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    Beowulf concretely establishes the traditional hero/villain roles only to have Grendel pulverize this concept proving that just as Grendel the character cannot exist without Beowulf the character‚ Grendel the novel cannot exist without Beowulf the poem. Gardner utilizes alliteration‚ demonic kennings‚ negative diction‚ pathos‚ first point of view‚ pleading repetition‚ innocent tone‚ and beastlike imagery to manipulate the villain role and create compassion for Grendel. Through the use of pathos

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    Topic: Coach-Player (Athlete) Relationship BIBLIOGRAPHY: Marc-André K. Lafrenière‚ Sophia Jowett‚ Robert J.Vallerand‚ Eric G. Donahue‚ and Ross Lorimer. (2003) Passion in Sport: On the Quality of the Coach–Athlete Relationship PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to explore the role of harmonious and obsessive passion in the quality of coach–athlete relationships within two cultures (British and French Canadian). Study 1 focused on the relationship between passion and the quality

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    Equal Pay for Athletes Regardless of Gender Research/ Persuasive Essay People all over America and the world are consumed with watching athletes perform in their various sports. Both male and female athletes compete at such incredible levels that require physical talent and drive. Professional athletes are known to get paid salaries that reflect their talent and abilities. Regardless of gender‚ professional athletes are drafted to receive professional pay. However‚ equal pay for male and

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    How Does the Media Impact an Athlete‚ University‚ or Organization in Generating a Profit? Media and marketing through the media is the reason that not only college sports‚ but any level of sports generates majority of their money. The money is generated because the media increases product sales‚ fan gear‚ fan base and ticket sales. At any level and area‚ in order to make money you must properly market. Since 1849 when a telegraph was used to cover a boxing match‚ media has been

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    000” (NCAA) student athletes currently playing sports in college. If you ask people whether College athletes should be paid‚ most would say yes‚ but most people don’t realize the factors that go into that decision. With that being said college athletes should not be paid because they receive more benefits than other people on campus by receiving free things like education‚ clothing/accessories‚ and the cost for the staff and for transportation. Not only that‚ but they also have to pay the coaches

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    standards towards student athletes.Taylor Branch points out that “Big time college sports... selects athletes mainly for their athletics‚ not academics‚ interests‚ and abilities.” This shows that colleges view athletes more as “athletes-students” than “student-athletes” (Eckard 211). This point of view is just one reason why the graduation rate for college athletes is so low. However‚ universities make athletes’ graduation rates seem more favorable so that they can continue to recruit and get more skilled

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    College athletes should receive a moderate amount of stipend for their hard work. They put their time and effort with many practices and games‚ furthermore‚ paying for their extra traveling expenses. College athletes should have an allowance because they contribute and perform very hard as a team with hundreds of hours of practice and games‚ sustain their grades‚ while jerseys‚ merchandise‚ and appearances in video games does not implement any compensation towards them. However there is a society

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    American Sports: Why a Female Athlete Cannot be Just an Athlete Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was passed into legislation with the original intent to help women in the workforce of higher education with equal pay and to suppress gender discrimination. Because of the social history of the time in which there were more instances of success for female athletes as well as several low state court cases for athletically talented girls in junior high‚ Title IX had been reformulated by congress

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    September 2013 Essay 1 From Athlete to Account Major According to Lynn O’Shaughnessy‚ a college blogger‚ that about 2% of seniors win sports scholarships every year to a NCAA institution. I strongly believe that everyone has had a dream that drastically changed throughout the course of his or her lifetime. Most of us have dreamt about being a famous actor‚ singer‚ or even a athlete. Due to life circumstances those dreams were taken away or have changed. I realized that this had happened to me not once

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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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