“Urban Legend” by James M. Henslin is about moral lessons that can be learned from the stories people have passed on throughout the years. James M. Henslin’s essay talks about how there are hidden messages within these stories in which he considers them to be “morality stories” or stories that are intended to teach a lesson. He goes on to talk about how some of the stories share common lessons while each one teaches its own. Some people wouldn’t realize this just by reading the story by itself which
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when it finally came to an end‚ everyone wanted more. In 2012‚ they made Legend of Korra‚ which takes place in the same universe as Airbender‚ but most of the characters from the first show are dead or minor in their role this time around. Instead‚ there’s new characters that are older than the previous cast‚ there’s a more mature plot‚ and the animation is stunning. But what show is the best? The truth is that The Legend of Korra is a better series than The Last Airbender because of it’s more mature
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Reflection: Hope. It is something that we can hold on to at times. One in which the main character in the movie‚ Richard Neville‚ only had. He had hoped that he can save the humanity and with determination‚ he did. The movie itself shows to us many values and lessons that each one has to learn in life. Like him‚ sometimes we also need to think of others first before ourselves‚ as what he did to save the mother and the child on the last part and also by doing his best to discover the antidote alone
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down through the generations about an occurrence in the earlier history of people or places‚ however‚ it is generally false but can be widely believed. A myth’s purpose is to tell a tale that anyone can relate to. A legend that I remember from childhood is called ‘The Legend of Sleeping Lady.’ It is about a man and woman that are in love and planning a wedding. Before the wedding can take place‚ a stranger comes into their village and warns them about warriors that are making their way to the
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I Am Legend (film) I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It is the third feature film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name‚ following 1964’s The Last Man on Earth and 1971’s The Omega Man.Smith plays virologist Robert Neville‚ who is immune to a man-made virus originally created to cure cancer. He works to create a remedy while defending himself against humans mutated by the virus
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In the story of Prometheus‚ from the exert Myths and Legends‚ by James Baldwin‚ Prometheus wanted to help the world of men to be a better place. On his conquest for improvements he wanted to bring fire to mankind. Prometheus asked Zeus if he may bring fire to men. Zeus sternly said no. Zeus believed that man would upraise against the gods if given the chance and fire would help them. Prometheus ended up bringing fire to man anyway‚ that angered Zeus and he planned on punishing both man and Prometheus
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the only actor to have eight consecutive films reach the $100 million mark in the United States alone. Two of Will’s more recent films that he stared in are “I Am Legend” and “Hancock”. These two films are both the story of the struggles that a lonely man goes through just trying to survive each day. My personal favorite‚ “I Am Legend”‚ is about a United States Army lieutenant and virologist named Robert Neville that lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. A new drug that cures cancer
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The Legend of Wyatt Earp Born of the frontier‚ lived in the wilderness‚ raised in the war against the outlaws‚ bandits‚ and crooks. This is just the outline of the life of Wyatt Earp. He was born on March 19‚ 1848 in Monmouth‚ Virginia‚ to his father Captain Nicholas Porter Earp and his second wife‚ Virginia Ann Cooksey Earp at Virginia’s sister’s house located on 406 South Third Street in Monmouth‚ Illinois. Wyatt’s full name was actually Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp‚ named after his father’s commanding
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The Legend When people think about “Stars”(celebrities) they only see what they do on screen‚ on stage‚ or on a playing field‚ but what they don’t see is what happens behind closed doors. Professional athletes‚ coaches‚ singers‚ and actors‚ and actress have great things to offer other than their job to entertain us. Many people don’t realize this because they choose to only look at what they want to see and not what they should see. These celebrities that we look at and idolize have had some
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1. Tom Blake was a creative and successful surf pioneer/designer‚ a creative legend in the history of the sport‚ who almost single-handedly transformed surfing from a primitive Polynesian curiosity into a 20th century lifestyle. In the process‚ he was responsible for preserving much of surfing’s oral history as well as resurrecting the streamlined surfboards of ancient times. Tom created the first "hollow" surfboard. At 15 feet long‚ 19 inches wide and 4 inches thick‚ it weighed less than 100 pounds
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