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  Luck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luck is often regarded as a superstition, but it can be interpreted in many ways.
Circumstantial luck, that is, luck with factors that are haphazardly brought on.
Luck is a form of superstition which is interpreted differently by different individuals.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luck   (2559 words)

  
 Moral Luck [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The problem of moral luck arises from a clash between the apparently widely held intuition that cases of moral luck should not occur with the fact that it is arguably impossible to prevent such cases from arising.
Roughly, intrinsic luck is luck which arises from the elements of the project or action under consideration, while extrinsic luck is luck arising from 'outside' the project.
Just as luck may interfere in the course of our actions to produce results that have a profound influence on the way we are morally judged, so our luck in being in the right or wrong place at the right or wrong time can have a profound effect on the way we are morally assessed.
www.iep.utm.edu /m/moralluc.htm   (7748 words)

  
 Moral Luck (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Moral luck occurs when an agent can be correctly treated as an object of moral judgment despite the fact that a significant aspect of what she is assessed for depends on factors beyond her control.
Constitutive luck is luck in who one is, or in the traits and dispositions that one has.
When it comes to cases of constitutive luck, like the case of the racist, they can say that what we really (ought to) blame people for are the manifestations of their attitudes and their omitting to take steps to eliminate the offending attitudes.
plato.stanford.edu /entries/moral-luck   (11205 words)

  
 Luck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Luck can be defined as synonymous with fate.
Fortune (or "Lady Luck"), a character in the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, is implied to have extraordinarily good luck which apparently causes bullets to swerve away from her.
Milfeulle Sakuraba of Galaxy Angel brims with such luck that she is repeatedly thrown out of casinos because she wins all the time, she finds winning lottery tickets on the ground, and can survive any ilk of danger because of her good fortune.
vb.game-host.org /en/Luck.htm   (2370 words)

  
 Salon People | What's luck got to do with it?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Denise Rossi knows what good luck is. Nearly three years ago she hit a $1.3 million lottery jackpot, divorced her older husband and started a new life with the winnings.
Luck is closely allied to the idea of fate, but the question of whether it's part of the grand plan or is really a matter of chance and happenstance seems to be the critical difference."
Rescher differentiates luck from fate ("inexorable destiny") and suggests that, elusive as it is, "the tiger of luck can be tamed." One way to make a pussycat out of that tiger is by simply putting yourself at risk.
www.salon.com /people/feature/1999/11/22/luck/index.html   (1082 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Luck: Books: Joan Barfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The point of view of the newly widowed Nora, an artist who stole Philip from a casual friend when he was young and lithe of figure, intersects with those of her live-in artist's model, Beth (who secretly despised him), and Sophie, the buxom housekeeper-cum-accountant (who secretly loved him).
It's not that nothing happens--each woman runs into a bit of luck that sets her on a new path--but there is a tenuous, drifting quality to the plot that makes one yearn for the decisive presence of, say, a Philip.
Luck by legendary Canadian author Joan Barfoot displays a quiet brilliance in her latest novel, about three women who come to terms with the unexpected death of the man in their midst.
www.amazon.ca /Luck-Joan-Barfoot/dp/0676977006   (2049 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Magazine | The loser's guide to getting lucky
The results reveal that although these people have almost no insight into the causes of their luck, their thoughts and behaviour are responsible for much of their good and bad fortune.
Seriously, though, everyone has good and bad luck in equal measure - what's different is that some people dwell on the good and others on the bad, just as some see a glass half full and others as half empty.
Luck is a chance happening, where the outcome is governed purely by outside, uncontrollable factors.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/3335275.stm   (1137 words)

  
 Luck Wisconsin
Luck is more than a town - it’s a community of people who live together, play together and work together to provide an environment that helps individuals, families and businesses grow to their full potential.
The Luck School for grades K-12, located on the shore of Big Butternut Lake, prides itself on family involvement, positive environment and a caring, effective staff.
Luck’s community education program is considered one of the best in Wisconsin.
www.luckwisconsin.com   (325 words)

