Anglais: Mythes et héros

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Myths and Heroes

A myth is a story that may or may not be true. There may not be records or other proof that they happened, but at least some parts of myths may be true. Some myths may have started as ‘true’ stories but as people re-told them some parts may have been changed by mistake, or to make them more interesting. All cultures have myths and this mythology has been developed over time. Mythology includes the legends of our history, our religions, stories of how the world was created, and our heroes. These stories have great symbolic power, and this may be a major reason why they survive as long as they do, sometimes for thousands of years.

A hero is a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. It can be the main character in a book or a film or a person with superhuman qualities. It can also be a modern-day hero, a person who has performed a heroic act or simply our own personal hero, our role model, who we look up to.

The rags to riches stories of famous busnissmeen, sportsmen or showmen have given birth to a national myth: The American dream.

The American dream is commonly defined as a dream of Liberty and Justice for all, equal opportunities and the pursuit of happiness. It is also a belief in economic opportunitism and attachment to individualism.

We cannot deny the the fact that for decades the American dream has incited millions of people to leave their countries of origin to make their dreams come dream come true. It was the land of opportunites for so many people such as the narrator of the short story: “On the threshold of a new world.”

It's about a person who's certainly man since he writes books and speaks many feign languages. He might come from Estern Europe he might be a jew, he speaks hebbrew and yiddish and Russian. He must have emigrated to have a better life and for political and religious reasons. He was probably persecuted for his beliefs and he must have been denied the right to have a good job. He was certainly considered a second clan citizen.

Ellis island was the gataway for millions of migrations to the United-States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 utnil 1954.

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