Achievement Unlocked

                Achievements are being given for anything in the modern times, whether it is for participating in a soccer team or gaining level one hundred in smithing in Skyrim –an adventure role playing video game- achievements are rewarded. Though are achievements may be hard to get in some cases, there are other cases that achievements are just given out for just showing up for example earning a medal for participation on a soccer team.  The person how received this medal may have worked hard for this achievement, yes, but are medals and achievements given out too often?

 In earlier years of the United States and the world achievements were something that someone worked hard for, and they were given to very few people who earned them. This had inspired a competition that sparked people to try to work harder to be better than their peers. This competitive edge was one of the factors that helped build countries. Since so many achievements are given out many do not mean anything to some people, although there are still some achievements that people look up to or try hard to beat their peer to try to attain. With all of the achievements people tend to become less competitive. With some schools not having a valedictorian, and just having a top ten the people that are in the top ten would most likely not strive to gain a higher rank in their class because they will already receive the achievement of the top ten.

These are the reason why I believe that there are too many achievements and awards that people can attain that the value of attaining one of these achievements may be less desirable. I also believe that since there are so many awards given out the competitive edge of the world is lessening to a small minority of people.