  
 A Measure of Luck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The mathematical measure of luck gained on a roll of the dice is your equity after the roll minus your equity before the roll, i.e., luck is the equity you gain through the roll of the dice.
Having a proper measure of luck allows one to see that the total errors of the two players are comparable, rather than the errors averaged over unforced moves.
Backgammon is a game of luck and skill, and an appreciation of the luck involved may allow one to focus on the skill.
www.math.columbia.edu /~zare/luckequity.html   (1706 words)

  
 "Luck" by James Patrick Kelly
Singer said that he could use his luck to turn hers, but that we must let him do whatever he wanted with her.
With a feeling of dread, Thumb understood that even though she seemed better, his lover was still tangled in the stranger’s luck.
It was very bad luck to stop in the middle of a story, especially a story that had no end.
www.asimovs.com /_issue_0206/luck.html   (4642 words)

  
 Superstitions Old Wives Tales Beliefs & Misconceptions A-L
It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.
It is bad luck to close a pocket knife unless you were the one who opened it.
Knitting for children you may have in the future, but before you are pregnant, is bad luck (it may prevent one from getting pregnant, or bring ill health to the baby).
www.corsinet.com /trivia/scary.html   (2367 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Health | How to be lucky
He said it is not intelligence or psychic ability, but a person's approach to life that matters, and he has devised four principles of luck.
Cope with bad luck and turn it around by imaging how things could have been worse, or looking at what could be done about the problem.
But since the luck school, she says she has started winning regularly at bingo and on the National Lottery, and been able to have a more positive outlook on life.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/2622567.stm   (481 words)

  
 How To Make Your Own Luck
Luck isn't due to kismet, karma, or coincidence, he says.
So in the Luck Project, we've had them take part in experiments, interviewed them, had them keep diaries -- all sorts of things -- trying to piece together why you'd have one group of people for whom everything would work out well and another group for whom things would be completely disastrous.
Luck wasn't on their minds, just some silly task.
www.fastcompany.com /magazine/72/realitycheck.html   (2306 words)

  
 Luck Stone
Luck Stone Corporation is one of the largest, private, family-owned and operated aggregate companies in the U.S. and is the 9th largest producer of crushed stone in the nation.
I also release Luck Stone Corporation and all of its employees from all liability for any damage that may result from reliance on the information furnished.
I acknowledge that if employment is denied based on information obtained by my prospective employer that I am entitled to receive, upon written request, a disclosure of the Credit public records and the nature and scope of the investigative report.
sh.webhire.com /servlet/resp/grf?acctid=601   (878 words)

  
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Luck is a part of life, and everyone, at one point or another, gets lucky.
Luck is also a big part of business life and perhaps the biggest part of entrepreneurial life.
Luck in business is different from regular old luck, like when you find $20 on the sidewalk.
www.inc.com /magazine/20050101/lucky-or-smart.html   (3242 words)

  
 Luck Quotes | Luck Quotations | Luck Sayings | Wisdom Quotes
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
Luck to me is something else: Hard work -- and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.
I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
www.wisdomquotes.com /cat_luck.html   (363 words)

  
 'Just My Luck' - Lindsay Lohan's character goes through lots of pain, and so does the audience - Zap2it
There are several appropriately silly moments that will appeal to young girls, especially a sequence in which Ashley goes around town with her two pals (Bree Turner, Samaire Armstrong) tracking down the guys at the party and kissing them without warning.
Although she lacks the rubber-faced goofiness of her cohort Amanda Bynes, Lohan does an adequate job with the physical comedy and is willing to sacrifice her poise and looks for it.
Even the band's real-life album is called "Just My Luck." It's the sort of packaging that you'd expect from a made for TV movie, not a studio film.
www.zap2it.com /movies/reviews/zap-justmyluck-review,0,1138735.story   (728 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Recognize luck for what it is   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Peabody says it is critical for entrepreneurs to figure out if they are successful because of their business acumen or just plain luck.
Many of his best decisions came more from luck and timing than special skill: "Luck is a big part of life, and everyone, at one point or another, gets lucky.
But luck is a big part of business life and perhaps the biggest part of entrepreneurial life," he says.
www.usatoday.com /money/books/reviews/2005-01-30-luck_x.htm   (656 words)

