MERMAIDS CAN GIVE US BENEFITS BASED
ON THE MYTHS AND CULTURE BELIEFS
A Research Paper Presented to
The English Resource Center
School of Multimedia Arts
Asia Pacific College
Magallanes, Makati City
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Course
ERESWRT- Research Writing
Danilyn A. Fresnido
August 2014
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Aquatic Humanoids or what they call Mermaids are not real. Mermaids has been the center of attention when the hoax documents and evidences saw in the internet . Many people tried to believe that mermaids really exist but in the end they found that it is only a fake document.
Back then when technology was not fully discovered yet, people then were easily to believe on things even if they don't see it yet. Some people used other people,who believe that mermaids really exist, to have some money on their own. If you look on the possibilities why mermaids are not real it is just because we don't have enough modern technology equipment. Trying to ask people about the existence of mermaids and post it on the facebook, twitter, instagram or any other social media sites they will comment that they don't really exist based on scientific evidences that many professional scientists research and studied. In the article entitled "Five reasons mermaids are impossible" by Emily Willingham. This article states that even the description of mermaids physical feature is not the only one that is really hard to believe this will tell you that simple reasons can have a deeper explanation like this article.
According to Emily Willingham "Sure, it’d be interesting. But the world’s packed with enough remarkable, impossible-seeming real species, many of them in the sea, that we don’t really need to invent half-anythings to keep our attention." (http://www.doublexscience.org/five-reasons-mermaids-are-impossible/).
One of the reasons why mermaids cannot be real has been differ from many ways. First she said that nature itself doesn't cut two completely and very distantly species in half and fuse together the parts. Humans and fishes don't even have the same organs and parts in the way that humans hips meet a fish tail. Parking a human colon on top of a fish bladder, swim bladder and stomach. And do you think how will they fit together how will it function well. By the way the second is, if nature change tail from humans torso maybe because of parthogens or mitotically producing mermaids together of a fish and a human. Thirdly, your skin and their skin are the same that is pretty much nonstop 24-7 immersed from saltwater for a quarter of our makes you think that you and me think that their not beautiful, smooth-skinned maiden who is combing her hair beside the rocks. Fourthly, we are going to think that mermaids is like our skin that has too much damage on their skin they would look like a shriveled, peeling raisin on their fish tails. Finally, and the last humans poop can you imagine how mermaids will do that.
"Apparently, the underwater world depicted in the show seemed so real that many watching it thought it was a documentary. This may have been because of the two scientists in the program who testified that “they found the remains of a never-before-identified sea creature.” by Amy Friedman (http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/04/u-s-government-confirms-there-are-no-mermaids/).
The US National Ocean Service confirm about mermaids existence that there are no living aquatic humanoids in the sea. US Government confirm about this(aquatic humanoids) because of the hoax documentary that the Animal Planet presented which is a part of their monster week called Mermaids: the Body Found. The documentary seemed to be real and many people believe because Animal Planet used an underwater world make it become so real makes people to watch this documentary.
According to Dan Evon, "Robertson said that he made Mermaids: The New Evidence appear like a documentary because he wanted it to be believable." (http://www.inquisitr.com/679069/mermaids-still-not-real-despite-new-evidence-video/).
Biologist Dr. Paul Robertson admitted that the documentary released by the Animal Planet Mermaids: The Body found was a bit of a hoax. The documentary makes the people and the netizens raised the issue about the existence of mermaids. Animal Planet didn't debunk the documentary so he admitted that the documentary was a bit of a hoax. He told the Mother Nature Network that the documentary is scientifically fictional based on scientific theory. Mermaids: New Evidences appear like a documentary because he wanted it to believable. Robertson explained that he only made the hoax documentaries about the existence of aquatic humanoids because he wants to emphasize that animals that can live on the land and in water can be the same as the theories like the Aquatic Apes Hypothesis. The program used straight to the point ideas and images that make people believe that mermaids actually exist. He also said that the hoax documentary work because we believe on such things that are not scientifically proven by the scientists but if you think there's any stories more appealing than a legend that can be believed.
Based on my observation the concept of mermaids may either benefit a person regardless on whether or not you believe in them and they still have importance to each one of us, even if they're not real.
