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    Bigfoot Myth

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    a hoax rather than a living animal. The question remains‚ what are the most compelling pieces of evidence proving Bigfoot ’s nonexistence? J.W. Burns who contributed to the legends part in a newspaper coined the origin of the Bigfoot legend‚ also known as Sasquatch‚ in the1920s. However‚ in 1958 is when the Bigfoot legend spread throughout the United States after Gerald Crew claimed to find large footprints of Bigfoot at a

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    ELIZABETHAN PLAYHOUSES AND PERFORMANCE CONVENTIONS When Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558‚ there were no specially designed theatre buildings. Companies of actors (usually small‚ made of 5 to 8 members) toured the country and performed in a wide variety of temporary acting spaces‚ mainly in inn yards‚ but also in churches‚ Town Halls‚ Town Squares‚ great halls of Royal Palaces or other great houses‚ or anywhere else that a large crowd could be gathered to view a performance. It is true

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    Since settlement‚ the Australian nation has been fixated on the question of “what defines us” as a people. From the bush legend of early settlement‚ to the beach culture of the 1980’s and 90’s‚ our search for a singular national identity has seen various failed attempts at pinning down ‘what it really means to be Australian’. National image and identity is a creation of the times‚ and as such‚ the pursuit for a defining any one national identity is an unattainable dream. In this essay I will endeavour

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    The Myth of the Phoenix

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    The Phoenix The Phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in many mythologies from the ancient Greeks‚ Egyptians and Romans. The legend of the Phoenix has been around for centuries‚ it’s a supernatural creature with a life of a thousand years. Once its life is up it will cast itself in flames‚ and as it dies it will be reborn again from its own ashes. The Phoenix has long been presented as a symbol of rebirth‚ immortality‚ and renewal. The Phoenix can be interpreted in various ways;

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    Intro to Siquijor Legends

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    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- SIQUIJOR LEGENDS: ------------------------------------------------- a 3d android mobile game that preserves the legends of Siquijor ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A Capstone Project ------------------------------------------------- Presented to -------------------------------------------------

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    Cold War in the name of defending and even spreading American values to the rest of the world. War (whether hot or cold) is never easy or pleasant‚ especially for a democracy attempting to win its conflicts without undermining its core values‚ and during this period of high tension the U.S. undoubtedly engaged in actions and behavior‚ both at home and abroad‚ which challenged its claims to be acting in the name of freedom and democracy. Overall‚ however‚ do you believe the U.S. basically lived up

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    Norooz Myths

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    Myth and legends have been of much fascination theme among Iranian authors. This seems to arise from the fact that the stories appeal to children who always want explanations about the puzzling reality around them. Children normally marvel at things their minds find complex and their inquisitive minds long to discover and explain the intriguing reality. For instance‚ children are fascinated by the appearances and actions of especially animals; why are they of different colors‚ shapes and sizes? Why

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    Male Myth

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    2003-96692 2/12/13 Eng107-U Draft-1 The Myth of the Male Machismo I have read in a book that The term Machismo first appeared in Latin American literature in the mid-twentieth century. The term was used by Latina feminists and scholars to criticize the patriarchal structure of gendered relations in Latino communities. Their goal was to describe a particular

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    Chelsea J. Turner   Assessment Unit  Medieval‚ Renaissance and Elizabethan Theatre                                                                Lesson Plan      Subject: Theatre Arts/Introduction to Theatre  Grade Level:9­12  Topic/Title: Medieval Theatre  Time Frame: 90 minutes  Grade Level/Course Level Expectations:  Historical and Cultural contexts 2:  Develop and apply skills necessary  to understand cultural diversity and heritage as they relate to theatre.  Grades 9­12: Analyze and evaluate historical and cultural influences 

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    This just leaves me with a few questions: what is a myth and why are they important?‚ how has the old west myth affected our society?‚ and why was the west so popular? First off‚ what is a myth? Webster’s Dictionary defines a myth as: “a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice‚ belief‚ or natural occurrence”. Myths usually try to tie into the morality of the time period‚ and group of people they were designed for. When a myth is created it is based off the actual event‚ however

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