Lesson 2: The Not-So-Trivial Pursuit of the Common Good
Handout 3

Show Me the Money!

Scenario:

Great Aunt Gertrude has passed away and left you a large sum of money. As you knew Aunt Gertrude well, you know that she would prefer the money go towards something useful, something for the common good. As an individual citizen in our democratic society and thinking about your civil responsibility to our society, how will you spend the money? Will you donate the money to a foundation, create your own non-profit organization, use the money to support yourself so you can devote your time to volunteering, or use it for your own education so that you may tackle some of the issues facing society personally? Which do you think will have the most impact?

Task:

Using complete sentences and proper paragraph structure, describe what you would do with the money below.

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