The issue I chose to discuss was about the Arkansas Lottery and how people think it needs to stop since it’s considered “gambling.” Some people think it’s a good thing to have and others think the opposite. I personally never saw anything wrong with lotteries and thought if anything that they were helping people out in a huge way. For some people it could be helping with car payments, bills, mortgage, out of state tuition for a college student, help pay off loans, or anything that could help out in such a big way. I think having the lottery is a very helpful thing to a lot of people and I believe some people do need that help in life.
On the other hand, the people that are opposed to it do have some good points, although I do not consider it to be gambling, saying that the lottery winners could use their money in a very stupid way. It could just give people the excuse to buy pointless things and to not spend their money wisely. For instance they could be using that money to buy drugs, expensive cars they do not necessarily need, anything that would just be digging them into a deeper hole and isn’t very beneficial to their lives.
In conclusion, I don’t think the lottery should be taken away due to the simple fact that it really has helped a lot of people in this world in great ways. For the most part, I would believe that people are putting that money towards things that will have a positive impact on their lives and aren’t putting it towards nonsense and things that they could surely live without. I think the lottery is just something else out there for people to do and might have a shot at getting lucky, what’s so wrong with that?
I agree with you. The idea of the Arkansas lottery scholarship has helped a lot of students have the opportunity to even attend college for a higher education. Otherwise, they most likely would not have had that opportunity. Things such as money will keep people away due to the simple fact that that kind of money in inaccessible for a lot of families/students.
ReplyDeleteOpportunity is all people can ask for these days and the lottery scholarships gives it them that opportunity. When you look at it that way, gambling doesn't even begin compare to what the contributes. I believe it is a huge success.
-Megan Carroll
I agree that the lottery has been a success as well. It has affected me personally because I received the lottery scholarship for this year. $5,000 a year can go a long way for a college student. It has helped me pay for living expenses such as rent, food, gas, etc. Without this scholarship, I would have had to taken out another loan or get a job. Not having to get a job during the school year has allowed me to focus on my classes and allowed for more free time. Like with any new project, the lottery system has some flaws, with one example being the amount of time it took to find out if I received the scholarship. I didn't find out until almost two weeks before classes started. All in all, though, I am very thankful for the Arkansas lottery.
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