Lives of the Feared and Famous Copyedit Sample

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! Author/Title:!Lifestyles!of!the!Feared!and![In]famous! Copyeditor:1Chelsea!Adams! Date:!3/1/2013! ! Spelling1 Check!spelling!of!names,!proper!nouns,!and!foreign!words.! ! Punctuation! Hyphens!vs.!open!compounds!when!used!adjectivally.!! 1 Miscellaneous! Trim!redundancies.! Make!sure!all!links!work.! Fact!check!information!on!each!cryptid.! Think!up!alternate!titles.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 5:27 PM Comment: Hello!!You!have!a!fantastic!article!with! ... [1] lots!of!fun!information.!Really!great!job!with!the!

Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:11 PM research.!You!will!see!a!lot!of!comments!on!this! Formatted ... [2] article.!Don't!worry.!I!was!just!factWchecking!to!make!

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sure!we!have!all!our!facts!perfect!before!we!send! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:11 PM this!to!press!!Read!through!these!and!make!sure! Formatted: Bullets and Numbering ... [3] that!I!haven't!misunderstood!you!throughout!the!

Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:11 PM article,!make!the!changes!you!approve!of,!and!then! we!can!get!this!show!on!the!road!!Thank!you!for! Formatted ... [4] your!hard!work.!

Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:38 PM Comment: This!word!isn’t!in!the!dictionary!or!in! ... [5]

the!Encyclopedia!Brittanica.!However,!it’s!all!over! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:38 PM

the!internet!when!I!Googled!it.!The!term!was!coined! Comment: Is!the!media!allowing!us!glimpses!into! ... [6] by!John!Wall!in!1983,!as!far!as!I!can!discover.! the!strange!appearances,!or!are!the!cryptids?!If!it’s! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:38 PM the!cryptids,!maybe!consider!a!period!and!a!new! Comment: Ambiguous.!Maybe!consider!“The! ... [7] sentence!in!order!to!avoid!the!dangling!modifier.! media’s!clever!marketing!ploys!have!kept!cryptids!in! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:20 PM .!.!.!“!Or!have!I!misunderstood!your!meaning?! Deleted: c

2.Scariest1Monsters1Alive1(like1Sexiest1Man1Alive)1

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3.Now1You1See1Them…1

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Title1Suggestions:1 1. Creatures1from1the1Great1Beyond1 2. Notorious1Ancients1 3. Mythical1Monster1Mashup1

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Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:38 PM Comment: According!to!sources!I!can!find!on! ... [8] Google,!the!technical!definition!is!a!creature!whose! existence!has!been!suggested!but!hasn’t!been! Comment: Correct! ... [9] scientifically!proven.!!

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strange1appearances1and1lifestyles1to1keep1us1wondering,1“Could1that1creature1really1exist?”1Their1clever1 marketing1ploys1have1kept1them1in1the1public1eye1for1centuries—there’s1no1telling1when1they’ll1show1up1next.1 Here’s1a1quick1look1at1some1of1our1famous1celebrity1cryptids1and1their1favorite1hangouts.1 *potentially1exciting,1yet1technically1undiscovered1creatures1

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Sasquatch:1aka1Bigfoot11

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This!hairy!hominid!from!Native!American!myth!has!hit!the!big!time.!His!clever!appearances!from!a!distance!

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sparked!a!wave!of!popularity!that!has!won!him!film!gigs,!news!articles,!and!merchandise.!He!is!between!six!and!

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nine!feet!tall!with!shaggy!brown!or!red!hair!that!carries!a!disgusting!stench.!Resembling!a!gorilla,!he!leaves!

mentioned!that!he!was!neckWless.!Everything!in! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:33 PM

tantalizing!footprints!as!he!roams!the!Americas.!Though!Bigfoot!has!appeared!all!over!the!United!States,!his!

