Should College Athletes be paid? There is a huge debate around the nation‚ whether college athletes should be paid. Since college athletes contribute to millions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA as well as their respective schools‚ many argue that they deserve to be paid. On the other hand‚ since many college athletes get free education and other benefits‚ many say they are being compensated already. All things considered‚ college athletes should not be paid because after all‚ most college athletic
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When you imagine the life of an Olympic athlete‚ you may be lucky not to be among them. That’s because the athletes have to practice for hours‚ traveling‚ and eating uncontrollably. In 2008‚ Michael Phelps‚ a swimmer‚ is known to eat up to 12 thousand calories per day in preparation for the Olympics. For dinner‚ she ate a pan of pizza‚ half a kilo of pasta‚ and some energy drinks in containers that contain 1‚000 calories. Since then‚ it was reported that he had changed. For the preparation of the
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“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going” (Sills 1). In cross-country and track‚ this is the case because all athletes must exert maximum effort to achieve personal goals. Opponents of running disapprove of the sport‚ as it is simply a form of harsh punishment and does not assist the athletes. A high school coach forces his team to complete 20 hill sprints‚ 20 up-downs‚ two laps around the field‚ and the coach threatens he can kick one out of athletics if he or she does not finish the drills
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Why is a professional athlete able to get away with certain crimes that a normal everyday person couldn’t get away with? There isn’t a good enough answer to that question today. Some judges and law enforcement seem to look passed the wrong doing of a professional athlete because of their social status or importance to the league or association. Obviously this is unjust‚ athletes can’t get away with what whatever they want just because of the status they hold. One definition of the judicial system
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think professional athletes should have to take drug test‚ for the sake of the sport that they play and those who look up to them as a role model. If they didn’t have to‚ it would make the game unfair and may draw attention away from the game because using illegal drugs to enhance your performance is cheating. So many children and teenagers look up to athletes and idol them. As a professional athlete‚ they should set a good example and be a role model. If professional athletes are abusing drugs
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which has fuelled the debate of whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarships. Athletes should not receive payment for their athletic play for reasons such they already receive a full scholarship‚ which athletes would get paid‚ and undermines what college is all about. First‚ athletic scholarships are college athlete’s compensation and a very reasonable and rational one at that. Essentially the student-athletes receive a free education and in return they represent
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importance of college athletes. They question often referred to is‚ should college athletes be paid to play their sport? Now me personally‚ I’m gonna have to agree and say that they should be paid for playing their sport. Vince Lombardi quoted and said‚ “The price of success is hard work‚ dedication to the job at hand‚ and the determination that whether we win or lose‚ we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” Now there are hundreds of thousands of college athletes all over the world
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Cause and Effect: Steroids and Athletes. There are so many different kinds of people who use steroids; mainly they are athletes who want to compete‚ kids who are trying it for the first time and other school athletes. Coaches in the GYM take steroids so they will look more muscular and huge from those who are training. On the other side‚ some people who perform hard work like policeman‚ fireman uses steroids to be more energetic. Models‚ dancers‚ and movie stars all of them take steroids for a
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answer the following question: Should professional athletes use their status to protest the events taking place today? Be sure to state a claim and address an opposing viewpoint using evidence presented in both passages. Type your final‚ completed essay below: If you’re a professional athlete then is it wrong to share your opinion? Some say that professional athletes are supposed to keep their political views to themselves. Professional athletes are still human and therefore are entitled to their
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Couch Potatoes Vs. Athletes The truth about couch potatoes and athletes has finally been exposed. Athletes are snotty‚ pompous people who like to put others down to elevate themselves. Couch potatoes are humble‚ intellectual‚ and confident people. Contrary to the common misconception couch potatoes are not really un-active‚ lazy people. Instead‚ the lifestyle of couch potatoes is merely the outcome of extremely caring and intellectual people. Couch potatoes are those who are very concerned
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