College athletes on scholarships have many advantages over regular college students. Student athletes on scholarships do not have to take out as plentiful student loans as regular students. They also do not acquire expenses such as room and board‚ and books. Many students on scholarships get away from thousands of dollars in debt that accumulate during college. A few would say that this alone‚ is payment enough for those students. Scholarships do not include outside costs and extracurricular activities
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The question ”should college athletes be paid‚” has been highly debated over the past couple years. College sports are on the rise and bringing more and more money in every year‚In 2014‚ Texas A&M made over 190 million dollars off their sports teams alone(e.g. Malcolm Lemmons‚ “College Athletes Getting Paid? Here Are Some Pros And Cons.”‚The Huffington Post)! This is in part why I believe that college athletes should get paid. There are three main reasons that can back my belief up‚ those reasons
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Have you ever thought about the effects that college education has on an individual’s life? Individual students graduating high school are wondering whether or not they should attend college. College education has its pros and cons‚ but you can never go wrong with too much education. College education is the key to a successful future for individuals who are serious about college. 19.9 million students were enrolled in colleges and universities in 2013‚ compared to 13.5 million in 1990‚ 7.9 million
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it is something that stirs excitement among fans of almost any sport‚ it is what teams play for all season‚ and it is perhaps the most exciting time of any sport season. But this exicitement is something that has always been missing in Division I football‚ and it is something that makes the game unfair for many teams. At the beginning of the season all teams join the hunt for the coveted national championship‚ they face many roadblocks‚ some of which have nothing to do with their opponents. Did you
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Let me tell you about the my son playing football and how I let him. I’m going to start off talking about the good and the bad. Football is one of the most popular sports played by kids‚ and if you play football be ready because you can get a concussion and more. I would let my son play football because Football is a scary spot‚ but there is some good in it. Football can help release stress‚ it’s also a fun spot to play with your friend‚ and it can help with passing time. I would let my son play
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sports related youth injuries per year in the United States alone. High school athletes consist of about 2.5 million of those injuries and an average of 6 high school football players die each year because of the sport they love (Stanford)(Gorman). It is well known that professional football players and even unpaid college football players risk their well being every day to put on a show for the many fans and spectators that enjoy watching people slam their heads into each other at high velocities
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people agree that college students should get paid for playing sports‚ what do you think? College Football Athletes should get paid for playing football for there college. The athletes are ones who are playing the sports. Paying the college athletes will teach them economic responsibility. The college is making money for the college athletes playing football. Some colleges will not be able to pay the same amount ot some students. Should college athletes get paid for playing football? The athletes are
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The Controversy behind College Athletes Since 1957‚ the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has permitted universities to provide athletic scholarships for players they felt would benefit their teams ("Paying College Athletes"para.4). The NCAA’s revenue has significantly increased over the past couple of decades. In 2006‚ colleges that were members of the NCAA earned $4.2 billion from their basketball program and about $1 billion more than the revenue generated by all NBA teams combined
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Paying College Athletes: A Distraction from Academics Why should kids be paid for doing a professionals job? The debate on whether or not to pay college athletes is a debate that has been argued for quite some time. Due to the lack of positive results‚ and a surplus of negatives‚ this should not take place. There is no way to muster up a fair system to pay the athletes while keeping everyone happy. Also‚ paying players will distract them from their academics due to them knowing that they can make
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Professional football that we know today is much different than it was when the game was still being completed in the United States many decades ago. Pro football officially began when the National Football League was founded on August 20‚ 1920‚ in Canton‚ Ohio by seven men‚ Jim Thorpe being the most well known of the seven. For a couple decades‚ the NFL was the only professional football league but then in July of 1959 another league came to be. This new league became known as the American
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