Vazquez, Sergio

Period 3
10/14/16
Weekly Vocabulary Response

Lesson 8 - Words Relating to Generosity in Spending Money or Time, or Showing Concern

for Other

1. Altruistic 2. Munificent 3. Benevolent 4. Philanthropic 5. Largess 6. Prodigal 7. Lavish

8. Squander 9. Magnanimous

Hurricane Matthew Relief

Following in the wake of the first Category 5 storm in the Atlantic in nearly a decade,

Hurricane Matthew victims urgently need a huge largess5 to help recover from this tragedy.

Hurricane Matthew affected Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, and the southeastern

part of the United States. Apple has asked its customers to sacrifice a munificent2 donation to aid

disaster relief efforts in these areas. The full amount of magnanimous9 proceeds will go to the

American Red Cross, thus easing the tax on donations if the person were to donate directly to the

altruistic1 organization. The American Red Cross is devoted to alleviate human suffering in the

face of emergencies and the philanthropic4 association is treating this disaster no differently. As

of Tuesday 4,500 people are seeking refuge in 77 Red Cross community shelters across the

southeast which runs and functions on only donations. The only method to help fellow

Americans in times of hardship is to donate to any benevolent3 organization committed to

cooperation and non-discrimination for all.

 Although the majority of people dont realize it but almost everyone lives a prodigal6

lifestyle even if it isnt their intention to, it is human nature to be motivated by materialistic

things. Truth be told, however, most of these materialistic things will loose their value the

moment a person purchases it which is what leads the majority of people to squander8 most of

their paychecks. Although there is absolutely no wrong in living a lavish7 life because the person

earned every single cent through hard work, when rare opportunities like Hurricane Matthew

come along to invest that money for the good of mankind it never hurts to donate even a dollar.

Sources:

http://www.newson6.com/story/33376717/red-cross-seeks-donations-in-wake-of-hurricane-matth

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http://appadvice.com/post/apple-is-now-accepting-donations-for-hurricane-matthew-relief/72383

http://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/mission-and-values