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    The Culture Of Dragons

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    Dragons a term which can be found in countless legends, fairytales, children’s books and cultures. The clawprint of the dragon has been found in ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts all the way into the Bible and more currently into many teen novels. Since the dragon has impacted almost every single culture and is in a book that many believe is the word of God, there are believers of dragons. Some of these people point to sea monsters as dragons, others say they have all long gone extinct, and some

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    Dragons Facts

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    Dragons from East Asia, on the other hand, were - and still are - revered representations of primal forces of nature, religion, and the universe ("Dragons - Creatures of Power." Web). Instead of looking like the European’s reptile with wings , these Asian dragons were depicted as more amphibious creatures with long, snake-like bodies (Than Web). In some myths, these dragons were even mosaics of multiple creatures - with a body of a snake, scales of a fish, antlers of a deer, and talons of a bird

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    The dragon is 9 different animals The dragon controls the sea and rain. The dragon does many amazing things but, the dragon can shape shift yet still have the spirit of the dragon. The Chinese culture believes that the dragon represents good luck, strength and controls water and floods. The dragon is the most powerful out of the three Chinese spirits. The second strongest of the spirits Some people say that dragons have no place in modern history but they are incorrect. Dragon myths should be told

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    Dragon Persuasive Essay

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    say that dragon are terrifying and mythical creatures,others say that they can be magnificent and beautiful.I think that dragons may be kind and carefull creatures.Lets see if we can make you think that too. My first reason,to why dragon are nice creatures,is because dragons can be protective.Dragons have a naterul instinct to protect the people or creatures that raised them,so if you raise a dragon,they may have the naturel instinct to protect you.It isn’t just about raising a dragon either.If

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    The History Of Dragons

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    to make theories on them. The dragon is still a relevant topic to this day and is often said to be seen. People try to connect the dragon to creatures in our current world. Dragons were used to depict man’s fear in animals, but to understand the relations of dragons to present day reality a person must know how others interpret them with theories. In ancient times, dragons were told by man in different ways. This would normally vary depending on religion. Dragons were shown with physical features

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    The Origin Of The Dragon

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    7 October 2014 Dragons Transformed Dragon have been predominant in many cultures for centuries. Its function may differ culture to culture but its identity has become a universal symbol; we all have the dragon in common. Dragons are everywhere and appear to be the most documented creature in all of ancient history, second to that of the human being (Isaacs 19). These magnificent creatures like any other monster have an origin. Scholars, however, debate the origin of the dragon pointing to several

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    Becoming The Dragon by Alex Sapegin is a Fantasy Fiction about the boy named Andrew Kerimov. Andy’s exciting story began when he was struck by lightning the day when his teacher took their class in a promised trip in the woods. Thereafter that horrifying event many things have changed and he then has no choice to put himself into a new regime. His time spent for computer games was now spent on reading books and skating in the park with some of his close friends. He even learned how to cook remarkably

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    lie-consuming dragon, lies take the form of monsters. The size of said monsters depend on the severity of the lie being told, and how badly the liar doesn’t want to be found out. But this doesn’t apply to all dragons, however. Dragons come into existence to fulfill the need or a strong wish of a human. A human who has seen all of their loved ones die and firmly wishes for solace will bring about an immortal dragon. A human who has been trapped all their life will bring about a dragon with powers of

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    Why Do Dragons Exist

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    Those quadrupeds are known around the world as dragons. These dragons may have a desire to help, destroy or safeguard, but they will never lose the danger factor. The origin, biology, and geology of dragons, and ancestors. This could make evidence of the dragon’s existence true or false. But, there still lies the question of whom are the questioners of the dragon’s existence? Then how has media immortalized the dragon’s existence? In short dragons, have become, the higher end of motion pictures

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    “The dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. They are much like the great reptiles which inhabited the earth long before man is supposed to have appeared on earth. Dragons were generally evil and destructive. Every country had them in its mythology.” (Knox, Wilson, “Dragon,” The World Book Encyclopedia, 1973) Dragons are told in almost every culture known to man. Descriptions of the Dragon have been written, drawn, and told in culture that could have never

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