“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Sleepy Hollow is a small Dutch town in rural New York. The women of these Dutch communities sit around their spinning wheels telling each other folklore and legends. One of these legends is about a Hessian soldier who got his head shot clean off by a cannon-ball in the Civil War. Every night he goes out to look for his head. This is what a female story looks like during the 1800’s. Focuses on legends and myths that the women can talk about during their gossip. However…

“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 says that El Chupacabra would hypnotize its prey…

Kostova utilizes the setting in The Historian to reinforce the legitimacy of the legend of Dracula. The reader is taken on a journey throughout time and space all over Europe, which is made all the more realistic by Kostova’s use of imagery and sensation. There are several different locations that are quite important to the story and establishing the history of Dracula. The location that has the most significance is Dracula’s tomb. The whole story has been geared to finally finding Dracula’s tomb…

According to the legend, Rome was founded by two brothers, and also known as demi-gods, Romulus and Remus. The legend claims that, they had a disagreement over who would rule the city and where the city would be located. Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself. This story of the founding of Rome is the most known but it is not the only one. Other legends claimed that the city was named after a woman, Roma, who traveled with Aeneas and the other fighters from Troy after that city had…

The Mother of a Legend (Me) “A lot of times in life, you have to do things you don’t feel like doing.” This is a quote my siblings and I have heard from my mom many times. Whenever we didn’t want to do schoolwork, go to events, or interact with others a certain way, my mother would remind us that just because we don’t want to do something doesn’t mean we shouldn’t. She would also let us know that there is either a reward or punishment for whatever we decide to or not to do. I never fully realized…

throughout legends and history. He is known as a powerful sorcerer and a mentor for the future King Arthur. His magical abilities include shapeshifting, spells, and foresight. According to legend, Merlin was born during the rule of King Vortigern, a 5th century warlord, in Carmarthen, Wales. He was given the name Myrddin Emrys, or Ambrosius, by his mother, the princess of Dyfed, whose father was a sub-king (King’s second in command). Merlin isn’t just a character from the Arthurian Legends, “Writer…

Legend of the Chosen Much of the Earth’s landscape had been changed by The Great Wars, the war that caused the holocaust, but some landmarks still remain. And these wars rearranged the planet 's geographical attributes and wiped out most human life on Earth. Each land was renamed after the compass point it faced; the Northland, the Southland, the Eastland, and the Westland. Towers, buildings, homes, Helicopters, towers, and buildings are in ruins, but have been in this state for quite some time…

head to a cannon ball while in the Revolutionary War. Is the Headless Horseman really a dead Hessian soldier or just a random citizen pulling a prank? Also, how effective was the Headless Horseman character to the readers? In this short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow” the Headless Horseman is most often seen riding by a church where historians from the area are buried. People believe the reason the Headless Horseman always rides by there is because he is in search of his lost head from the Revolutionary…

Wyatt Earp, a legend of the West, almost synonymous like Bufflo Bill, had entrance the nation with tales of outlaws, cowboy, and prowling lawmen. This has led to many myths surrounding the famous gunfight at O.K. Corral, in which its popularity as led to many films. The films, My Darling Clementine, Tombstone, and Wyatt Earp, share a common subject and information, however, each provides is own perspective into the Earps and the cowboy conflict. The films offer different versions of the same events…

By the time that “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was written, Capitalism was the dominant mode of production, and capitalist markets were spreading rapidly. This became especially true in the United States of America, which was heavily influenced by the British in matters of economy. Since capitalism was born in England, the influence of capitalism bled over into America while they were still under British rule (Wolf et al. 2670). However, by 1820, the year that “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was published…