The Easy Way Out: Steroids in Professional Sports Today Throughout the history of athletics‚ accomplishments were greatly valued because of the time and effort put into achieving a goal. Whether it be catching a ball or holding a world record‚ accomplishments are a form of greatness. However‚ what we once considered an achievement‚ isn’t held with the same prestige today. In recent years‚ it has become far too easy to achieve and surpass greatness with the use of steroids. Steroids are illegal
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Athletes Are Overpaid What/who are athletes really playing for? Professional athletes are getting overpaid‚ but no one is really stopping and thinking about it. I think that Professional athletes shouldn’t get paid as much money.But on the other hand‚ many professional athletes may disagree and say that it’s the right amount of money and not too much. However I think that the facts that support my opinion overshadow the counter statement because there is a bundle of information that exists to support
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colleges distribute salaries? College athletes attract revenue for colleges throughout the process of tournaments‚ while not receiving a single penny. Students should focus more on school and less on sports‚ “student” comes before “athlete” and a college becomes a learning environment. They should not acquire a salary -- due to the fact that they have received a scholarship decreasing the expenses or are even left with no debts‚ have the chance to sign a contract with a professional team as scouters
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Influence of Professional Athletes on Society Two words‚ Michael Jordan. Need I say more? Arguably the most influential man in all of sports and athletic competition. Jordan is one of many professional athletes that have influenced society in numerous ways. With the help of the media‚ athletes are virtually everywhere. They are seen on television‚ on billboards‚ magazines‚ clothing‚ and basically anything. The media puts these athletes on pedestals mainly to sell products but some athletes are used
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There should be no salary caps on professional athletes. Professional athletes are paid more because of how of many people go to certain sports games. If a sports team generates more money‚ then athletes will be paid more. People would think teachers or firefighters should be paid more‚ but neither of those jobs is making as much money as a sports franchise. So if a sports team makes a lot of money‚ then it can pay more to its players. There are more people‚ who go to professional sports games than
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Are Today’s Professional Athletes Good Role Models? Everyday today’s youth are asked what they want to be when they grow up. Some say teachers‚ firemen‚ police officers and a large response to that question is a professional athlete. Something that all these professions have in common is that they are all role models to children. Firemen‚ teachers‚ police officers have an easy job at doing this; they are after all the people that save children‚ teach children and protect children. But professional
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Where Will I Put My Million Dollars? In America we are faced with many problems. As citizens we can find a way to help. If you had a millon dollars would you use it to help America become a better nation? If I had a million dollars‚ I would spend it on food safety‚ child labor‚ and Deforestation. Food safety is definitely a huge issue. I would donate 600‚000 dollars on helping food safety because it’s important that what we eat is healthy and safe for us to consume. The conditions we have right
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Arielle Cunningham Professor Coleman College Writing 2B 18 February 2013 The Man He Really Is In the film Million Dollar Baby‚ Frankie Dunn is a trainer in California who refrains from building close bonds with others. The main source of that comes from his daughter. Though his daughter never makes an appearance in the film‚ their relationship affects the relationships he shares with those around him. He wishes to be close with her‚ but because of the distance between them‚ it causes him to
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Athletes have been looked up to as role models for as long as sports have existed. There is so much attraction and admiration about being a professional athlete. Sports can have a great impact on people and society. Professional Athletes should be held as role models for the youth because they are at the center stage of attention in this world. The term role model is defined as a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially the younger generation. Setting
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Drugs and Sports Have you ever wondered how many professional athletes take performance drugs? Well about one athlete out of every ten athletes have taken performance enhancing drugs sometime in their career. Athletes take these drugs to increase their level of play on the field or on the court. These athletes gain an unfair advantage on their opponents. Steroids are ruining sports all around the world‚ as they continue to attract people to these substances‚ but we can reduce the steroid use in sports
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