2012 somebody in Iowa won the 202 million dollar Powerball. II. Thesis: I already have my winnings mapped out if I were to win the Powerball. III. Preview of Main Points: a. I would make sure my family is finically set. b. Continue living my day to day life. c. I would invest into something nonprofit. Transition: With that said let me tell you how I would spend my winnings. Body I. Main Point 1: Making sure my family is finically set would consist of a
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APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEPTIVE 1. There is an old adage “all that glitters is not gold”.Gold is bright yellow metal and very valuable. But there are many worthless things looking equally bright yellow. We should not therefore‚ think that a thing is gold is simply because it is bright yellow. So‚ the proverb teaches us that we should not judge things by their outward appearances. 2. A person may be well dressed and may look a gentle man; but in reality he may be a cheater or a thief. A person
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irresponsible. For instance‚ a great thing such as winning can result into something horrible. Winning the lottery not only can bring happiness into someone’s life‚ but as well cause their life to be a complete nightmare. When a person goes from being considerably poor to having millions of dollars‚ it impacts their lives to a great extent by causing them to become unreasonable with their winnings‚ quit their jobs‚ or just lose touch with reality. Truth is winning unthinkable amounts of money causes unimaginable
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at one time or another has thought “what if I won the lottery?” Then think about everything they would buy and the people they would help. But when you really think about it the lottery is one of those things that is to good to be true. In our time people are very materialistic. Everyone wants to get rich quick! Winning the lottery isn’t the answer. It can actually bring much more trouble than good. “If you had problems before winning the lottery‚ you’ll have problems after the lottery. Money
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Winning the lottery would seem like a great thing to almost every human participating in it. In Texas about 20‚000‚000 citizens participate in the lottery every year. Far much larger than a village in “The Lottery” with a population of about 300. Among that 300 are Old Man Warner who is the eldest man in town‚ and Tessie who was the unlucky winner. Although in most lotteries the outcome of winning is usually pretty satisfying. In this narrative‚ Tessie soon learns to never take anything in life
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To most people winning the lottery is a good thing. In this story winning the lottery might not be so good. Every year in a small village the people there have what’s called ¨ The Lottery.¨ It’s a tradition everybody including the kids have to do. Is winning the lottery a good thing? What if I told you when you win you get killed by all of the villagers with rocks. This is definitely not the type of lottery you or anyone wants to win. The way you get drawn is by something called the black
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Winning the Lottery Have you ever wished that you had won the lottery? The lottery can change your life forever but it can also be changed in unexpected and drastic ways. The possibilities of what happens after you win the lottery are in your hands. You could lose your friendships and family member’s trust or maybe you could be intelligent with the money you’ve won and create for yourself endless possibilities‚ one this is for sure your privacy is going
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to win the lottery. I’m sure that if anyone won the lottery they would be extremely ecstatic. Most of us expect winning the lottery to be a joyous and thrilling experience. But‚ what if it wasn’t? What if winning the lottery meant losing everything you have‚ including your life? In the short story‚ The Lottery by Shirley Jackson‚ this particular event occurs. The story takes place in a small rural village. Every year‚ all of the villagers put their names into a box to draw for a lottery. You may think
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Misleading and Deceptive Case Facts A soap powder manufacturer had marketed a product called ‘Sudso’ for many years. Its market share had fallen steadily due to increase competition. The manufacturer designed a bright new package for the product‚ added a scented fragrance and changed its name to ‘Sno’. The product was then re-released and advertised as ‘a new advance in laundry detergent that washes whiter than white’. Issue Has the soap manufacturer breached any laws? ‘A corporation shall
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Throughout this unit‚ we have seen many different cases in which dreams can come true‚ even if not all of them do. While dreams can seem truly impossible to accomplish‚ they are worth pursuing because it gets through the days of hopelessness‚ there is lot to learn from having dreams and‚ most importantly‚ it gives a person’s life purpose. Nevertheless‚ dreams are thought to impossible to truly accomplish‚ therefore it’s not worth it to dream. “Winning the Lottery: Does it Guarantee Happiness” “...But an
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