THE LEGEND OF SAMPALOC LAKE Sampolac Lake is the biggest lake in San Pablo‚ and it is named after a giant tamarind (sampolac) tree. Though there are many different versions of this legend‚ the basic premise remains the same. Sampolac Tree. There was an orchard owned by a rich couple‚ filled with the most delicious tamarind trees. One day‚ a fairy decided to test their hospitality‚ and came to the orchard‚ dressed as a poor‚ old woman. She begged the couple to give her a few
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One of the most popular Greek myths is the story of Theseus and the Minotaur‚ it centres around an early civilisation on the island of Crete‚ it is a myth told long before Athens became the ruling capital. It is the legend of the Minotaur. The legend of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth of Knossos in Crete has enthralled many historians‚ archaeologists over‚ anthropologists and so on over years‚ even centuries. However‚ one archaeologist was captivated by the entrancing and beauty of the myth of The
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I. Legends on the net: an examination of computer mediated Communication as a locus of oral culture by JAN FERNBACK ‚Temple University Thanks to the technological advance and the new dimension that development brings to people; our entire cultural heritage‚ especially the oral one has entered the world of computers. This is considered to be a great interest since it helps to preserve this very crucial part of our culture. But this oral tradition is easily exposed to danger‚ for the greatest part
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"Legends of the Fall" -- directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt‚ Sir Anthony Hopkins‚ Julia Ormond‚ and Aidan Quinn -- tells the story of Colonel Ludlow (Hopkins) and his three sons; Alfred‚ Tristan‚ and Samuel. "Legends of the Fall" is a sort of epic melodrama about three brothers‚ their father‚ and the woman who weaves among all of them. The film is primarily focused with the middle brother‚ played by Brad Pitt. Pitt is the only redeeming feature of the film. The film was first released
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League of legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X‚ inspired by the mod Defense of the Ancients for the video game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It is a free-to-play game‚ supported by micro-transactions. The game was first announced on October 7‚ 2008‚ and released on October 27‚ 2009. League of Legends was generally well received at release‚ and has grown in popularity in the years since. According
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for Legends on the net by Fernback Legends on the net by Jan Fernback‚ he argues that the oral cultural has been changed from past to contemporary. He says that‚ orality and literacy becomes less important because of human develop the cyberspace. Today‚ in our society people need to use internet because we are using it everywhere and it becomes part of our culture. In addition‚ the author says that‚ oral tradition has been warning for community living. Fernaback agues that‚ urban legend as
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Gravity Hills: Urban Legend Urban Legends are stories‚ usually false or exaggerated‚ that are repeatedly told and embellished over time until they are believed to be true. Gravity Hills is known to be an urban legend and it is also surrounded by scary stories. It’s said that in various hills of California‚ if a car is parked on neutral it will somehow roll up the slope of the nearby hill. There have been stories due to this belief that children died in the hills as they helped push their school
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A personal legend is not just a term to describe a person who follows his or her dreams‚ but the real meaning of a personal legend is‚ the soul of yourself that you need to understand‚ and to be able to communicate with it‚ to lead you for all things that make you happy and satisfied in your life. Life is a big journey and all people have the right to draw their dreams and wishes‚ the person who following his personal legend is‚ the only person who can achieve all his goals and dreams. In order to
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League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X‚ inspired by the mod Defense of the Ancients for the video game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It is a free-to-play game‚ supported by micro-transactions. It was first announced on October 7‚ 2008‚ and released on October 27‚ 2009. League of Legends was generally well received at release‚ and has grown in popularity in the years since. Gameplay Players are
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On buying a Pony I have always been passionate about animals‚ especially dogs and horses. It is a joke in my family as nobody can figure out where this obsession came from. My whole family consists of city people‚ born and raised in Berlin‚ Germany. When this love started‚ I can’t remember‚ but it was at a very young age. I remember wanting to take horseback riding lessons when I was about 7 years old. I was very shy‚ so my Dad had to buy riding gear for himself and take the lessons with me. Now
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