Wouldn’t it be amazing to be paid nearly $111 million a year just because you played a game? Many athletes are being paid big bucks just like famous quarterback Andrew Luck. But do these famous athletes really deserve all those millions of dollars? In my opinion‚ they are definitely being paid an excessive amount of money. Professional athletes are paid too much money in an unfair way because they are paid more than the people who “perform more valuable services”‚ and the money they earn could be
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Composition 2 Argument Essay Are Professional Actors and Athletes Overpaid? In this essay I will explore a much debated topic in this country pertaining to the undeniable fact that professional actors and athletes overwhelmingly get paid much higher than the average American. As any highly debated topic‚ there are always arguments and viewpoints from both sides of the spectrum. Like many Americans‚ for entertainment I thoroughly enjoy watching both film and professional sporting events. Even though
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people see professional sport players refusing to stand for the national anthem or not setting a good example of their country‚ they end up hurt and in disbelief. In the minds of some people‚ it is all right for athletes to express their opposal publicly using their state of position. Professional athletes should not use their status to protest the events taking place. Knowing professional athletes refusing to do what’s right‚ hurts the hearts of the nation’s people. For example‚ professional athletes
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basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From the time they could be picked out of a lineup because of their exceptional athletic ability
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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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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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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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typical dreams of five year olds. My picture showed a girl throwing a ball in the air‚ being a professional athlete‚ but as you can see my point of view of my future has changed. Now I want to be doctor because I want to cure cancer and do the impossible by helping people and not just work out and play my whole life. A question could be asked like why choose to be a doctor and not a professional athlete‚ well I believe a doctor can make a change‚ inspire people‚ be a leader and etc. Being a doctor
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Do Footballers Deserve High Salaries ? Many people around the world think footballers are paid too much money for doing too little effort. However‚ this can be argued because they are people who have created their life around sport and therefore should be rewarded. So‚ do footballers deserve high salaries? There are some famous footballers who are paid a crazy amount of money every year‚ millions‚ and they put it to no use. If you think about the third world people who would be so grateful
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Professional sports have gained a reputation for outrageously high player salaries. The challenge for team owners is to attract the best talent while balancing their overall investment. The five major sports in the United States – Major League Baseball (MLB)‚ National Football League (NFL)‚ National Basketball Association (NBA)‚ National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) - have differing systems for managing player salaries. No one sport has the perfect model; there are issues with
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