SH+P6+JC+Omens

__Aim:__ 1.) 2.) The term omen is referred to as a predicted experience that foreshadows good or evil. An omen is supposed to foresee the future. 3.) Stephanie Svob 4.) The aim of the word omen is mainly applied to fortune tellers and other people who tend to predict the future. An omen is an event that we take as a sign as something to come. It’s believed to be a bad omen if a black cat crosses your path or if it rains on your wedding day. The definition of omen states, “Omens usually have a bad reputation because they tend to predict negative things”. But sometimes their reputations just depend on the country or culture. What might be considered a negative outcome to someone might mean a lifetime of good luck to someone else. Oscar Wilde writes, “There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that”. Many people have different views on the term, omen. 5.) Works cited: “Omen.” The Free Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. "Omen." Vocabulary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

__Audience:__ 1. 2. Omen 3. Jasmine Abner 4. An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. Fortune telling is the predictions of what will happen in someone’s life. Most people live their life by what their horoscopes are, some people cross a fortune teller and are so convinced by them that their life is going to be exactly how they say it is going to be. Many people are affected by this because they may have planned to do something in life but if they hear something different about what they decide to do, they change their mind. Some people often interpret the term differently depending on their views and culture. 5. "Fortune-telling." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. "Omen." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

__Cultural:__ 1) 2) Omen 3) Samantha Cardona 4) Omens affect people in modern day because of how superstitious people still are. People still like to listen to old sayings that help predict their future to give them hope or to warn them of something. The older omens were things that would be a “prophetic sign” for something either very good or very evil. Now, modern day, people like to think that everything happens for a reason; they are signs. One example of a modern day omen is “When your entire face tingles you are about to be tagged in a photo” (Miles K). This affects the superstitions of people in modern day. Obviously, in Julius Caesar they weren’t talking about being tagged in pictures but, they did have old superstitions like the ones that are used today in modern society. In the Elizabethan times, people used omens in a very serious manor in their daily life (“ Essay on Omens and Superstition in Julius Caesar”) 5) "Omens and Superstition in Julius Caesar." Essay Empire. EssayEmpire.com, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. “8 Modern Day Omens.” Clever Things to Say. Cleverthingstosay.com, 28 March 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2013

__Historical:__ Omen Nicolina Nguyen = In the Elizabethan times, superstition was an important part of people’s lives. Over time, Shakespeare has put omens his different plays. “ In Julius Caesar, he primarily uses omens to set a mood, mostly one of impending disaster ” ( Essay on Omens and Superstition in Julius Caesar). Over time, certain omens or superstitions that people have created have become well known. For example, there is the belief that if a person sees a shooting star and make a wish, their wish will come true. Another example is that things occur in threes. People believe that these events mean that something will happen (it may be good or bad). As society has progressed, some people have held these different beliefs. To this day, there are still people who have strong beliefs in omens and are superstitious. =

Works Cited: "Omens and Superstition in Julius Caesar." Essay Empire. EssayEmpire.com, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. "Omens and Beliefs." Omens and Beliefs. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.