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Urban Legends

Urban Legends. Myths. Religious origins From the past Explain the origins of life or define cultural values May be considered form of history/philosophy. Folklore. Present fictional plots Unknown time/place Explain how people handle their environment Include fantasy elements

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Urban Legends

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  1. Urban Legends

  2. Myths • Religious origins • From the past • Explain the origins of life or define cultural values • May be considered form of history/philosophy.

  3. Folklore • Present fictional plots • Unknown time/place • Explain how people handle their environment • Include fantasy elements • Involve people/animals that talk & act like people

  4. Legends • Tale about the past • Alleged to be historical • About people, places or events • About a king, hero, saint, famous person or war figure • Set in specific time/place

  5. Urban Legends • Fictional • Believable • Contemporary • May incl. traditional themes • Attributed to F.O.A.F. • Widely circulated

  6. Wedding Rice Rice thrown at weddings can swell & kill birds

  7. Food JELL-O is made from cow & pig bones, skins, & hides.

  8. Fears Progesterex, a small sterilization pill used by vets to sterilize large animals, is now being used by rapists to rape & sterilize their victims.

  9. Odd Behavior A man has been living at a Paris airport since 1988.

  10. Grotesque? • Tales of horror • Appeal to baser senses • Elements of fear • Elements of disgust • Contain comedic elements • Things we can’t classify

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