Since the first competition ever‚ first place was awarded gold‚ second; silver‚ and third; bronze. There was no participation trophy for trying hard. You were either celebrated for winning‚ or told to better luck next time. The problem is not that we are giving participation trophies to kids today‚ it is what the trophy stands for. It is rewarding kids for something they didn’t achieve. We are acknowledging accomplishments that were never actually accomplished. In a New York Times article‚ Barbara
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states rights (another cause of the civil war) this conflict wouldn’t have risen up unless slavery was not the main goal of the south. By the mid 19th century the Civil War began when the south seceded to mainly protect their institution of slavery. Both the north and the south fought the Civil War for different reasons. The south‚ to keep slavery legal within their states and to allow it to spread. The north fought to keep the Union together‚ which would not have been a problem if
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Men during their evolutionary course‚ with main purpose the improvement of their life conditions‚ confronted various difficulties of social‚ political‚ ethical or even mental "content". The way of solving those problems each time differs from generation to generation‚ fact that has as a result the known "generation gap". Main role in the analysis of the phenomenon has the clear definition of the term "generation gap". With this is meant to be difference in ideas‚ perceptions and attitude between
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commented that one reason unemployment is such a problem is that veterans are “scared to death of asking for help because they are afraid they will lose their job‚ or that it will get back to their employer” (“Students”). Not only is it hard to find jobs‚ but for those who finally do‚ it hard to keep
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Social Issues in the Philippines Falling Income The Philippine GDP per capita shrank to US$990 in 2000 from US$1‚129 in 1997 while the GNP per capita contracted to US$1‚033 from US$1‚197. This was a result of the Asian financial crisis‚ which caught up with the Philippines in 1998. After expanding 5.2 percent in 1997‚ the country’s GDP backpedaled by 0.5 percent in 1998. It grew by only 3.4 percent in 1999 and 4 percent in 2000. With a high population growth rate of 2.3 percent annually‚ economic
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Effects of parental favoritism happen every single day. Studies show that siblings who sensed that their parents consistently favored or rejected one child over another were more likely to exhibit depression‚ unloved‚ unwanted‚ distant and behavioral changes in middle age. Every child deserves to be loved and cherished by their parents‚ feeling safe and comfortable to speak to them about all that’s on their mind. These “unfavorable” children don’t have the trust nor courage within themselves to speak
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the Old Testament of the Bible. The view of proponents of the death penalty in reference to the "let the punishment fit the crime" ideal is that‚ in the eyes of many law officials and citizens of the United States. If a crime is so serious that it causes irreversible damage or the loss of human life‚ then the only penalty for such crimes would be death for the individual that committed this act. Today‚ there is a big controversy over capital punishment whether or not it works‚ or if it is morally
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American Revolution was one of the bloodiest wars ever fought on U.S soil. The war costed the lives of many noble patriots who gave their life to their new country they would found. The revolution has three main causes to the conflict that began this tremendous trouble. These were the three main causes of the American revolution; taxation‚ the Boston tea party‚ and the intolerable Acts. The American revolution didn’t began until 1775. At the time the colonist were still trying to protect their rights
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The main causes of World War 1 By isla Parren 9G The main cause of World War 1 World War 1 is one of the main events in history starting in 1914 and coming to a close at 1918‚ but the funny thing is knows one really sure how World War 1 started. Many historian still argue today about how it started and why it started but they all agree on multiply causes. Many people believe it was the alliance system that was main course of world war. Many people do believe there was three main reason World War
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rose to power in some countries‚ for example Adolf Hitler (Germany´s dictator)Germany wasn´t satisfied because they were the only country that was being punished for taking part of World War I and paying for the Treaty of Versailles. Some of the main causes of World War II were when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany for invading Poland. Germany was irritated because they were the only ones being punished by the Treaty of Versailles (That had them pay for all the damages World War I caused
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