‚ red head. “Lets do something fun”. “Like what?” asked a girl starring at the red with a curious look. “Who knows any scary stories?” asked the red head‚ while another girl got up to turn off the lights in the room. The girls gathered around in a circle on the floor while some laid on the bed. They began looking at each other to see who would start. “Well‚ I know a story but I have to warn you guys‚ it’s a true story
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"Legends of the Fall" -- directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt‚ Sir Anthony Hopkins‚ Julia Ormond‚ and Aidan Quinn -- tells the story of Colonel Ludlow (Hopkins) and his three sons; Alfred‚ Tristan‚ and Samuel. "Legends of the Fall" is a sort of epic melodrama about three brothers‚ their father‚ and the woman who weaves among all of them. The film is primarily focused with the middle brother‚ played by Brad Pitt. Pitt is the only redeeming feature of the film. The film was first released
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Angelo Alberto M. Hermoso BALM 1-A The Magical Legend of Destiny Once upon a time there was once a majestic creature with a body of dolphin and a face of a crab‚ he was named Crabsimus Prime of the Crustacean race who lived in the eastern shores of the east. Their land was full of peace and prosperity until the Lion King attacked. Many have died from this great war‚ because of this The Great God Jebus cried for the loss of his creations‚ He cried and cried and cried many tears of sadness it was
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