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    Bigfoot Myth

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    Currently today‚ there is a $1‚000‚000 reward that will be given to anyone who can bring back the body of Bigfoot. Eric Brown from ibtimes also states‚ “Cain‚ best known as the star of “Lois & Clarke‚” is set to host a reality TV series offering a $10 million prize for anyone who can find proof of Bigfoot.” With so many rewards and money offered to anyone who finds Bigfoot‚ why hasn’t anyone brought back a dead body after shooting the beast? If they have‚ scientists analyze

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    Cultural Myths

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    being advertised and sold are glamorized to appear faultless so that our attention is drawn to the benefits. Unfortunately‚ there are drawbacks and the fact that these inventions and conveniences are supposed to be quick and helpful could be a mere myth. This might lead one to ask if all the things we think we need to help us are really conveniences or merely burdensome. An example of something that is very useful and convenient‚ but at the same time could be very problematic would be the computer

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    Knight‚ the presence of chivalry in nearly every aspect of the knights’ lives‚ whether it is being tested or acted upon‚ is hard to miss. During medieval times‚ the ideal of chivalry was how a knight was supposed to act and live their life‚ and in this story‚ Sir Gawain is the embodiment of chivalry even through all of the tests he is put through by the Green Knight and Morgan le Fay. Now‚ in today’s society‚ chivalry is nowhere near as prominent as it was during medieval times. In Sir Gawain and

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    Introduction to Myth

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    Introduction to Myth: Mythos – Greek word for story (not necessarily true or false) Mythology – the study of myths Primitive people needed to make stories/myths in an effort to understand what was going on in their world. Humans are the only beings with a need to understand things; a dog doesn’t think “why me??”. Primitive people‚ when scared‚ hurt‚ depressed‚ created myths to explain their pain or discomfort. All cultures make myths in their early development. Around 1200 B.C.‚ ancient

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    culture and reality

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    culture Ethnocentric culture is an affinity to think that one’s cultural group is centrally significant‚ and that all other groups are considered in relation to one’s own. Culture universal The culture prevalent in the world. Culture and Reality We are living in the age of postmodernism‚ post modernism is a world view 1‚ and it is not a single world view at all. There were so many world views before this‚ not before‚ but simultaneously too. But we are discussing here the most prominent

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    India in Medieval Time

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    INTRODUCTION The subject of this report is India in medieval time. Medieval time is the time between 500C.E-1400C.E. India has always been diverse and rich in culture and architecture places like Gandhara was rich with culture of different regions of world. That’s because it had influences from people coming from different areas like when Alexander came from Greek civilization. World’s first university was in Taxila. It became the centre of education. In medieval times invaders mainly Arabs came to this area

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    Illusion Vs. Reality Tennessee Williams and his works deal heavily in the contrast of illusion and reality and the characters’ struggle with this. Illusion vs. Reality is a major theme is mostly all of his dramatic works. The majority of these characters find themselves in a state of illusion. This was intended by Tennessee Williams to show how unavoidable and definite falling into illusion‚ or insanity‚ can be. Williams’ sister Rose affected him greatly when she became schizophrenic. This

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    People in History: A Medieval Craftsman Main page: The Middle Ages A craftsman in a medieval town. The craftsman very rarely appears as a People in History option‚ but he is a possibility. In class you learn about the different types of craftsmen‚ the services they provided‚ and the stages involved in becoming a craftsman in a medieval town. You also learn about markets and fairs‚ and the punishments that can befall a craftsman who does not work well enough! People still work as craftsmen

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    Atlantis Myths

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    story of a long ago disappeared island‚ it has remained a fanciful myth in the eyes of many. For yet others‚ it is the center of dreams about finding a lost empire. In a tale so full of mythical events‚ it is hard to imagine reality intermingled‚ but‚ in the end‚ what determines the veracity of the long-lasting story? The legend of the lost city of Atlantis might hide more truth than at first meets the eye. It is in the origin of the myth that the search for this truth begins; an origin that can be traced

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    Medieval Clothing During the Middle Ages‚ or the medieval times‚ women and men dressed far more differently than we do now. The women wore dresses and the men wore furs and metal chains. There were also classes to differentiate between. These classes included: The Church‚ the Kings‚ the barons‚ and the peasants.(Williams)1 The clothing was also affected‚ just as it in the times now‚ by the seasons. In the cold season those who were able to afford‚ or had access too‚ sheepskin cloaks‚ wool hats‚

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