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Why Should Everyone Get A Trophy

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I walked proudly up to the stage to retrieve my first place trophy. I was on the verge of sprinting to the stage and snatching the trophy and just hug it till it broke, but I remembered to stay calm. In my mind, I was filled with butterflies and thought no one would have the same trophy. So close to the stage only to see that everyone else got the same trophy just for participating. I felt embarrassed for getting my hopes up to high. Although trophies are a great way to make someone feel good, you shouldn't get a trophy just for showing up. Some experts say that giving trophies to everyone might send the wrong message to a child, therefore everyone should not get a trophy just for participating because trophies can lose their meaning once everyone gets one, you shouldn't get a trophy for simply doing what is asked, and kids need to learn how to make mistakes and learn from them beneficially. …show more content…

On page 27 in the article “Should Everyone Get a Trophy?” the author stated “Both Coffin and Anthony point out that trophies can lose their meaning when everyone gets one.” I also have personal experience because I am a competitive dancer and I would not feel like I did a good job. Then I would think that if I didn't work as hard I would still get the same trophy. Then this makes you lazy. Yes, I do get a little upset, but this teaches you to be humble. The last thing is that in life when you get a trophy or a reward that no one else gets you will feel proud. You will get a trophy that will not lose it’s meaning and you would feel good. How the evidence I stated supports my reason and my claim is because, like I said I would not feel proud if I had a trophy and everyone else gets one too. This will happen to your children everybody will get one and the trophy would lose its meaning

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