If I was given a million dollars that could not be spent on myself‚ my main goal would be to have fun. I am sure there are tons of completely decent charities and organizations that could put a large cash donation to great use‚ but just giving away all that money to charity sounds completely BORING! I can think of some great ways to spend one million dollars‚ while having fun and helping people at the same time. This sounds like a great idea to me! The first obstacle I would face is to find a
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Drug abuse among professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold‚ the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional
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Do professional athletes get paid too much? In my personal opinion: No In this modern era this is an ethical issue that comes up more and more often. This has been brought up especially in times of economic hardship and the recession whereby families are really struggling to make ends meet with unemployment‚ delay of retirement and general reductions in disposable income. During this paper it shall be discussed how the ethical issue of high wages came about‚ why it is an issue‚ who is affected
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very difficult situation for the American team to recover from. I was surprised to read that many authors chose to discuss people’s views on professional athletes in general rather than focus exclusively on Solo. To begin‚ the most solid statement proposed was given by sports marketer Bob Dorfman. He said‚ “Do not for a moment think that professional athletes are role models off the field of play… They amaze us with their physical prowess‚ inspire us with their dedication to their sport‚ thrill us
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States Constitution. These amendments gave people rights and freedoms such as freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and the right to bear arms. If the Bill of Rights were made for animals‚ they would receive the rights and freedom that they deserve. Animals deserve a Bill of Rights to a certain extent because they share common emotions and experiences‚ they would have a better lifestyle‚ and however‚ these animals are necessary for medical research. With the Bill of Rights‚ these animals would be
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Jasmine Johnson Karen Bertel 062 – 140 10-19-2011 Professional athletes Who in your opinion is the G.O.A.T (greatest of all time) of professional basketball? Is it Kobe Bryant or could it be Michael Jordan. I know some people can argue about this all day. In the following paragraphs I will compare and contrast the two professional athletes and perhaps change your opinion or strengthen your argument on who you think is the best. Kobe Bryant also known as the Black Mamba is arguably the
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our nation. They have overcome issues of race‚ colour‚ and class. However‚ one area that faces continual struggling is that of gender equality. More especially‚ areas of concern include male and female athlete marketing‚ perceptions‚ and pay. The difference between women and men in athletes is one of the biggest problems in sports. I have never once watched a women’s sporting event on television. Men’s sports are on a different level than women’s. They’re faster-paced‚ more physical and men
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entered a contest and won 1 million dollars. How would I invest in it? I would first set up a plan on what I am going to do with the money. The plan would be to split up the money. Some would be for college. There would be an account for spending money‚ one for emergency money‚ and one for necessities. This would be my plan for investing. The first account I would set up would be for college. 50 % of the 1 million dollars would go there. This is 500 Thousand dollars. The money would be used
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Don’t you think it is unfair that athletes get paid more than doctors‚ teachers‚ policemen‚ and firefighters . These people are putting their lives at risk and helping people while athletes are just playing a game ! I think that professional athletes should get paid less money. Don’t you think that it is unfair that athletes get paid more money than teachers and doctors because I know I do. To begin with Athletes get paid a bunch of money just to play a game. Athletes are getting paid a whole bunch
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blood-thirsty raiders. It has been a long belief that they were malevolent barbarians. Vikings had truthfully‚ never acted like wild and dirty looking people. After thousands of year of being interpreted as bad people‚ Vikings deserve a better name. The Vikings absolutely did not deserve their bad reputation. Vikings were naturally born raiders. In order to survive‚ the Vikings had to steal from others since they were unskilled in farming. Their homeland‚ Scandinavia‚ had poor farming land since the
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