  
 The Luck of Eden Hall
Had the fairies willingly allowed the man to confiscate their precious glass, with a trickster plan of returning prosperity again to the family, only to be followed by a ruinous folly, or were the fairies surprised by the theft?
But luck and fortune the Musgrave family did have.
The factual history of The Luck of Eden Hall is long and prestigious in contrast to its legendary tales.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/1071/34529   (459 words)

  
 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Luck.
“Not in luck’s way,” not unexpectedly promoted, enriched, or otherwise benefited.
Meaning that his luck will save him even in the greatest extremity.
Referring to Jonah and Ari’on, who were cast into the sea, but carried safely to land, the one by a whale and the other by a dolphin.
www.bartleby.com /81/10606.html   (111 words)

  
 luck
She hated to see her old friend so down on her luck.
We were in luck, for the bakery was still open.
He lucked out when he made a hole in one during the tournament.
www.infoplease.com /dictionary/luck   (173 words)

  
 luck. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
One's personal fate or lot: It was just my luck to win a trip I couldn't take.
Informal To gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked into a good apartment; lucked out in finding that rare book.
as luck would have it As it turned out; as it happened: As luck would have it, it rained the day of the picnic.
www.bartleby.com /61/2/L0280200.html   (189 words)

  
 Luck Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Finding the job that is right for you means getting to know the company and the positions that they have available.
Luck Stone believes that every candidate should understand the position(s) for which they are applying and the opportunities those positions will provide for personal growth and development.
So, if you're looking to learn more about careers at Luck Stone, please search through our current career listings.
sh.webhire.com /Public/601   (83 words)

  
 Luck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It was their luck to take lovers from the shell people and send their children to live with the horse people and to welcome all strangers.
She and the other women were jittery walking through the forest in the dark.
Everyone knew that luck turned at night, often for the bad.
www.jimkelly.net /pages/luck.htm   (8773 words)

  
 LUCK Movie Synopsis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It's 1972 and Shane Bradley (Luke Kirby) is a 28-year-old underachiever, obsessed with his own luck and fortune.
Shane's life moves from bad to worse when his dream girl, Margaret (Sarah Polley), leaves for a romantic trip to England with her old boyfriend.
Using the now famous Canada/Russia hockey series to book bets, Shane and his friends find themselves courting luxury, fortune and fame.
www.tribute.ca /synopsis.asp?m_id=7575   (194 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Luck: Books: Joan Barfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
But the real fireworks are in the minute explorations of this closed set of unorthodox relationships, all brought to a finish in a short coda set a year after Philip's death.
Coming upon this novel is a fine piece of luck indeed.
There is good luck, and there is bad luck, and then there's the ambiguous sort of luck that's a lot of this and some of the other.
www.amazon.com /Luck-Joan-Barfoot/dp/0676977006   (1197 words)

  
 Hard Luck (2006)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tagline: If it wasn't for bad luck, there would be no luck...
Hard Luck is a dark comedy about a pair of serial killers that meet up with a dancer and a guy named lucky who fell into some money.
Lucky tries to get the money and skip town with mobsters hot on his trail and picks up a dancer who gets in the way more than once.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0489070   (337 words)

  
 luck's
Eu sou a Luck e esse é o meu site de dolls,ele é inteiramente em português.
com o luck's voltando a ativa gostaria de convidar os participantes dessa comunidade para conferir as novidades.
Notice: Microsoft has no responsibility for the content featured in this group.
groups.msn.com /lucks   (57 words)

  
 Good Luck Greeting Cards, Good Luck Ecards From 123Greetings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A Good Luck wish goes a long way especially when your friend/ family/ colleague/ loved one is setting off on a new venture or trying to crack a tough term paper or going for a job interview !
Choose from our collection of warm, funny and encouraging Good Luck ecards and wish 'best of luck' to those who need it.
Send this special Good Luck charm your loved ones way to wish them good fortune.
www.123greetings.com /general/goodluck   (196 words)

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