Caroline Snow
12-7-14
CM 100
Thomas Jefferson once said “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the
more I have of it.” What, though, is luck? Webster’s dictionary suggests that luck is the “events
or circumstances that operate for or against an individual.”
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The problem is that people are
under the assumption that luck cannot be controlled or obtained willingly; it just happens.In
truth, luck has nothing to do with something operating for or against you. Luck is not a matter of
chance. It is a matter of being open to new experiences, perseverance, hard work, and positive
thinking.
When seventeen year old Steven Spielberg spent some time with his cousin in the
summer of 1965, they toured Universal pictures. The tram stopped at none of the sound stages.
Spielberg snuck off on a bathroom break to watch a bit of the real action. When he encountered
