Trophys Should Be Abolished

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Did you know trophy and award sales are now an estimated 3 billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United states and Canada? This is because trophies have become a bigger thing than a while ago. If everyone gets a trophy for just participating, Yes kids get to many trophies for just participating because if everyone gets a trophy, they will lose their meaning, and if everyone gets a trophy kids won’t know how to fail. If too many kids get trophies, they will lose their meaning. According to the passage, “Should everyone get a trophy?” it states, “Both Coffin and Anthony point out that trophys lose their meaning when everyone gets one.” This means if everyone gets a trophy they don't mean anything. Also, Kids won't even try if they expect

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