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Lit127: Mythology & Folk Literature July 16, 2012 The Koran

Lit127: Mythology & Folk Literature July 16, 2012 The Koran.

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Lit127: Mythology & Folk Literature July 16, 2012 The Koran

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  1. Lit127: Mythology & Folk LiteratureJuly 16, 2012The Koran

  2. The informant is actually my father. He is a diligent person who would read books from its cover to cover unlike me who just reads a couple of pages and then closes it. I wonder why my father did this. I asked him why and his response was he just tried it and it worked and this habit helped him pass some exams. For me this is just one of those superstitious beliefs. If there is one thing that this myth promotes, it is laziness. If students believe in this superstition, the tendency is that they would just be dependent on literally sleeping on a book and not study comprehensively.

  3. We could say that my great grandfather was absent minded that time, but it is impossible that it would take him that long to get home. The only explanation to it is the supernatural beings lurking in the woods.

  4. displays the picture of the Sigbin taken in at a zoo in Zamboanguita, Negros. I honestly do not want to believe that this creature truly exists but then the picture speaks to me to believe it does.

  5. I’ve searched Santelmo on the internet to find out if there is an English word for it, but only to find out that actually it is called as St. Elmo’s fire. According to the Wikipedia, St. Elmo's Fire has long served as an omen of heavenly intervention to sailors. The name of St. Elmo is attributed to an Italian derivation of Saint Ermo or St. Erasmus, the patron saint of the early Mediterranean sailors challenging the powers of storm and sea in small sailing vessels.

  6. When I surfed the internet I found this website, http://www.columbretis.com, which features the history of Sulat and a paragraph there says,

  7. Repaldeo was also characterized as someone with special abilities and came from a family that is known for this. He is able to regenerate fast when his wound or injury is submerged in water. This type of character is common among the myths of some places in the Philippines. It reflects their culture by showing the Filipino’s belief in anting-angting or agimat and having abilities that normal humans do not have.

  8. I believe that dipping the spoon in the rice has nothing to do with the rice to be cooked correctly. It has no connection at all. This story just sounds possible but may have no basis in actual truth.

  9. Ways to Improve Your Paper Make a checklist: • Did you analyze what evidence the informant provided? • Did you search online for similar myths in the Philippines or other cultures? • Did you explain what purpose the myth serves in the community? • Did you explain why the myth may continue to persist?

  10. Don't just analyze the myth. Analyze the informant.

  11. Avoid statements like "the only explanation is" unless you are really, completely sure it is the ONLY explanation

  12. Avoid saying something like "FOR ME, this myth seems impossible." Instead, weigh the reasons it may or may not be possible from an objective perspective, as a scholar would."

  13. Rethink your structure. Many of you start by stating whether or not the myth is believable. Instead, start with background research, then analyze specific details, alternate explanations, and then finally arrive at a conclusion.

  14. A myth is not necessarily true or not true. Maybe parts of the myth can be verified. Identify which can & can't be verified.

  15. Very few people considered correlation vs. causation. Many of you stated that you think there is no causation, but you fail to consider whether there might be correlation

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