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    The Militia Myth

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    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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    Chili Myths

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    The Chilies to the Chili There are many myths and legends regarding the origin of chili. One myth states The Lady in Blue; a nun from Spain had an out of body experience and when she returned she wrote down the very first recipe for chili in the 1600s. Also‚ it is said that travelers from the Canary Islands were in Houston‚ Texas and used peppers‚ onions‚ and meat to make a chili concoction. Although‚ the most accepted version is that chili originated from San Antonio‚ Texas by poor families of

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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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    Myths and Heroes

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    Allow me to start with the definition of what is called a myth and what is called a hero. There is not one and a unique definition of the word myth but there are many. As a matter of fact‚ we have to distinguish between ancient mythology and today’s mythology. Ancient mythology consists of folklore stories that put in connection the world of Gods and the world of Men. So we hear about supernatural people and conflicts between the gods that fight over the earth; but nowadays mythology has modified

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    The Beauty Myth

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    Their responsibilities were to cook‚ clean‚ take care of their children and their husbands. Women’s lives were extremely limited during the Victorian Era. Today woman are considered prisoners in their own bodies. As stated in the article “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf‚ women do not feel as free as they want to. Society puts pressure on women to be “beautiful”. Society’s meaning of beauty is based on looks rather than personality. When it comes to TV‚ magazines and even dolls‚ beautiful women are

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    Pay Gap Arguments

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    men‚ no matter what field. Another myth they have is the excuse that women are discouraged from joining higher-paying job fields. This is a myth in some cases‚ but society tells girls "at least you’re pretty" and "that’s a boy job"‚ so from a young age they feel restricted to what they can live up to. I believe that to fix this issue we need to create stricter laws and follow through and enforce them. The government and company workers need to care more about this issue. If women stood up and went

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    The Beauty Myth

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    realization that true beauty comes within‚ and that you don’t need a beauty product to help you see what’s already there. After reading this analysis you will learn the conclusion that was drawn out from this advertisement. In her book‚ the beauty myth‚ Naomi wolf "argues that the purpose of the images‚ and the entire idea of "beauty"‚ is to control women (Wolf 10). She shows us that the increased pressure of the female beauty ideals has lead to an overwhelming power‚ and says the power of these

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    BlackBeard Myths

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    years ago: he is arguably the most famous pirate ever to set sail. There are many legends‚ myths and tall tales concerning Blackbeard the pirate. Are any of them true? Legend: Blackbeard hid buried treasure somewhere: Fact: Sorry. This legend persists anywhere Blackbeard ever spent significant time‚ such as North Carolina or New Providence. In reality‚ pirates rarely (if ever) buried treasure. The myth comes from the classic story Treasure Island‚ which incidentally features a pirate character

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    Greek Myths

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    Greek Myths are known around the world for being responsible for other things we as humans can’t control. They describe things from hundreds of years ago; however‚ what about things from this century. It seems as when moved into a new century the gods just disappeared and nothing no new gods came to take the place of the gods. If a new reign of gods came up what would be the name of the new gods and what would their purpose in our society be. One of the gods would be Inventus. The god of inventing

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    The Taurus Myth

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    The Taurus myth is most often interpreted as the story of Zeus and Europa‚ where the Greek god carried the Phoenician princess away to Crete to marry her by disguising himself as a white bull. Then I guess the bull‚ that was really Zeus‚ became the Taurus constellation‚ but not really‚ because now the bull and Zeus are different. The Scriptures of Delphi give us another possible explanation of the Taurus constellation‚ one that I find a bit more satisfying. According to the alternate myth‚ the mythology

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