We need to study this because even if mermaids doesn't exist in world, this study will make understand that there physical features or way they used to live in stories, makes a difference or changes not only for one's self but for our society.
The purpose of this paper is to explain why few mermaid myth is important.
B. Statement of the problem
This study aims to answer this question:
- What are the benefits that mermaids can give us based on the myths and culture beliefs?
C. Significance of the Study
Teenagers- The research paper will help them to know why mermaids are not only for kids and to understand how mermaids will help for their studies.
Parents- The parents will know how mermaids can affect the minds of their children and how they are supposed to act on such things that there children will not be confused.
Future Researchers- This papers are going to be useful to those people who is going to do the same things as this. Some researchers who fail to impress or persuade the readers because they require more evidence or informations. This paper can help them improve and understand a lot that they want to emphasize in their papers.
D. Scope and Delimitation
This study is about mermaids that can give us benefits based on the myths and culture beliefs. People decide to think mermaids in a positive way and used it as an inspiration to try new things in life. some would either used to believe or not but is actually how you understand mermaids as an ideal example of a woman that can benefit about it.
Due to lack of time this study will no longer discuss how cultures or history come up of a creatures like mermaids what are there basis to believe on such things that is hard to believe or trust. However it can further discuss some scientific reasons can help people that mermaids is a culture based not scientifically based.
E. Materials and methods
The information relevant to the study were gathered from various online resources. The researcher used this sources to gather information and summarized it to make the study more understandable.
This can make a person realize that mermaids are not that there are symbolizes a matter that can give us benefits.
F. Definition of Terms
Aquatic Humanoids- long term for mermaids.
Hoax- into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous.
Netizens- called for the people who used netwoks to express their feelings.
Chapter 2
I. Definition and Myth of Mermaids
Mermaids is classified as the aquatic humanoids under the sea. This mythical creature had started many years ago with the knowledge of the conquerors of many countries. From their own culture they describe mermaids as the guardians of the sea or what they call they call the spirits of the sea. They say that this creatures used to sing behind those big rocks, while there are sailors and big ships sailing finding were that voice come from. And because of this mythical creatures there are different stories that is classified in every country.
Usually, mermaids are originally came from various cultures, books and different kinds of movies. Some of them used to believe that mermaids is a nymph of the sea. They believe that mermaids has that long shiny hair, a face of an angel, a shiny shimmering tail and of course a voice that can captivate a person who will hear it. Unfortunately, some cultures and traditional stories said used to think and imagined that mermaids aren't that pretty and not captivated enough but if and only if you will hear their that will be the time you will be drowned!!
Cultures and myths from different countries has their own believes about mermaids. Some traditional countries have a gods and goddess for them to praised just like the sea. According to legends of yore, there was a time that a one sailor saw a glimpse of mermaids tail and really charmed by its attractive tail so he decided to jumped to the water, but eventually drowned. All of us, know that mermaids are not real and was proven that it is only the psychological hallucination of the sailors that there are mermaids.But this time I will ask you a question, what is a mermaid and what is the story behind them??
According to an article, entitled "Mermaids | Folklore & Mythology" by Jennifer Tyrell, she states about
her country Canada and the possibilities about the mythological creature(mermaids) that it guarded the water
parts of their country and the other countries of the world(but still it based on the scientific evidences that it
never exist). They describe mermaids as half human and half fish and commonly the upper body would be a
face a maiden or a woman and the lower body would a fish. She also tell some stories about the people who
said to saw a mermaid. "It stated that It is widely said that what people are seeing when they look at what they say are mermaids is actually a large water animal called a Manatee. This large water animal likes to spend most of its time in the shallow waters of the Southern USA. And it may account for some sightings. But if the person seeing this creature is convinced it is a mermaid and it holds a special meaning for them then who can argue with them that what they saw was not one, in at the very least the spiritual sense." (http://www.pararesearchers.org/index.php?/20080731305/Folklore-Mythology/Mermaids.html).
These is the story that explains mermaids already caught the attention of many people not only because their uncommon description of this creature they want us to believe but because where they live and the incredible mermaids they used to say.
II. Benefits of mermaids based on the myths and culture beliefs
A. Fashion
Mermaids in the past years is nothing, they only talked about the mystery and history about mermaids on how they exist or theories about them. But some of people used their creativity and imagination for them to have benefit for mermaids even if their not exist in this world. Fashion is flexible and evolutionary. It only explains that mermaids inspired many people to use the unique and elegant style of mermaids under the sea.
