militia here exhibited‚ never greater valour‚ cooler resolution‚ and more approved conduct; they have emulated the choicest veterans... – From a sermon delivered by Rev. John Strachan 22 Dec 1812. 1 With this address by Rev. Strachan‚ the “militia myth” was born. Throughout history‚ Canadians have held the belief that they could effectively defend themselves through the use of citizen-soldiers if the need ever arose. The country believed that robust Canadians could respond to a call-to-arms with
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“The Myth of Atalanta” What is the price of love and happiness? Atalanta is a beautiful woman who was nursed by a she-bear during her earliest years. Then she was raised by a couple of hunters‚ including Artemis‚ the goddess of the hunt. As a result‚ Atalanta grew up in the wilderness to be a very skilled hunter. Atalanta was destined to be alone and celibate‚ until Milanion a young man that hated women fell in love with her. He began the chase even though others had lost their lives doing so
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An Epidemic of O besity Myths The Center for Consumer Freedom Obesity Myths.indd A1 11/29/2005 11:59:17 AM An Epidemic of Obesity Myths Obesity Myths.indd A5 11/29/2005 11:59:29 AM An Epidemic of Obesity Myths Obesity Myths.indd A7 11/29/2005 11:59:29 AM Copyright © 2005 by The Center for Consumer Freedom The Center for Consumer Freedom is a nonprofit coalition supported by restaurants‚ food companies‚ and consumers‚ working together to promote personal responsibility
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Reality Television In the past few years‚ television has been dominated by so called "reality" television shows. It is nearly impossible to flip through the channels and not see one of these shows. Reality television has been around since the 1940’s‚ but since the premiere of "Survivor" in 2000‚ the popularity of reality shows has exploded. Since thisexplosion in 2000‚ reality shows have become extreme and bizarre. I am personally not a fan of these shows and I don’t watch much t.v.‚ but there
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Which is‚ a myth is a theory that has no evidence or has no facts that back it up‚ but it does give a theory to help understand people at a time when no other answer is given‚ it did play a role to help understand people why the Jews were successful‚ but at the same time‚ raised the curiosity of other people to challenge the myth with facts and to prove the actual reason for the Jews success. A myth plays a role of filling a hole when nothing is able to
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monster‚ people have had crazy imaginations about many things. Two such things are the abominable snowman - the Yeti - and the forest lurking - Sasquatch. These two mysterious creatures have been explained sometimes as facts and also pushed away as myths. The Sasquatch and the Yeti are two legends perceived to be true. The Sasquatch is known to be over seven feet tall and very hairy like an ape. It also has brown hair and is known to live in forests or in the mountains. The Yeti is portrayed to
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By: Kelly Winch The Beauty Myth‚ published by Doubleday in New York City‚ hit the shelves in 1992. Naomi Wolf wrote this 348-page book. Wolf attended Yale University and New College‚ Oxford University‚ where she was a Rhodes Scholar. Her essays have been printed in many well-known magazines and newspapers‚ including Esquire and the New York Times. The Beauty Myth was Wolf’s first book. She has also written two other books‚ Fire With Fire and Promiscuities. Wolf is a recognized feminist. She has
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A Knock-Out Blow From Reality An evident wave of embarrassment and shame swarmed over my face‚ a feeling of isolation and disgust embraced my body. “I don’t know why I did it‚ they were just laying there on the shop shelf‚” begging me‚ pleading with me to take them. Pokémon Cards the source of my enjoyment but the equivalent to my disgust and nauseate. Looking back on what I had just done‚ I felt weak and worthless‚ giving into temptation signified my lack of self-character. I had committed a
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Joey‚ I don’t know the extent of your knowledge regarding the reality of of how things lie‚ so I am going to tell it like it is. For myself and Chrissy‚ and for you. I believe you are going to be unable‚ or unwilling to accept and move on from this reality until you know what the reality is‚ how can you know where you want to be if you don’t know where you are? Here it is. Chrissy and I took each other’s hearts when I was fifteen and she was thirteen. I belong to her and she to me since before you
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Step-Up: Universal Myth One day‚ Tyler‚ Mac‚ and Skinny‚ running around causing trouble in Baltimore‚ are throwing things at each when and one object hit and smashed the window in at the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA). Getting caught damaging the theater set‚ Tyler tells Mac and Skinny to leave so they do not get caught. Consequently‚ Tyler has two hundred hours of community service in “payback” of the destruction at MSA. During his community service‚ Tyler meets a girl named Nora‚ and offers
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