The period we discussed this week is one full of mythology in our national memory , ranging from Christopher Columbus discovering the New World to the Pilgrims settling Plymouth in the name of religious liberty. Discuss one of the myths discussed in class this week – what is the myth, what is the ‘real story’, and why was the myth more appealing than the truth for so many years?
750 words – about a page and a half
12 point Times New Roman font
Standard margins – double-spaced
Use citations for ideas that aren’t yours
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/





