Trophys Should Be Abolished

It may be hard to believe but. once there was a time in this world where you didn’t get a trophy for breathing, existing, or being made of atoms. However, memories of this time are fading fast as people are being rewarded with awards and fanfare for small insignificant acts, and because of this the question, “ Should everyone get a trophy?” has arisen. Nowadays it seems as if people are being rewarded for the simplest things; it has gone on for so long that some people are running out of space because of the sheer amount of trophies that they are receiving. Although getting a trophy for doing nothing special seems great at first, it soon becomes apparent that this practice is unfair to those actually put effort into their work, because people should be rewarded according to the amount of effort they put into their work.
In the article by Lauren Tarshis, multiple examples of how the practice of giving everyone accolades is harmful. For example, Lauren says that giving everyone trophies sends the wrong message because most people aren’t rewarded for doing what is required of them in life (Tarshis para. 7). Karen Coffin, a coach and writer on youth sports, and Dr.Michelle Anthony, an author and psychologist for kids and schools, also agree that on the fact “that trophies can lose their meaning when everyone gets one” (para. 8). All of this evidence shows that awards can be more harmful than beneficial if they are used improperly used as motivators, because as people say,“Too much of a good thing is a bad for