Question: In this essay, write a persuasive essay where you explore, research, d

Question:
In this essay, write a persuasive essay where you explore, research, discuss, analyze these two concepts (Competitive or Cooperative/Teamwork), then decide where you land on this issue. Are you more in favor of a competitive environment, or are you more in favor of a cooperative/teamwork environment?

Once you decide which position you will take for the essay, write a persuasive essay that supports your position. Support your position with research, logic and examples to convince the reader that your position is the best approach in bringing out the best in people.

You are welcome to focus on one arena to explore, or you may analyze several arenas. If you chose more than one arena, then you will most likely have some of the essay where you compare and contrast to emphasize your position. Your choice.
Helpful Advice:
Students may want to establish some framework for these complex concepts. Establishing some of the goals that businesses, teachers, coaches, etc. want to accomplish will help frame the essay. Goals such as productivity, winning, cooperation, GPA, learning, etc. will need to be considered when deciding where on the Competitive/Cooperative spectrum you land.

Thought-Starters to consider, but you are not limited to these ideas below:
What does “bring out the best” in people mean? Make the most money, achieve the highest grade, learn to work with others, motivate, inspire…?
Should business-owners create a competitive environment complete with monetary and travel incentives for the employees? Employee of the Month? Bonus to top producer? etc.

Should business-owners create a work environment that fosters cooperation and teamwork? Collaboration on projects? Group brainstorms? Team of the Month? (But this assumes that the teams are in competition with each other—rather than individual competition).

How do profitability, productivity, well-being of the workers factor into your ideas?

How should coaches and teachers motivate athletes and/or students?

How do coaches and teachers bring out the “best” in athletes and students? Also, what does “best” mean? Winning? Friendships? Good grades? Learning?
Requirement for the Essay:
Essay must be persuasive/argumentative
· Must include a counterpoint paragraph as the 1st body paragraph in the essay to
establish your credibility—counterpoint must be in bold
· Essay must include a Claim of Fact, Claim of Value or Claim of Policy (Information on Claims is located in your textbook).
· Essay must be at least 4 pages in length
· Essay must include 5 credible sources
· Essay must include a Works Cited page
· Essay must be written in accurate MLA format
Reminders:
· The Introduction should give a general overview of the topic and include a
specific and arguable thesis statement.
Body Paragraph # 1 should be the counterpoint to demonstrate a keen and well-
founded understanding of the opposite side of the position that you will be
discussing and must be in bold.
Next, present your position on the issue with well-reasoned logic and points that
are supported with specific examples and research.
The penultimate (paragraph before the conclusion) should be either a “Claim of Fact, Claim of Value or Claim of Policy” to place the essay into a broader context and wrap up the entire essay. (Information on Claims are located in your textbook).

The Conclusion should place the essay into a broader context and wrap up the essay. Possibly look to how your ideas will enhance future generations. What are out-comes of your ideas. Where will these ideas lead our communities, schools, businesses, etc.?

Essay # 2 is worth 100 points.
Please adhere to the Due Date for Section # 2 so that you remain up-to-date in class!
Lastly, below are the quotes from Reading Response in case you would like to address any of them in your essay. They do not count toward the number of required sources, but they may server well as support.
Quotations:
Below are quotes from some famous people. Review these quotes, and ponder whether you agree or disagree. Take notes and annotate along the way. This will assist you as you write your Reading Response and your Essay:

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.
—Franklin D. Roosevelt

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.
–Michael Jordan

Competition is a sin.
—John D. Rockefeller

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.
–Gianni Versace

Alone we can do little: together we can do so much.
—Hellen Keller

I don’t know if it’s just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock.
–Picabo Street

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
—Booker T. Washington

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.
–Walt Disney

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded; friends gather no dust.
–Jesse Owens

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
–Indira Gandhi

None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.
—Mother Teresa

Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
–Nancy Pearcy, Author

Whether it’s Google or Apple or free software, we’ve got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.
–Bill Gates

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
—Michael Jordan

There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud.
–Milton Freedman

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