...Title: The Effects of Pseudo-Science and Superstitious Beliefs in Student’s Life Table of Contents Appendix A • Acknowledgement Page 3 • Consent Form Page 4-5 Abstract Page 6 Background of Info Page 7 Introduction Page 8-9 Literature review Page 9-13 Methodology Page 13-14 Result Page 15-17 Discussion Page 18-19 Conclusion Page 20 References Page 21-23 Appendix B • Survey Questionnaires Page 1-4 • Figure Page 5-6 • Journals Page 7-17 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to take this golden opportunity to thank Mr. Goh Wai Meng, our ADP Co-Coordinator for allowing me and giving me the opportunity to take up Senior Project as a subject. I also like to thank Mr. JQ. Lim, for his kindness and long dedication in helping me in completing the project. Without his guidance and help, I would not be able to complete this subject successfully and comprehensively. Not forgetting our fellow classmates for in giving us the co-operations by giving me the necessary information which helps me in finishing my compilation on time. Without them, the class also would not be a fun, learning environment. Through this subject, I able to understand and...
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...If you are a Panther : You are mysterious. You are someone who can handle pressure with ease, and can handle any atmosphere without going berserk. You can be mean at times, and love to gossip with your selected group. Very prim and proper. You like all situations and things to be in the way you desire, which, sometimes is not possible. As a result, you may lose out in some relationships. But otherwise, you love to help people out from difficult and tight spots when they really need you.Repost This If It's True For You.!! 12 years of bad luck if you do not share this post. Gloria, Jewell, Joel Jr If you are a Turtle : You are near to perfect and nice at heart. The examples of your kindness are always circulated in groups of people. You, too, love peace. You wouldn't like to retaliate even to a person who is in the wrong. You are loved due to this. You do not wish to talk behind one's back. People love the way you always treat them. You can give, give and give love, and the best part is that you do not expect it back in return. You are generous enough. Seeing things in a practical light is what remains the best trait of you guys. Repost This If It's True For You.!! 10 years of bad luck if you do not share this post. Jasper, Kristin, Cloudy If you are a Cat : An extremely lovable, adorable person, sometimes shy, with a passion for quick wit. At times, you prefer quietness. You love exploring various things and going into depth of each thing. Under normal circumstances you're...
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...Halloween falls on a Thursday. 2. A lycanthrope is a werewolf. A werewolf is a creature of the night that scares kids. 3. Witch, Wolf, and Wizard are three words that have a W as there first letter. 4. The word is owl. The kitchen table is low to the ground. The word is bat .I have a tab in my folder. The word is night .I saw a big black thing. The word is spider. My brother prides his photo bombs. 5. Blood, Wizard, Ghost, Witch, Zombie, Wolf, Sharks, and snakes are eight scary words 6. Pins, pump, pin, pumps, in, pumpkin are six words made out of the word pumpkins. 7. The owl belongs to the bird group. There is about 200 different owl species. A group of owls can be called a parliament. 8. The term superstition means “a belief or notion.” 9. Some superstitions are when a black cat crosses your path you have bad luck, opening an umbrella inside and last but not least if you break a mirror it will give you bad luck. 10. There are about 206 in a human skeleton. 11. The book Dracula was written by Bram Stoker and it was based on a vampire. 12. A spider is in the arachnid group. Spiders are an arachnid not an insect. Spiders have around 40,000 different species. 13. Nocturnal means to be active during the night like owls and bats. 14. Mary Shelley was a short story writer, English novelist, and a biographer. 15. I would pick the seeds out and eat them, I could paint it, put a light in it, I would decorate it and cut it up and feed it to the wild life and that’s is...
