“The imagination of mankind has always been excited by the possibilities of unknown regions” (Nickell, 109). In the article "Mysterious Entities of the Pacific Northwest Part 1", Joe Nickell explains the possibilities of pseudoscience, a presented scientific belief that is not yet scientifically valid, as well as the possibility of hoaxes. Although there have been many sightings of paranormal activities such as Bigfoot, Ghosts and the Loch Ness Monster, there is no evidence to prove the reality of these claims. Almost everyone has heard their fair share of ghost stories and myths behind Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. These stories are universally shared and recently people have come forward with evidence claiming to have seen such mysterious phenomena. Humans are fascinated by certain claimed observations because the unknown is interesting. Since the pseudoscience claims, many people have created videos, claiming to have seen Bigfoot, dressing up in costumes and finding ways to make the public believe their footage is real. Such images generate many opportunities, such as large sums of money or publicity from those who believe the images to be valid. The time and thought put in by those who create prank videos shows their willingness to believe what has not yet been proven. Many claims have been proven false and others remain mysterious, but humans continue to believe that there is paranormal activity in our world. Some people believe in phenomena such as ghosts and UFOs because these mysteries are interesting and provide information about our world that could be very important in the future. Mysterious phenomena inspire harmless fascination and could provide important information until " middle of paper...until destruction" shows that even if there is no clear proof, the existence of such unknown creatures is not out of the ordinary. picture. The search for such phenomena still persists, and there is still possible evidence to be found, and will only support the search and assertion of the existence of such paranormal activity. Works Cited Nickell, Joe. “Mysterious Entities of the Pacific Northwest, Part 1.” Scientific culture. Ed. Patricia Oman. Eugene: University of Oregon Composition Program, 2010. 109-115. Print.Nickell, Joe. “Mysterious Entities of the Pacific Northwest, Part 2.” The culture of science. Ed. Patricia Oman. Eugene: University of Oregon Composition Program, 2010. 115-121. Print.Bauer, Henry. “Definition of categories”. Scientific culture. Ed. Patricia Oman. Eugene: University of Oregon Composition Program, 2010. 8-24. Print.