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    that is too small for her‚ foundation that seems three times lighter than her average skin color seems that She took that foundation from her little sister’s makeup box. She wasn’t a positive role model‚ and she didn’t treat me so kindly either‚ she have a bit of a tendency to overpower others to make them feel smaller than they are. Any opportunity that she gets‚ she will make anybody’s life as miserable as hers such as teasing me‚ taking my money‚ and calling me names. Maybe it her seeking for attention

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    College athletes bring schools income due to their abilities‚ should they get compensated or have they already been? College athletes are taken advantage of by not getting compensated for their performance and likeness. Athletes are given free tuition to get a college education and are provided opportunities. Shouldn’t these opportunities count as benefits for the students? They should use these benefits to better themselves and take advantage of their abilities? Student Athletes shouldn’t be paid

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    amounts of controversy in our society today‚ such as whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. Even though college athletes receive many luxuries they still have to make there own living and support themselves. As reported by “Pay or Scholarship” written by Teengagement‚ it states‚ “Athletes are employees because they work under the control of the college.” As many people know a business has employees‚ if an athlete can be considered an employee to the college shouldn’t they be paid like

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    not college athletes should get paid has been a controversial question for a while now. Twenty years ago there were only six sports related channels on television. Today‚ there are over 150. This is mainly due to college athletics‚ ranging from football‚ men’s and women’s basketball‚ volleyball‚ baseball‚ and softball. This fact alone would make one question why the profits are not going to the hard-working athletes. They are the ones who make the main event possible. Without the athletes‚ there would

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    players from both sides should definitely see some type of benefit.” (Marvin Williams). Marvin Williams was a college basketball player who thinks that the NCAA will be able to pay their players. As Marvin says the NCAA is capable of doing this so if one of the most successful college basketball players ever and who was behind the scenes for many years he will know best about what is going on. This is one of the biggest reasons why the NCAA basketball should pay their athletes because they have so much

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    Role Model Review: Bill Cosby My observation is based on the biography of Dr. Bill Cosby. Cosby has been a great example of what a father and leader in the community is all about with regards to the Christian worldview. Even in his hay days‚ in the mid-60’s‚ as a standup comic he was regarded as a PG comic because his material was clean of profanity and focused more on his personal life and experiences as a father. In 1965 he released comic albums that garnered him six Grammy Awards. His work

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    Seymour 2 Marilyn Monroe was a very well known actor and model in the 1950’s. She began her career as a model before shifting into acting. Some of the movies she was most recognized for include “The Seven Year Itch”‚ “The Prince and the Showgirl”‚ “Bus Stop” and “Some like it hot.” “Some like it Hot” was her most commercially successful film. This movie was listed as the greatest American comedy film of all time by the American film Institute in 2000. She was awarded numerous awards including a

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    Fellow students Well...Well...Well...Look at what we have here. Many students some who may want to become college athletes. But guess what? You are not going to get paid. Why is it that determined college athletes do not get paid‚ while other people with a job do? College athletes wake up everyday‚ to work day and night‚ practicing the sport they specialize in. I’m positive these athletes dedicate nearly all of their work and time for this sport‚ however do not get rewarded for it. Similar to when you

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    de France stunned the world: why would the seven-time winner of cycling’s highest title cheat so shockingly? But Armstrong is merely the most recent in a long history of cheating in cycling. It is the demands of the public‚ both with regards to role models and to national pride‚ which drives many cyclists‚ both past and present‚ to cheat in order to win‚ so as to satisfy these demands. Cheating has a long history in cycling. Ever since the creation of the Tour de France in “the year 1904 and every

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    A Role Model for Hong Kong People Jamie Wong Wan Yiu‚ the Hong Kong cyclist who was awarded a silver medal in the women’s cycling competition at the 2010 Asia Games is a heroine in my eyes. She is also a role model for Hong Kong people and all the athletes. I think her poignant and inspiring stories can leave us some uplifting messages. 26-year-old Jamie Wong was brought up in a single-parent family. Being taught by her mother‚ she is as tough-minded as her mother. In view of her interests

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