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Many myths and fallacies have been perpetuated about contortionists ; most of them are because of the general public's unfamiliarity with human anatomy and physiology, while some are showman's hype that has been invented by the performers themselves or their promoters in order to make the act appear even more mysterious.
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Many myths, particularly from the Near East, feature a god who dies and is resurrected ; this figure is sometimes called the " dying god ".
Many cultures have myths about a flood that cleanses the world in preparation for rebirth.
Many religious and mythological systems contain myths about a paradise.
Many of these myths involve the loss of a paradise that existed at the beginning of the world.
Many contemporary and technologically advanced movies often rely on ancient myths to construct narratives.
* Many myths feature a global flood.
Many of her poems have been inspired by myths and fairy tales, which have been interests of hers from an early age.
Many scholars believe that these Greek myths actually show the interrelationship between Phoenicia and Greece, with such ancient antiquities being distantly linked, and historically much more fragmented.
Many myths have grown up around kahuna.
Many of the myths that are often disproved by similar environmental justice cases apply to Buttonwillow.
Many myths surround Hylton and his choice of names for the community.
Many threads of earlier myths are apparent in the new tradition.
Many myths, Eliade notes, " present us with a twofold revelation ":
Many traditional cultures have myths about the end of their world or civilization ; however, these myths do not succeed " in paralysing either Life or Culture ".
Many scholars, including researcher Anthony Smith, argue that nations tend to be formed on the basis of a pre-modern ethnic core that provides the myths, symbols, and memories for the modern nation and that WASPs were indeed that core.
Many myths, legends and fairy tales make use of this motif as a central element of narratives that are designed to illustrate inexorable fate, fundamental to the Hellenic world-view.
Many of the myths revolved around the Trojan war between Greece and Troy.
Many of these tales and beliefs may be quite ancient, and probably contain at least some elements of old mythical structure, but they are not myths themselves.
" Many myths have been propagated about socialism.
Many myths about the organic food industry have been spreading from either public fear or rare stories reported in the news.
Many myths have arisen concerning the Percy French incident.
Many of the factual details surrounding the life of Sister Maria are shrouded in myths and legends, some perpetuated by Father Kowalski ( who later elevated himself to archbishop of the Mariavites ).
Many myths have grown up around Matthew Walker, " the only man ever to have a knot named for him.
Many and fallacies
Many ad baculum arguments are not fallacies.
Many types of known non sequitur argument forms have been classified into many different types of logical fallacies.
Many cognitive distortions are also logical fallacies ; related links are suggested in parentheses.
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Many of them have drifted into the cities and towns and seaports.
Many years later I went to see S.K. in England, where he was living at Whiteleaf, near Aylesbury, and he showed me beside his cottage there the remains of the road on which Boadicea is supposed to have travelled.
Many readers of this department no doubt discount certain of my opinions for the simple reason that they can guess pretty accurately, even if they have never actually been told, what my age is.
Many styles have perforations and an almost weightlessness achieved via unlined leathers.
Many such loans have been made to establish small concerns or to aid in their growth, thereby contributing substantially to community development programs.
Many mills have already placed firm orders for this machine.
Many states have laws regulating the use of boat trailers and some have restrictions regarding the age of motor boat operators.
Many companies have upgraded their sales manpower and tested new selling, distribution, and promotion techniques to gain a bigger competitive edge.
Many companies have systems, particularly in R & D, which work more or less well, depending upon size and actual belief in the policy on the part of administration, as will be abundantly apparent in subsequent quotations.
Many of the men on our campus have a pretty set curriculum, especially in the various engineering fields, with few electives till the senior year.
Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent.
Many rate increases already have been put into effect.
Many years have passed since a Metropolitan audience heard anything comparable.
Many studies have observed the effects of volunteerism ( as a form of altruism ) on happiness and health and have consistently found a strong connection between volunteerism and current and future health and well-being.
Many of them also have infixes.
Many aquatic salamanders and all tadpoles have gills in their larval stage, with some ( such as the axolotl ) retaining gills as aquatic adults.
Many songs have used this term, including the American patriotic songs " America, The Beautiful " and " God Bless the USA ".
Many amateurs are beginners or hobbyists, while others have a high degree of experience in astronomy and often assist and work alongside professional astronomers.
Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values.
Many of the recent TV Games series of old Atari games have included either the 2600 or arcade versions of Asteroids.
Many species in the iris family have a great economic importance in ornamental horticulture and the cut flower industry, especially Gladiolus, Freesia, Sparaxis, Iris, Tigridia ( tiger lily ), Ixia ( corn lily ), Romulea, Neomarica, Moraea ( butterfly lily ), Nemastylis, Belamcanda, Sisyrinchium ( blue-eyed grass ), Crocosmia and Trimezia.
Many species have an erect woody stem which is covered with persistent dried leaves unless there have been fires, topped by a crown of long thin leaves.
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