Urban Legends
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depict the typical social acceptance of unverified stories that are meant to strike fear in people and raises several questions to be answered. No one knows who first used the phrase Urban Legend to represent the remarkable tales described by people of all ages. They have been studied as a seri ....
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.... by University of Utah Folklore expert, Jan Harold Brunvand (Brooke 2). They comprise the many more or less believable and always amazing stories that so many swear to be true but so few are able to prove. are usually told at sleepaway camps,schools, family reunions,cocktail parties,and even corporate coolers.They are also spread by word of mouth,news reports,read in the paper,on the phone, fax, email and online internet. There are the most effective ways in getting the story out (Elliot ....
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Word count: 1440
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
