Competition In Brave New World

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Our World Is Better With Competition Competition has created a world that individualizes each person. Because we are all different from one another, we have a way of reaching our full potential while doing it better than somebody else. If we were all the same, nobody in the world would stand out or feel the sense of achievement that we all strive for. Competition is a part of life that can’t be avoided. Even when we don’t realize we are doing it, we all try our hardest at what we do often trying to rise above everyone else. Not only does competition influence our self esteem and confidence but it also allows us to achieve the goals set in life as well as helping us to learn how to deal with successes and failures. In the book Brave New World,

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