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Urban Legends, 2002.
An analysis of the popularity of urban legends through a review of the work of Gary Alan Fine.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This essay discusses the question of what accounts for the popularity of urban legends. The paper examines the work of Gary Alan Fine, who develops a number of functionalist arguments suggesting that certain urban legends are popular because they express concerns or values that are common in modern society.
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The Role of Women in the Arthurian Legends, 2002.
A paper which analyzes different versions of the King Arthur legends and discusses the roles of the female characters.
1,770 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The paper shows that we can perhaps best come to an understanding of the role that women play in the Arthurian legends by examining the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere. It explains that we see in Guinevere the different roles and functions that women are supposed to meet in this world ? and the impossibility of their being able to fulfill each and every one of those roles. The paper discusses however, that we do not see these things in her as an independent character but rather in her relationships to Lancelot and to Arthur. This is in fact only appropriate, for women in the Arthurian ring do not stand by themselves. They are continually defined through their relationships to men. The paper discusses the works of several writers of Arthurian legends including Sir Thomas Malory and Chr?tien de Troyes.
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"Within the Arthurian legend, Morgan le Fay is often referred to as a queen and she is one of the three queens who tempts Lancelot, making her in this important way a parallel to Guinevere. But while Guinevere is as loyal as she can be to Arthur and betrays him reluctantly and at great personal cost, Morgan stands in opposition to Arthur with ease. Like the fay in the Cu Chulainn tale, this Morgan is a sort of semi-divine adversary whose role in this world is not to love Arthur (or Lancelot) but to serve as an agonist, as an antagonist who helps to keep Arthur and his knights on their guard."
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Urban Legends, 2006.
This paper discusses urban legends.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper provides a short history and definition of urban legends. The author also analyzes a specific urban legend and through the example shows the characteristics and reasoning for their widespread acceptance and use.
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"While pinpointing a single source of a particular urban legend is improbable and near impossible, the cause of a legend's survival is due to its lively and "factual" content. Subsequently, urban legends are spread far and wide due to the fact that their subject matter--usually death, injury, tragedy, danger, or scandal--is of extraordinary human interest. While urban legends are essentially unverified by credible sources (government agencies, police, news media, etc.), their attention to detail and appeal to close relation to the speaker (friend of a friend) creates a heightened sense of truth to all who hear them."
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"When the Legends Die", 2008.
A review of Hal Borland's novel "When the Legends Die".
1,001 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how protagonist Thomas Black Bull comes full circle in Hal Borland's novel "When the Legends Die". It examines how as a Ute native from Colorado, Tom spends a large portion of his childhood in the wilderness, how he is tricked into returning to mainstream civilization and how, after spending years of his life in misery, Tom eventually returns to the woods at the end of the novel. It discusses how the old ways are better than the new ways for Tom because they teach Tom how best to survive and stay physically and mentally healthy and how, in many ways, the novel is about survival.
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"After spending many years on the Ute reserve, Tom and his family take some time to adapt back to the old ways. They rely only on a bow and arrow to go hunting. They learn how to preserve meats to store for the long winter. The family seeks an ideal site on which to build a winter cabin and teach Tom the old ways. After several years Tom grows into a traditional Ute boy and knows little else but the ways of his ancestors. When his father dies in an avalanche, Tom is prepared to become a man and carry on the Ute ways of life. Even Tom's transition into adulthood is marked with Ute traditions. The burial of Black Bull and Tom's assuming the name Bear Brother are both in keeping with age-old Ute traditions. "
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"Legends of the Fall", 2004.
An analysis of the film, "Legends of the Fall", starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins.
1,401 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper outlines and analyzes the relationships of the characters in the movie, "Legends of the Fall". The writer shows how each individual character is connected to all the others and the changing of those relationship throughout the film. The relationships covered in this heavy drama include man and woman, man and brother, father and son, and more.
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"Set in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the early 1900s, The Legends of the Fall is a tale of love, betrayal, and brotherhood. After being discharged, Colonel Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) decides to raise his three sons in the wilds of Montana, where they can grow up away from the government and society he has learned to despise. There are several different relationships in the film and are each developed as the story progresses. I intend to separate them into several chronological groups, the first being the relationship of the boys growing up and their family life."
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Oral Tradition, Gossip and Urban Legends, 1999.
