After reading this text many things were rushing through my head. I was pondering on how successful will my I be, and is today's society on pluck or luck side of things. Getting to read the history of the "American Dream" really opened my eyes to many things. Learning about how Ben Franklin came to be successful and how the Puritans gained success in a new land brought the "pluck or luck" theory to my attention.
I have never heard of pluck or luck and learning about it made me reflect back on something in my life that was a representation of each. A time in my life that represents pluck was when I was learning to play golf. I was horrible when I started (I was only 8, so that might be why i was so bad), but with practice and coaching from my Dad I progressed. I could see that all the hard work paid off when I graduated as a 4-year varsity letter man in golf. A time in my life that reminds me of luck was when I won the annual musical chairs event at the main event this year here at Malone. I had no intentions on winning, I was just doing it for fun. When I sat down on that last chair I couldn't believe that I won, I thought I was so lucky.
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