(an in-class essay) Prompt: People compete against each other in many areas of life. Are the effects of competition more negative than positive? Explain your position. Be sure to use specific reasons and examples from your own experiences or observations. Competition is what life as we know it is based on. It's whate keeps bacteria alive; it's what keeps humans alive. The wold never would have gotten anywhere if it weren't for competition. It is …
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…fact, the world probably would have been blown away by a power - hungry idiot or three. If the world is full of non-competative people, it's ever going to progress. Competative people are the ones making our society better, trying to bring us better conditions in school to better mattresses on our beds. So with the right balance of very competative people and less competative people, competition is very positive and necessary in this world.