Myths, symbols and cultures are attached with a term spider. ... The spiders are classified according to the sort of web which can be stronger and tougher than steel e.g. nursery-web spiders, orb-web spiders etc. There are various myths regarding spiders. Some are as follows: - After biting spiders lay eggs in human skin - Spiders live in our beds - Humans swallow spiders in sleep - All spiders are harmful and poisonous... Every such fear is based upon myths not on facts and people usually go after only developed myths of society and start feeling fright of spiders which is totally absurd....

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In the two poems, "A Noiseless Patient Spider" and "Myth", the poets use differing grammatical and discoursive forms such as first and third person, narration technique including dialogue and first person storytelling. ... Through first person, we become Whitmans observer, watching the spider with him and through him. ... Now, when we look at "Myth", we are expanded to a third person point of view. ... He is now relating the spider to himself, as he speaks about his own soul and compares it to the spider. ... "Myth" is told in the form of a social discourse, a dialogue. ...

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I'm interested in this because I've always wanted to see if something like this could actually work, or if it's just a myth. ... Spider web silk may seem very fragile but it is either the same or stronger than steel. Researchers have discovered that when comparing the strength of spider silk to steel, it's around the same. ... It doesn't cause pollution and there are plenty of spiders around so we'll never run out of supplies. ... The only downside is that I absolutely hate spiders and am deathly afraid of them. ...

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(cshowden2004) Burke defends the role of "myths and illusion as a mean to social stability." ... (cshowden 2004) Burke believes that the bonds that tie a society together are like "a fabric or spiders web that has been meticulously constructed each part is related to the other and a change in one influences other components of the society." ...

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