Tony Award

illustrating Tony the Tiger. Before they chose to make the face of Frosties a tiger, there was a competition between the tiger, a kangaroo, an elephant, and a gnu. Tony the Tiger was the most popular to public, and that’s why Frosties decided to put the tiger on it’s box of cereal. When this began, the tiger wasn’t as muscular as the one today. The purpose of this was to show children that if they were to eat the frosted flakes, then they would grow lean and strong like the tiger (History of…

started with shoes, deriving its name from the Spanish word zapatos, which means shoes. They are based out in Las Vegas, Nevada run by CEO Tony Hsieh who has revolutionized his company. Hsieh’s personal background and successes he has been extremely fortunate, although he has worked and earned his way to the top driven through happiness his entire life. At ZAPPOS Tony uses the upside-down pyramid view to structure his organization. This upside-down pyramid is a reversal of traditional management…

In the article “Do What You Love”, the author Tony Hawk claims that we should listen to our inner desires and has faith in it, even when it is not accepted bases on what is called normal by numerous people. To begin with, Tony says that he is an avid skateboarder for 24 years and people loath that job in personal levels followed by lots of unaccepted names which were set. He mentions that his job often conceives as a childish, time-consuming, critical and lawless job. He states that, by the time…

A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence for your accomplishments. Receiving a trophy has been one of the most special and humbling feelings I have ever experienced in my life. It symbolizes my hard work, dedication, and has been a beneficial memory tool. Trophies can have different meanings for certain people, but with me a trophy symbolizes my long journey to get where I am today. Each trophy can tell its own story, and that is something so unique…

participated in the spelling bee, or a little league team, or something having to do with competition. Do you remember everyone getting awards? Maybe. Now, do you still have that award? Probably not, because the award was pointless, which is why you more than likely can't remember what you received the award for. Now think back again, when you received this award, did you envy the first place winner? No, you were happy that you all got the same trophy. Yet sadly, this is not the way things are,…

Are people giving kids too much trophies. Lately kids are giving participation trophies for everything. Adults are giving too much trophies because It teaches that losing is bad. There's no participation trophies in the real world. It can also develop narcissistic traits. People are giving to many trophies to children. There now participation trophies for everything, only mildly ridiculous. I understand why they do it, giving them self confidence. Doing it in moderation is fine, but doing too…

Participation Trophies The two differences that are driving these authors apart are their values and priorities. They both speak of the same argument of whether or not children should receive participation trophies. I agree with Lisa Heffernan’s argument because of the different effects a participation trophy can have on children. Can participation trophies make it hard for children to differentiate the accomplishments that deserve positive reinforcements or can the trophies teach a lesson about…

When kids reach a certain age to play sports or any type of competitive activity, they earn trophies, medals, and ribbons. But kids that have amazing top performances are not acknowledged anymore because many programs have begun awarding all athletes even though some of those athletes aren’t top performers. Giving out trophies, athletes good or bad, it can carry out wrong representations of hard work. In this reflection, I will discussing whether or not everyone should be awarded with a trophy.…

participation awards are common place. Everyone knows what they are but not many people know the effects these awards may have on youth athletes. These awards promote a warped sense of self importance. These awards are also a waste of money that could be put towards more important things, such as scholarship programs and training for coaches. If kids works hard and get an award they will have earned it and know they have earned it, and that will mean more than any participation award.…

topic because many wonder if participation trophies are not beneficial to the kids that receive them, or merely just taking up space in children’s rooms. Author Ashley Merryman elaborated on these opinions in a bold declaration against participation awards. The opposing point of view suggests that participation trophies do more good than bad in a competitive society. Contributing their word to the conversation, Eric Priceman and Parker Abate contribute their thoughts to the usefulness of…