emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Fear

can be caused by a variety of things. However, fear is not

always caused by solid danger, that is, it is possible to

provoke fear in a person through other methods than through

putting the person in direct danger. It is possible for a

person to fear something that may not exist all together.

Fear is indeed a part of human nature. It can neither be

ignored all together or altered. Fear is often instilled

into people by the use of stories or folklore. Many of the

folktales and urban legends that surround us today were

conceived to instill fear. Stories of murders, death, and

the unexplained have all become entangled in the realm of

Folklore may often times have a basis in truth, and, in

many cases, may also be totally fiction based. They

(folktales) are often created to give an explanation to the

things in life that are unexplainable. And, things that

people do not have an understanding of, or cannot explain

through science, or math often times cause fear. This fear

may become widespread or even cause mass hysteria. But, it

is from the fear that folktales/folklore a

was used as a ceremonial place. The stones are placed in

Unearthly forms prolong the viewless dance;

of the Headless Horseman. The Headless Horseman is said to

in the example of Stonehenge, be a bunch of big rocks piled

all react the same way to the mystery. They fear it. It's

have their home.(http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/)

an area where Druid activity was very prominent. They built

another than one that may be read in a magazine or book.

The human mind can easily be persuaded to change thought

(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/explore/) This is one

evil reputation even though there is no evidence backing the

no trees, the starving people couldn't get off the island.

Disney's animated version of the tale, recently came a

Throughout history many events and discoveries have

way that wonder can easily turn to fear. The media has a

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