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"If parents want to prepare their children to succeed in life, teaching the children self-discipline is more important than
teaching them self-esteem."
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with
reasons and/ or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
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The dictum that self-discipline is more important than self-esteem is not only logical and correct for all times but is the
proper way of approaching life and I totally agree to this. Its the parents that lay the foundation and consequently shape
the lives of their children and thus they should teach their kids the best approach to adopt for themselves.
The parents will not be there all the life of their children to guide them so if they teach them to practice self-discipline
in all aspects of their life then this habbit will function as the guardian of their wards their entire life. Self-esteem is
a phenomenon which comes into play and influence the actions of individuals when they are operating among equals or somewhat
similar capability groups. People conscious of their self-esteem operate in such a fashion that others around them should not
underestimate them or disregard them at any point in time and always keeps them ahead of people around.
For individuals practising self-discipline on the other hand there is little or no comparison or atleast they are not very
much intimidated by that fact. They are a class in their own, they do not run the race with others and try to beat them. They
are the ones who usually tread on their own, foray in areas that are unknown for most, leave a trail behind them for others
to follow. Consider the ace of aces in their respective fields and they do not have much competion around, they do not have
crowd behind so that they overlook their shoulders and see how much they have as a lead over others. These people walk almost
alone with rest of the bunch way behind them, so what keeps them ticking and on track, always, without fail - their
self-discipline.
Having compared both the notions on the face value of their positives only doesn't mean that unrestrained practice of any of
the two won't create any problems. Excess of self-esteem can generate complex, jealousy and hatred while efforts to restrict
oneself in evrything all the time can lead to an analysis-paralysis situation.
So, if one has self-discipline and is not paranoid, he/she become self-sufficient, lead an enviable life and leave behind a
legacy for the world to follow.
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The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper:
"Our city council's neglect of the impoverished Railroad Flats neighborhood has left businesses with little incentive to
locate there. Building a new professional football stadium in the neighborhood would solve this problem. Thousands
of football fans would travel to the area to see games, and they would buy from local merchants, encouraging new
businesses to open. So our city council should move quickly to fund the construction of a professional football
stadium in Railroad Flats in order to help the neighborhood develop a thriving economy."
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning
and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions
underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You
can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument
would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The author's view that construction of a professional football stadium in an impoverished Railroad Flats neighborhood would
bring about an economic revolution and convert the neighborhood into a thriving economy is not very conclusive from the facts
available. There are some factors that have to be taken into consideration before the reader can agree to the viewpoint.
The author provides no clue as to why business in general is not successful in the area concerned. Being a poor locality does
not necessarily mean - no business. There can be a issue that the area has meagre population, lacks proper civic amenities to
encourage new residents, has very few employment options nearby, has other problems related to law and order situation etc.
There is no information about the current population of the neighborhood, what can the new business owners expect as a
support from the local population, Will that be able to sustain their business in the lean phases when no match is on or
there isn't any major tournament or similar sports activity going on. This is a major aspect for consideration for any of the
business person interested in the neighborhood.
What is the law and order situation in and around the area concerned, troublesome neighborhoods are a huge deterrent for any
business proposition. Businessmen do not want to risk their investments. If this aspect is not per the expectation levels of
a civilzed society even if the city council tries to construct a stadium or arrange for other facilities there are less
chances of people willing to risk their wellbeing by visiting the area to enjoy sports or other recreational activities.
The only fact that if there is a football stadium in the area it will help improve the economic condition is a far cry, an
flight of imagination with no real wings to support. If the concerns were answered and other supporting information was
available it would have been much more easier for business people to start thinking on the lines of opening up their outlets
in the Railroad Flats neighborhood assuming the stadium was made available there.
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"If parents want to prepare their children to succeed in life, teaching the children self-discipline is more important than
teaching them self-esteem."
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with
reasons and/ or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
*******************************************************
The dictum that self-discipline is more important than self-esteem is not only logical and correct for all times but is the
proper way of approaching life and I totally agree to this. Its the parents that lay the foundation and consequently shape
the lives of their children and thus they should teach their kids the best approach to adopt for themselves.
The parents will not be there all the life of their children to guide them so if they teach them to practice self-discipline
in all aspects of their life then this habbit will function as the guardian of their wards their entire life. Self-esteem is
a phenomenon which comes into play and influence the actions of individuals when they are operating among equals or somewhat
similar capability groups. People conscious of their self-esteem operate in such a fashion that others around them should not
underestimate them or disregard them at any point in time and always keeps them ahead of people around.
For individuals practising self-discipline on the other hand there is little or no comparison or atleast they are not very
much intimidated by that fact. They are a class in their own, they do not run the race with others and try to beat them. They
are the ones who usually tread on their own, foray in areas that are unknown for most, leave a trail behind them for others
to follow. Consider the ace of aces in their respective fields and they do not have much competion around, they do not have
crowd behind so that they overlook their shoulders and see how much they have as a lead over others. These people walk almost
alone with rest of the bunch way behind them, so what keeps them ticking and on track, always, without fail - their
self-discipline.
Having compared both the notions on the face value of their positives only doesn't mean that unrestrained practice of any of
the two won't create any problems. Excess of self-esteem can generate complex, jealousy and hatred while efforts to restrict
oneself in evrything all the time can lead to an analysis-paralysis situation.
So, if one has self-discipline and is not paranoid, he/she become self-sufficient, lead an enviable life and leave behind a
legacy for the world to follow.
=================================================================================================
=================================================================================================
The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper:
"Our city council's neglect of the impoverished Railroad Flats neighborhood has left businesses with little incentive to
locate there. Building a new professional football stadium in the neighborhood would solve this problem. Thousands
of football fans would travel to the area to see games, and they would buy from local merchants, encouraging new
businesses to open. So our city council should move quickly to fund the construction of a professional football
stadium in Railroad Flats in order to help the neighborhood develop a thriving economy."
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning
and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions
underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You
can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument
would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
*******************************************************
The author's view that construction of a professional football stadium in an impoverished Railroad Flats neighborhood would
bring about an economic revolution and convert the neighborhood into a thriving economy is not very conclusive from the facts
available. There are some factors that have to be taken into consideration before the reader can agree to the viewpoint.
The author provides no clue as to why business in general is not successful in the area concerned. Being a poor locality does
not necessarily mean - no business. There can be a issue that the area has meagre population, lacks proper civic amenities to
encourage new residents, has very few employment options nearby, has other problems related to law and order situation etc.
There is no information about the current population of the neighborhood, what can the new business owners expect as a
support from the local population, Will that be able to sustain their business in the lean phases when no match is on or
there isn't any major tournament or similar sports activity going on. This is a major aspect for consideration for any of the
business person interested in the neighborhood.
What is the law and order situation in and around the area concerned, troublesome neighborhoods are a huge deterrent for any
business proposition. Businessmen do not want to risk their investments. If this aspect is not per the expectation levels of
a civilzed society even if the city council tries to construct a stadium or arrange for other facilities there are less
chances of people willing to risk their wellbeing by visiting the area to enjoy sports or other recreational activities.
The only fact that if there is a football stadium in the area it will help improve the economic condition is a far cry, an
flight of imagination with no real wings to support. If the concerns were answered and other supporting information was
available it would have been much more easier for business people to start thinking on the lines of opening up their outlets
in the Railroad Flats neighborhood assuming the stadium was made available there.
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