Persuasive Essay: Should Every Kid Get A Trophy?

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Should every kid get a trophy? In todays’ society, many people believe that all kids should get a trophy. Although if every kid gets a trophy then the kids, will lose the experience of working hard for an award, there would be no competition, and it will reward some kids who did not give any effort. Which is unfair to the kids who did put in effort. If every kid got an award then they would losing a very valuable life lesson that can only be learned by not getting an award. It teaches the kids that failure is part of life, and that they do not always get an award. Therefore, it teaches them that with hard work and dedication they can get a trophy. Competition is everywhere it is at school, work, on television, and even little kids are

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