October 13, 2006 - Volume 35 Issue 3
Student, Faculty Superstitions
“I think superstitions are bogus.” |
Superstitions are beliefs or practices that are thought
to tell the outcome of certain events and can be influenced by certain
specified behaviors. Good or bad luck is often blamed on superstitions
by no real rational concept. Many people form their own opinions about superstitions. Some do not believe in them. They may think it is just a way for people to blame happenings on something else. Also, they may think that it implies ignorance and fear of the unknown. However, some believe in a few of them, and some believe in a vast selection of them. There are people who even believe they have certain knowledge or superior evidence for their scientific, philosophical, or religious convictions. Believing that black cats, broken mirrors, walking under a ladder, and Fridays that fall on the 13th are bad luck, are just a few superstitions. Some people use a pen on a test and receive a good grade, and therefore they believe that the pen is “lucky.” Sometimes they may wear a certain article of clothing and have some extraordinary success, and then they think that piece of clothing is lucky. These are also forms of superstitions that have been around for ages.Definition and information gathered from www.thefreedictionary.com/superstition |
“If you prepare well enough, you don’t need luck. Besides... everyone knows that the only thing worse than Friday the 13th is Saturday the 14th!” - Eric Carlson, Social Science Teacher |
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| "When you cross a railroad track you have to lift your feet up!” -Adrienne Gutierrez, jr. |
“I never pick up a penny lying tails up.” - Pam Fewins, Science Teacher |
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Information collected by Dustin
Corban, sr., Graphics/Online Editor and Haley Huffman, jr., Feature
Editor/Cartoonist |
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