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    Entrepreneurship is the future of the modern society. They are the driving forces behind Indian economy. Entrepreneurs are people who come out with an new ideas ‚ innovations ‚ do things‚ which are not generally done in the ordinary course of a business. Empowerment of women entrepreneur is an new mantra for development of economy. The present paper focuses mainly women entrepreneur ‚they still represent a minority of all entrepreneurs. It is observed that women entrepreneur networks are major sources of

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    A biblical myth is defined by Burrows‚ (1946) as a symbolic‚ approximate expression of truth which the human mind cannot perceive sharply and completely‚ but can only glimpse vaguely‚ and therefore cannot adequately express. In bibilical interpretation a myth is a story which communicates a set of values or beliefs through imagery. The most important thing in the myth is the message and not the literal truth of the imagery. . Good examples in the bible include: Jonah and the Whale Noah’s Ark

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    Myths and Heroes

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    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. Looking at America for instance is an

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    Origin Myths

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    Origin myths tell stories on how something began. “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” told how Earth came to be. How Indians were created were created was told in “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”. Human life and how it started was told in “The Navajo Origin Legend”. Each of these myths are similar in some ways‚ but they also have their differences. Nature means a lot to Native Americans‚ and they often reflect that in their myths. This is something each myth had in common‚ however nature’s importance was

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    what is a myth

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    What is a myth? According to the dictionary‚ a myth is described as a belief of a traditional or legendary story‚ figure‚ or belief. In academic content‚ Myths are ancient stories that attempt to fill the continuing and essential questions that humans regularly ask. With both of these definitions in mind‚ I came up with a definition as well. In my opinion‚ a myth is an exaggerated story that instructs an individual an example of morality. This essay will talk about the most common mythological themes

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    Creation of Myths

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    Creation of MythsMyths which are believed in tend to become true.” In the greek myths “Echo and Narcissus‚” “Demeter and Persephone‚” and “Arachne‚” they all have creations. The creations in all these myths are believable‚ in my opionion. In the myth “Echo and Narcissus‚” an echo and a flower were created. In the myth “Demeter and Persephone‚” the seasons were created. In the myth “Arachne‚” a spider was created. First‚ a flower and echo is created in “Echo and Narcissus.” In the myth‚ there

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    not often affiliated with them. The popular myth of Pandora‚ the first woman created‚ is a strong example of this idea‚ as in the myth she is created as a punishment for mankind. Although a majority of myths reflect this same ideology there are a few that do not‚ such as Aristophanes’ myth on the origin of love‚ sexualities‚ and genders. His idea of the origin of women is much more positive that the one expressed in Pandora’s myth‚ and Aristophanes’ myth also pushes the concept of love between man

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    Comparative paragraph A myth story that is not real but bares a meaningful message within it. Its main purpose is to help humans understand themselves and the way the universe works around them‚ mainly through the use of heroic characters. Every culture around the world has their own mythical literature‚ which is influenced by the religion and beliefs of their people and traditions. Likewise every myth has its own unique plot and characters‚ but mainly they all share the same message and lessons

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    Psychology Myths

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    Chapter 1: Myth #1 – Most People Only Use 10% of Their Brain Power Most people believe that people only use 10% of the brain power because they are hopeful. Even very educated people fall into this trap. If only ten percent is being used‚ there is plenty of room to become smarter. But this is untrue. Businesses feed off this hope for self-improvement‚ and therefore‚ create products that do not actually aid in self-improvement but just act as a “feel good” product for the customer. But these scams

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    Have you ever seen a werewolf? Some people believe in men who turn into wolves and some people have mental disorders that lead them to believe that they are changing into a wolf. Different medical diseases have led people to believe in myths about werewolves. Although werewolves have never been seen in real life‚ back when the Greeks and Romans ruled Greece “people with mental disorders who lived during this time were unusually susceptible to believing that they themselves were werewolves” (“The

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