Money News 11.6

• House passes historic infrastructure bill; President Biden to sign (CNBC)
• Nintendo: Don't expect a Switch follow-up for years (Dark Horizons)
• Former Rivian VP accuses company of "toxic bro culture: (TheVerge)
• Demands that Prince Harry cancel his lucrative Netflix deal over The Crown's portrayal of his mother (Daily Mail)
• Here's what'd you have if you invested $1,000 in Tesla one, five, and ten years ago (CNBC)
  

 

Reflection 5: We're in the Money—On the Realities of Winning the Lottery

It's the ultimate "it could happen to me" fantasy: choosing just the right combination of numbers to unlock a massive fortune. Though the odds are staggeringly against winning, according to a 2016 survey, nearly half of all Americans played the lottery in the past year. Why? Is the lure purely the money? What else does winning the lottery conjure in hopeful players? And have you ever fantasized about winning? What would you do with a multi-million dollar haul?

Include at least two of the following in your reflection:

• "He Won Powerball’s $314 Million Jackpot. It Ruined His Life." (Washington Post)
• "Thirteen Things Lotto Winners Won’t Tell You: Life After Winning the Lottery" (Reader's Digest)
• "What To Do If You Win the Lottery" (MoneyCrashers)
• "The Lottery: Is It Ever Worth Playing" (Investopedia)
• "Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $530 Million—Here’s What Kevin O’Leary, Suze Orman and Other Experts Say to do if You Win" (CNBC)

Required:

• Approximately 2 pages
• MLA Style, including parenthetical citation and works cited
  

 

Due: Thu 11.11-Tue 11.16 (via Canvas)

Week 12: Tue 11.2/Thu 11.4

With earnings of $57 million, Scarlett Johansson is Forbes' highest paid actress of 2021.

Week 12: Tue 11.2/Thu 11.4
Read: NICKEL—Introduction: Getting Ready - One: Serving in Florida
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Close Reads: An Introduction”
Due: REFLECTION 4

Upcoming:

Week 13: Tue 11.9/Thu 11.11 (No class—Veterans Day)
Read: NICKEL—Two: Scrubbing in Maine
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 5