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    The legend of Santa Claus has been told for centuries and is still told to this day. Every year‚ many children make Christmas lists and send them to Santa. If they are good‚ they will get presents‚ but if they are bad‚ they will get a bundle of coal in their stocking. Santa is usually visualized as a happy‚ white-bearded man‚ with a red stocking cap‚ and a red suit with white cuffs and black boots. In other cultures‚ he is referred to as St. Nicholas‚ Sinterklauss‚ and Father Christmas. Santa Claus

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    Australian GST The GST (Goods and Services Tax) proposed by the Howard government is a new tax which plans to add ten percent to the cost of every item purchased whether it be a car or a pen with only a few exceptions. The tax set to commence on July 1 2000 may still not become a reality if the senate does not have a majority vote on the issue. The VAT (Value Added Tax) of the United Kingdom is much the same tax adding seventeen and a half percent to all goods and services (although there

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    alternatives with the intention of reaching an agreement with the aid of a mediator.’Mediation is commonly used in the Australian legal system to resolve disputes. There are many different types of mediation processes currently used in the Australian legal system such as models described by Boule; facilitative‚ Therapeutic and Evaluative. Other mediation type processes used currently in the Australian legal system are Negotiation‚ Facilitation‚ Conciliation‚ co-mediation‚ shuttle mediation and arbitration.Both

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    Legend of the Banana Plant In the early days when the world was new‚ spirits and ghosts lurked everywhere. They lived in gloomy caves‚ they hid in anthills and tree trunks they frolicked in nooks and corners under the houses. In the dark‚ sometimes their tiny voices could be heard dimly‚ or their ghostly presence be felt. But they were never seen. It was during these days of phantoms and unseen spirits that a young and beautiful girl lived. Her name was Raya‚ and she was a girl bold and daring

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    Legend of Maria Makiling According to legend‚ there was a time when the gods could live like ordinary mortals do. Although these gods were enchanted‚ they could speak‚ love‚ and even go to the market like what people do in our time. This story tells what happened to the daughter of two such deities. This is the story of Mariang Makiling. Two deities‚ Dayang Makiling and Gat Panahon‚ had an only daughter name Maria. Because of her beauty and charm‚ she was the delight of her parents. The

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    it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in observance of the bountiful Autumn harvest. Although old rituals are no longer followed‚ families continue to gather for a day to relax and eat moon cakes. Upon this occasion‚ the legend of the Moon Goddess‚ CHANG-O‚ is often told to children. Once upon a time there was a famous archer‚ Hou Yi‚ who with his arrows was able to slay mankind’s worst enemies‚ ferocious beasts that inhabited the earth. Yi was married to Chang-O

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    The Legend of The Mustang The dust gray campfire smoke elevated high in the pig pink sky. The damp‚ dense dew floated across the old meadow. Out of the morning dew‚ suddenly appears a dark chocolate brown mustang with a coal black mane. The Indians who had just left the campfire say a mysterious legend had occurred on the meadow. Whoever left a campfire still smoking with apples and carrots‚ would cause the wonderful Martha Mustang to appear out of the dew and enjoyably eat the food. Then

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    THE LEGEND OF THE SAMPALOC LAKE San Pablo‚ a picturesque and progressive city in Southeastern Luzon‚ is sometimes know as the city of seven lakes. All the seven lakes are rich with tales about their respective origin. A favorite story is thatof Sampaloc Lake - the largest and most beautiful of the seven lakes. Once upon a time there lives in the northern side of San pablo a well-to-do but childless couple. Theyhas a large garden of tamarind (sampaloc in Tagalog) trees which bore the sweetest

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    England’. Australians were known to be inferior to the British‚ and lower in class (information found from source 2.44). But‚ world war one and the whole Gallipoli campaign changed everything. The Anzac legend describes the qualities the men displayed though their tough eight month battle of the Gallipoli campaign. Two individuals in particular had a great influence on the development of the Anzac legend. They created the basis of the legend. There names was Charles Bean‚ an Australian official

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    There are many legends and ghost stories that have arisen from the Myrtles Plantation. However‚ which are actually true? To understand some of the legends behind the plantation‚ you should understand the history behind it. The Myrtles Plantation is an antebellum plantation that was built around 1796 and 1797 by General David Bradford‚ also known as “Whisky Dave” in St. Francesville‚ Louisiana (Kermeen 43). Bradford lived there alone for a while. He then moved his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ and his five children

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