Loch Ness Monster

Unicorns are known amongst the populous for being in just about every little girl’s imaginary sky castle. To understand the evidence proving unicorns, one must first know where the idea of a unicorn came to be. Lore surrounding the unicorn could not be easily dated, simply that it was there in an unrecorded history. The closest date hat has been speculated would be that unicorn lore started in about 300 B.C.E. (Shepard). Stories of the unicorn told nowadays are seen as pure fantasy that they live

Myths like the loch ness monster and Bigfoot were big stories but no real proven evidence of their existence. Many investigations were made and a lot of so called “evidence” to prove that such myth exist. But there is one thing that most myths don’t have and that’s government officials getting involved. If a myth is that serious in order to involve the government, it’s got to be a pretty big myth. Similarly aliens were really never proven to exist until the summer of 1947 on a small ranch outside

known for its massive size and fire breathing capability. They are usually talked about as very disruptive but intelligent creatures. The kraken, this creature is probably one of the most well known of the fictional mythical sea creatures. This monster is known for its huge size, sharp teeth, and terrifying capability to take whole ships under in just a few minuets. The modern day view of this terrifying creature is a large squid like creature. Original Stories of this creature often had more crablike

The supernatural. A general term used for an event or occurrence in our world that seem to lack any rational explanation or is beyond the understanding of science. For centuries people have been creating myths and legends in order to rationalize the occurrence of things that they did not understand. The supernatural includes a plethora of myths such as: religion, ghosts, reincarnation and even astrology. The supernatural to this day, has been used to fill in the "grey area" that exists, the area

Monster of Latin America The Chupacabra is the legendary hairless, dog-like creature that is responsible for the cattle mutilations in Latin America. This “strange alien-like bipedal monster with red eyes and a long, thin row of spikes down its back” rips its victims apart and removes the ears, eyes, lips, and some organs (Coleman). Also, it sometimes drains the blood completely. The creation of the Chupacabra says a great deal about humanity. The legend of the Chupacabra shows that humans want

paranormal phenomena more than men. “More women than men believe in ESP (especially telepathy and precognition), astrology; hauntings, and psychic healing. On the other hand, men have stronger beliefs in UFOs and bizarre life forms, for example the Loch Ness monster” (Pollak

What did the early American pioneers see when traveling the uninhabited wilderness of the early 1800’s? Could they have be seeing a black bear standing momentarily on its hind legs or was it actually what we now call Bigfoot today (“The Canadian Encyclopedia”). The origin of Bigfoot dates even further back to Native American myths portraying a large aggressive ape like animal walking on its hind legs eating children and animals (“New World Encyclopedia”). Since then there have been thousands of

I have decided to do my thrid quarter project on “El Chupacabra”. El Chupacabra is a myth or legend centered from Puerto Rico. I have grown much interest in this folktale. The mysterious and puzzling creature brings great interest to me. I’m eager to learn more about the Chupacabra. So with interest I believe this topic would be the correct choice for me. It is believed that the Chupacabra would suck the blood out of chickens and mostly goats leaving an insightful wound right at the neck. Legend

Understatement To state that (something) is smaller, less important, etc., than it really is Found Example “I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.” (Salinger, Catcher in the Rye) Original Example He underestimated the grave situation they were facing. Allegory a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation Found Example All animals are equal but a few

The El Chupacabra is one of the most well-known cryptids in popular culture. The name El Chupacabra, means “goat sucker” because witnesses say they find blood drained from goats or other livestock. The chupacabra is said to have two appearances one being reptilian, with a row of spines on its back with sharp fangs in its mouth. The chupacabra is bipedal when standing and hops like a kangaroo, it can also be around three to four feet tall. Another image of the chupacabra is it lacks hair and similarly