Urban legend

Sexual Racism in the American Societies The short story Naked by Joyce Carol Oates talks about anonymous female figure that lived a big shock because of the violence event she went through, that she was attacked by group of children which includes boys and girls, the eldest child was 12 years old. The writer describes those children in the story that they were, “small pack of black children…” this quote from the story would give the reader a hint to think if this story is about racism in…

You always hear about great legends, no matter where you are from. All my life I had heard about a great monsters who used to roam The Great Plains in Texas, but none of the stories matched the monster I had found. I lived in a small quaint house right outside of a town in the middle of the Texas Plains. Most of the townsfolk were superstitious. My mother was a carefree and spirited woman who let me roam the flat land, not troubled by the hideous monster myths. Many people thought my mother was…

The Vander Light This urban legend is said to have taken place in the 1800s, and is about the ghost of Arthur Matthews. Arthur Mathews was a Ticketmaster for the small train station located in Vander, North Carolina. The legend states that one rainy night the scheduled train was late and Arthur went outside on the platform with his lantern to see if he could see the train approaching. He slipped on the wet platform and fell onto the tracks hitting his head on a rail and knocking him out cold…

Slender Man a fictional urban legend that was first created in 2009, the creature better known as slender man haves; no face, no hair, very...very thin and wears a dark black suit. Slender man sometimes for joking reasons portrayed like a boogeyman like creature. Basically his made in the horror stories, which many people can tell why. The Slender Man was made by something awful as internet meme, but technically made by some guy named Eric Knudsen. Unlike many urban legends Slender Man, people…

Folklore are stories passed down from older to newer generations it’s based on Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales. Legends are based on historical facts, characters or events that have been embellished. Myths have supernatural beings or mythical creatures and are based on religion. Fairy Tales include imaginary creatures, sometimes magic, and has the theme of good versus evil. Australian folklore is counted as an urban legend, Australia’s stories about the aborigine’s is heavily concentrated in…

Have you ever ever been told to move in to a dark room with mirrors and chant “Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary. . .” and some thing dangerous will occur to you? Many people, including myself, have heard the legend of Bloody Mary as some men and women would call it the face in the reflect. The variant i've been told used to be that for those who go into a rest room in the dead of night with a lit candle and say the words “Bloody Mary” 3 to 100 times, you'll see her face. There are numerous possibilities…

Legends, a mix of truth and fantasy that's passed down for many of years and will continue to be passed down for many more. We’ve all heard legends of mystic beast roaming in the sea such as the kraken. The kraken has always been a legend in our stories, but what if it wasn't just a legend? It is said that all legends have a hint of truth in them the legend of the kraken is no different. Over years of evidence such as gigantic tentacles being found and constant stories of sea captains our…

Brazilian Cultural Folklore Research Brazilian folklore is filled with European,African and Native American legends.They practiced Catholicism and Protestantism.A legend is something you may believe is true. A myth is a story that can be told but it’s a false belief or idea.A fairytale is magical and imaginary story. The brazilian culture believed in lots of myths and fairytales.Brazilian culture favored myths more..They celebrated New Years every year.Some traditions included sports,parades…

Chupacabra What is a Chupacabra? “[A Chupacabra] is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico” (Wikipedia). There are people who believe it is real and others who believe it's just a myth. The Chupacabra is real because there are eyewitnesses that saw it, there are many dead animals that have been drained of their blood, and it was even identified by an expert. The first reason why the Chupacabra is real is because…

Folklore is almost like a game, every time someone tells a legend, myth or fairytale they alter it just enough to make it seem just a little more impressive. Legends, myths, and fairy tales are part of folklore used by cultures to pass down knowledge, but they gets changed over time turning them into the stories we know today. Legends are based on history, told over and over again, myths are based on religion and are often used to explain natural phenomenon, and fairytales contain magic, are…