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    becoming far too dominated by big market teams‚ and a salary cap should be put in place. The lack of a salary cap is simply bad for baseball. The Yankees‚ for example‚ buy all of the big-time star players. This upgrades their roster‚ and makes them win championships way too frequently. This happens because they have a lot more money than other teams‚ and aren’t afraid to spend it. This isn’t even close to being fair to the smaller market teams. A salary cap is more likely to even the playing field throughout

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    The Multi-sport Athlete: A Dying Breed Ever since the first competition of throwing a spear‚ contests have determined who is stronger‚ faster‚ and smarter in a specific skill. The competitors‚ now better known as athletes‚ are beginning to specialize in a specific type of competition. Growing up‚ young athletes participate in a variety of sports‚ but they often specialize in one before even entering high school. There are numerous exceptions of athletes playing multiple sports

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    Professional athletes need a reality check on how important they really are to society. Prescott will make $680‚848 this year‚ with bonuses added to his $450‚000 base salary. Making this amount of money for simply playing a game is outrageous. The question shouldn’t be are professional athletes making enough‚ but rather: are they making too much? United States Marines are fighting for our country‚ but according to the 2012 military pay charts‚ a Marine in his first four months as an E-1‚ earns $1

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    country at the highest level” -Terri McKeever (bustle.com). Whether you are a professional athlete or an amateur athlete it has always been a dream to represent your country at the Olympics. The Question is should professional athletes be able to compete? Some think they shouldn’t but professional athletes have worked just as hard or maybe even harder than anyone else to get to that level. Professional athletes are the top athletes in the world which would create more revenue for the Olympics‚ a sense of

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    If I had 1 million dollars I would spend most if not all on jewelry or cars (even though I cant drive) i’ll just sit in it. I think if I had to choose something unique I would buy two 100‚000 houses side by side‚ tear them down and make a bigger nicer house. I would most likely spend 600‚000 or 700‚000 on the new house after the houses are brought. After that I would buy a red Ferrari and jewelry until the rest of the money is used up. I would but a red Ferrari because my favorite color

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    Athlete Salaries The salaries of professional and collegiate athletes have always been a matter of debate. How much or how little athletes are being paid‚ and how it affects the sport‚ has been in countless discussions between players‚ fans‚ reporters‚ agents‚ and sports analysts. Some believe that players don’t deserve huge contracts‚ and most players that have huge contracts are overpaid and it hurts the sport. Then again‚ others feel that players work hard for their contracts and most athletes

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    Across the Health Service clinical teams of professionals from different health care fields work together in order to provide care to people. However new working practices challenged their traditional professional roles. Multi-professional collaboration is the main element in providing people with quality care. Such health care developments as supplementary prescribing or single assessment process rely on the existence of multi-professional collaboration. (Daly 2004.) National Health Services (NHS)

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    First off‚ according to two “Sides to every coin” the average knee replacement costs $35‚500 to $40‚000. Professional athletes don’t get insurance. Imagine needing to pay $40‚000 for a knee replacement. Professional athletes are paid fairly not all of them spend all their money they just don’t know what to do with it besides some people make more money just sitting around. Next‚ athletes are paid fairly they work hard for what they earn. One thing is for certain they have no idea how to have any

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    Professional vs. College Athletes Professional athletes and college athletes are two amazing groups of people. Professional athletes and college athletes have so much in common yet many things that are different as well. They both have an elaborate amount of detail in their life including: lifestyle‚ work ethics‚ self-motivation and many more that describe them as who they are as a player and as a human in every-day life. College athletes (student athletes) are some of the most astounding

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    Are Professional Athletes Overpaid? There’s a great deal of controversy over the topic of whether professional athletes are overpaid or not‚ as compared to teachers‚ police officers‚ and firefighters. Jennifer Fontaine‚ a sports promoter‚ clearly states that she believes professional athletes are not over paid‚ due to their careers being short lived due to any serious injury‚ or injuries‚ that could end that highly paid career. On the other hand‚ Roberto Hinojosa‚ a high school math teacher‚ disagrees

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