Essays on Superstitions And Its Consequences

Have you ever pondered why people conceive black cats as being unlucky or knocking on wood as good luck? Have you also been barraged by people saying “bless you” when you sneeze? These things are called superstition. Superstition is myths that have passed on for centuries. Superstition can also die off by being proven incorrect. Superstition has been around since the Ancient Egyptian times. We still use some superstitions that are from that time. One superstition is that it is…...

Introduction Nightmares, black cats and even stumbling upon a doorstep- a mere incident for us today, right? However this wasn’t the same viewpoint of the Romans during the Roman Empire. The Romans were very superstitious when compared to our society today. They believed in many superstitions and omens that could be a hindering factor in their everyday lives. Many of these superstitions were part of other civilizations as well in an evolved way. Many of their superstitions would seem obscure…...

Witchcraft is a delicate subject for people to talk about. Especially for religious people that think witchcraft is part of the devil work. But this brings another topic in mind, superstition. Superstition means “traditional belief that a certain action or event can cause or foretell an apparently unrelated event” according to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (795). Though I do not believe in superstition, I respect those who do. Witchcraft for me is real, I do believe in magic and power it…...

And do we blame Superstition for what we come to pass? Or could it be what we, the English, have come to know as class? The death of Edward and Mickey was very sudden and unpredictable but was it to do with superstition or class division? Mrs Lyons convinced Mrs Johnstone that if the twins were to ever find out they were twins, they would immediately die. The strange thing is, when they did find out they were brothers, they…...

In a large measure, science and superstition are polar opposites. Science is based on evidentiary support, objectivity and integrity, whereas superstition has very few of these. This is despite the fact that science originally evolved from superstition and theology, for example astronomy evolved from faith, chemistry from alchemy, etc. These were thought to be superstitions initially and only through a series of hypotheses, research, and argumentations did they become science. In modern society, there are still a lot of unknown,…...

Plants are burned, animals are butchered, and human variances are banished to the Fringes where they run out sight, can not recreate, and will either pass away or live a miserable life. The primary factor that the citizens of Waknuk desire such sameness and conformity is since of their superstitious and spiritual beleifs. They think that God sent adversities to "The Old Individuals", and that was why their society was ruined. Since they do not desire the very same thing…...

1. Introduction a. Attention getting material – see if a volunteer from the class is willing to put themselves in a superstitious situations, breaking a mirror, walking under a ladder, etc. b. Thesis statement – I will be talking about superstitions and why we are superstitious c. Preview subtopics – I will use the cause/effect organizational pattern. First, I will talk about what superstitions are (a general definition), and go a little into the history of superstitions. Second, I will…...