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Smacking children is the best form of discipline. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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The
admiration
 young people hold
for
Suggestion
of
 celebrities is not a new phenomenon. Throughout
/
During history, youths have been inspired by people with outstanding athletic ability. It is argued that
this
admiration
 brings with it more positive than negative issues
/
ramifications.
This
 will be proven by looking at how sports figures both instill inspiration and teach life lessons to young people.
Firstly
, celebrities often display extremely developed skills, which can help to spur young people towards a life full of
physically active
Suggestion
the physically active
.
For instance
, school children are often driven to exercise in an attempt to become
/
emulate superstars,
such
 as Novak Djokovic, Ronaldo and Messi. As
this
 additional exercise is good for their health, it is difficult to argue that the inspiration celebrities bestow
/
leave upon young people is entirely a bad thing.
Thus
,
this
 shows that the
admiration
 people hold for sports stars has positive implications
/
reasons.
Although
 the negative character figures
/
traits of many sports celebrities are often called into question, it is felt the public mistakes professional athletes make can act as good morality lessons for young people. A good image of
this
 occurred when Canadian runner Ben Johnson
dishonorably
in a dishonorable manner
dishonourably
 lost an Olympic gold medal due to steroid use.
This
 incident showed young people around the world that drug use is a shameful practice. As
this
 example illustrates
/
is shown, often the public errors athletes commit can act as good lessons for adolescents. After looking at the above, it is felt to hold athletes in esteem does not bring with it entirely negative consequences. It is assumed the historical
admiration
 people will retain
/
retain for sports stars is not going to change
into
Suggestion
in
 the foreseeable future.

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