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    There are many theories on how the Stonehenge monument was created. Folklore depicts a story of wizardry‚ following the Arthurian legend. The old story states that the massive stones were magically transported from Ireland to England‚ where giants worked to assemble them. Regardless of the theory‚ Stonehenge is a Neolithic structure that stands in England to this day. It is estimated that it was 1500 years in the making. However‚ the questions remains how a civilization without modern technology

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    Creation Myths and Literacy Narratives There are two main similarities between the creation myths and the literacy narratives‚ For example‚ they both mention race and ethnicity. In the literacy narratives they mention blacks‚ whites‚ and Jewish people. In the creation myths they mention several different colors for instance‚ red‚ and yellow‚ black and white. There are also many differences between the myths and the literacy narratives. The creation myths are fictional and discuss the dawn of time

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    HOW TO TELL A STORY (A) From an instant to eternity‚ from the intracranial to the intergalactic‚ the life story of each and every character offers encyclopedic possibilities. The mark of a master is to select only a few moments but give us a lifetime. —Robert McKee1 Stories are all around us. Stories move us‚ make us feel alive‚ inspire us to be more than we would be otherwise. As famed screenwriting coach and author of the screenwriting bible‚ Story‚ McKee says: “Story is not only our

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    and every religion has a story‚ a legend as to how things came to be. It is the base‚ the center of their origins‚ their roots‚ and it aids the feelings of integration in a community that shares the same legend(s). We all have heard the story of creation from the Hebrew Bible in our churches many times a year‚ we are reminded of the one common thing we have in common through a story of creation‚ life‚ and where history ultimately began. One version of the creation story that captures one’s imagination

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    similar areas of the world share a concept of hieros gamos and utilize it within the creation stories. Finally‚ some of the creation stories share similarities beyond their creators and abysses at the beginning of time. The ancient creation myths explain the creation of the basic elements of the world in comparable ways. In nearly every myth‚ Earth was only the second element created. In both the Grecian and Hebrew stories‚ Earth comes from nothing or a “void.” In the Maya myths‚

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    formats available at http://www.ulrichbook.org/ ISBN 978-0-9836487-0-3 Written‚ designed‚ illustrated‚ and photographed by Karl T. Ulrich‚ except where noted. Cover Photo: Glen Mullaly (collection of spindle adapters for 45 rpm records) DESIGN creation of artifacts in society Karl T. Ulrich Contents Preface 1. Introduction to Design 2. Problem Solving and Design 3. Design Problem Definition 4. Exploration 5. Users‚ Experts‚ and Institutions in Design 6. The Architecture of Artifacts 7

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    In this very short story‚ Alice Walker tells of a young‚ African American girl who‚ while gathering flowers‚ stumbles quite literally upon the body of a dead man. The atmosphere‚ language and subject matter of the story suggest the southern United States as a setting-sometime in the mid- to late-20th century seems an appropriate time period‚ though this is far less clear. The contrast between the story’s beginning and end is striking. We begin with a light-hearted description of the life of Myop

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    What is a Story? * a narrative‚ either true or fictitious‚ in prose or verse‚ designed to interest‚ amuse‚ or instruct the hearer or reader; a tale. * a fictitious tale‚ shorter and less elaborate than a novel. * a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated‚ as an anecdote‚ joke‚ etc. * Therefore‚ narrative or story in its broadest sense is anything told or recounted; more narrowly‚ and more usually‚ something told or recounted

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    the Bible speaks of creation it simply declares that God spoke the world into existence. Over the years man has theorized variations of the creation teaching instead of trusting the Holy Spirit’s statements of creation. The “day-age theory” actually links the creation with evolution. In this theory the day is not literal but figurative‚ thereby allowing for long period of time for each day. This would allow the humanistic theory of evolution to be inserted into the creation story. This theory is flawed

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    of the world‚ whereas creation represents the beginning. What comes in between? Once an Apocalypse ends‚ a creation story begins; thus‚ there is a cycle. This cycle is portrayed by Richard Matheson in his novel I Am Legend. The protagonist‚ Robert Neville‚ survives an apocalyptic world war and a dust-storm-carried disease‚ but he survives alone. He is the end and the new beginning. Thus‚ Matheson suggests that within an apocalypse‚ there can still be elements of a creation myth. To truly begin again

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