Why You Should Never Buy a Lottery Ticket Again Dying in a plance crash, getting killed by flesh-eating bacteria, drowning in your bathtub, getting struck by lightening. What do all of these things have in common? They are all things that are more likely to happen to you than winning the lottory. These statistics are quite sobering and yet many people don't think twice about buying a lottory ticket, but steer clear of sweepstakes because they think the latter requires too much time and effort. Sweepers however have calculated the odds and it is why for them entering sweepstakes have become a hobby. Unlike the lotto, which is a money sink, entering sweepstakes is a hobby that not only cost nothing, but also frequently pays off. For some people the word "sweepstakes" is still synonoumous with stuffing an envelope and spending money on postage, but this is no longer the case. Some sweepstakes still allow this archiac form of entry, but for the most past sweepstakes these days are all done through online forms. It couldn't be easeir to enter either as you simply type in your information before submitting. …show more content…
Sure, you probably won't be able to swim around in your own vault full of money like Scrooge McDuck by winning sweepstakes, but all those prizes can quickly add up. Besides, statistics have shown that about the only think more unlikely to happen to a person than winning a major lottery is getting hit by a meteor, which goes to show how bad the odds are. With sweepstakes on the other hand your chance of winning is dependent on the total number of entries received which results in pretty good odds considering the amount of sweepstakes that are available at any given moment. Besides, many people only enter sweepstakes for items that they really want, which results in better odds for sweepers who enter everything they can
“Why We Keep Playing the Lottery”, by freelance journalist Adam Piore takes a very in depth look as to what drives millions of Americans to continually play the lottery when their chances of winning are virtually non-existent. He believes that because the odds of winning the lottery are so small that Americans lose the ability to conceptualize how unlikely it is that they are going to win, and therefore the risk of playing has less to do with the outcome, and more to do with hope that they are feeling when they decide to play. It 's essentially, "a game where reason and logic are rendered obsolete, and hope and dreams are on sale." (Piore 700) He also states that many Americans would rather play the lottery thinking ,"boy, I could win $100 million" (705) as opposed to thinking about all of the money they could lose over time.
The chances of you winning are small, but you are only spending a tiny amount of money, and the chances of you winning far better than if you play the national lottery or a state lottery.
The Lottery gains through selling tickets a massive amount of utility (money/pleasure). Much more than one person who buys a lottery
The idea of winning a lottery is associated with luck, happiness and anticipation of good things. In Shirley Jackson's story, " The Lottery", this is not the case. The irony of the story is that the winner of the lottery gets stoned to death by everyone else in the town. The story is very effective because it examines certain aspects of human nature.
The meaning of the word “Lottery” is a “gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes” (“The Definition of Lottery”). In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, published in 1948, the word “lottery” takes on a whole new meaning. The lottery is a game of chance, but not the chance that the winner will be rewarded greatly if you win. It’s the chance of having the townspeople chase and throw stones at the “winner.” “Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her.
Due to a struggling economy and an increase in unemployment, more citizens take a chance in the lottery. The lottery gives a ticket buyer the slim chance to win millions of dollars. Even though the chances of winning the lottery are 1 in 175 million (Bernard), many Americans still buy lottery tickets. Financial worries and a struggling economy give citizens the psychological motivation to participate in the lottery. American citizens, along with the eco...
Whenever, time several individuals play the lottery in our society, they normally think about getting rich. Most of the time, individuals who play and win are excited whether they win a few dollars or several million. The lottery in our country has supported several education institutions by giving those several millions dollars to help them financially. Whomever, wins the lottery normally gains a lot of recognition due to the money they win. They become more popular in society and they even make more friends with persons who are in the upper class
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him” (G.K. Chesterton). A soldier is a soldier no matter what. If they fight behind a screen, on the front line, or from a controller as long as they’re protecting this country, the people in it, and the people fighting for it they are honorable. Some think that because one does their fighting from a remote control drone means that they have no understanding of war, and in some ways that is true, but they are still taking someone’s life when they choose to press that button just like the solders on the front line takes someone’s life when they pull the trigger. Both people are fighting the same fight: they love the country they are defending the people in it they just do it from different standpoints. Drones
Imagine dedicating your life to a university not only on the academic level, but also the athletic level. With a full scholarship your time is dedicated to getting to class on time, finishing assignments, and making it to mandatory practices while also maintaining a strict workout schedule. With your day pretty much full of responsibilities, you do not have the time for a job to pay for anything that you may need outside of tuition, books, and housing. If your car breaks down or you run out of gas you have to pay for that out of your own pocket which is fairly difficult when you do not have an income to cover the costs and if you accept money or free services from any businesses, you could lose you eligibility as a NCAA athlete and lose your
“The Lottery” was quite disturbing to read. It is an very unusual story that has an ending that will have you baffled. You will want to reread certain parts to see if there is anything thing that you could have missed. The title of the short story is also misleading. In most cases the lottery is a good thing. People don’t win punishment and lotteries don’t hurt them. But in this story it does just that. The author did a great job of telling how anyone and everyone can follow tradition blindly. It is dangerous not to have a mind of your own and to just follow the crowd even if you don’t understand on agree on why something is happening.
When the majority of people think about a lottery, they assume that it is a game of chance, where the winner will receive a grand prize that others would be dreaming of. This, however, was not the case in Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery”. In this short story, the villagers have a lottery, where the
When you buy a lottery ticket, your chances of winning depend on the number of possible combinations of numbers, not on whether you pick your favorite lucky numbers. Every time you buy a ticket, day after day, you have the same chance of winning, so your chance may always be, for example, one in a million. Nothing you or anyone else can do, short of cheating, can change that chance.
It is funny how life works out sometimes. You never know what you are going to get. ‘The Lottery’ is a story about a small village that holds a lottery drawing in the middle of the town square. The “winner” of the lottery is then stoned by the town’s people. This piece of literature provides a clear example that things in life are not always what they seem.
The lottery is something everyone wants to win no matter what the prize. People buy their tickets and await their fates. Some people win the lottery and many more lose. Losing the lottery causes something inside of us to die, but it is almost impossible to quit playing. The gambling becomes an addiction. The reason why people are constantly drawn to these lotteries is because deep down, the people who play them are convinced they can win.
Gambling involves taking a risk. It’s something that gets our adrenaline pumping. Believe it or not, money is one of the major things that makes the world go round and some of those believe that money does indeed buy happiness in our lives. We all have heard the stories of those who have won thousands to even millions of dollars just by gambling and we instantly think that could be us. If some random person can be that one in a million, surely I can be too, right? Even though gambling is a fun thing to do, it is important to be aware of the kinds of gamblers that exist in today’s society and realize that gambling should be played in moderation. For instance, some variations of players include: The Social Gambler, The Professional Gambler, and