Everyone Should Get A Trophy

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I think everyone should get a trophy. It can show they know and have the skills and the smarts they have. I will prove it with 2 pieces of evidence from one passage.

First, they help you understand how learning can get you trophies. According to the passage, you can have rewards even though we don’t get a trophy at least we got the skills. Think about this when I was in scoar and baseball teams I learn the skills and we might a few wins and mostly losses I was able to get a trophy.

Second, they help you build confidence. According to the passage, it can help you be proud and can remind you that you earned it. Take me for example did you ever wonder I went to a top class which is filled with slackers. I scored an 4 in math on 5th grade GAMS

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