Lucky

The quote “Australia is a lucky country, run by second rate people who share its luck” was said by Donald Horne. Donal Horne was an Australian journalist, writer, social critic, and academic who was the author of ‘The Lucky Country’ which was published in 1964 and was an evaluation of Australian society that questioned traditional attitudes. In saying Australia is a “Lucky country” its implying that by our social, economical, political, historical and social benefits we have, by world standards,…

“Lucky Louie” Have you ever known someone that was incredibly fortunate and lucky? Perhaps they found a four leaf clover, or even won the lottery. Well, one of the most lucky people that has ever lived survived countless near-death experiences, persevered through a dangerous war, suffered trials that would mortify many, and lived to tell the tale. Fortune and skill has saved his life multiple times over and has enabled him to lead a successful existence despite all the trying circumstances he…

The Malchance Brothers “Get up. It 's time for school!” yelled Mrs.Malchance. One of the two 13-year-old short and frail brothers named Nathan prepared to get out of bed, until he realized that he was already out of bed on the floor face down. He had rolled over off their bed in his sleep. The other brother Lucas had slept weirdly and had a large amount of aching pain in his back due to it. “Hey Nathan how did you sleep,” Lucas asked. “Not very well, I fell off my bed during the night” Nathan…

The passing of the eighteenth amendment provided an opportunity for Lucania to recruit some new meat. Lucania became one of the “Big Six” of bootlegging along with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel (“Luciano”, n.d.). His bootlegging gang grew throughout the 1920’s. Lucania and his friends recruited new Jewish gang members, including Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, nicknamed “Lepke” by his mother, Abner “Longie” Zwillman, another Jew, and Zwillman’s partner, Willie Moretti (Gosch, 1975). These unscrupulous…

(NYSE:RAI), thereby having an important amount of indirect exposure to the U.S. market. According to Business Premiere, (BAT) has established a strong market position over the years with the use of Global Drive Brands such as Dunhill, Kent, Rothmans, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall brands. Dunhill is their premium brand and sold 55 billion units in 2014. These brands make up 42% of BAT sales in 2014. BAT is used in as many as 200 countries worldwide such as the…

1. What is Born Lucky all about? On the surface, it's a story about a young psychic who has to go and try to help find kids who have disappeared in the Pine Barrens. But beneath that is a story of a young man trying to come to terms with a gift he didn't ask for and that can have real, physical consequences for him. It's about JD conquering fear. 2. What is it that draws you to the horror, thriller, sci-fi and paranormal genres? I like writing about regular people in extraordinary situations…

know what I would do. I stared at the enormous amount of work that lay on my desk, wondering how I could get this done. Mr. Sterling comes into my office unannounced and stays for another hour discussing plans for the meeting with our client selling Lucky Strike. I could slowly feel the day slipping away from me. He tried to understand what was going through my head, but how could I explain it when most times I didn’t understand it myself? Tick. Tick. Tick. It’s 4:30 p.m. and Pete Campbell…

People say that there is nothing like the smell and the feel of a brand new car. Lucky for me at the age of nineteen I was fortunate enough to find that out for myself. After working to save seventeen hundred dollars my mom and I drove to the Honda dealer to go get the car of my dreams. There it was, either it seemed like they knew I was coming, or everywhere I looked the car was there. A black on black coupe EX Honda Civic, power locks, power windows, sunroof, alloy wheels, and the best part…

skillful beauty of fiction. Two stories "Lucky Dragon" by Viet Dinh and "Hell" by Benjamin Nugent fall into this category expressing the elements that compose fiction. These two narratives have similarities and several differences that can be found in their plots, point of views, settings, and characterization. The plot of "Lucky Dragon", by Viet Dinh, is a plot-driven narrative that depicts the tale of soldiers, Hiroshi and Yoshi, from a ship called the Lucky Dragon; it depicts their lives…

visit and then stay with the Lord of the Underworld. This version, deserves to be told. With a new setting to reflect such a brave, courageous girl, the idea of an Australian retelling of Persephone came to mind)) Persephone was the embodiment of the Lucky Country. Just like her golden homeland, she too was full of contrasting beauty and chaos. Beauty. Saturated and vibrant. Painted with colours so intense it seemed impossible. How could the sea be so blue? And yet, it was, calm blue waves…