Trophy

Today, children accumulate trophies for almost everything such as sports, school activities, competitions, and events. Many parents wonder if their kids should receive trophies for just participating in activities. Is it healthy or destructive for kids to receive them if they do not work for them. Studies show that always rewarding kids can cause them to lose motivation, and cause them to fall easier. We should stop handing out trophies to the kids that just participate because losing can teach…

1. No, trophies are for winners. Participation is good but to win you must go above and beyond. By giving trophies to all participants you teach that “you are always a winner no matter what” which is not a “real” idea…bad setup for the real world. By giving trophies to participants you encourage them to settle… having trophies for just the winners gives other players something to aspire to and work harder in life. The participation trophies are handouts and in life there are no handouts. The…

Alex David Persuasive Speech Do you think kids should get participation awards for something they aren’t really good at? Kids shouldn’t be given awards that they don’t deserve, there should only be one winner and one winner only, instead of everyone winning wins. My reasons for thinking this are: people who think they are good at something tend to do the same thing, people who think they are good at something don’t try to get better because they think they are good already, and the real…

Trophies are a big deal. They are a solid representation that a person completed this or excelled in that. For most people, the physical reminder is the key piece to the memory. People can't remember the event without reminiscing over the trophy. The trophy is a way to show off an accomplishment without looking like a person is over exaggerating the moment. So now the question becomes, should trophies be given out without necessarily winning, or earning them? This is a great debate among many…

Participation Trophies Hinder Kids "If I play a whole game I get a whole snow cone, but if I play a half a game I still get a whole snow cone. It's a whole snow cone either way. I'd rather play half a game." This quote is from one of Brian Regan's performances, "Lousy in Little League", where he talks about the new social norm of rewarding children for participating. While Brian Regan is a comedian, and this was meant to be funny, it does have some truth. Just as Brian Regan said, children…

Socialization Agents Family Orenthal James Simpson grew up outside of San Francisco, California in a low income family with three other siblings. His mother worked at a psychiatric ward to support her four children. However, O.J Simpson’s father left his family with no apparent reason when he was a toddler. In return, O.J Simpson never had an influential male figure while growing up. Because of that incident it possibly could have had a huge emotional repercussion for his decisions he would…

Poaching or Trophy Hunting? Walter Palmer, an American dentist, is alleged to have killed a popular male Southwestern African lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe on July 1, 2015 (“Zimbabwe hunter bailed over killing”). Palmer allegedly paid $50,000 USD to lure out Cecil from the Hwange National Park and kill him with a composite crossbow, according to Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (“Zimbabwe hunter bailed over killing”). Ever since the killing of Cecil, international criticism poured throughout…

(Zadrozny). Prizes such as trophies and ribbons are a controversial topic in society. Some believe that not enough are handed out to children while others believe that too many are handed out. Trophies are a symbol of victory and triumph, but children just want to feel part of a team even though they are not good enough. Putting forth an honest effort is important and doing well is the habit on which they will be repeatedly evaluated in life. Even though some believe trophies are not good, they…

What is Trophy Hunting? Hunting is the activity of chasing and killing wild animals or game, especially for food or sport . “Trophy hunting ,” specifically, is a form of hunting in which the hunter’s explicit goal is to obtain the hunted animal’s carcass or body part, such as the head or hide, as a trophy that represents the success of the hunt. Trophy hunting is legal in certain areas with the proper permits, with the proper permits, and must be differentiated from poaching , which is the…

with trophies of their success is a great sense of honor and having the want to strive for more in a student. Trophies should be a token of accomplishment and a gift for the players hard work. I believe we should give anybody a trophy who shows improvement, team focused and of course for achievements such as being a state champion. First of all, trophies should be given to kids who show improvement over the sport year or those who seem to have gotten better over the course of the…