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Lost City of Atlantis

Lost City of Atlantis. Nadine Schaefer Mrs. Kresge Scholar Freshman English. “ We may liken the false to the true for the purpose of moral instruction,” Michael Shermer. Is the message in the myth? Is the lost city of Atlantis fact or fiction?. TOPIC: Lost City of Atlantis.

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Lost City of Atlantis

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  1. Lost City of Atlantis Nadine Schaefer Mrs. Kresge Scholar Freshman English

  2. “ We may liken the false to the true for the purpose of moral instruction,” Michael Shermer. Is the message in the myth? Is the lost city of Atlantis fact or fiction?

  3. TOPIC: Lost City of Atlantis Why?

  4. INTRODUCTION The romantic myths and legends of Atlantis all started with Plato’s Timaeus, a persuasive dialogue that circa 600 B.C. Many people believe that the story of Atlantis is an accurate dialogue of a lost and forgotten land. Is the story that captured the imaginations of men, fact or fiction? People believe that Atlantis exists because of Plato’s persuasive dialogues, evidence of landforms, and proof of extinct civilizations.

  5. THESIS People believe that Atlantis exists because of Plato’s persuasive dialogues, evidence of landforms, and proof of extinct civilizations. WHY?

  6. BLUEPRINT 1 • Plato’s persuasive dialogues A. Dialogues B. Destruction C. Persuasive

  7. BLUEPRINT 2 II. Evidence of landforms A. Plato B. Found C. Convincing story

  8. BLUEPRINT 3 III. Proof of ancient civilizations A. Minoan Empire B. Extinct civilizations C. Found

  9. CONCLUSION • In conclusion, there has been story after story referring to the lost city of Atlantis. No one knows if these stories of Atlantis are correct; however, it is clear that Atlantis is still an unknown form of being. Although people do not have a legitimate answer, they still believe in its story. Plato’s persuasive dialogues, evidence of landforms, and proof of extinct civilizations allow people to believe that the city of Atlantis subsided.

  10. Works Cited • Keyes, Bradley. Atlantis-Fact, Fiction, or Exaggeration. Updated 1 June 1999. Accessed 3 Mar. 2008 <http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis>. • Krystek, Lee. The Lost Continent: Atlantis. Updated 2006. Accessed 3 Mar. 2008 <http://unmuseum.mus.pa/atlantis.htm>. • Lost City of Atlantis ‘found’. Updated 30 Sept. 2003. Accessed 4 Mar. 2008 <http://www.smh.com.au/articles/.html>. • “Lost Continents.” Oxford Companion to World Archaeology. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Bradford Area High School Library. Accessed 3 Mar. 2008 <http://oxfordreference.com/>. • Sacks, David. “Atlantis.” Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World. New York: File Facts, 195: 43. • Shermer, M. “The Myth is a Message.” Scientific America Oct. 2004: 42. • Spence, Lewis. The History of Atlantis. 1996 ed. New York: Gramercy Books, 1996. • The Lost City of Atlantis. Updated Dec. 2006. The Unexplained Factor. Accessed 4 Mar. 2008 <http://unexplainedfactor.com/>.

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