Kara's+Opinion+Writing


 * //__ Winning is the most important thing __//**

//Winning either is very important or not important depending on the person. A lot of people think winning isn’t very important at all. I think differently. Wanting or not wanting to win is a big part of everyone’s personality. It shows how competitive you are. To me being competitive is so important. No one would rather loose than win. The only thing about being competitive is, is winning the most important thing or is it just important?// //Imagine you are near the end of the race you are coming up behind the leader and the leader faints. The leader is one of your best friends. Would you stop and get help or would you finish the race? Many people have got into this situation but different people make different decisions. How important is winning to you? Personally winning is so important to me but if I got in that situation I think I would stop to help my friend. It’s easy to say I would stop and help b but if you were in that situation would you really stop or would you let winning get the better of you.// //Winning, how can it get the better of most people? Winning, being competitive it causes fights and breakups. It’s not important enough to ruin a friendship. Yes winning is great but should we really let it get the better of us. Loosing isn’t fun, everyone can admit to that but should we worry about it that much? Winning is one of the best feelings especially when you have worked hard to get to the stage you are at. Even if winning is a great feeling there is no reason you should let it get the better of you.// //Winning is great, working hard then getting the best result is a great feeling. Having nerves, butterflies and sleepless nights all just to win a race. Then you do win it all feels worth it. Being competitive is a big part of some people’s lives.// //Winning is great for your self-esteem and confidence. When you win an event you feel good about yourself. Being the best couldn’t sound better.// //To sum up I think winning is very important but to me it is not __the__ most important thing. It all depends on how competitive you are. Some people don’t care about winning and to some people it is very important. I don’t think winning is important enough to ruin a friendship. Winning can be very important to someone but it does not need to be the most important thing. For all the reasons above I don’t think winning is the most important thing.//



media type="custom" key="4372145" **//__ Smacking __//** // In many countries it is illegal to smack, spank or abuse any children. In New Zealand there have been many debates on whether or not smacking children for discipline should be illegal. Sue Bradford from the Green Party is the reason why it is now illegal to smack or spank children. Sue Bradford took the idea of making it illegal to smack or spank children to court. In June 2007 the law was passed. The only question is should deliberate smacking\spanking by parents\caregivers be illegal in New Zealand? My personal opinion is yes smacking or spanking should be illegal in New Zealand and I will tell you why. //

// Parents smack children when misbehaving, but what happens when the child does not know why she\he is getting smacked. Children who are smacked for discipline are behaving for the wrong reasons. Those children are behaving because they are scared of their parents not because they want to behave. All smacking does is gives children no incentive to behave well. //

// Also some parents use discipline as an excuse to smack, spank or even abuse their children. Children can’t defend them selves from their parents if they are deliberately smacking them. Abuse is illegal so what’s the difference if a parent abuses their child and uses the excuse of ‘discipline.’ Before the Anti Smacking law came out many people got out of jail because the used the excuse of ‘discipline.’ So, children would be much more safe if we continue to have the Anti Smacking law. // // Besides children are just as important as adults but are yet are the only group that can be legally abused. What makes people think that smacking or spanking is ok just because its children? //

// To sum up as I have stated above I think smacking or spanking should be illegal in New Zealand. Parents or caregivers should not have the right to smack or spank their children even if it is for discipline there are many other ways that they can get discipline. This is a law that has already been made, so why should there still be questioning. Violence is not the way.

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