monster?” It is a fact that the Pilgrims did not go to America bearing gifts; they bore guns and tortured, butchered and eventually eradicated Native Americans, exploited and destroyed their land, crops and animals, all of which are not considered saving in my book. In conclusion, this story turned out to be an eye-opener, after all. Monsters are everywhere and appearances can be deceiving. Even those that seem the most innocent, pure and kind can very easily turn out to be the devils. The point is, are we truly awake when this happens or do we just live with it under our noses because we are too blind to see the truth? Cited Jersey/Leeds Devil.” Ed. Christina Dokou. An American Legends Reader. “The Athens: UoA, 2007. PDF Format. Np. Appleseed” “Johnny By Vladimir Tudakov (1563201300219) While reading about Johnny Appleseed, I kept struggling to figure out the reason why his story and, more importantly, the name Appleseed” felt so familiar to me. “Johnny I had a vague memory of an old Disney cartoon and I later discovered that “The Legend of Johnny Appleseed” is actually a segment from a 1948 Disney feature, called Melody Time. I also remembered my previous encounter with the name when I realized that Apple Inc., the world's largest information technology company, has been using it to advertise the iPhone and other devices in their demo keynote presentations and ads. Some of the most prominent elements which are present in every variation of Johnny Appleseed’s story I have read are nature, religion and the apple. Johnny is described as a devout American martyr, whose suffering has turned his life into a mission of planting apple seeds. Throughout various works of folklore, this particular act is presented as a symbolically loaded religious gesture, where the wild american nature has the role of the receptor. The earth receives the seeds and subsequently turns his sowing into benefit for others. Through this process, man and nature acquire a special kind of relationship that almost brings procreation with sexual intercourse to
monster?” It is a fact that the Pilgrims did not go to America bearing gifts; they bore guns and tortured, butchered and eventually eradicated Native Americans, exploited and destroyed their land, crops and animals, all of which are not considered saving in my book. In conclusion, this story turned out to be an eye-opener, after all. Monsters are everywhere and appearances can be deceiving. Even those that seem the most innocent, pure and kind can very easily turn out to be the devils. The point is, are we truly awake when this happens or do we just live with it under our noses because we are too blind to see the truth? Cited “The Jersey/Leeds Devil.” An American Legends Reader. Ed. Christina Dokou. Athens: UoA, 2007. PDF Format. Np. “Johnny Appleseed” By Vladimir Tudakov (1563201300219) While reading about Johnny Appleseed, I kept struggling to figure out the reason why his story and, more importantly, the name “Johnny Appleseed” felt so familiar to me. I had a vague memory of an old Disney cartoon and I later discovered that “The Legend of Johnny Appleseed” is actually a segment from a 1948 Disney feature, called Melody Time. I also remembered my previous encounter with the name when I realized that Apple Inc., the world's largest information technology company, has been using it to advertise the iPhone and other devices in their demo keynote presentations and ads. Some of the most prominent elements which are present in every variation of Johnny Appleseed’s story I have read are nature, religion and the apple. Johnny is described as a devout American martyr, whose suffering has turned his life into a mission of planting apple seeds. Throughout various works of folklore, this particular act is presented as a symbolically loaded religious gesture, where the wild american nature has the role of the receptor. The earth receives the seeds and subsequently turns his sowing into benefit for others. Through this process, man and nature acquire a special kind of relationship that almost brings procreation with sexual intercourse to
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