Art showcase by Isaiah Walker https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2 Post your art! en-us 2024-01-05 17:56:32 UTC 2024-01-08 17:55:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f58c.png Black cats ckpic2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839918169 2024-01-05 18:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839918169 Black Cats: Black cats came to be unlucky because in Europe the number of black cats grew and so the people thought of them as pests and by them being black and liked being out at night they became the image of darkness, evil, and mystery ckpic2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839920388 2024-01-05 18:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839920388 People believed spirits lived in trees, and knocking on the tree would protect them from bad luck. Knocking on tree trunks could rouse the spirits and call on their protection, but it was also a way of showing gratitude. An example of using it would be if you say,"I barely avoided being involved in that 20 car pileup, knock on wood!” imwal2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839921157 2024-01-05 18:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839921157 Knocking on Wood imwal2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839922034 2024-01-05 18:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839922034 Black Cats: Black cats were not always seen as unlucky they also were once worshipped as gods in ancient egypt. There are over 22 different kinds of blacks cats. Black cats may not have always been black and may have evolved into the black fur they have today for survival. ckpic2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839924240 2024-01-05 18:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839924240 Knocking on Wood imwal2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839925661 2024-01-05 18:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839925661 Black Cat imwal2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839927667 2024-01-05 18:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2839927667 Summary: Superstitions play a huge role in the Monkey's Paw. They believed the paw had magical powers. It was said to fulfill wishes, but at a price. The characters superstitions added tension and fear by showing the consequences of messing with their fate. imwal2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2841819561 2024-01-08 17:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2841819561 Black Cats: In 1233 Pope Gregory IX Made a official church document which declared black cats as a reincarnation of satan ckpic2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2841822759 2024-01-08 17:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2841822759 Black Cats ckpic2026 https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2841823583 2024-01-08 17:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/imwal2026/yb4t6ch1vvww9ew2/wish/2841823583