Why is walking under ladders believed to be unlucky?

There are a few explanations for this. The most common is that someone on the ladder might be holding a pot of paint or a bucket of water which could drop on you if you walked underneath.

Another explanation relates to the tyburn gallows at what is now Marble Arch in London. Until 1783 criminals climbed a ladder to the gallows with a rope round their neck and this was then kicked from under them. The belief grew that walking under a ladder invited death.

Why do they drive on the left in Britain and on the right in other in other countries?

Yes, thanks God, I spent almost three days typing and typing and I did not face death. As you know, I decided to take into consideration some questions which were supposed to be deprived of a proper explanation but I am here to reveal every single implication.

Have you ever wondered why people in some places often drive to the left, the reason for this goes back to the days when people travelled by horse. Most people are right handed and thus the left is the natural way to side to ride and if you are on a horseback and need your right hand to hold something in case of trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world do the same? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte.

He insisted that his armies marched on the right, and as he marched through Europe, he impose his rule whenever he went. In the twentieth century Adolf Hitler did the same. The question suggest that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world, there are about 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of them are former British colonies.

US immigrants

Illegal immigration is a very difficult issue to deal with and a hot political Topic as well in the United Status.

There are thought to be about 11,5 million illegal immigrants in the US. Many of these people are poorly educated, unskilled workers who fill the sort of jobs that most native-born Americans will not take, at least not for the same price.

It is said that much of California’s agriculture relies on migrant labour. England is another remarkable example of immigration as a secret success. It is said that immigration works for better for Britain than Britonz notice.

Some surveys which were carried out on different locations shown as a result that Britain and Ireland were the only EU countries that provided an open door to workers from accession countries.

It is claimed that their work ethic, that is, immigrant work is high, they are very disciplined, enthusiastic, responsible and their attendance is fantastic.

What European people just want to have a better life, unfortunately immigrants tend to forsake their own identity, beliefs, expectations and ambitious in seek of a prosperous future for them and for their families as well. But sometimes the price they have to pay is quite high.

Living alone

Some surveys which were carried out on a group of teenagers have shown as a result that a great majority of the adolescents interviewed have a preference to live unaccompanied as opposed to live in the company of their families.

It is said that the fact of living alone provides youngsters with freedom and privacy, which are seem as remarkable advantages for people who usually live alone.

To start with, living alone may have its several advantages which are crucially involved with freedom. It is widely recognised that freedom is one of the most important features that teen look for. Currently, there is a great number of teenagers who live single-handedly just because they want to be independent and not dependable of their parents, not to mention the fact youngsters do not have to fulfil other expectations such as daily household tasks which range from get up at eight o’clock in the morning, have lunch at moon, arrive home at the time established by parents among others. It is seemed to be that adolescents are more interested in creating their own world under their own rules without taking into consideration external rules imposed by others.

Secondly, privacy seems to be another important feature to take into consideration. A great number of teens usually have to share their rooms with a sibling and, as a consequence, many of them cannot expressed or act by themselves due to there is always someone in front of them, that critize the way the way in which teenagers achieve what they need. This is one of the many reasons why teens choose to live alone in order to create a world based on their own principles or ideas.

On the other hand, living alone may have its drawbacks. In some case several youngsters lose contact with their families because they are more interested in exploring a world without boundaries. Teens often prefer to live in an isolated way what is more, adolescents are blamed for forgetting one of the so called pillars in which every single community rest which is the family.

Taking everything into account, living alone has it both advantages and disadvantages. Although this new way life make our lives easier in many ways, it has created some problems in the structure of some families. But while it has created problems we should think carefully before dismissing its many advantages

Heinous crime

I have just finished reading an article which is crucially involved with the killing of at least fifteen high school students and teachers at columbine high school in Littleton.

Colorado has left America stunned and sickened. Scenes of wounded youth, images of terrified young girls describing how students around them were systematically murdered in a school library. All of this provokes horror, sadness and what is more anger.

So many questions still live unanswered, that is, can anyone with a functioning brain or eyes continue to argue at this point that these terrible incidents are not expressions of profound social tendencies? What is going on in that country?

In my view, I think that this irrational reaction taking into consideration this macabre episode is crucially involved with the violence that the US is presently unleashing on the world.

At this age of high-tech wars, the pentagon conducts wars which allow the US military to kill thousands of innocents people at random; what is more the media packages the war as entertainment without real consequence- at least for Americans.

It is widely recognised that without any reasonable explanation the American military is dropping bombs and missiles against Iraq which have come under attack in recent months. US forces burst into a country and start shooting it up.

To sump up, each international horror resembles a crime scene in which American fingerprints are inevitably found

Watching soap operas on TV

Finally, a surprising piece of research that shows people who regularly watch soap operas are significantly happier than those who don’t. Psychologists believe that this is because such programmes provide viewers with an imaginary set of friends, and a sense of belonging to a community. “It works in rather the same way as a membership of a club, or church.

From this moment onwards, I will take into account tadeo’s piece of advice. He once told me he never miss any chapter regarding “pasion de gavilanes”, now I fully understand why.

Eating chocolate

I continue typing and because of that I lost my fingerprints but anyways I just want to be rewarded as some characters in Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales. To be rewarded with a paradise where every single idea of using a computer functions as a paradox in any sense. Yesterday, I spent the night looking for my insides in front of the computer when I wondered myself what is in store for us once we pass away, is there any possibility of having internet in heaven? Because I accustomed to have a parallel life involving my family, my lovers, my life and of course my ENTRIES.

The topic for today is chocolate. Ever heard of the old saying “a little of what you fancy does you good”? Well, if you are a chocolate fan there is good news! Recent studies have revealed that chemicals found in chocolate can protect you from a variety of minor illnesses including colds, coughs, depression and even help to reduce the risk of heart diseases!