Topic Brainstorm

Mermaids: I chose mermaids for my first topic selection because it has always been something that I've been interested in and wanted to know more about. I've watched countless movies and read many books about mermaids. Although they only exist (for now) in folklore, people still claim to see sightings today. The part that makes the topic so interesting, is the fact that it hasn't technically been proven that they are fiction. My first knowledge of mermaids came from Disney's The Little Mermaid. Since then, I've watched movies and documentaries over the topic. I would love to learn more because it's something I have always had an interest for. I believe I have a basic knowledge over the topic, but with a little extra research, I would love to center my blog around mermaids. Of the different sites that I browsed, this one was my favorite, True Tails of Mermaids and Mermen.

Sea Monsters: I'm very intrigued by creatures living in water. In all honesty, I'm afraid of the ocean and all of the unknown things that live in it, which is probably why I find the topic to be fascinating. There are really so many animals and creatures that we don't even know exist that are living in the ocean right now, so why wouldn't these stories have at least a little truth behind them? This topic could go in all different directions, and it's really open to anything. I've heard quite a few stories about sea monsters, but I would love to research and learn more them. I would like to tell a story about Leviathan, like a story I read in this Sea Monsters blog, because this is a sea monster I'm somewhat familiar with.

Ghost stories: My love for ghost stories started when I was little. I've always loved hearing about anything scary. Scary movies, haunted houses, ghost stories, are all things that I've loved since I was about ten years old. In my old house, I had always heard different stories of a lady who lived there before my family. We called our house ghost "Old Lady Hudson", because that was her last name. She apparently had died in our house (either in my room or our basement), but the different stories we heard were conflicting. Some people claimed that she killed herself, and other people claimed that her husband Buck, who sold my family the house, had killed her. Today, the death is still a mystery. That's where my love of ghost stories came from. My personal favorite blog, Ghostly Adventures, explores some haunted locations in Oklahoma. I could definitely see this topic as one I would enjoy pursuing.

The Land of Oz: Lastly, I chose the Land of Oz because it seemed to be familiar to me. It was one of my favorite movies as a child, and today it's still one of my favorite old movies. The creativity in the books is amazing. I would love to center my blog around these stories. My prior knowledge comes solely from the movie, but reading the books would be very beneficial if I were to choose this topic. I would like to learn how different the stories are from the movie. The blog, Wizard of Oz Extreme Home Makeover, definitely makes an interesting story, especially for anyone who knows the basic aspects of the books or movie.

The Wizard of Oz movie

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