Should Every Kid Receive a Trophy? Years ago when I played Basketball I never got a trophy and that was pretty depressing and I never got influenced to work harder. When you give a kid a trophy for participating they will want to work harder so they can get a better bigger more achievable trophy. When they earn a trophy they love it because they received an award or it can possibly be their first trophy. Many people argue that 81% do not think that kids should have a trophy. That is because they
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I feel honored to be considered for acceptance into the National Honor Society. I feel a great pride to even be considered by such a stellar organization. I feel that I am deserving of admittance into the National Honor Society by way of my leadership qualities and academic performance during my high school career. I am student that is involved in the arts and sciences more than sports. I never played a team sport in high school‚ but I feel that marching band and musical alike have allowed to
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Text analysis about John Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Summary The text is John Steinbeck’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. In his speech he speaks about what literature means to him. In his great love for literature‚ he sees how people don’t appreciate it as much as they used to. He also mentions William Faulkner‚ his predecessor‚ who believed that a tragedy of physical fear‚ has sustained so long‚ that there are no more problems of the human spirit and only heart‚ with conflict
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What goes through a child’s mind when they receive a trophy? Is it how hard they worked to be recognized or that they are just being a part of a group? In society there is an arising opinion that not all children participating in activities should receive a trophy. According to Reasons-Rupe Poll‚ “57 percent of Americans say only winning‚ and deserving kids should receive awards. Another 40 percent say all kids on a sports team should receive a trophy for their participation” (Ekins). These views are
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face when they receive a trophy will experience a heartwarming sensation. Children love competition‚ and to some‚ it may seem as though a trophy represents a huge accomplishment. Some believe that giving a trophy to whoever partakes in an event is important in building a child’s confidence. Parents would do anything to see their child excel at everything they do. Those who have experience in competition would disagree with this idea however; as they believe that‚ a trophy is earned‚ not given. Children
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therapist. My desire to help people now is reflected in my volunteer service as an EMT. I would like to continue helping people and make it into a career. I can do this by going to college and putting my privileges to work. After receiving my acceptance letter to my top choice in schools‚ University of Delaware‚ I was overcome with joy; then‚ I was hit with the
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“Cecil the Lion Killed By American Dentist” was the headline that rekindled the controversial debate over trophy hunting. This debate is better represented by Goodwell Nzou’s article “In Zimbabwe We Don’t Cry For Lions” than in the passage by Alexis Crosswell “5 Reasons Why Trophy Hunting is Not Conservation.” Trophy hunting is the killing of animals specifically for the purpose of keeping a portion of the animal as a prize. Since the death of Cecil the Lion‚ the sport has come under significant
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In the past hundred years‚ trophy hunting in exotic places‚ specifically Africa‚ has become more popular. The harvesting of animals for a sport and fun has become a controversial issue because of its effects on the environment and the morality of the activity. In recent years‚ with stories with Cecil the lion and the diminishing rhino populations‚ trophy in hunting in Africa has come into the public’s eye in a negative way. However‚ there are many benefits of trophy hunting for Africa’s environment
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Guilt Vs. Acceptance By: Madeleine Spadafora The power and impact that guilt can have on one’s life can be a positive and negative experience depending on how the individual deals with their situation and whether or not they learn a lesson from their mistake. The novels A Separate Peace by John Knowles and Fifth Business by Robertson Davies share the theme of guilt in their storylines through events and relationships but differ as to how to the characters cope with their reactions through
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Doctoral student in molecular and cellular biosciences at Wake Forest University and member of the African Nzou clan‚ Goodwell Nzou‚ in his opinion contribution to the New York Times‚ effectively claims that trophy hunting is not as bad as Americans are making it out to be. First‚ he supports this claim by asserting that lions are considered killers in African villages. Nzou uses cause and effect to appeal to pathos when stating‚ “When I was 9 years old‚ a solitary lion prowled villages near my home
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