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Lucky, TennesseeLucky, Tennessee

Dustin VicentKyle Vermillion

31 March 2009

BUSA 2106 DDr. Ostapski

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Overview

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• Lucky, Tennessee

• Lucky Numbers

• “Lucky” Find?

• Choosing a Charity

• Chinese Luck

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• This morning you traveled down John Oliver Road, through Lucky, Tennessee. When you arrive at work, you find money on your desk, which obviously does not belong to you. What are the factors that will help you decide what to do with this lucky find? If you wish to donate it to charity, what factors should you consider before making a donation? Describe a situation, which turned out “lucky” for you. Were you entitled to be so fortunate? What is the Chinese view on luck? Compare it with your own.

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Lucky, Tennessee

• Warren County• 35.798 Long

-85.843 Lat• Elevation

• 1,043 feet

• Population:• Class Code U6

• Other “Lucky” Towns• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Pennsylvania

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Lucky Numbers

• Lottery• Tennessee Education Lottery• $1.3 Billion

• Fortune Cookies• 2005 Incident• First Three Winners• Official Investigation

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“Lucky” Find?

• Money on Your Desk• Ethical Dilemma• Maybe Right/ Maybe Wrong

• Deciding Factors• Pleasure at Another’s Loss• Signs of Identification• Legal Aspect

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Choosing a Charity

• Factors to Consider• Type of Donation• Important Cause• Wise Use of Money• Allocation of Donations

• Tips• Consider a Church• Area of Crisis

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Chinese Luck

• Fu• Cycle Nature of Qi

• Life energy or life force• Amplify the positive/

Minimize the negative

• Karma• “Man-luck”• Golden Rule

• Western Ideology• Beyond control• Subject to chance

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Summary

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• Lucky, Tennessee

• Lucky Numbers

• “Lucky” Find?

• Choosing a Charity

• Chinese Luck

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Sources

• “Ethical Issues About Finding Money”. < http://moneywalker.blogspot.com/ 2009/02/ethical-issues-about-finding-money.html > Viewed on 30 Mar 09.

• “Fortune Cookies Proved Lucky for 110 People”. < http://www.iol.co.za/ index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1115830261273B241 > Viewed on 30 Mar 09.

• “How to Pick a Charity”. < http://www.ehow.com/ how_2060556_pick-charity.html > Viewed on 30 Mar 09.

• “Lucky, Tennessee”. < http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/tn/lucky.htm > Viewed on 30 Mar 09.

• “Money, Morals, Ethics and Big Decisions”. < http://www.unsoughtinput.com/ index.php/2007/09/08/money-morals-ethics-and-big-decisions/ > Viewed on 30 Mar 09.

• “Western Luck vs Chinese Luck”. < http://ezinearticles.com/?Western-Luck-vs-Chinese-Luck&id=761597 > Viewed on 30 Mar 09.

• All images retrieved from Google Images.

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