This paper explores how human communication has changed over time.
3,329 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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This paper is a comparative analysis of various types of story transmission; specifically oral tradition, gossip and urban legends. The paper offers discusses and offers definitions of oral history, gossip, folklore, oral tradition, rumors and urban legends. The paper describes how and why story transmission has changed over the centuries. The paper examines some of the pros and cons of the different types of human communication.
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"Languages are not static and lifeless, they are alive - sloughing off unnecessary waste even as they are growing, expanding and regenerating. This constant change and flexibility enables language to thrive and remain useful. As a language experiences metamorphoses, the methods of application flourish as well, increasing communication capabilities and consequently maximizing potential benefits as well as negative possibilities."
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Myths, Legends And Folktales, 2002.
This paper asks the question whether folktales are a window into society.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay discusses how anthropologists view myths, legends and folktales, and how they use their findings to determine aspects about society.
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Legends and Images of 'The Glass Menagerie', 2002.
This paper discusses 'The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the legends and images that appear in 'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams. By revealing these aspects of the play, the writer delves deeper into this author's ideas about mythical structures.
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Arthurian Legends as a Source for Moral Guidance, 2006.
This paper details the code of chivalry in the middle ages and ponders whether today's society is capable of abiding by these moral guidelines.
1,309 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The writer of this paper contends that just as people use the bible and tales from Greek mythology as guides for moral behavior, Arthurian codes of chivalry can also be used as such a source. This paper lists the 10 basic rules of chivalry and compares them to the 10 commandments. This paper defines chivalry as a set of ideals and duties that changed throughout the middle ages to meet new socio-economic realities. Chivalric virtues were a clear distillation of what it meant to be a fine human being as well as a person in search of justice and humility.
Topics covered in this report include:
Chivalry
The Code of Chivalry
Bibliography
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"To be honorable means to treat other people fairly and to keep our word when we promise something. It also means that we are willing to admit our mistakes and ask forgiveness. We don't attempt to cover up mistakes and hope no one notices. First, we tell the other person without mincing words that we have screwed up and that we will do what we can to correct the matter. Then we ask for forgiveness without expecting it. Finally, we take whatever comes. To be courageous is easy when no one else is involved. It is when we have to deal with other people that we sometimes get terrified and run. But to have courage (to be brave) does not mean that we don't have fear."
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"When The Legends Die" by Hal Borland, 1996.
Review of & personal response to Ute Indian's struggle to find his place in white culture while preserving traditional cultural connections.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"When the Legends Die (Borland, 1963) describes the struggle of Tom Black Bull, a Ute Indian born shortly before 1910, to find his place in the world. Because his father is a fugitive, Tom?s childhood is spent in the mountains of Colorado with only his parents, living as Indians had lived for generations, hunting and gathering, in harmony with the land and with animals. During his boyhood, Tom?s father and then his mother die, but Tom continues to live in the mountains with a bear cub he calls his brother.
When Tom is eleven, Blue Elk, paid by the Indian agent, brings Tom to the reservation school where he and his bear cub are held captive. When Tom escapes, he discovers that Blue Elk has stolen his belongings and burned his lodge. With no home remaining, Tom returns to the reservation school where he dresses like a white and does..."
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Roman Legend and History, 2007.
This paper compares and contrasts Roman legends and actual history.
2,045 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper discusses the history of the Roman Empire that is filled with legends and myths regarding Rome's most famous and infamous personalities and events. The paper explains that some of these legends are nothing but pure fantasy, while others, as many mythologists point out, have some basis in fact. Thus, the paper compares and contrasts specific individuals and events in order to separate fact from fiction and understand what is legend and what is true history. The paper explores the legends of Romulus and Remus, Aeneas, Emperor Nero and Byblos and Baalbek. The paper concludes that perhaps true history cannot be ascertained, since legends may be closer to the truth than what has come down to us in the form of so-called historical accuracy.
Outline:
Introduction
Romulus and Remus
The Founding of Rome and Aenus
Legends of Emperor Nero
Byblos and Baalbek
Conclusion
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"One of the greatest Roman legends allegedly began seven hundred and fifty-three years before the birth of Christ, to be exact, on the 21st of April. This day continues to be celebrated as the birthday of the city of Rome and the citizens of this once mighty city "date the beginning of the history of the world from that day, at least until the advent of Christianity created another legend" (Defrasne, 1965, 67). Many scholars agree that the ancient Romans, due to their passion to personalize everything connected with the city of Rome and its history, surmised that it had been founded by someone with a name similar to Romus and as early as the 5th century B.C.E. the city was already ascribed to a dark figure named Romulus."
