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    This just leaves me with a few questions: what is a myth and why are they important?‚ how has the old west myth affected our society?‚ and why was the west so popular? First off‚ what is a myth? Webster’s Dictionary defines a myth as: “a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice‚ belief‚ or natural occurrence”. Myths usually try to tie into the morality of the time period‚ and group of people they were designed for. When a myth is created it is based off the actual event‚ however

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    “Does Language Shape What We Think?” by Joshua Hartshome Is it possible to imagine an object(s) without thinking about its name or quantity? Can the human mind picture a certain motion or objective without having to use or remember the language it learned from? In Joshua Hartshome’s article‚ “Does Language Shape What We Think?”‚ it expresses a skeptical question about how important a language can dominate the way people imagine certain ideas. This groundbreaking question influenced an experiment

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    Atlantis Myths

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    story of a long ago disappeared island‚ it has remained a fanciful myth in the eyes of many. For yet others‚ it is the center of dreams about finding a lost empire. In a tale so full of mythical events‚ it is hard to imagine reality intermingled‚ but‚ in the end‚ what determines the veracity of the long-lasting story? The legend of the lost city of Atlantis might hide more truth than at first meets the eye. It is in the origin of the myth that the search for this truth begins; an origin that can be traced

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    myth of Continents

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    The Myth of Continents‚ or How our Grade-School Teachers Distorted the Truth How many continents are there? It seems like a simple enough question‚ and most of us who grew up in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century come prepared with a pat answer to which we give little thought: “There are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica. Next question‚ please.” The official flag of the Olympic games‚ however‚ displays

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    Huaca Myth

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    Titicaca is referenced many times throughout their history and is the most important and the very first huaca of the Inca people. The myth of Titicaca goes as follows. The Inca people were surround in the dark for many days without the sun rising again after it had set beneath the horizon. Finally‚ the sun has rose again and was first seen rising out a of crag from the island of Titicaca

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    Motifs In Creation Myths

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    In every creation myth there are motifs. Motifs are things that are repeated from one creation to another generally speaking it’s something happening in one myth also happening in many other myths. All motifs are all equally important to their myths but there are three that stand out to me as important that I am prepared to tell you about. Those three are destruction‚ multiple attempts‚ and organic material. When I say destruction that means of course something being destroyed but the reason for

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    HOW GROUP-THINK MAKES KILLERS? SUMMARY The article starts by describing the setting in which an experiment‚ which was designed by psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo of the University of Stanford was conducted. The experiment involved college students who are to be divided into two groups -- one‚ the prison guards‚ and two‚ the inmates. However‚ six days after the experiment started‚ the experiment had to be stopped due to the abusive and sadistic behavior of the prison guards towards the inmates

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    American Myth

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    American Myth American Myth Louis Armstrong: American Myth‚ American Master L ouis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of all time. He dazzled audiences with his stunning high notes‚ gorgeous melodies and soul-stirring rhythms. Ground-breaking recordings such as “West End Blues” changed the face of music. But by all accounts‚ his live performances were even more amazing. Both as a trumpet player and a singer‚ Armstrong routinely performed musical feats that no other musician could match

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    Concept of a Myth

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    According to Barthes’ understanding of ideology and myths‚ the concept of a myth is actually a mode of communication. In addition to the popular opinion that a myth is simply a tale told and kept alive through oral traditions‚ a myth actually serves as a mode of speech that is given historical significance by human history. It is not derived or a product of a process of natural tradition or a particular time frame. The idea of speech in this context is actually parallel with the concept of a particular

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    Think Philosophically

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    separate the mind and the body because we think in our mind that‚ it is going to be reflected by doing so‚ as it has to be balanced. If we are breaking apart the goods of the body‚ we need shelter‚ foods‚ drinks‚ and also clothes to maintain our lives. The good of the minds are our knowledge and understanding of life. In other words‚ we provide our thinking by learning or being knowledgeable. If we just only provide goods for the body‚ we can not think as a human being. For example‚ if we are sluggish

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