Some people inspired their master piece from the movie Little Mermaids they based their dress to fit on that way were princess rule to kids. In this era, fashion does not enlighten once physical appearance but also the country it represents too.
Because the incredible looks of mermaids that is used to believe by many of us, the fashion designer used or based to made the or many "fashionistas" to buy their dressess and gowns.In short mermaid fashion inspired by mermaids can make the country or the society rich.
As to Shitika Anand's article, entitled as: "Mermaid Fashion Inspiration", it says that mermaids doesn't have to be only underwater stories but can inspire many people to do many things about mermaids. We all know that mermaids has that magnificent beauty and incredible tail that shimmers, the designers used mermaids as to based because mermaids always get the attention of the people. The author said"Urban mermaid: style from the sea.Walt Disney fairytales made mermaids, oysters, pearls, and glitter seem whimsical; but the fashion crowd have claimed the look and given it in an urban edge in 2012." (http://www.fashionising.com/trends/b--mermaid-fashion-inspiration-1093.html)
Fashion will not be the one that represent you because you are the one accept fashion in your life and because of that designers used mermaids, because all of us now that mermaids represent feminism and almost of the fashion in the world are women. Mermaids must not be stuck on the but also in our society.
B. Culture
Roman mythology is usually comes from the stories or beliefs of the members
Aboriginal race of Australia. Cultures depiction about mermaids really affects
the minds of many people. They believe that mermaids has there own
classification or own definition based on their countries. They relate mermaids
on what they observe in their environment. People who either believe mermaids
are not real or not was confused about how they will interpret such things to
be fake or not. This will make the traditions and beliefs of many tribes that because of mermaids and other Gods and Goddesses they used to believe. Their will become wider and wider and can pass to many generations of their tribe or country.
C. Technology
There was a time when researchers used to discover living things and non-living things that was uncommon to human beings. But before that, many years past, people learned to used water and began to travel it their are some stories which is used by the sailors and fishermen that their are human-half fish used to stay behind the rocks and lives underwater. That stories past many generations until now, they tried to discovered the existence of the aquatic humanoids(mermaids) but unfortunately seems to be the evidences of their existence. In the article entitled "NOAA Denies Existence of Mermaids" by Benjamin Radford. This article states that NOAA declared the existence of mermaids to be a fake.
According to Radford, "Interestingly, NOAA has a history of addressing a few legends relating to oceans, including Atlantis and the Bermuda Triangle. Part of NOAA’s mission is public education and outreach, and if they get enough queries from the public on a given topic (even a mythical one) it’s likely they will address it." (http://news.discovery.com/history/noaa-mermaids-120629.htm).
Explains that finding a thing that is not exist in this world is very hard to find but instead finding this creatures'(mermaids') you will find some magnificent things that is hidden under and above this world. Technology would never advance if you don't want to know if that thing is really exist unless you do some research or modern technological things. Lets thank mermaids because without them their would be know Atlantis and Bermuda Triangle that we know that is a part of our history and past.
III. Conclusion
The research found out that their several things that people can benefit to mermaids even though their not true. Because of the history and culture our parents or teachers used to teach when we were still young is one of the reasons why you are in this position.
Mermaids contribute many various thing such as technology, fashion specially our culture which they originally came from. This mythical creature is not all about the sea, the stories they used to talk, and the things about negative in mermaids but we can also relate it to the reality were nothing is fantasy and full of creativeness and problems
Anything can be harmful to us but let us remember that not all realities in life could be the once who makes us success in our lives. But if think more deeper to it, it is not about the reality we can benefit to sometimes it comes from the simple things that will give us a very intelligent idea that more things in life are not yet discover but it can be your inspiration and basis, like mermaids. Mermaids can be the one of the mythical creatures that capture the attention of many people so many people used their creative minds to used mermaids as an inspiration in their success.
Summary
This paper attempted to determine the benefits that mermaids can give us based on the myths and culture beliefs.
The research design used in this study is the descriptive research method wherein data from documents and articles found in the internet were used to answer the research question posed. The research finding were the following:
Conclusions
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:
Due to lack of time this study will no longer discuss how cultures or history come up of a creatures like mermaids what are there basis to believe on such things that is hard to believe or trust. However it can further discuss some scientific reasons can help people that mermaids is a culture based not scientifically based.
