Legend Research Papers Samples For Students

Celtic society was known for its rather elaborate yet defined system which separated the intellectual roles into three professioanl branches: the Bards, or the singers of praises and feared satirists, the Vates, or the diviners and seers, and the Druids, or the priests and wizards, judges and advisors, prophets and teachers of the Celtic world. Merlin is a man of great magic and mystery, making him one of the most enigmatic figure in the Arthurian legend. However, it was his accurate prophecies regarding the history of Britain and the rise and fall of its three kings that made him a legendary ...

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The growing demand for the competitive specialists justifies the particular attention and concern to the Malaysian students’ reading comprehension skills from the Malaysian authorities. The introduction of teaching the Malaysian core school subjects in the English language (Yassin et al., 2009) provided the continual attempts and experiments to define the most efficient way to decrease achievement gaps in the reading of Malaysian pupils.
Starting from the 5th grade, students extend their vocabulary through reading (Zubairi & Sarudin, 2009). The following research proposes the method of using “Reading Cues’ as scaffolding answering the closed or WH-questions to improve the performance of ...

In the history of human civilization, stories always had educative role. In the literary works of fiction, authors use diverse images and symbols in order to trigger a particular reflection from the audience. On the other hand, some authors use traditional images in new contexts in order to stimulate a different reaction and challenge the audiences’ perception of traditional images. In other words, authors often argue that the same images can have different meaning and perception in different cultures and different times. The best example of this is a perception of monsters in different times. The aim of this paper is to ...

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The life and work of Ray Charles and Bob Marley are scrutinized in this essay with the intend to demonstrate why and when they became icons of their time. Being two of the most accomplished artists in history, the soulman and the ambassador of the reggae music represent nowaday much more than just a hero for their fans or the textbook references for their genres, but rather examples of how a person can be turned into a hero by their own talent. The comparison made in this contemplates the drawing of a parallel between these two completely different ways of life that made ...

"I'm glad there's some folks gettin' interested in the old ways. This new generation don't know such things, but when they find the old songs and the tales, they'll delight in them."
--Granny in Grandfather Tales (Chase & Williams, 1948)
The Southern Appalachian region has a rich heritage of folklore and songs passed down orally from European immigrants settling in the mountain range situated from New York to Georgia (Abramson & Haskell, 2006) from the 18th to the 20th centuries (Hanlon, 2000). Since the middle of the 20th century, variations of the folktales have been compared to publications such as Grandfather ...

The paper is devoted to the problem of ruining the site which is believed to be the ancient city of Troy. In particular, the paper studies historical archaeological evidence of the conflict resulting in the fall of the empire comparing it to mythological description of the war called Trojan in classical epics.
The legend of the Trojan War – the Bronze Age severe conflict between the kingdoms of Mycenaean Greece and Troy, – reflecting Greek invasion on Troas (present North West Turkey), has been striding through the mythology and history of ancient Greece, inspiring the greatest men of letters of ...

Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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The legend of Sleepy Hollow is a fictitious short story by Washington Irving. This story tells of the disappearance of Ichabod Crane who is the main character in the story. Ichabod Crane was a Connecticut native who came to Sleepy Hollow as a teacher. It is a story about two men, Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt who both desired the same woman named Katrina Van Tassel. They were both competing for Katrina’s affection and hand in marriage. Katrina was the only daughter of a substantial wealthy farmer named Baltus Van Tassel. The movie Sleepy Hollow is a Hollywood movie by Tim Burton ...

Dance is an art that allows people to express their feelings through body movements. It is also an art that is used to entertain as well as bring people of different cultures together. Dances have also been used as a historical tool to identify people from different ethnic background, age groups and different social setting in addition to being utilized as a tool for harmonizing different people in a social event. People brought together through dancing are able to learn different cultures, thus learning how to respect and appreciate cultural and social diversity. It is common to see people ...

Sometimes, it only takes one great act in history, or one great story for a hero to emerge. Such is the case with the Greek story Iliad, and the historical events in Jerusalem during the time of the crusades. To say that the heroes of these stories do not have anything in common, is a denial of the natural order of things. Both have somehow made a stamp in history, and both are touted as heroes, even up to this day.

Achilles is one of the many heroes in the Greek story Iliad. According to the story, he was recruited by Odysseus ...