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...Death in Expectation English 102: Literature and Composition Fall 2011 Writing Style: MLA Thesis Statement The protagonists in these stories become slaves to expectation which results in their untimely death. Outline I. Introduction II. Differences a. Mrs. Hutchinson’s attitude b. Paul is determined to find luck i. Ambitious ii. Driven iii. Appears Unhappy c. Differing states of sanity III. Similarities d. Little power e. Slaves to expectation f. Did not try to escape IV. The trouble with Mrs. Hutchinson and Paul g. Both characters fall prey to the expectations and pressures of society iv. Paul’s mother v. The towns people h. They both accepted the conclusion of the story V. Conclusion Intense pressure can inevitably bring forth unwarranted loss. Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” each feature characters that face an early death as a result of either personal or societal pressure. The authors show many similarities as well as differences that are evident in the characterization of their protagonists. Despite their parallel endings, Mrs. Hutchinson and Paul display diverse personality traits as well as different states of sanity. It is, however, the similarities that outweigh the differences between these characters. Both exhibit an air of powerlessness to outside forces, while neither one...
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...When a situation is vague or risky, some people find it comforting to make a routine to give them a sense of security and greater control. This routine has the potential to develop into a ritualistic practice that fluctuates depending on the results. Although some would not admit it, the games of sports have deep roots in the realm of superstitions. It is a game of chance in which players have little control over the outcome of their hard work and fans have an even more reduced role in the result. In normal, daily situations, I do not consider myself a superstitious person. Yet, when I'm watching my favorite sport (basketball) I do find myself engaging in illogical activities. These rituals take control of me and I find myself replicating such actions in hopes of continuing a streak. I have always been captivated with the thought of luck and sports. However, it was not until I was about 9 years old when at least I thought my superstition held a direct impact on the outcome of a game. I was watching a very important basketball game, Game 6 of the NBA Finals June 14, 1998. The defending champion Chicago Bulls went up against the Utah Jazz. Of course I, like every other kid on the planet was a Bulls fan and more importantly a Michael Jordan fan. The stage was set for Michael and the Bulls to win a third straight title after a two season hideous from Michael to pursue his baseball career. With one minute to go the score was tied 83 – 83. Jordan just hit two big free throws. As...
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...everyone. Growing up, my dad was superstitious. He didn’t like the number thirteen or black cats. He would never walk under a ladder and was very careful not to break a mirror. I used to laugh at him but doing this research has made me realize that I’m superstitious in some ways too so I should probably call him and apologize when I’m done. All countries have their own superstitions that they believe in. First we are going to look at the different superstitions each country follows. Arturo Bartolome lives in Spain and tells the superstition of Salamanca University. There is a frog carved on the wall in front of the doors to the school. Students must touch the frog for luck on test days. It’s believed if they do not touch the frog, they will be unsuccessful. In Korea, they believe if they see ravens or crows in the morning they will have bad luck for the rest of the day. People there do not wash their hair on test days because it will wash away their memory if what was studied. They don’t cut their nails at night because they believe a rodent will eat them and take their spirit. That superstition came about when...
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...This is without a doubt one of the nicest good luck forwards I have received.. Hope it works for you -- and me! Lotus Touts: You have 6 minutes There's some mighty fine advice in these words, even if you're not superstitious. This Lotus Touts has been sent to you for good luck from the Anthony Robbins organization. It has been sent around the world ten times so far. Do not keep this message. The Lotus Touts must leave your hands in 6 MINUTES. Otherwise you will get a very unpleasant surprise. This is true, even if you are not superstitious, agnostic, or otherwise faith impaired. ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversationalskills will be as important as any other. THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it. FIVE.. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.. SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. SEVEN.. Believe in love at first sight. EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much. NINE.... Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives. TWELVE. Talk slowly but...
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...Salt Is More Than a Four-Letter Word On today’s Words and Their Stories we talk about a common word, a small word, but a word that is completely necessary for human life. In fact, without this simple, everyday material, all humans would die. Scientists know it as sodium chloride. We know it as salt. You may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat. Salt means life. But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse. Early humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to find others sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact, people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary” comes from the word “salt.” Salt also played an important part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh, they could travel longer distances. So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world. Salt meant movement. Salt...
