With all the hype about the Mega Millions jackpot, you may have missed this Canadian story: A Canadian man just won $40 million in the Lotto Max jackpot. He announced that he has big plans for his brand-new wealth: He is donating all the money away to charity. Winner Tom Crist told Canadian news station CTV that he intends to give away all the prize money to various charities and groups he chooses, including cancer research. "I just retired at the end of September so I was fortunate enough in my career to set myself up and my kids anyway, and there was no doubt in my mind where that money was going to go, it was going to go to charity," Crist told the Toronto Star as he claimed his money this week. But Crist did tell the Calgary Herald that he has 4 kids who will help him decide where the money goes, and Crist recently retired as president of an electronics company. This happened to be the largest jackpot in Calgary's lottery history. And I would like to note that Crist plays the game by subscription, which allows him to opt-in to the lotto for an entire year, according to CTV. Hey! Have you looked into Lotto Gopher? Yes, we offer that. "I wasn't even sure which game I'd won on, or what the numbers were," he said Monday. "I've paid for the subscription when I get the renewal notice every year, and then I just file it. If you think that this winning and then giving is an isolated incident, think again! There are many winners who engage in conspicuous charitable giving. Every time a massive jackpot rolls up, it seems people gravitate towards the same dream filled conversations. If a huge pile of cash suddenly fell in your lap tomorrow, what would you spend it on? Most seem to reply that they would spend it on family, make sure ki... ... middle of paper ... ...ge jackpots, Jim Dancy's $10,000 prize from 2009 appears definitely paltry. But Ten Grand is still big money to most of us, and after talking to friends, the Michigan man decided to donate the entire thing to the Kalamazoo United Way. The president of the KUW called the donation "an act of incredible kindness and generosity," and Dancy said he felt good about his decision. "I know the needs in the community are great right now, so for me it was the right thing to do," he said. If there's one thing better than people who give of themselves, it's people who give of what's been given to them. It is my hope that when Lotto Gopher strikes a win for a group or individual, they remember some of these people and their generous nature. Our world will be a better place because of it. So, ask yourself, what good causes would you turn to if you were suddenly a mega-millionaire?
We see a very disturbing ending in the Shirley Jackson’s, The Lottery where the reader believes that the lottery in mention is solely a monetary game of chance, like in our lives presently. However,
The short story ‘The Lottery’ reveals a village of 300 that assemble for a lottery on June 27th every year. The lottery has been held this day for years and years, and has become a classic tradition. The lottery itself is holy to much of its residents, like Mr. Watson, who states that the village in the north is a pack of young crazy fools for removing the lottery. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanti...
many families in more ways than imaginable. Ernie also takes his knowledge home and educates his own
When most people play the lottery today, they think about having wealth. Generally, people who win are happy about it whether they win one dollar or a million. The lottery in our society has grown to support education and it is often worth several million dollars. Usually, the winner of the lottery gains a lot of recognition for the money they win. But what would happen if there was a small town where people held a yearly lottery in which the “winner” was the member of the town who was not sacrificed? This question is answered in Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery.” In reading this story, and reading literary criticism about the story, there were many symbols and much symbolism in this story.
Carlyle, Erin. "11 Biggest Lottery Winners Ever: How They Planned To Spend The Money."Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 30 Mar. 2012. Web. 02 Apr. 2014.
Jackson, Shelley. “The Lottery.” 1948. Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Ed. [Harold Ross]. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1990. 738-745.
Winning the lottery is a dream most people have; it is magical thinking, believing that you, the ticket buyer will be the one defying all the odds. The only ones, from the hedonistic utilitarian standpoint whosehappiness will increase are those who actually win the lottery, a very small number from among all the players. The hedonistic utilitarian standpoint is not ethically recommendable because the lottery is only selling the dream of winning it while filling the state coffers with people’s hard earned money. (Brusseau, J. 2012)
George Strait supports many kinds of charities such has the wounded militaries charity, where they raise money for wounded militaries and their families. In 2014 George Strait assisted the wounded military charity to raise over 430 dollars for warriors who were unable to have money for them self’s. These warriors who were wounded in action get money that was raised to do treatments or others things such as food, water, and electricity. Within over four years this charity has raised over a billion dollars with the help of George Strait. Foundations are the same way, they raises money for families who are unable to have money for themselves.
O’Shaughnessy, Jack. “Response to ‘The Lottery.’" The NY Times. The New York Times, 28 Aug. 1988. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.
Typically, when someone thinks of a lottery they think of something positive and exciting but contrary to this idea in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, the connotation has an entirely different meaning. As the story begins, readers lean towards the belief that the town in which Jackson depicts is filled with happiness and joy. “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green” (Jackson 247) We soon realize that this notion is far from the truth. As the townspeople gather in the square for the annual lottery, which sole purpose is to stone someone to death by randomly pulling a paper out of a black box with a black dot on it, it is learned
When we are introduced to the lottery, we see the traditions that are currently observed. These include the townspeople gathering in the square, the children gathering rocks and making piles of them. A black box is the current receptacle for the lots to be drawn: 'The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put to use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born.' (Jackson 367).
people treasure more than anything. The Lottery shows the protectiveness of pride but in an
Jackson, Shirley. "The Lottery." The Harper Anthology of Fiction. Ed. Sylvan Barnet. New York: HarperCollins, 989.
Hicks, Jennifer. "Overview of 'The Lottery.'" Short Stories for Students. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Web. 21 Jan. 2014
Over the last few years California has had a huge increase in lottery sales due to new fascinating games and the increase of large prize money that gets bigger and bigger every year. Even if they lose, many players feel they are doing something good for the economy by simply purchasing a