1 / 8

The mythical creature

The mythical creature . By: Tania Hernandez . Background. Conspiracy theory on mermaids First story told in Assyria Christopher Columbus and Taro Horiba believe in mermaids Going to show proof if its True/False . Political Motivations .

gilon
Download Presentation

The mythical creature

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The mythical creature By: Tania Hernandez

  2. Background • Conspiracy theory on mermaids • First story told in Assyria • Christopher Columbus and Taro Horiba believe in mermaids • Going to show proof if its True/False

  3. Political Motivations • Discovery channel explains that the government threatened scientist not show proven facts • Sound Effects and video shown government didn’t want them exposed

  4. Evidence Confirming Conspiracy Theory • Discovery Channel/ Animal Planet shot an interview of marine biologist about the discovery of mermaids • They show proof in the video

  5. Evidence Refuting Conspiracy Theory • Marine biologists in discovery channel were actors • In the end they had a disclaimer • An actual marine biologist knew it wasn’t true and gave us evidence

  6. Hernandez 6 My Opinion • With proven evidence mermaids don’t exist • Marine Biologist (David) gave me enough proven facts • The show its self said it was fake

  7. What I learned • Mermaids do not exist • The show in discovery channel about mermaids was fake • Legend/ Theory still continues now in this day

  8. Work Sited Adams, Quincey. "Is the Government hiding the truth about mermaids? | Battle of the Bilge." MOAA Blogs. Web. 13 Jun 2013. <http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2012/08/is-the-government-hiding-the-truth-about-mermaids/>. "Animal Planet." Animal Planet. Web. 6 Jun 2013. <http://m.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/mermaids/videos/the-new-evidence-unlock-new-mermaids- evidence%3Fpage%3D0>. " 'Mermaids: The Body Found' fake documentary confuses viewers | 9news.com." 9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's online news leader | Breaking news, headlines, weather, sports, business and more.. Web. 6 Jul 2013. <http://www.9news.com/news/article/277960/151/Mermaids-The-Body-Found-fake- documentary-confuses-viewers>. Shiffman, David . "Mermaids aren’t real: Animal Planet’s fake documentaries misrepresent “ ocean life. - Slate Magazine." Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts - Slate Magazine. Web. 6 Jul 2013. <http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/05

More Related