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...CHAPTER 4 SECTION 1 & 2 VOCABULARY TEST A. treadle B. folkways C. bulk D. seaboard E. blacksmiths F. coffle G. meager H. superstitions i. brick masons J. supplemented K. antebellum NAME ____________________________________________________ # ______ 1. _______________ large quantity 2. _______________ added to 3. _______________ period before the Civil War 4. _______________ foot peddles 5. _______________ a train of animals or slaves fastened together 6. _______________ by the sea 7. _______________ people who build with bricks 8. _______________ beliefs about magic and the super natural 9. _______________ ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that are shared by a group of people 10. _______________ a small amount 11. _______________ those who make horse shoes, plows and other metal items L. sparsely M. yeoman N. plantations O. navigable P. yearlings Q. bale R. isolated S. homespun T. statewide elections U. self-sufficient V. commercial agriculture 12. _______________ a loosely woven fabric usually made of linen or wool 13. _______________ a large bundle packaged for shipping, storage, or sale; often hay or cotton 14. _______________ large farms or estates often dedicated primarily to growing one primary crop 15. _______________ producing what one needs 16. _______________ large scale production of food or livestock for sale 17. _______________...
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...Superstitions in India 1. A sack full of rice will be spoilt when touched by women in periods! it will also get spoilt if touched by women after having sex 2. Coconut tree, Ashoka Tree, Banyan Tree etc are considered sacred 3. The tail end of cows is considered as most sacred part as fortune Lakshmi lives there!!, 4. The "VAASTU" as a guide for floor plans of a house is a superstitious system, 5. East is the most preferred direction for all activities (I've seen some of them preferring to sit facing east even in the office), 6. Do not proceed , if a cat crosses your way, it brings omen 7. Looking at cat in the morning is jinx, 8. Looking at mother's face or picture of God as soon as you open your eyes in the morning will bring good luck for that day, 9. Giving or taking anything in the left hand is bad (you know what left hand is used for in India ) 10. Never ask the question "where are you going? " while they are leaving house, its purpose will not be fulfilled. 11. Repeatedly yawning indicates that someone is remembering you, 12. Sneezing odd no. of times indicates that something bad could happen, 13. Sneezing once when you make a statement indicates that what you said is true, 14. If a lizard makes a sound when you make a statement, it indicates that what you said is true , 15. Tuesdays & Saturdays are inauspicious for doing anything new or good deeds, 16. Monday is inauspicious day for shaving and thursday is inauspicious...
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...In the novel, Candide, the author, Voltaire, creates an interesting main character. The main character, also named Candide, is a very complex individual. He is both lucky and unlucky, a philosopher and a naïve man. Exploring the attributes and adventures of this interesting character is quite the story. At times Candide can be difficult to relate to. At some points in this novel he is just too naïve for anyone to relate to. “One fine spring morning he took it into his head to take a walk…he had not gone above two leagues when he was overtaken by four other heroes, six feet high, who bound him neck and heels and carried him to the dungeon.” (Voltaire, 15) Here Candide is being held against his will and forced to fight for an army, and he decides to just up and leave to take a walk. Anyone with common sense would realize that they would appear to the army as a deserter and would be punished severely, as Candide was. In this instance it is hard to relate to the main character. Candide goes through a variety of bad situations and comes out more or less alright most of the time, only to be thrust into a new, bad situation. This double sides luck shows its face when Candide is kicked out of the castle, and roams the streets begging. He later learns he is lucky to have made it out because the castle was attacked and almost all were killed or raped. He is lucky to have made it out of situation one, but making it out of situation one puts him into situation two, which is usually just...
