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__Truth of Mythology__ Myths are make believe stories from a certain culture created to explain how something came to be. Although myths are fictional, is there truth to them? Myths are true in that they portray the environment and real beliefs of the culture they originated from, interpret natural events, and express the nature of real human beings. In the Greek myth, __The Creation,__ the Furies were spririts of revenge and murder. The creatures hounded murderers, especially those who killed a relative. This shows truth because it explains the way of humans. Humans seek revenge on those who do wrong against them and punish people who commit murder. Humans also are extremely protective of their relatives, like the Furies are said to be. In the Chinese myth, __Kua Fu Chases the Sun,__ the main chareacter, Kua Fu, drinks all of the water from a lot of the lakes in China. This is truth because it portrays the droughts in China and reflects how there are a variety of lakes there. I believe that even though myths aren't true themselves, in a way they are true because their events and characters reflect real things. Another example is the Australian myth, __Rainbow Serpent,__ the serpent cracked the ground, which symbolizes ditches in life today. By interpreting natural events, portraying the environment and real beliefs of the culture they originated from, and expressing the nature of human beings... myths are true.
 * October 22, 2007**

__Truth of Fear__ In the novel, //Lord of the Flies,// William Golding conveys the way fear can overcome you without you even knowing it. Golding writes about a group of English boys stranded on an island, due to a plane crash. The boys are forced to live only with one another and no adults. This may sound like fun to some, like it sounded fun to them in the beginning, but along with the "fun" comes responsibility. The boys were forced to make shelters for themselves, find food for themselves, and protect themselves. In the beginning of the story, most of the children were optimistic about their situation, and thought that it wouldn't be much trouble surviving on their own. The boys were unaware of their real emotions and the fear inside of them. By writing the story in this way, Golding portrayed that fear is something that often you aren't aware that you possess. The boys on the island turned into savages because of a "beast" that they all feared. They thought that there was a living thing on the island that would harm them if they didn't kill it. Little did the boys know, there wasn't a real beast... they all contained a beast inside of themselves that forced them to act like savages. The beast inside each of the boys was fear. They all believed that they weren't afraid of being on the island and surviving for themselves, but in reality they were all afraid of not being rescued and having to supply for their own needs.

Although the novel is fictional, the message conveyed in it is indeed true. Fear is something that we all have sometimes and don't know it. Because we lack the knowledge that we are afraid, we act in ways that are abnormal. Like the boys in //Lord of the Flies//, you can turn into a savage to cope with your fear or behave like you normally wouldn't. William Golding tells the truth in fear in his novel, because it is an inner beast that all of us need to conquer at times.

__The Truth in Dreams__ There are many different interpretations of dreams. Some people interpret dreams as a succession of images running through your mind during your sleep. These dreams can result from an event that happened that day or something important that is happening or going to happen in your life. Other times these dreams have no real meaning or purpose. The dreams, that occur in your sleep, are only true when they are about something that is relevant to your life. The other interpretation of dreams, which is more common, are your desires and wishes. These dreams have no truth because they are merely hope. For example, in the short story, //The Secret Life of Walter Mitty//, the main character Walter dreams about being a man who is respected and looked up to. These dreams have no truth to them because in real life, Walter is bossed around by his wife and disrespected by others on a daily bases. Walter only wishes that these dreams were true and that he were respected, but in reality he isn't. Another example of a dream that is merely hope but has no truth is the dream that the character Lennie has in the book //Of Mice and Men.//“Tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. Tell about that George.” (Page 14). Lennie hopes that one day he will be able to tend the rabbits and live on his own land, but this dream never comes true. Although dreams are only hope, the wishes and desires you have in your head, dreams can come true. The great thing about dreams is that they give you something to look forward to and to strive for. If you have a dream about something happening, then you will work towards achieving that dream. If you work hard enough, then you will be able to reach your dreams... at this point your dreams come true! If you dream big and work hard towards your dreams then they can come true, but until then dreams are only the desires you have in your head and nothing more.

Response to my postings: I found it interesting that in all of my postings, I said that truth can be something that is conveyed. Often time fictional situations or characters convey a message about something that is true and relates to real life. For example, in my second posting about fear, I told about how the fiction book //Lord of the Flies//, conveys a true message about how much fear can affect you.

What I discovered in my truth project: So far, I have researched Catholic beliefs and protestant beliefs. I have been comparing the differences between the two religions. I have not come up with and answer to my initial question yet. My question is why do catholics and protestants have different beliefs if they are both types of christians. I thought that I should first research what each of them believe, then try to find out why they believe those things. To present my research, I might use a power point. I believe that power point can be very useful in conveying information.

Question: Does anyone think they know they answer to this question or have facts about catholics or protestants?