Transformation Of Video Games

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The rapid development and evolution in the technology industry has affected and transformed other industries as well. Consumer today is more connected and updated than ever. The current generation is even unfamiliar with several of the traditional mass media verticals. Hardware advancements and internet have revolutionized the way people used to use their TVs and phones as TVs have been transformed into IPTV and video on demand channels have given more control and choice to the consumers. According to statistics (figure 1), the use of digital TV and non-voice use of phones (texting and ...

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Folklore comprises of legends, music, oral history, sayings, jokes, mainstream views, children's stories and traditions that are the customs of that society, subculture, or gathering. It is likewise the situated of practices through which those expressive classifications are imparted. The English savant William Thoms in a letter distributed by the London Journal in 1846 initially utilized the expression “old stories”. Old stories can be separated into four zones of the study: antiquity, (for example, voodoo dolls), describable and transmissible substance (oral convention), society, and conduct (customs). These ranges do not remain solitary; on the other hand, as frequently a specific thing ...

The Amazons also referred to in Iranian as Olorpata was a nation that constituted of the female warriors during Greek mythology. Herodotus had placed this group in an area that bordered Scythia in the boundaries of Ukraine. Some of the Historiographers placed them in the Asian population which is the present day Libya. Some of the notable queens of the Amazons were Penthesilea, who earlier participated in the Trojan War accompanied by her sister Hippolyta. She had a magical girdle that her dad Ares gave her. During classical times, the Amazonian raiders were often known for the battle with the Greek ...

Women have made immense contributions in the development of man throughout history more than it is acknowledged. It is vital to appreciate their accomplishments despite the challenges they faced. Historical literature has always been written subjectively making it hard to trace accomplishments of significant women. The search for women in jazz prior to 1945 is not an exception. The search is a painful experience but worth its reward. The history and development of jazz music has been attributed to a significant extent to men. Most texts name Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong as the pioneers of jazz music. However, this paper ...

Bonnie and Clyde, clowning for the camera in 1933

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (kneeling at right) and the posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in Louisiana in May 1934
Bullet holes in Bonnie and Clyde’s car after the ambush
Introduction and Historical Context of Bonnie and Clyde
Although their career in crime lasted only two years, from 1932-34, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became legendary outlaws during that brief period, dying violent deaths at the hands of a posse led by the equally legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. There have been at least five films based on the couple’s escapades, including Gun Crazy (1949) ...

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This film is one of the great country movies since it deals with the life of the legend Johnny Cash who transformed his life from one full of dereliction and destitution into a hugely successful one being a country musician. First and foremost, the film deals with recollections and is very adept at creating situations where one muses and reflects on the past as an intrinsic part of one’s musical and life development. The film starts off with Cash preparing for a gig at the Folsom State Prison in Arkansas where Cash begins to recollect his earlier life. Probably the most ...

One of the most celebrated and enduring icons of all times – Marilyn Monroe – was not only an actress. She was a living legend and remained a legend even after death. To millions of people all over the world she became an everlasting beauty and sex symbol. Marilyn, whose real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson, lived a short but very bright life. Like any woman, she wanted to love and to be loved. She wanted to prove to directors that she was able of something more than just demonstration of beautiful body. It seemed a miracle, how fast she became a film star, but behind ...

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I am a Head Coach of Sarah Storey and I am really proud to present you with her life and achievements in this short paper. Sarah Storey is a British cycler and former swimmer. She is one of the most brilliant British Paralympian, multiple medal winner in both cycling and swimming. We will talk about her success in the Olympic Games and some other competitions. We will share some training tips of Sarah, too. She is a pride of the Great Britain and one on the strongest and the most inspiring women all around the world. It is a ...

The play Fences by August Wilson is set in the American urban setting in 1957. After the end of the Civil War and the Reconstruction, it is clear that the White Americans and the Black Americans had been segregated in almost all areas of life (Tribute To August Wilson 1). These arenas included buses, schools, and even in sport, for instance, baseball. The play gives a practical example of a great player whose dream is crushed along racial lines, despite being good in the game of baseball. Troy Maxson, who is the protagonist in the play, defines his life ...

Rock and roll is one of the most important genres in the history of modern music. The signature guitar styles, drum rhythms, and powerful electric sound allowed this genre to singlehandedly change the way that music was created, presented, and performed. Rock and roll techniques and styles are present in almost every single genre on the radio today, and the traditional rhythms helped to form the basis for other styles of music. Bo Diddley was a rock and blues legend who was so intriguing that he spent over 60 years on the road playing his songs. Born in Mississippi, ...

