In today’s society most children that participate in a sport get a trophy no matter what. There are many arguments for and against this idea. Some believe that this idea preserves the child’s confidence‚ while others believe it sets them up for failure. Much of the evidence for each case has strong scientific support behind it. In a poll‚ the votes for only winners get trophies go up as the ages of the pollers go up. The votes for all kids and only winners even out the younger the poller is.
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It is safe to assume that every person has received a participation trophy of some sort at one point in their life. Though it may feel good to win at the time‚ could it actually hurt them in the long run? Kids are the primary target of participation trophies in today’s age‚ and there is a clear conflict between those who support the achievement‚ and those who oppose it. It is hard to distinguish which side is “right”‚ because there are benefits and downsides to each‚ and one’s opinion on the subject
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Participation Trophies Hard work is a profound habit to pick up and is important to have throughout your entire life. Almost every company and business we see today was originally built on hard work. This is the same principle with sports. The greatest athletes in the world are some of the hardest workers in the world. Sports are some of the most competitive activities on this planet and rewards for being the best are often a common sight. In today’s society‚ they do not just want to reward the
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Trophy hunting is a sound and effective solution to the extinction crisis that plagues the large game in Africa. Allowing a few animals to be hunted can benefit the larger population and aid in their protection and long term viability. Trophy hunting is an essential conservation and wildlife management tool and can fund anti poaching efforts. Wildlife management programs are extremely costly to maintain. The South African government spent 7 million dollars to support anti poaching security
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Not Everyone Gets a Trophy – How to Manage Generation Y By Bruce Tulgan Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. He is an adviser to business leaders all over the world‚ and a sought-after keynote speaker and management trainer. Since 1995‚ Bruce has worked with tens of thousands of leaders and managers in hundreds of organizations ranging from Aetna & Wal-Mart to the Army and
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Should Trophies Be for Everyone? I have been playing tennis since the 7th grade. Every year after year has been challenging for me and for my friends who also play tennis with me on the courts. The basic rule of the awards was if you were Varsity‚ you got a letter‚ pin‚ whatever if it wasn’t a piece of paper. However‚ if you were on Junior Varsity (JV)‚ you got a participation award‚ a sheet of paper that would most of the time say “Congratulations‚ Thanks for Your Participation” or something
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you didn’t earn a trophy? How did that make you feel? Therefore‚ as long as kids are on a team‚ they should earn trophies. The following reasons support my claim: kids love the sport‚ keeps the children fit‚ and finally‚ the joy kids bring. To start of with‚ children should earn a trophy because they love the sport‚ not the trophy. What I mean is some kids or even adults LOVE the sport their in. Not the trophy that makes them feel GREAT. Also ‚ so what if they like the trophy ‚ let the kids have
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Many children that compete in youth sports receive trophies for their participation. The question is‚ are these trophies leaving a positive or a negative impact towards children. Supporting participation trophies‚ Lisa Heffernan states that it does teach children good values with her argument titled “In Defense of Participation Trophies”. Opposing participation trophies‚ Vivian Diller states that it does not prepare children for the real world with her argument titled “Do We All Deserve Gold? Setting
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What was once an immutable survival skill slowly became a mere pastime and has recently shown to develop into a large industry. Trophy hunting has been a most favored form of recreation (mostly for affluent people)‚ but is has also been the most disparaged on the long list of contentious issues. For one thing‚ it is detrimental to wildlife. According to In Defense Of Animals‚ and anti-hunting organization‚ more than two-hundred million defenseless animals are expunged from the world population each
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Trophies for Everyone In the last couple decades there has been a growing phenomena in youth sports. This trend is the rise of the participation award. Young kids go out and compete in soccer‚ basketball‚ baseball‚ any number of activities and win or lose all members receive a ribbon or medal simply for having a pulse. It has become so prevalent that there is now a debate among everyone from soccer moms to professional athletes as to the value or necessity of participation trophies. The views on
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