Amazing Facts Please note that some of the ’facts’ below have been proven false myths. An example is the duck’s echo which does not echo (but proved that it does). 1. It is impossible to lick your elbow (busted) 2. A crocodile can’t stick it’s tongue out. 3. A shrimp’s heart is in it’s head. 4. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze‚your heart stops for a mili-second. 5. In a study of 200‚000 ostriches over a period of 80 years‚ no one reported a single
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26 October 2009 Preface This dissertation titled ART AS A RENDEZVOUS OF MYTH AND MIND: A PSYCHOANALYTIC AND MYTHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF O V VIJAYAN’S THE LEGENDS OF KHASAK explores how the judicious selection and use of literary theory can account for the universal appeal of The Legends of Khasak‚ a belated self translated rendering of a famous regional work in Malayalam‚ Khasakkinte Ithihasam authored by the eminent writer O V Vijayan‚ and thus assert its artistic value. Divided into four chapters
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A.D AP Literature – Period 1 TPS-FASTT Poem: America Poet: Claude McKay America Although she feeds me bread of bitterness‚ And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth‚ Stealing my breath of life‚ I will confess I love this cultured hell that tests my youth. Her vigor flows like tides into my blood‚ 5 Giving me strength erect against her hate‚
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purest: expansion across and improvement of the lands. The frontier represents an escape from urban life and directly supports Jefferson’s agrarian vision for the American economy. The agrarian myth holds that the most desirable type of society is one with an economy strongly rooted in farming. The myth suggests that a farming lifestyle is a pure one‚ free from “corruption of morals” and thus suited to being the backbone of a growing nation. However‚ a true agrarian society requires an “immensity
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What makes America‚ America? Since America has been created‚ tons of people have been travelling here and starting new lives striving for the success they deserve. Different aspects can add up to the identity of America. America has been widely shaped by citizen’s uniqueness‚ their ethnicity‚ and chances they have to become successful. Though there is a lot that molds American Identity‚ America has been shaped due to different lifestyles‚ which is illustrated through people’s individuality‚ religions
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Prior to the Pilgrims arrival in the Americas in the 15th century‚ the Americas were inhabited by many Native American Tribes long before. It is estimated that their arrival in the Americas may "have been as recently as 12‚000 years ago or as long ago as 70‚000 years."(2) Assuming the shorter estimate‚ the Native Americans would still "have been on the continent 30 times longer than the Europeans."(2) During this time each Native American tribe developed their own rich and extensive cultures‚ each
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America is better than it was 50 years ago. America has long been hailed as "the land of opportunity". While this has proven true in the past it is more true today than it has ever been before. Many forms of discrimination that have plagues the country in the past are nearing their ends and more people have the ability to live a happy life here. The country is learning from the past and building for a better future each and every day. America is better now because there is more of a opportunity
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having the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. These three principles created the American dream and established what American stands for. Throughout the history of America‚ millions of people have come from all over the world have come to experience the American dream. The United States of America has become such an eye catching place because it strives for opportunity. It is the right to life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness that creates the opportunity to allow an individual
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the Europeans "discovered" the New World‚ there have myths about the Native Americans that lead to this stereotyping. In the essay‚ "Myths That Hide the American Indian" by Oliver La Farge‚ many of those myths are brought up. Due to these myths about the Native Americans‚ people’s views‚ past and present‚ of who and what they are have become extremely distorted‚ or essentially hiding the Native Americans from white people. One of the many myths that the Europeans created about the Native Americans
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Today‚ many people immigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream; freedom‚ equality‚ and the opportunity to achieve their personal goals in life that they could not otherwise achieve in their homeland. The American Dream is the pursuit of prosperity Today‚ many people immigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream; freedom‚ equality‚ and the opportunity to achieve their personal goals in life that they could not otherwise achieve
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