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===__Prompt # 1: What is the "truth" of mythology?__  The truth of mythology is that the culture’s belief of the myth and how things in myth came to be. I think the culture’s viewpoint of the myth reflects their culture and can be their truth of the land or beliefs. The culture creates the myth to explain how things came to be, so that is their truth. Sometimes, the culture’s truth is questionable and the truth can be different between different cultures and generations. For example, in the Rainbow Serpent, an Australian myth, the culture believes the serpent created the mountains, ditches and waterholes. I think that makes since because the large serpent slithering around Australia would be a reasonable cause of the geography. Also, in The Raven, a North American myth, the raven would remind the people to bring their kaks, which were warm blankets. The culture believes that that is why the raven now makes sounds like “kawk” or “kak”. That is a very reasonable truth I think because that makes since that the raven would help the people remember to keep warm with their “kaks” and the ravens make the sound “kawk” today. In the myth, Grandmother Spider stole the fire, a Chactow myth, the beliefs of the Chactow are the way the animals came to be. For example, in the story the Opossum tries stealing the fire but instead he burns all the hair off his tail, the Buzzard tries to steal the fire but instead burns all the feathers off it's head and it becomes red and blistered. The crow tries to steal the fire and instead the fire makes his white feathers black, and his voice turns harsh from being over the smoke. This myth is their truth of how those animals became the way they are now. So, the truth of mythology is the culture's distinct belief of how something became the way it is now. It is not always correct, or logical, but it is what that culture believes. ===

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__Prompt #2: What is the "truth" about fear?__
=== Golding wants us to see the truth in fear in this book. Fear can be portrayed in many different ways and each person has their own truths of fear. For many boys on the island, especially the “littlins”, their truth of fear was the unknown. The boys didn’t know how to survive in the forest with no adults which was a truth that came to all of them. All the kids have parents and the fear came when no adults were present on the island. Another fear was the “beastie” or the beast. This fear was kind of like the fear of the unknown because the kids did not know what the beast was or what it could do. Their truth was in themselves and the truths of others because they had no real evidence of the beast itself. The kids trusted the other kid’s truths because they themselves did not know the truth in the beast. The fear of reality is also a common theme between the children. All of the kids cannot grasp the truth of being abandoned and stranded on an island with no adults, fear of the beast, and not being prepared for a situation like so. Their truth of fear was in themselves because they were helpless and hopeless on the island. All of the truths of fear in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies were related to one common fear; the fear of the unknown. ===

__Prompt #3: What is the "truth" about dreams?__
=== Truth in life is the realization of something, depending on your opinion and views. Everyone has the right to their own truth in whatever they want. Some truths are your own, and some can be inherited from others or your environment. The truth in dreams is something that is physically achievable and obtainable that you set out to acquire. A dream can be a wish for something or a desire for a condition or state of being. A person’s truth can be something they perceive as obtainable. One way people have truth in their dreams is by setting goals. Goals are like the check points on a road map to completing a dream. Dreams can ultimately be truths in our lives, because the feeling of accomplishment can be a great and successful feeling. Everyone’s truths in dreams can be different, but my truth in dreams in working hard and setting goals along the way to ultimately get me my desire. ===

= __Research Progress:__ =

**These supporting questions can ultimately help me answer my big question.** **As of now, I do not know exactly how to present my topic. I am looking for maybe a more creative and hands-on presentation. If you have any ideas PLEASE let me know.**
 * **What qualities are important in a friend?**
 * **Why do we need friends?**
 * **How do you make friends?**
 * **What is a friend?**