Jack Whittaker

difference in the end. Jack Whittaker, a Johnny Cash attired, West Virginia native, is the poster boy for the dangers of a lump sum award. In 2002 Mr. Whittaker (55 years old at the time) won what was at the time, the largest single award jackpot in U.S. history. $315 million. At the time, he planned to live as if nothing had changed, or

(Wasserstein). Despite this small possibility of winning the lottery, Jack Whittaker happened to be the one in 175 million when he won the lottery in 2002, for $315 million. The effects of Whittaker winning the lottery affected his financial stability, family relationship, and social well-being.

On the 27th of June, 2005, Bunnatine Greenhouse, a chief contracting officer for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, testified before a Congressional panel, alleging specific instances of corruption committed by Halliburton Corporation with regard to its operations in Iraq since the start of the war there in 2003. By testifying, Greenhouse became one of many corporate whistle-blowers that brought government and corporate corruption related to the reconstruction of Iraq to the attention of

McCarthyism and the Red scare were both huge nation wide crisis that had everyone fearing for their future. The spread of communism already had people biting their nails but McCarthy just made things even more tense. McCarthy could ruin a person's life from just one accusation and this gave him a lot of unnecessary power. The dramatic growth of communism in a few years, the increase in political figures being communist, and president nixon having the same view as McCarthy are all reasons why the

An American culture of strict conformity accounts for the rise of the phenomenon known as the Red Scare, as well as its widespread nature and prominent power. The Red Scare was complicated and a result of many different aspects of American culture. However the American culture in the 1950’s was one of strict conformity. This conformist society, created in the late 1940’s was created by many early discoveries that uncovered Communist members as Soviet spies. There arose a prevalent belief that anyone

The U.N. army was made of 14 non communist armies that were all led Gen. Douglas MacArthur • Sep 15 of 1950 of MacArthur had attack around Inchon behind the North Korean area with U.N. forces had breakout around Pusan • It was the U.N. forces then within a couple of weeks then had control of the South Korean capital of Seoul and land up to 38th parallel with MacArthur crossing the parallel by Oct 9 and near the Chinese border of Yalu river • Chinese then responded with an attack of 300 thousand

McCarthyism There were lights beaming so bright that you can barely see. All of the sudden the judge enters the courtroom before you. After the judge and this man named Joseph McCarthy asks you questions regarding the Communist Party. You stutter through the microphone and you are hesitant on what to say. This will go down in history as an era with intimidation and very aggressive forms of bullying called McCarthyism. McCarthyism was a campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations

is the first time jacks true feelings come out and he turns into psycho jack which is connected with the theme. This Scene we get with jack shows the importance of this topic and how it has a deeper meaning. Jack’s departure from the boys sparks a civil war in between them and ultimately creating a giant war that lead to death of some of the boys. Jacks uprising or rebellion

was the fact that it was a first-person point of view and that we only get Jacks perspective told us. This made me rethink the story in a way that questioned if all the things Jack is saying is really the truth or is he just delusional. The question of “Why does Tim always side with Carl on calls that Jack made in which Carl argued” came up in class and it was discussed. I think with realizing that the story is from Jacks perspective really exposes this question because Tim sided with Carl multiple

his school until a kid named Jack arrived. He constantly tormented, hit and made Carl’s life hell. Just for being different. Jack was your average Joe trying to fit in. However, he was renowned for being a cocky, selfish, outgoing bully who had no friends. One day at school Carl saw Jack sitting down on the see-saw by himself