Superstitions

The Birthplace of All Things Superstitious For almost 60 years, the government of the United States has been hiding secrets from people all around the world. The secrets have transformed into questions, all regarding one particular place in southern Nevada. These questions have a million answers, and yet none at all. When questioning the existence of Area 51, it all comes down to this: are there UFO’s and extraterrestrial life inside the facility? Or is it all just a big hoax? When it comes to…

” “ We should care because a caterpillar that is missing one or more legs will bring bad luck.” “ Jim that is nonsense.” “ It’s not I tell you I’ve seen this before and this always brings bad luck.” Tom thinks Jim is weird for having such a superstition, but he knows that they need to get going. So he lets Jim think that the caterpillar is bad luck. They keep walking back to Miss.Watson 's on the grass plains until the sun comes down, getting close to Miss Watson 's. “ Say Huck I think we…

The Malchance Brothers “Get up. It 's time for school!” yelled Mrs.Malchance. One of the two 13-year-old short and frail brothers named Nathan prepared to get out of bed, until he realized that he was already out of bed on the floor face down. He had rolled over off their bed in his sleep. The other brother Lucas had slept weirdly and had a large amount of aching pain in his back due to it. “Hey Nathan how did you sleep,” Lucas asked. “Not very well, I fell off my bed during the night” Nathan…

The portrayal of irony is shown in two literary texts, a short story titled “Jacob's Chicken," by Milos Macourek and a poem titled “Porphyria’s Lover," by Robert Browning. Irony is an expression that is used to insinuate sarcasm; it typically signifies the opposite of what is said. In other words, irony is seen as appearance versus reality. The short story “Jacob’s Chicken” is about a passionate child who draws a unique chicken that others do not initially appreciate due to its unusual…

Irony: At the beginning, Rainsford says to Whitney: “The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters.” I find this Ironic, since after Rainsford goes on the island, he becomes the huntee, and Zaroff is the hunter. Rainsford is talking about luck, and in this story, he has next to zero luck. He loses his ship, his pipe, his access to the real world, his hunter friend, and gets chased down by a crazy killer who kills for fun. I think that the fact…

Winner Messages (A Discussion on the Three Messages from Rocking Horse Winner) Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence was published in 1926. Rocking Horse Winner is based on a young boy presented with a father that is “unlucky” and a mother that is greedy. Both parents collide and build something in their child that makes him want to make his mother happy with money, and become “lucky”. The young boy finds his way of being lucky, is in horse races and betting on the winner. He bets more and…

Ryan loved eating hot and spicy things especially hot sauce and ketchup which he couldn’t go a day without but still he hadn’t found the perfect hot ketchup that would be so hot and spicy that it brought tears to his eyes .But this was about to change , as he was waiting for the stop light to turn green, his gaze shifted to this big billboard . He was immediately intrigued by what he saw – is this the hot ketchup he was waiting for. Heinz is a famous for its ketchup , and in recent years it…

A new year means a new beginning. It is a mystery what this beginning has in store, so many people have rituals to secure a lucky new year. Vietnamese New Year(Tet) is practiced to ensure a lucky new year . Before any celebration is held, it is crucial that one’s house is tended properly to bring good fortune. The house must first be thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom. It is believed that by sweeping the floor, that one is sweeping away the bad luck from last year. Hence, it is common for…

Life in general consists of such a magnificent variety of creatures known and unknown to the world, it is impossible to understand them all. The life of these organisms does not only exist for the continuation of their species, but also for the enjoyment of life. Nevertheless, they all balance their own desires and responsibilities within their mundane lives. Yet, In the human experience pleasing one’s self is the main objective in many lives. The thought of money overwhelms the thoughts of many…

We Win Some, We Lose Some (An analysis of The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence) Have you ever believed in a supernatural power or something that gives the ability to have an edge over others?In D.H Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse Winner, there is a young boy named Paul that has the ability to be able to see the future somewhat and win bets for a rather sad reason. All the boy wants is for his mother to believe that he is lucky and for her show him love and affection. Sadly, Paul works very…