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    Sport is identified as a physical activity carried out by human beings usually executed by following a set of rules and principles to ensure fair competition among the candidates. Playing sports and indulging in physical activities aids in confirming various health benefits including comfortable respiration‚ muscular development‚ bone strength‚ advanced life expectancy‚ and coronary fitness. Playing sports helps in safeguarding the body and prevents it from contracting various types of diseases like

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    Imagine an athlete working their whole life to make it to the major league in a sport but then losing to someone who cheated and did not work as hard as the athlete. Instead they took drugs to get stronger and faster than others. How would an athlete feel if they lost a championship game to a cheater and watch them celebrate when they did not earn it. This is Common in the major league sports industry and even in non pro leagues. Most athletes have to deal with cheating that goes unnoticed. Some

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    The National College Athlete association is very huge and well known across many of our earth’s countries. There are some of the most known sports in this “league”. The most popular and well known sports would be football and basketball and lesser of baseball and lacrosse. The big key for the NCAA and its funding would be football and basketball. They are huge keys in the popularity and TV shows and such. There’s a question to be had and that is how much are they really making? Who is making them

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    In the article “Why Not a College Degree in Sports” by Roger Pielke published in The New York Times‚ he discusses why athletes in collegiate sports should get a degree for her sports. I personally believe that athletes should get a degree for their sport‚ and this essay brings up a lot of good points to support my thought. One valid comparison between Sports and Fine Arts that was stated in this article by saying “performances (from fine art students) are often given to audiences paying for the privilege

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    My experiences of playing a sport Two years ago‚ I went to visit my relatives in Nha Trang and I tried playing scuba-diving. It was my wonderful experiences. First day‚ my cousin – a diving instructor of VietNam Dive Center (VinaDive) – invited me to take part in a scuba-diving tour. I thought it was a great idea and I was very interested. This was a chance of overcoming my fear of water. Next day‚ my cousin taught me about dive equipment‚ how to breathe and move underwater‚ basic skills and safe

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    The Shame of Paying College Athletes Definition of college-A constituent unit of a university‚ furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences‚ usually leading to a bachelor’s degree (dictionary). College was made for learning and in preparation for rest of your life; not for just a pay check. (Daugherty) Bob night states “Paying college athletes diminishes the value of an education.” (Daugherty). Not only does a paying college athlete diminish the value of

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    The process of becoming a college athlete is more than “god-given talents.” It takes hard work and skills that you will develop over time. People usually assume that most of these star college athletes didn’t have to work hard to get where they want to be‚ but they did. Talent only gets you so far in life‚ especially when it comes to sports. The competition in some sports are becoming so aggressive and persistent‚ that the average athlete status is becoming better and better and time goes on.

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    The Problem with College Sports We as a society love sports‚ sometimes even to a fervent degree. From the super-fans who paint themselves and then endure the arctic tundra at Lambeau Field‚ to the casual fan who watches only playoff games‚ the majority of the U.S. population has at least some form of allegiance to one sports team or another. We often fantasize about what it would be like to throw the game winning touchdown in the Rose Bowl‚ or hit the buzzer beater shot to get into the final four

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    amount of money generated by these two sports has increased nearly 300%. The student-athletes who participate in these programs are part of the reason why these schools stand to make such handsome profits: through ticket sales‚ endorsement deals‚ broadcasting deals‚ and jersey sales. Does it make sense for an academic institution to run a multimillion dollar entertainment business‚ which is what college football and college basketball have become? (Meshefejian) College football and basketball generate

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    modify the current NCAA amateurism by law 12.02.1 making it feasible for college athletes to receive financial compensation. The primary issue with the current regulation is that because of the rule many student athletes are living in poverty like conditions. The current by law is also affecting various aspects of domestic and International students ability to continue to meet eligibility requirements. In the past ten years college athletics as a whole has grown exponentially and it’s clearly evident

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