World Scholars Cup History Latest Update Graded A

World Scholars Cup History Latest Update Graded A myth any traditional story consisting of events that are ostensibly historical, though often supernatural, explaining the origins of a cultural practice or natural phenomenon mythological cosmology a way of explaining the origin, the history and the evolution of the cosmos or universe based on the religious mythology of a specific tradition, usually including an act of creation by a creator deity or a larger pantheon oral tradition a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved and transmitted orally from one generation to another myth a story to explain why something exists ritual a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence Myth of normality it tells us that being within the range of what is considered "normal" is a core feature of successfully being a member of society. myth a collectively held belief that has no basis in fact rumor a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern misinformation information which is often seen as simply false Psychology of Rumor a 1944 study published by Robert Knapp in which her reports on his analysis of over 1000 rumours from World War II that were printed in the Boston Herald's Rumor Clinic Column myth means "sacred story", "traditional narrative, or "tale of the gods" pipe dream rumours according to Knapp, they reflect public desires and wished-for outcomes (i.e. Japan's oil reserves were low so WWII would soon end) disinformation information which is seen as deliberately false, though usually from a government source given to the media or a foreign government rumor in social sciences, it involves some kind of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed bogie or fear rumours according to Knapp they reflect feared outcomes (ex: an enemy surprise attack is imminent) wedge-driving rumours according to Knapp they are rumours intended to undermine group loyalty or interpersonal relations (ex: Japanese-Americans were not loyal to the American side) leveling, sharpening and assimilation three terms used to describe the movement of rumour propaganda a systemic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions, and actions of a specified audience for ideological, political or commercial purposes through one-sided messages via mass and direct media channels. Jayson Harsin introduced the concept of the "rumor bomb" leveling refers to the loss of detail during the transmission process of a rumour sharpening for rumour it refers to the selection of certain details which to transmit assimilation for rumour, it refers to a distortion in the transmission of information as a result of subconscious motivations rumor bomb it extends the definition of rumour into a political communication which is rapidly defused, clearly partisan and results in a crisis of verification, public anxiety spin is a generic term for strategic political communication that attempts to frame or re-frame an event or a statement in a way that is politically profitable for one side and detrimental to another, though at its core it may simply be a red herring smear campaign a term that loosely means a coordinated effort to attack a person's character Carl Jung saw myth and its meaning within the individual psyche. In spite of myths and their components being shared by all members of a society - and essentially by all mankind - their workings are strictly personal