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Nowadays, the importance of studying the ancient literature becomes an actual question. From year to year, an amount of worth studying contemporary literary works increases and a lot of students complain that they do not want to read and analyze literary works of the ancient authors. However, they forget that the ancient literary works were the first examples of literature in the history of humankind. They contain information about life and environment in the preceded days and inspire a lot of young writers. The aim of this paper is to prove that the ancient literature is a basis for ...

Frankenstein is one of the most successful stories that Mary Shelley wrote, and it has remained to become a legend to her writing and literary works. While this story was published in 1816, the inception of its story line began way before this date, and its eventual writing was a manifestation of life espionages that Mary endured. In fact, this story was written as a lamentation to the life’s discourse that Mary had experienced, especially after people she so much loved faced the cruelty in the hands of gruesome death. Therefore, the life discourse that Mary had experienced ...

In this paper I will do the near impossible and try to analyze the remains of the architecture of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (320-650 BCE). Analyzing the remains in terms of Art History is nearly impossible because there is nothing left outside, but some foundations that consist of piles of rocks. These are most likely the bases of the temple’s columns. The site only has one actual column that is still intact. Although, it looks as though it has been pieced together with scrap. A number of artists have created their interpretations of what they believed ...

Hey Jude: Protective Love and Psycho-cultural Aspects

“Hey Jude”, the iconic song that was written by Paul McCartney from July 29 to July 30, 1968 (Loker 62) of the legendary British all-male band, The Beatles, is a piece of popular music that is worth praise and amazement. Forty-eight years have passed and still the music world seems not to have fully recovered from the hysteria caused by this song, and that famous singers of the present age still pay tribute to the band and the song despite of the passing of time, so much so that it still has a strong influence on the young generation ...

Mesopotamia is one of the most important nexus of the entire world civilization and ancient urban culture. Sumer were the pioneers towards the establishment of this culture, with their achievement subsequently absorbed and developed by the Babylonians and Assyrians (Schneider, 2011). The origins of the Mesopotamian culture can be traced back to the 4th millennium B.C., which witnessed the emergence of the first cities. Throughout the long period of its existence, the Mesopotamian culture was characterized by inner unity, the succession of traditions, and the inseparable connection of its organic elements.
The initial stage of the foundation of the ...

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Star festival in Japan is also known as Tabanata. Tabanata is a Chinese word meaning evening of the seventh; hence, its origin is traced to China. Tabanata is an important festival in Japan where Japanese value it very much and it is commemorated once a year on the seventh day in either July or august, according to the lunisolar calendar. Tabanata festival is celebrated or performed at night on 7 July in accordance to their culture (Anesaki & Ferguson, 1928).
Most people in Japan either celebrate the day at home or school depending on someone’s program on that ...

The onset of jazz music was a luxurious and monumental thing for New Orleanians. Though music was essential to life in New Orleans throughout the nineteenth century, no sound that welcomed everybody. New Orleans was a diverse place where Creole, French, Spanish, and African cultures, among others, all lived elbow to elbow, with seemingly nothing in common other than a love for music. During the 1870’s could be heard everywhere. New Orleans was filled with the folky sounds inspired by European immigrants, and the distinct beats of African and Caribbean inspired musicians. As the turn of the century approached, these two ...

Managerial Decision-Making (MGMT530)

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Introduction – Overview of Decision Problem 4
Problem Statement 4
Objectives 5
Summary of Key Objectives 5
Alternatives 6
Description of Alternatives 6
Selection 7
Consequence Table with Original Values 7
Scoring Model 8
Weighted Scoring Model 9
Consequences: Risk Profile 10
Implementation, Monitoring and Control 11
Timeline 12
Summary 13

Works cited 14

Executive summary
The following decision-making proposal is designed to provide solution for the future management of the Preoperative Clinic (Rutledge Tower) and Ashley River Tower Clinic, both belonging to the Medical University of South ...

- THE OCENTRIC PERIOD:
- 500BCE – 0
- Middle Age – Byzantium
- ARISTOCRATIC PERIOD:
- Renaissance (1450-1550)
- The Age of Enlightenment (1550-1789)

IDEAS AND THOUGHT

RESEARCH JOURNAL
I. OCENTRIC PERIOD:
1. 500BCE – 0:

Ancient and modern have the following characteristics:
- Art was not the beauty residence: it is not the definition of beauty with art.
- Reasoning about art theory and beauty developed independently of each other.

