amount can add up very quickly. According to “Should Everyone Get a Prize?”‚ the article states “Trophy and award sales are now at an estimated $3 billion-a-year industry in the U.S. and Canada!”. This means the coaches and parents are wasting money on something that isn’t valuable and can be money that is spent on investing in that student/athlete to become the best they can be. According to the same article “Should Everyone Get a Prize?”‚ the author mentions‚ “Nationally‚ A.Y.S.O local branches typically
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The Prompt: A well-known football coach once said‚ “Winning isn’t everything‚ it’s the only thing.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay in which you state your position and support it with convincing reasons. The Model Essay: The Sport in Losing The buzzer sounded‚ and the opposing team began to cheer. A young girl stood behind the serving line‚ volleyball still in hand‚ and allowed her anger to swell. Her team had just lost—and by almost ten points. She had tried to save
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was by a ring with his initials. She wanted to show the world how messed up the law is. Amy goes on to say that “if the death of my son can affect others it would mean more to me if he died a hero other than just dying”‚ [according to Eyes on the prize Awakenings] this shows that she is not just thinking about herself‚ but that she is thinking about other people and other kids. During his funeral Emits mom was showing signs of empathy and stayed calm and composed‚ this shows how much will power
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Winning with Characters Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” looked into what Seymour Lainhoff referred to as “savage behavior…” that he believes hides underneath society‚ even today. It was a tragic end to what seems like such a joyous occasion‚ taking us by surprise with the stoning of what seemed to be a good friend‚ dedicated wife‚ and mother. Jackson’s use of well-developed characters helped create a clear vision and belief that this may actually take place in society today. She provided
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Are we winning the war on drugs? In my opinion‚ I think we have made serious strides to control the use‚ sale and distribution of illegal drugs‚ although‚ the battle has been not been won. Americans spent almost sixty-four billon dollars on illegal drugs in 2000. That’s over three times as much as the government spends fighting drugs.[1] Today‚ the government spends hundreds of billions of dollars on the war on drugs. Most of our drugs are imported from Mexico and Columbia‚ mostly marijuana and
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Winning Isn’t The Most Important Thing Vince Lombardi’s famous saying "Winning isn’t the most important thing. It’s the only thing" is unfortunately the motto of too many athletes today. Although winning is important and sports are‚ and should be taken seriously‚ by far‚ winning isn’t the only thing. Putting everything you have and giving one hundred percent to the effort is also very important to competition. A team that puts everything they have into a game and comes out the losers‚ has
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Author’s Biography: Jack Welch started his career with the GE in 1960‚ and in 1981 became the company’s 8th chairman and CEO. During his term‚ GE’s market assets got increased by whopping $400 billion‚ making it most valuable corporation of the world. His honest‚unique style of management and rules became the desired standards in business‚ with his continuous focus on people‚ teamwork‚ and profits. This book answeres most difficult questions people face both on and off during their job.
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help kids learn how to win and lose gracefully. Many people believe that competition is good for kids and some people have even written books about what they think about competition. According to Po Bronson‚ author of book Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing‚ “If kids don’t learn to lose they’re going to feel entitled to win‚” said Bronson. “They’re also going to make a connection that fear of losing is going to prevent them from taking the risk in the first place. And what kids do need to
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APPLICATION OF DEMING 14 POINTS TO IMPROVE CLASS PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING INTRODUCTION Total Quality management is very important for the success of any organisation. W. Edward Deming is considered as the father of total quality management. To improve quality of the organisation‚ these Deming’s 14 points must be followed. In this essay‚ Deming’s 14 points will be applied on improving class performance and learning in an education University. Classroom performance is the productivity and accountability
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Awarded for the Nobel Prize for Peace a life time working to promote working rights and democracy in 2002‚ and was the 39th president of the United States from the years of 1977 through out 1981‚ Jimmy Carter was born on October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains Georgia. His father‚ James Earl Carter‚ was a peanut farmer and businessman who owned his own area of land as well as a warehouse and store; and his mother Lillian Gordy‚ was a registered nurse‚ where back in 1920s Ms. Gordy counsel black women on health
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