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Comment: Correct.!! Comment: I!couldn’t!find!anything!that!

favorite!haunts!are!on!the!Northwest!Coast,!especially!Washington!and!Oregon.!You!can!try!BigfootWhunting!near! streams!in!the!forest,!or!you!can!try!your!luck!at!seeing!this!American!celebrity!by!driving!the!Bigfoot!Scenic!Byway,! which!cuts!through!the!most!frequent!sighting!locations.!

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http://bigfoothunting.com/!!

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Kraken1 This!monster!has!a!terrifying!history!of!shipWsinking!and!sailorWdevouring.!One!of!our!oldest!monsters,!she!began! her!career!in!twelfthWcentury!Norway.!20,000$Leagues$Under$the$Sea!and!Pirates$of$the$Caribbean$helped!make!her! into!the!modern!sensation!she!is!today.!Accounts!describe!a!tentacled!monster!as!large!as!an!island!and!capable!of! swallowing!men!whole.!However,!she!has!recently!attempted!to!boost!her!public!image!with!the!scientific! community!by!allowing!the!smaller!of!her!species!to!be!seen!by!scientists.!Discovery!captured!video!of!a!living,!10W footWlong!squid!in!July!2012.!Though!the!Kraken!used!to!haunt!the!northern!waters!near!Iceland,!today!you!are! most!likely!to!find!her!off!the!coast!of!Japan.!!

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Encyclopedia!Brittanica!says!Scandinavian!legend,! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:44 PM not!just!Norwegian.! th Deleted: 12

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Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:48 PM Comment: The!Kraken!myth!came!into!existence! ... [19]

because!sailors!made!sightings!of!giant!squid!in!the! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:49 PM

oceans.!Encyclopedia!Brittanica.! Comment: True.! ... [20] http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/09 Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:51 PM /16413041WcapturedWdeepWbeneathWtheWwavesW Comment: As!far!as!I!can!find,!the!myth!simply! ... [21] giantWsquidWfilmedWinWnaturalWhabitat?lite! says!off!the!coast!of!Norway,!but!the!Giant!Squid! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 4:53 PM that!was!filmed!was!found!600!or!so!miles!off!the! Comment: Consider!naming!the!lake.! ... [22] coast!of!Japan.!

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http://dsc.discovery.com/tvWshows/curiosity!! Loch1Ness1Monster1 Good!ol’!Nessie!has!been!toying!with!people!for!almost!200!years.!She!lives!in!Scotland’s!second!largest!lake,!which! is!over!700!feet!deep.!She!is!usually!described!as!gray!or!black!with!a!long!neck,!a!small,!serpentine!head,!and!

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Comment: As!far!as!I!can!find,!it’s!definitely!a! ... [24] dragonWlike!creature.!

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several!humps!that!resemble!an!overturned!boat.!Even!with!only!fuzzy!pictures!and!eyewitness!accounts!as! evidence!of!her!existence,!Nessie!has!quite!a!following.!The!earnest!seeker!can!take!advantage!of!NessieWhunting! boating!tours!and!comfortable!lakeside!camping!in!hopes!of!seeing!her!surface.! http://www.nessie.co.uk/!!

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The!Yeti—“That!Thing”!in!Sherpa—is!following!in!the!footsteps!of!his!larger!brother,!Bigfoot.!A!bit!shorter!and!

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usually!lighter!colored,!the!humanoid!Yeti!leaves!footprints!twice!the!size!of!a!man’s!across!the!eastern!

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hemisphere,!especially!from!Siberia!to!the!Himalayas.!Recently!he’s!been!upping!his!publicity!by!dropping!hairs!

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that!have!scientists!and!believers!buzzing.!A!Yeti!Resort!is!being!built!at!the!Sheregesh!Ski!Resort!in!southern!

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Siberia,!where!the!most!Yeti!sightings!have!occurred.!Aman!Tuleyev,!the!region’s!governor,!is!offering!one!million! roubles!($33,000)!to!anyone!who!can!catch!a!Yeti!and!prove!its!existence.! http://siberiantimes.com/weirdWandWwonderful/newsWandWfeatures/news/aWnewWyetiWresortWinWsiberiaWisWtoWbeW

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seen,!according!to!Encyclopedia!Brittanica.! Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 5:04 PM Comment: Correct.!

