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=__**1. The Real “Truth” of Mythology:**__ October 22, 2007=

Mythology is a story that includes the supernatural, human nature, culture, and how something in nature came to be. But what is the truth behind it? I think that every story that has mythology is really trying to explain how their culture is, and how they want to be portrayed. For example, in “The Rainbow Serpent”, the Australian culture is trying to prove why they are not trusting of people. They let this snake who claims to be part of their tribe in and they let him stay. How does he repay them? He eats 2 of their boys. He then runs away. Now personally I wouldn't trust anyone after that. This explains that they give their trust to something and then he abuses it. Also, in the story “The Odyssey” Odysseus is portraying the Greek culture. The Greeks want to be known as brave, powerful, and strong people. They want to be great. Well they definitely did that in this story. They show how Odyesseus survives all of these hardships and is a sole survivor. Well they are saying that they are great and amazing people. They survived the impossible. That’s the main reason people tell myths; to tell something about their culture. So, through the thousands and thousands of myths in the world, their only main purpose is to explain why their culture is like it is.

=**__2. The “Truth” About Fear__****__:__ January 26, 2008**= In “Lord of the Flies,” William Golding uses fear in almost every aspect of his book. He incorporates it into the characters, the setting, and the symbols. He tells that the truth of fear is everywhere and everyone fears it. First, he uses fear in the characters. When we meet Percival, a little one, he is the fear. He is afraid of everything. Percival also represents the fear in all of the older boys as well as the younger ones. Percival shows that there is fear in everyone and that some people are just more up front about it. Fear is also shown through Piggy. Piggy is that kind of fear of consequences. He says that if we lose sight of home then we will all die. Piggy also describes how he is in fear of people. He tells Ralph that Jack wants to hurt him and that he is frightened by it. Piggy represents fear of people. Also, Golding describes the fear that is in the setting. When he talks about the dark forest and the unknown part of the beach, he is showing us fear. All of the boys fear the dark and the unknown aspect of things. Golding also hints to the fact that the boys are afraid of the water; the deep, unknown water where “the beast” supposedly comes out. Finally, Golding provides an inside look to fear through some of the symbols. The stick that is pointed at both ends is like the beacon for fear. Ralph fears it when he is running through the jungle trying not to get caught and hunted. It is also how Simon is killed and that strikes fear into the boys because they don’t want to end up like him. However, there is no symbol of fear than “the beast.” The boys, all of them, show their fear of it, in at least one point in the book. “The beast” is fear and it is the fear and imagination of every single one of the boys combined. Through the many objects of fear in “Lord of the Flies,” we are able to determine the truth of fear in the story. The truth is that in everything, everyone, and everywhere, there is fear. Though there may be a difference of fear in some cases, everyone has it. Ralph being afraid of the boys and not getting home; Piggy and his fear towards Jack, and of course Percival’s fear of the beast. In everything, and I mean everything, there is fear.

=__3. The "Truth" About Dreams:__ April 8, 2008= In the past months, we have learned a lot about dreams. I think that the real truth behind dreams is that they show you your inner most desires and wants and makes you do things that can help accomplish them. For example, in //Of Mice and Men// Lennie's dream in life is to live with George off the fat of the land and raise rabbits. Because Lennie has these very real dreams, he is very, very persistant of reminding his friend George of this place. He wants to live there so bad that he ends up killing a woman because he believes that she will ruin his chances of tending to the rabbits. Dreams are very powerful. Another example of dreams showing your ultimate desire, is Langston Hughes poem "Dreams," he talks about dreams and if they die it would be like a barren field. Those are some harsh words because a barren field means no crops and death. And that is not very good. Though everyone has very differnt opinons on dreams, mine is that dreams reveal our desires and wants, and sometimes even help us accomplish them.

=__**4. Response: April 9,2008**__= When I was re-reading all of my entries, I realized that I pretty much have the same thoughts for all of it. I always think that something represents fear or a dream or a myth. I always think someone symbolizes it.

=__5. "Truth" Research Project: April 29, 2008__= My essentail question for the truth research project is 'How do we decide what beauty is?' WHen I was researching, I found out that styles, fashions, and "beauty" has changed throughout time. Differnet things have been considered beautiful and this idea has changed. Also beauty has been impacted by movies and music. Different people change our ideas. What I still need to find out is why we indivually think someing is prettier. Is it because of something in past experiences or what? For my presentation, I was thinking about showing some movie clips an using many posters or maybe a powerpoint.