When thinking of competition people normally visualize sports events, maybe a high school football team of a soccer team. We picture team rivalries and legacies of one team beating the other team each year. We picture our favorite team going for a certain title. The team is fighting for a certain status, for the respect of the other teams, and for a certain title such as a championship.
Competition is normally a win-lose situation, the strong and the weak. A lot can be learned through competition. The losers of competitions find that they need to improve themselves in some way, whether it is physical or mental improvement. The winners find out that they can accomplish anything when they are functioning as a full team. No matter what the circumstance is, there is always the need to improve.
Competition is a healthy thing, it pushes people to be all that they can be and go as far as they can go. It shows where a person or team fits within other teams, and it shows where there is room for improvement.
There is competition for education. for instance, trying to get into college is now a competition. It is a competition of intelligence to gain knowledge. Colleges use SATs and high school transcripts as their deciding factor for accepting students.
Another way that competition is used in the education system is with the honor program. Kids compete to be the best or the smartest students. They bribe kids with scholarships to push themselves to be the smartest and best students that they can be. Kids compete to become the valedictorian and the salutatorian.
The work place has become a huge place where competition is seen. People are being background checked as a factor of whether they will get hired or not. College degrees are more of a necessity now rather than an option for most careers. It is all about marketing yourself. An example of this would be with law enforcement. To become a State Trooper you must have a college degree in criminal justice and must pass a series of tests. The people that score the highest on the tests are the ones that are going to get the job.
Competition is a huge part of survival, especially when people are competing for jobs. There are limited amount of jobs in this century and people need a good job in order to live. They need a certain income to be able to live as individuals and as a family. If they cannot get a good paying jobs then they cannot afford to live, they might not be able to afford a good home. They might not be able to afford to buy groceries or might not have good medical coverage for themselves or their family. They might not be able to afford the basic necessities that they need to be able to live.
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