Urban Legends

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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 11).
The we tell have much to tell about us,like what prompts our fears, sparks our desires, vindicates our fustrations and trumpets our need for justice. are generated in two different ways. The first way is the deliberate manufacturation for the malicious enjoyment of it. People who misremember the details of a story that they hear or read is the second way Urban Legends are generated (Cavendish 263).
they are told due to several reasons. The possibility of hearing a tale from a person they have entrusted in gives them no reason not to believe what they were told. The uncomfortable feeling of calling ones relative or friend a liar prevents questioning verifications. Finally,prior experiences ...

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no one knew how. That story was printed in the Los Angeles Time on October 29,1990 (Brooke 1-2).

Urban Legends tend to become quite over told,hence their popularity. There are two typical Urban Legends that have gained a lot of popularity over the years. The first legend is,"The Hook" which is about the teenagers who drive to lovers' lane and narrowly escape being attacked by a lunatic with a hook for a hand. Then there is the "Wet Dog" legend about a woman who tries to dry her wet dog in a mircowave and it ends up exploding. Both of these legends were popularized by the movies "I Still Know what You did last summer" and "Urban Legends" (Elliot 23-25).

"Since Urban Legends ...

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