E. Materials and methods
The information relevant to the study were gathered from various online resources. The researcher used this sources to gather information and summarized it to make the study more understandable.
This can make a person realize that mermaids are not that there are symbolizes a matter that can give us benefits.
F. Definition of Terms
Aquatic Humanoids- long term for mermaids.
Hoax- into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous.
Netizens- called for the people who used netwoks to express their feelings.
Chapter 2
Discussion
What are the benefits that mermaids can give us based on the myths and culture beliefs?
Mermaids is classified as the aquatic humanoids under the sea. This mythical creature had started many years ago with the knowledge of the conquerors of many countries. From their own culture they describe mermaids as the guardians of the sea or what they call they call the spirits of the sea. They say that this creatures used to sing behind those big rocks, while there are sailors and big ships sailing finding were that voice come from. And because of this mythical creatures there are different stories that is classified in every country.
Usually, mermaids are originally came from various cultures, books and different kinds of movies. Some of them used to believe that mermaids is a nymph of the sea. They believe that mermaids has that long shiny hair, a face of an angel, a shiny shimmering tail and of course a voice that can captivate a person who will hear it. Unfortunately, some cultures and traditional stories said used to think and imagined that mermaids aren't that pretty and not captivated enough but if and only if you will hear their that will be the time you will be drowned!!
Cultures and myths from different countries has their own believes about mermaids. Some traditional countries have a gods and goddess for them to praised just like the sea. According to legends of yore, there was a time that a one sailor saw a glimpse of mermaids tail and really charmed by its attractive tail so he decided to jumped to the water, but eventually drowned. All of us, know that mermaids are not real and was proven that it is only the psychological hallucination of the sailors that there are mermaids.But this time I will ask you a question, what is a mermaid and what is the story behind them??
According to an article, entitled "Mermaids | Folklore & Mythology" by Jennifer Tyrell, she states about
her country Canada and the possibilities about the mythological creature(mermaids) that it guarded the water
parts of their country and the other countries of the world(but still it based on the scientific evidences that it
never exist). They describe mermaids as half human and half fish and commonly the upper body would be a
face a maiden or a woman and the lower body would a fish. She also tell some stories about the people who
said to saw a mermaid. "It stated that It is widely said that what people are seeing when they look at what they say are mermaids is actually a large water animal called a Manatee. This large water animal likes to spend most of its time in the shallow waters of the Southern USA. And it may account for some sightings. But if the person seeing this creature is convinced it is a mermaid and it holds a special meaning for them then who can argue with them that what they saw was not one, in at the very least the spiritual sense." (http://www.pararesearchers.org/index.php?/20080731305/Folklore-Mythology/Mermaids.html).
These is the story that explains mermaids already caught the attention of many people not only because their uncommon description of this creature they want us to believe but because where they live and the incredible mermaids they used to say.
II. Benefits of mermaids based on the myths and culture beliefs
A. Fashion
Mermaids in the past years is nothing, they only talked about the mystery and history about mermaids on how they exist or theories about them. But some of people used their creativity and imagination for them to have benefit for mermaids even if their not exist in this world. Fashion is flexible and evolutionary. It only explains that mermaids inspired many people to use the unique and elegant style of mermaids under the sea.
Some people inspired their master piece from the movie Little Mermaids they based their dress to fit on that way were princess rule to kids. In this era, fashion does not enlighten once physical appearance but also the country it represents too.
Because the incredible looks of mermaids that is used to believe by many of us, the fashion designer used or based to made the or many "fashionistas" to buy their dressess and gowns.In short mermaid fashion inspired by mermaids can make the country or the society rich.
As to Shitika Anand's article, entitled as: "Mermaid Fashion Inspiration", it says that mermaids doesn't have to be only underwater stories but can inspire many people to do many things about mermaids. We all know that mermaids has that magnificent beauty and incredible tail that shimmers, the designers used mermaids as to based because mermaids always get the attention of the people. The author said"Urban mermaid: style from the sea.Walt Disney fairytales made mermaids, oysters, pearls, and glitter seem whimsical; but the fashion crowd have claimed the look and given it in an urban edge in 2012." (http://www.fashionising.com/trends/b--mermaid-fashion-inspiration-1093.html)
Fashion will not be the one that represent you because you are the one accept fashion in your life and because of that designers used mermaids, because all of us now that mermaids represent feminism and almost of the fashion in the world are women. Mermaids must not be stuck on the but also in our society.
