Rituals/Good Luck

I do not consider any of my daily acts to be ritualistic but I do have a few constant behaviors that I connect good luck with. One odd behavior that was introduced to me by a friend a few years ago is whenever I drive through a yellow light, I tap the ceiling. This action is supposed to prevent me from getting pulled over, getting in an accident and even bring me good luck. I continue this action because nothing bad has happened in the past after doing it. Another good luck behavior I have is when I find a penny heads up on the ground I always pick it up and put it in my shoe, this action is also supposed to bring good luck. I conciously know these actions do not truly help bring good luck but I execute them because I always have.

Is Facebook considered a contact zone?

I definitely believe Facebook and other types of social pages are types of contact zones. Pratt describes contact zones as “social places where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other.” On Facebook, people of all cultures, races, and religion socialize and even meet other people through different searches. Facebook serves as a gateway for many new relationships to form and communicate. Although it is virtue, it contains every component that a “face to face” contact zone has.