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...Are you superstitious?? 1 Do you have a lucky color or a lucky number or a lucky gem stone? Before an exam do you perform the same rituals so that the exam goes well or a lucky t-shirt which you wear on the day of the exam? How many of us read our horoscope in the newspaper daily and believe it word by word? „Friday the 13th‟ is it really true? The origin of “superstitions” 2 The term superstition is thought to derive from the Latin superstitio, meaning "to stand over in awe. The term is ("outliving" remains of long after forgotten. related to the Latin word superstes or "surviving"), referring to the ideas and beliefs that continued their original meaning had been 3 Superstitions are considered as relics of outmoded ways of thinking. Superstitions are often passed down through generations; often, the origin of a superstition is lost to history. "Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs." - Marlene Dietrich 4 Superstition-Definition 5 A superstition is the irrational belief that future events can be influenced or foretold by specific, unrelated behaviors or occurrences. Superstitious beliefs are more common among certain groups of people than others, and vary from culture to culture: For example, the number thirteen is considered by many in western society to be inherently unlucky whereas in Japan the number four is often considered unlucky. The number 13 ?? 6 Reality...
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...Name: Date: “Jenna and the Black Cat” Questions 1. Erica considers Jenna to be the kind of person who a. is proud of her schoolwork. b. cannot think straight. c. often helps others. d. doesn’t like soccer. 2. One theme of the story is that a. fears can be put aside in an emergency. b. bad luck comes in threes. c. superstitions are ridiculous. d. good friends always help each other. 3. Which of the following sentences supports the theme of the passage? a. Jenna was afraid of the ghost tree, but she still helped the kitten. b. Jenna volunteered as a tutor after school and worked at an animal shelter. c. Jenna told Erica to shake salt over her right shoulder after Erica walked under a ladder. d. Jenna wouldn’t wear the same color shirt two days in a row. 4. In the sentence, “After getting the salt to toss over her shoulder, Jenna and Erica began the walk from the mall back to Jenna’s house,” the pronoun “her” refers to a. Jenna. b. Erica. c. both Jenna and Erica. d. none of the above. 5. Write a paragraph about a different story you know that illustrates the same theme. If you can’t think of a story, make one up. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________...
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...Brown Superstitions What would you think if a black cat crossed your path on your way to school? Or if you accidentally dropped a mirror and it shattered into a million pieces? I know what most of you would be thinking- I’m doomed!! That is because black cats and breaking a mirror are two very famous superstitions. “What are superstitions?” many of you may ask, “and how did they originate?” Well, today you are going to find out. Good evening teachers and students. How many of you ever heard that it is bad luck to spill salt or that it is good luck to say “Bless You” to a person after they have sneezed? I’m sure many of you have heard those superstitions, but did you ever wonder who made them up? Many famous superstitions such as the one about black cats originated in early Christianity or in Ancient times. In Ancient Egypt, people believed in mythical gods. One of those gods was a black female cat named Bastet, and since Christians were trying to get rid of other religions, black cats and their owners were burned. After many years, black cats were thought to have another meaning - evil. They were believed to have supernatural powers of evil and be associated with witches and demons. People believed that if any black cat crossed your path, this was a sign that the devil was thinking about you and blocking your way to Heaven. Many years ago, it was proven that black cats weren’t evil, but to this day people still try to avoid having a black cat cross their path. Although...
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...ANTI SUPERSTITION AND BLACK MAGIC ACT Anti Superstition And Black Magic Act B.A.L.L.B(Hons) Roll No-36 ABSTRACT Superstition is a belief that is not backed by scientific evidence. It is irrational faith in something without a proper explanation. Superstitions are rampant in India and have claimed many lives over the years. The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill 2013 is the first of its kind in India and was passed on 18th December, 2013. The bill was first drafted by social activist and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2003. The bill faced heavy criticism and cost Dabholkar his life. He was shot dead by unknown assailants in August, 2013, nearly 4 months before the bill was passed. The Anti- Superstition Act is the first of its kind in the country and has been dealing with superstition effectively since its implementation last year. Other states such as Karnataka and Assam are also contemplating an Anti -Superstition Bill. This article provides the meaning and causes of superstition. It also discusses the history of the anti- superstition act in Maharashtra, its scope, limitations and subject matter KEYWORDS Superstition, Maharashtra, anti- superstition bill, Narendra Dabholkar, black magic, blind faith, Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS) INTRODUCTION ...
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