B. Culture
Culture beliefs about mermaids
existence, past by many years ago, was proven that it is only their
imagination. Because of the influence of the cultures we used to belief and the
history that always make us think,what would be there basis to imagine such
things that is hard to belief. Although, mermaids are not real there still
benefits about them. In the article entitled "Mermaids in Folklore &
Australian Indigenous Culture" by Vanessa Witschi . This article states
that in every parts of the world specially in the part of Asia. This countries
is known for their culture said to believe it until know.
According to Vanessa Witschi "Some cultures depict mermaids as meek benevolent
beings, others as possessors of medical knowledge or as unlucky omens bringing
disasters. Both the Indian and Greek folklore see mermaids as Goddesses, some
of whom were originally in a human form but were made half-fish as a punishment
from the Gods, and some who always existed in mermaid form."(http://www.troublemag.com/mermaids-in-folklore-australian-indigenous-culture/) lkijhuygftrd
C. Technology
There was a time when researchers used to discover living things and non-living things that was uncommon to human beings. But before that, many years past, people learned to used water and began to travel it their are some stories which is used by the sailors and fishermen that their are human-half fish used to stay behind the rocks and lives underwater. That stories past many generations until now, they tried to discovered the existence of the aquatic humanoids(mermaids) but unfortunately seems to be the evidences of their existence. In the article entitled "NOAA Denies Existence of Mermaids" by Benjamin Radford. This article states that NOAA declared the existence of mermaids to be a fake.
According to Radford, "Interestingly, NOAA has a history of addressing a few legends relating to oceans, including Atlantis and the Bermuda Triangle. Part of NOAA’s mission is public education and outreach, and if they get enough queries from the public on a given topic (even a mythical one) it’s likely they will address it." (http://news.discovery.com/history/noaa-mermaids-120629.htm).
Explains that finding a thing that is not exist in this world is very hard to find but instead finding this creatures'(mermaids') you will find some magnificent things that is hidden under and above this world. Technology would never advance if you don't want to know if that thing is really exist unless you do some research or modern technological things. Lets thank mermaids because without them their would be know Atlantis and Bermuda Triangle that we know that is a part of our history and past.
III. Conclusion
The research found out that their several things that people can benefit to mermaids even though their not true. Because of the history and culture our parents or teachers used to teach when we were still young is one of the reasons why you are in this position.
Mermaids contribute many various thing such as technology, fashion specially our culture which they originally came from. This mythical creature is not all about the sea, the stories they used to talk, and the things about negative in mermaids but we can also relate it to the reality were nothing is fantasy and full of creativeness and problems
Anything can be harmful to us but let us remember that not all realities in life could be the once who makes us success in our lives. But if think more deeper to it, it is not about the reality we can benefit to sometimes it comes from the simple things that will give us a very intelligent idea that more things in life are not yet discover but it can be your inspiration and basis, like mermaids. Mermaids can be the one of the mythical creatures that capture the attention of many people so many people used their creative minds to used mermaids as an inspiration in their success.
Chapter 3
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
This paper attempted to determine the benefits that mermaids can give us based on the myths and culture beliefs.
The research design used in this study is the descriptive research method wherein data from documents and articles found in the internet were used to answer the research question posed. The research finding were the following:
- Mermaids change the perception of many people that mermaids is not for myths and culture beliefs but also we can apply the characteristics of mermaids to fashion, culture and technology.
- Aquatic humanoids(mermaids) are not real and just a creative imagination of people due to stress and problems.
- They used mermaids only as the a word that give people to think of and used mermaids for us to know how our history grow.
Conclusions
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:
- Mermaids cannot be true and they will no scientific evidences that will prove that mermaids really exist.
- According to psychological studies it would still be an imagination or what we call hallucination to the people who always keep thinking of his/her problems.
- Technology and culture tend to become the part how mermaids can be beneficial or not to us and of course and how they can help us pursue our dreams or success in life.
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