There is no evidence behind superstitions, yet people always knock on wood and avoid walking under ladders "just in case" something bad will happen. ... Some superstitions are things that bring good luck, and others are things that bring bad luck. Even if there are people who don't believe in superstitions, they might have a certain lucky object that they always keep with them or a certain routine that they always do for luck; these things are all superstitions. When people design buildings they usually do not put a 13th Floor because of superstitions about the number 13 being bad luck, y...

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I am very superstitious so I to have a good luck charm. ... As far as my good luck charm, it is a dollar bill that my grandmother gave to me. ... When Henry's girlfriend broke up with him, his war friends felt that his "good luck charm" would no longer give him good luck and they feared that they would no longer be safe. ... Bad luck for the pals he has left behind?" ... Like I said in the beginning, I am very superstitious person and I do believe in good luck (Stockings) and bad luck (The Third Thing That Killed My Father Off.) ...

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For example, Huck was sleeping one night when he saw a spider crawling and said, " I didn't need nobody to tell me that was an awful bad sign and would fetch me some bad luck (Twain 4)." True, spiders are disgusting and terrifying, but since when are they a cause of bad luck? ... Also, Huck tells us about Jim's good-luck charm. ... He says," You said it was the worst luck in the world to touch a snake skin with my hand (Twain 68)." Touching a snake skin and getting bad luck seems similar to the spider incident, maybe creepy-crawly creatures are more than just gross. ...

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Although the old man suffered much loss and bad luck, his eyes still shone bright with hope and determination. ... Then when luck comes you are ready." ... The marlin is the man's luck. ... In doing so, Santiago was able to profit from his good luck. ... Here, the luck fades slowly away from Santiago, as he is not ready to defend his catch against sharks. ...

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He had been hailed as the best fisherman in his youth but his bad luck had plagued him for the past eighty-four days. The younger and luckier fisherman of his village ridiculed him and did not help him in fear that the bad luck may spread to them. ...

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Human Habits People and their strange habits. Where does this strange behavior come from? During this past week, I was able to observe many of my peers. From this, I noticed some unusual habits of theirs. While sitting in my speech class at Harbor College, I watched my classmates give introdu...

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Judging by the fates of 'good' people, there is no certainty that the consequence of doing a good deed will produce either a good or bad outcome. ... The people refused to accept that the laws of karma were shaken by an unfortunate wave of bad luck. ... The laws of karma can be altered by luck, and that superstitious beliefs have the power to alter a lot of progressions. ...

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