Luck by mark twain Consider the lessons learned in this text. What is fair? Is pure luck or chance fair? Why would we consider it unfair? Consider that while Scoresby does get by on lucky mistakes, his mistakes still bring him success. Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

Nothing is fair. Pure luck or chance are not fair. This is because luck or chance are completely random in nature, and not at all favorable to those that deserve it.

Explanation:

In the short story Luck, Scoresby rose to prominence through a series of purely lucky accidents throughout his life. By contrast, others who were actually intelligent and worked very hard all their lives were not as successful as he was. Therefor luck is not fair, as it does not follow those who are most deserving of it, it ha been defined as a success or failure by random chance instead of effort.

While Scoresby does get by on lucky mistakes, his mistakes still bring him success. For example, during the Crimean war a lucky blunder he made instantly put him on the pedestal of a hero. He mixed up orders he received, "An order had come to him to fall back and support our right; and instead, he fell forward and went over the hill to the left. But the name he won that day as a marvellous military genius filled the world with his glory, and that glory will never fade while history books last." That particular blunder of his might have easily had disastrous results, instead, it became a surprising victory and made him a hero.

In a research about the unfairness of luck, scientists noted that, "Since rewards and resources are usually given to those that have already reached a high level of success, mistakenly considered as a measure of competence/talent, this result is even a more harmful disincentive, causing a lack of opportunities for the most talented ones."

As once noted by president John Kennedy, "Life is unfair."

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

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the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.