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openedWtoWencourageWtouristsWtoWfindWtheWelusiveWabominableWsnowman/!! Bunyip1

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The!elusive!Australian!Bunyip!has!changed!its!image!over!the!years.!An!Aboriginal!legend!initially!appearing!as!a!

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territorial!demon!who!rose!from!its!water!to!prey!on!women!and!children,!he’s!recently!gone!vegetarian!and!has!

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even!starred!in!children’s!books!and!commercials!as!a!friendly!creature.!His!most!modern!description!depicts!a!

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dogWfaced!creature!with!a!shaggy!coat,!a!horsetail,!walrus!tusks,!and!flippers.!But!don’t!let!his!fuzzy!exterior!fool! you.!You!would!be!wise!to!avoid!Australian!water!at!night,!especially!when!you!hear!his!eerie!screams.!! http://www.cryptozoology.com/cryptids/bunyip.php!!

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Chelsea Adams 3/1/13 5:13 PM Comment: The!past!depicts!him!as!almost! hippopotamusWlike,!according!to!Encyclopedia! Brittanica.!

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Kongamato1 For!hundreds!of!years,!the!Kongamato!have!plagued!the!locals!of!SubWSaharan!Africa,!revealing!themselves!only! through!eyewitness!accounts!and!large!chest!wounds.!They!are!described!much!like!Pterosaurs—Jurassic!flying!

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dinosaurs—with!wingspans!of!four!to!seven!feet!with!featherless!black!or!red!skin,!long!skinny!tails,!and!a!beak!full!

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of!razorWsharp!teeth.!The!name!Kongamato,!meaning!“breaker”!or!“overwhelmer!of!boats,”!explains!their!habit!of!

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capsizing!canoes.!These!attackers!prefer!to!keep!things!on!the!down!low!and!refuse!to!submit!themselves!to! photography.!The!daring!traveler!may!search!for!them!along!the!rivers!of!Africa,!but!be!prepared!to!run!for!your!

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life.!! http://www.kongamatoWpterodactyl.com/!!

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El1Chupacabra1 The!“goat!sucker,”!the!newest!of!our!celebrities,!made!its!first!appearance!in!Puerto!Rico!in!the!1990s!but!has!

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since!been!spotted!along!the!west!coast!of!the!Americas!and!the!southern!United!States.!Most!accounts!describe!a!

Comment: Correct.!Not!in!Encyclopedia! Brittanica.!

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three!to!four!foot,!lizardWlike!creature!with!gray,!hairless!skin,!looking!much!like!a!disfigured!coyote!with!large!eyes,! fangs,!and!a!forked!tongue.!It!usually!moves!at!night!to!attack!flocks!and!suck!their!blood.!The!Chupacabra!has! starred!in!movies!and!television.!Though!possible!remains!have!been!found,!no!living!Chupacabra!has!been!caught.! Your!best!bet!for!seeing!this!vampire!is!to!spend!the!night!with!a!flock!of!sheep!or!goats!in!Puerto!Rico.!

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http://www.chupacabrasightings.com/!!

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http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/sightings__chupacabra.htm!!

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The&Encyclopedia&Brittanica&doesn’t&say&anything&on&this,&but&from&what&I&can&find,& this&is&correct.&The&Lummi&tribe&in&particular&has&this&myth.& Page 2: [12] Comment

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I&couldn’t&find&anything&that&mentioned&that&he&was&neck>less.&Everything&in& Encyclopedia&Brittanica&states&that&he&is&most&likely&gorilla&or&Neanderthal&in&form.& Page 2: [15] Comment

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Greenland&also&has&this&legend.&Encyclopedia&Brittanica&says&Scandinavian&legend,& not&just&Norwegian.& Page 3: [19] Comment

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The&Kraken&myth&came&into&existence&because&sailors&made&sightings&of&giant&squid& in&the&oceans.&Encyclopedia&Brittanica.& Page 3: [20] Comment

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