Socrates

Socrates was born in Athens in 470 BC. His father, Sofroniks, was a stonemason and his mother a midwife. From his father, Socrates learned the craft ...

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Edgar Allen Poe was a great storyteller and one of the most important fiction horror story writers of his age. He was also credited with inventing the detective story when he came out with his Auguste Lupin character that was based in Paris and is rather a forerunner of Sherlock Holmes. In fact three of the classic Dupin cases; ‘The Purloined Letter’, ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’and ‘The Mystery of Marie Roget depict three classic situations which continue to affirm the point that Poe was the father of the detective novel. However this makes us observe the clarity with which ...

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The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight starts at a New Years Eve Feast at King Arthur’s court. The lavish feast is interrupted when the Green Knight arrives and issues challenge to King Arthur and any member of his Court to strike him with his own axe, on the condition that the challenger find him in exactly one year to receive a blow in return. When no one, including Arthur takes him up on this so he mocks them. In response to his taunts, King Arthur steps up and starts to take the axe. Sir Gawain jumps in. ...

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This religious report explains the different misconceptions that Christians have towards Muslims. Scarceness of information that Christians have towards Muslims and other religions is the leading cause of these misconceptions. Misconceptions towards other religions are extremely popular and will continue to survive from one generation to the next generation. These misconceptions are extremely dangerous since they hit Muslims relationship with other religions unconstructively. The best method to curb this problem-Enroll for a course in world religions whereby, you get to learn of the various customs that are practiced by these religious, minimizing any chance for uncertainties which are ...

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Since the sinking of one of White Stars Line’s most famous luxury ship, 100 years ago, there have been many films, books, speculations and myths about the Titanic’s tragic maiden voyage which cost the lives of over 1,500 people including women and children. The reasons of why the infamous ship sank is varies, some being factual accurate, others hypothesis that made sense and some that are just plain stories that have no place in history or science. These stories are what this paper will look at; claims that cannot be supported by scientific evidence, myths propagated ...

On the surface, the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight appears to be a simple tale of a knight who accepts a difficult quest and, fulfilling it, returns to the court at Camelot, victorious. However, upon further exploration of the poem, much about its meaning becomes increasingly ambiguous. For example, the poem’s fourteenth century poet could have had a very different intent concerning ideas of chivalry and temptation than a modern reader may assume after reading the poem. Literary scholars argue over the meaning of Sir Gawain in terms of ideas about chivalry, temptation, the role of women, and the place of ...

A myth refers to a legendary or traditional story regarding a hero, being or event (Armstrong 2). Myths, however, lack a basis of proof or a natural explanation to the topics they represent. These are, especially, the ones that talk about demigods, deities or tend to explain some rite, practice or a phenomenon of nature. Myths are traditional, but there is no doubt that they still have currency. What the history of myths, folklore, legends, and fables reveals is that they are frequently used to explain something that is not true, but complex and powerful in today’s world.
Today the name "myth" ...

Richard Wagner’s adoption of Schopenhauerian philosophy was in evidence in his work before he ever conceived of the Tristan und Isolde legend as opera. Many of the central figures in Wagner’s earlier works are actors in a dark universe, where heroism and a striving for happiness run up against the inevitable misery and hopelessness that Schopenhauer ascribed to the temporal world. Wagner came to realize that Schopenhauer’s concept of renunciation actually formed “a long-standing, if unconscious, Wagnerian conviction” (Vandenabeele, 349). As such, “the main characters of those operas he wrote before coming under the spell of Schopenhauer – The Flying ...

The paper talks about the history and emergence of Cargo Cults and their religious beliefs, practices and rituals. Cargo cults are part of the various contemporary forms of religious movements. Since the time of their emergence after the Second World War these Cargo Cults have continued to intrigue people because of their unorthodox ways of worship. The paper is focused on their habits and beliefs, and also talks about how these cults emerged and what seems to be their future. Even though most Cargo Cults are extinct the only one that continues is the John Frum cult, which is ...

Influence on Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R Tolkien’s fascination with old tales and sagas began at an early age. At sixteen, he was already able to read Middle English and Old Norse, and read the story of Sigurd in its original language (St. Clair 3; ch. 1).
Tolkien even translated the saga of Sigurd the Volsung from the original Icelandic language into English verse, which he titled The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún (Burns n.p.). His most famous works, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, owe a great deal to his passion for and extensive knowledge about sagas like Sigurd ...