Research Paper On Mermaids

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Walker Branham Smith
English 10
Mrs. Sites
5/18/17

Mermaids: Swimming for answers

Mermaids exist! The unsolved mystery Mermaids have always been around the stories the research the searching. Legends of mermaids may be ancient but they are still present in many forms there can be images found in caves, books, scientific movies and even Starbucks logo. Greek mythology contain stories of the god Triton, the merman messenger of the seas and several modern religious including Hinduism and Camdomble (an Afro-Brazilian belief) worship mermaid goddesses to this day. In Folklore Mermaids were often bad luck and misfortune, Over the years, many people have reported seeing Mermaids while travelling the worlds Oceans and seas. In fact, Christopher Columbus reported seeing mermaids …show more content…

Mermaids are real because even stories date back to the 1600s, Mermaids used to be worshipped for good luck and worshipped as a God the opinion I am towards is that mermaids do exist there has been stories that dated back to the 1600s about the Gods and Goddesses of the sea and Stories of Founded bodies washed up on shore and. mermaids in the distance doing flips and Christopher Columbus saw “beautiful women” in the waters The problem is that there is not enough physical, but Mermaids do exist there are facts, evidence and even dates of mermaids sightings and captures dating way back. The non-believers say that there isn’t enough evidence, but they are neck deep in water with research, Mermaids do exist there is sightings all around the world there are stories dating way back to the 1600s and people worship mermaids for good luck to the sea journeys. Mermaids are real there is evidence in underwater caves of mermaid drawings of half fish half human like drawings attacking fish with spears and how they developed throughout the

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