If I won the lottery today, assuming as I have to that it is a large pot, I would be able to change a lot of things about my life. However, I do not know how much I would actually alter.  At my age, the money probably would not last me the rest of my life, and I am too ambitious in my current education to just retire. I would first off pay for my large amounts of student loans. The rest I would use to buy a nice apartment and furnish it with some cool technology and other amenities. Other than that, I would invest the rest of the money, and bide time until I am older and want money for a nice house and car.

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A family tradition is a way to convey a historical and genealogical meaning to your children through contemporary means. Therefore, the best tradition is one that combines past and present, while bringing a family together. My tradition would be the same way started by my family back in my childhood, even if it has not been retained for quite some years. This is the annual Labor Day retreat to my grandparent’s farm and subsequent camping trip. It starts with a family reunion in the park, where we would visit relatives that we had not seen in awhile and some I have never remembered meeting. Afterwards we would spend the weekend camping at lake, filling days with fishing, kayaking, and swimming. At nights we would hang out by a bonfire and cook. Those days were traditional and unforgettable, and I would be amiss to not share them with my own family one day.