Is Lottery a Good Idea? Lottery is one of the best things that has ever happened to human kind especially those that dream high and but their dreams don’t come to life because they don’t have what it takes to make it happen. Lotteries are in various categories such as sweep stakes‚ scratch off‚ the Jackpot and even the green card lottery. The lottery that is being focused in this argument is the jackpot one. When individuals or people in general buy the lottery ticket their hopes are high‚ and they
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VIRGINIA ’S LOTTERY BENEFICIAL OR NOT? In 1987‚ Virginia residents voted on a referendum for a state-operated lottery‚ and even though‚ according to an article in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 9‚ 2003‚ the majority of politicians believed that the state should not be "in the business of promoting gambling" (Robertson)‚ Virginians voted overwhelmingly for the lottery‚ and consequently the Virginia Lottery was born. According to the Virginia Lottery ’s Web site‚ in 1999 all proceeds
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In 2012‚ the beautiful Cameron Russell‚ who has been a model for the last 10 years and appeared on many magazines‚ gave a speech about “A Genetic Lottery.” The main reason that she made this speech was to make people know and understand that being a model it is not easy as people think. She wanted to show the audience by changing her outfit how fast she can transform what they think of her in least of 6 seconds; the reason she did that was to show that image is something powerful‚ but also superficial
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Antonin Dvorak began composing during a time when nationalists from many states were attempting to have music of their own. The world relied heavily on Germanic music for a long time‚ so composers were being tasked with trying to create new music for the non-germanic states. Dvorak was among these commissioned. His compositions were best known for being able to create a national style through the use of folk songs. The pieces he wrote‚ that incorporated the folk songs of the Slavic people‚ gave him
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Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud was born on September the 4th‚ 1896‚ in Marseille‚ France. He was son to Eupharasie Nalpas and Antoine-Roi Artaud. Both his parents were natives of Smyrna‚ an ancient Greek city modernly known as Izmir. When he was four years old‚ Artaud had a severe case of meningitis‚ which gave him a nervous irritable temperament during his adolescence. He also suffered from neuralgia‚ stammering and sever bouts of clinical depression‚ this was treated with the use of opium resulting
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Teams scalping their own tickets – fast becoming the norm A report in Wednesday’s St. Louis Post Dispatch suggested the State of Missouri is set to legalize ticket scalping. According to the report once the state’s politicians change the law‚ the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams will both create ticket reselling sites offering Cardinals and Rams fans the opportunity to resell tickets they have at whatever price the market determines with both franchises collecting a percentage of the price
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Origin of gambling in the United States The first lottery was held in the America by the Virginia Company with the permission of the Crown to raise money to finance the establishment of the Colony in 1612. The lotteries were relatively sophisticated and included instant winners. All the original 13 raised revenue through lotteries. The proceeds were used to establish Harvard‚ Yale‚ Columbia‚ Dartmouth‚ Princeton‚ and William and Mary. Lottery funds were also used to build churches and libraries
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“A Pair of Tickets” The short story “A pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan is really an interesting story to read. This short story is about June‚ a Chinese girl who travels to China with her father after the death of her mother. June was struggling with herself identity‚ but traveling to China and meting her twin sisters make her realize how much she was missing on her culture. I have experienced many things in life that are identical to this story. June was struggling with her identity because she looks
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Many things have gone through my head when I think of the possibilities I would have if I ever won the lottery. Although it does seem like a huge stretch‚ I do often think of what I could do with such a large sum of money. Many people could only hope to have the opportunities that come with winning the lottery. I do know that my winnings would be put to many great uses along with of course a few special treats of my own. A few I can name that would benefit from my winnings would be charities‚ family
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