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Urban Legend, 2005.
A review of urban legends and their impact on society.
1,286 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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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. "
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Santa Claus: Legend and Facts, 2002.
Traces the history of the original Saint Nicholas and how his legend and legacy is applied over Christmas throughout the world.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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For nearly 2,000 years, the legend of Santa Claus has existed, and continues to do so. There really was a Saint Nicholas (the original "Santa") and from his generous deeds grew the legend of the jolly fat man. We will look at the legend of Santa Claus and how he is celebrated around the Christian world every Christmastime.
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"Legend of Good Women", 2002.
Studies the masochistic bases of female sexuality from a psychoanalytic point of view, as medieval writer Geoffrey Chaucer presents it in his work, "Legend of Good Women".
10,500 words (approx. 42.0 pages), 43 sources, APA, $ 209.95
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The paper looks at the way in which female desire and sexuality as a whole have been presented in the "Legend of Good Women". The paper explores the masochistic bases of female sexuality as a theme in Chaucer's "Legend of Good Women". Further questions arise in relation to the portrayal of female sexuality in Chaucer's work. The dissertation explores Chaucer's stance as presented in his piece, relates it to the (misogynist) medieval culture, and evaluates its reliability through a feminist-psychoanalytic reading of the text.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Anatomy as Destiny: Acquiescence and/or Resistance
Pre-oedipal Stages of Development
Phallus
Taking up or Rejecting Gender Roles & Identities
'Women Desiren to have Sovereyntee'
Ambiguities in Female Sexuality
Silence, Secrecy & Suffering
When Sex is Synonymous to Danger & Fear
'Sex Trade'
The Weaker Sex?
Conclusion: Orgasmic Deaths - Masochism at its Peak
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"The tension between sexual danger and sexual pleasure is a powerful one in women's lives. Sexuality is simultaneously a domain of restriction, repression, and danger as well as a domain of exploration, pleasure, and agency. To focus only on pleasure and gratification ignores the patriarchal structure in which women act, yet to speak only of sexual violence and oppression ignores women's experience with sexual agency and choice and unwittingly increases the sexual terror and despair in which women live. ... The juxtaposition of pleasure and danger ... [is] an ongoing subject in the lives of individual women who must weigh the pleasures of sexuality against its cost in their daily calculations, choices, and acts.' Entangled in this web of patriarchal constructs, the woman's taking steps towards the reconciliation of the polarities of Desire is not without pain. Not being able to come to terms with the ambivalent nature of her Desire, of Desire in itself, can be even more agonising. In fact, the assertion of female sexual Desire is itself equivalent to standing against patriarchal society and defying its norms; which is not an effortless act. On the other hand, curtailing one's Desire would be to impose restrictions upon oneself, which can often create tensions and anxiety; as Muriel Dimen puts it, 'constraint of desire leads directly to self-betrayal'. Does this suggest that pain and suffering are not inextricable from the woman's experience of negotiating sexuality? Or rather, are these the very elements that lead to fulfilment of female sexual Desire? If this is so, it will not be irrelevant to suggest that female sexuality is extensively based on masochistic tendencies of 'enjoying pain'.
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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", 2008.
A case study of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
927 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper examines how "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is representative of the time in which Washington Irving lived, as well as of the literary tradition of the time. It analyzes the culture, the history, and the philosophy expressed in the short story's literary style of romanticism.
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Introduction
Culture
History
Philosophy
Conclusion
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"The philosophy of Romanticism is apparent throughout "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Romantic philosophy was based on the ideals of Transcendentalism, which was "based on a fundamental belief in the unity of the world and God. The soul of each individual was thought to be identical with the world--a microcosm of the world itself" (USINFO, par. 6). Each of the major characters has a unique connection with the world. Balt van Tassel, for example, represents the world's bounty, while his daughter is a virginal, potentially fruitful earth mother. Crane himself is easily equated with a bird: not only does he migrate from roost to roost, but his frame and his singing voice complete the image that begins with his name. "
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