Urban Legend

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This paper takes a look at urban legends. The paper focuses primarily on Gail Collins' book, "Scorpion Tongue". According to the paper, Collins specifically points out that urban legends in America are synonymous to gossips about America's political history. The paper concludes by saying that urban legends can damage a society.

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"This particular urban legend circulated among the students. This type of urban legend is not time bounded for the students can relate to this, may it be students from the past, or students of the present time. This particular urban legend is funny in a way and it stirs imagination among the students as to how life was in the medieval era. And like what Collins has pointed out, urban legends such as this, are like gossips which do not provide any positive impact to any concerned people who may have heard or may have initiated such idea. It is just a thought that is nice to be heard, but there's really nothing to learn from it. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Antisocial Urban Legend". [online] viewed: 9 Sept 2006. <http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/antisocial.htm>
• Collins, G.. The Irresistible History of Gossip in American Politics. Harvest Books. 1999
• "Schools Urban Legend". [online] viewed: 9 Sept 2006. <http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/school.htm>

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