Superstition : A Sled Hockey Goalie

Hockey is the toughest sport in the world. Moving up in divisions is a big deal. Hockey rivalries are the most heated in all of sports. When I turned 15 on January 28th 2014, I was instantly moved up to the 16u AAA Minor hockey team for the Junior Kings. I was nervous to be playing for a new organization and didn’t know what to expect. I went in blind, feeling slightly scared. I was a new and upcoming player on an already established and a great team. It was hard joining a team where I was the new kid and was instantly put ahead of some others. Wayne Gretzky said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” What Gretzky meant by this is if an opportunity presents

The word superstition is often used very loosely, and should first be defined, before being used. “Derived from super 'above', and stare 'to stand', the Latin Superstitio signifies a 'standing over' or 'survival', describing an irrational or a credulous

       Likewise, in the essays, "New Superstitions for Old" by Margaret Mead and "Superstitious Minds" by Letty Cottin Pogrebin discussed the superstitious beliefs possessed by individuals as well as the ritual practices that followed with these superstitions. Margaret Mead and Letty Cottin Pogrebin noted every

Horoscopes, like the one presented to the right, is one of the most commonly known connections to real -life superstition; horoscopes are used to forecast someone’s future. Another superstition that has been around for a long time, is the superstition that if one is to find a four-leafed clover, then they are granted with good luck. The most renowned superstition that is most commonly known in America is, the superstition of Friday the 13th. If the 13th of any month is to land on a Friday it is known as bad luck. People purposely skip any important events on this day (like meetings, socials, banquets, etc.) just to make sure that they are not cursed with bad

Superstitions have influenced the lives of human beings perhaps since the beginning of mankind. For millennia, people have clung to beliefs and practices surrounding preternatural activities. Even after science has produced evidence to explain what was once considered supernatural, the superstitious traditions have continued. During the Middle Ages, many new superstitious rituals were developed and some can still be seen in use today. However, the trivial superstitious rituals of today, such as hanging a horse shoe on a door or knocking on wood to bring good fortune, did not begin so simply.

problem. The Monty Hall Math problem led Christopher to believe that people rely on their intuitions

Science has relieved so many different kind of mysteries with superstitions and most of these things are believed in in different countries. It is told that many infants have died due to illnesses and there’s family believing that this “magical imagination” will cure them. Even modern day weddings and ceremonies are filled with superstitions, Today some brides wear something old, something burrowed and even put a penny in their shoe for good-luck. The kind of ritual that is mostly common in the Hispanic/latino world, that is you can’t see your birthday cake until you’re ready to blow out your candles because you will receive a couple years of bad-luck. Superstition really comes a long way into almost every culture you endure. This kind of things, is natural to almost everyone you

Superstitious behaviors and OCD symptoms can often get mistaken for each other for there are symptoms of OCD that can mimic superstitious behaviors. A compulsion and superstitious practices both derive from deep-seated irrational beliefs (“Superstition,” 2007). A compulsion is an urge to alleviate anxiety caused by an obsessive thought via repetitive behaviors (Leonello & Jones, 2016). Both superstition and compulsion involve believing that doing a specific action leads to the lift of an unrelated threat because that action brings serendipity or changes the situation (“Superstition,” 2007; Cromer, 2010). A compulsion would be a surgeon washing his hands for a specific period of time to prevent losing the patient in surgery; whereas, a superstition would be avoiding going under a ladder to prevent getting bad luck. Neither of the two are based on valid reason and instead may be a consequence of fears and misapprehension of correlation as cause and effect (“Superstition,” 2007; Cromer,

Not too long ago, a celebrity named Dr. Dre wanted headphones with really good sound and a really nice design. In 2008 Dr. Dre wanted to make headphones that had really good quality clarity. After a few years they became a big hit because Beats spent a lot of money on advertising. They joined with apple to get more advertising and began to make many different colors and types of headphones, speakers, and earbuds.

Many people give in to the marketing and buy these overly expensive headphones. These headphones are more of a fashion statement than a quality headphones investment. Unfortunately, brand plays a major factor on the price of a product. In some cases, headphones of a sub-par quality have their price inflated simply because of the brand associated with them. It is because of this that buying expensive headphones simply is not reliable. One must do prior research before buying expensive headphones and even then reviews can be biased depending on the brand of

I agree with the test about my way of understanding being based around sensing. I feel I use my common sense to create practical solutions, rather than using my imagination and inventing new possibilities. [3]

To start off, superstitions can make us feel like we are controlling our outcomes and that we are in control of the situations, that we have no control over. “They’re maintained in part by a phenomenon psychologists call the “illusions of control. In certain circumstances, if you perform some action that can’t possibly affect the outcome in any real sense, you have the feeling that you have control and that feels good--better than just sitting and waiting.” (L. 71 to 76) To simplify, superstitions help our brains relax and increase the chances of getting a desired outcome. As a fact, the illusionary feeling of control can strengthen the actual control we have over a situation.

In Wikipedia superstition is defined as “Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality—that one event causes another without any natural process linking the two events—such as astrology, religion, omens, witchcraft, prophecies, etc., that contradicts natural science.” It is a belief which is not based on scientific knowledge; it is driven by mysteries and magical stories. The word superstition itself means blind faith or belief in something influenced by one’s behavior in some magical or mysteries way. Also, in Hindi language superstition is called as “Andh vishwash”, which means blind faith; moreover in Gujarati language it means”Andhlo Vishwash” which also means following the custom or the tradition blindly without any scientific proof. So, it is quite complex to understand superstition in the scientific context. Scientists have done various researches and studied about the psychology behind the belief but sometimes, it is unbelievable how few practices are drawn and continued till now as opposition to superstition was never questioned in the contexts where gods and deities existed. Superstitions are not only those which are passed to us from our ancestors but they evolve from us now

A superstition is a belief, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like. In simpler words, a superstition is any blindly accepted belief or notion. Superstitions can be believed in for different reason such as religious beliefs, false interpretations of natural events or people develop personal superstition. A superstition based off of religious beliefs can include, for example, a Christian may believe at a time of trouble or distress may open the Bible at a random time to a random page and read the first text that catches his or her eye. A religion for someone could be a superstition for someone else. A superstition based off of a

Even in this modern day and age, we find ourselves being cautious around mirrors, knocking on wood, and going a different way when a black cat crosses our path. Don’t try to deny it, you’ve gotten jumpy on Friday the 13th, and maybe some of you (like me) hold your breath when you pass a graveyard. You know what I’m talking about. Superstitions. Now, be honest, how many of you started humming that song, “Livin’ la Vida Loco”? My point is that we follow these superstitions for no reason at all, oftentimes without knowing why, or even what it’s supposed to do for us. What exactly is a superstition, and where do they even come from? Storks?