First of all‚ the risk factor involved with collegiate sports is all to high to not compensate players. If a student-athlete is hurt or unsuccessful‚ the coaches and administrators can thus waive a player and left with nothing. Moreover‚ no one mentions the lifetime of health care bills that await some student-athletes in contact sports. How can a "free education" compensate them for debilitating injuries caused during their time on campus? And how can we as fans truly enjoy a football game knowing
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How will colleges distribute salaries? College athletes attract revenue for colleges throughout the process of tournaments‚ while not receiving a single penny. Students should focus more on school and less on sports‚ “student” comes before “athlete” and a college becomes a learning environment. They should not acquire a salary -- due to the fact that they have received a scholarship decreasing the expenses or are even left with no debts‚ have the chance to sign a contract with a professional team
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“Professional athletes are extremely overpaid for the jobs they do.” The issue of overpaid pro athletes has been around for numerous years. The fact that a man that plays football and plays on a regular basis‚ plays for about 15-16 weeks. That man gets paid over a million dollars at least! I mean if you think about the fact that these players get paid more than the president in most situations‚ It seems hugely absurd! To think that that man plays for such a small amount of time and gets paid so
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economy yet his salary still does not equate to that of any professional athlete. However‚ I’ve seen a few presidents on television and despite their powers‚ authority‚ and admiration‚ I wouldn’t pay to go see them make legislative decisions and pass papers around all day. On the contrary‚ I would pay to see LaBron James or Chris Paul put a move on a defender and finger roll or slam dunk it home- that’s enjoyment. Guo once stated in an editorial titled Professional Athletes’ Salaries‚ “Sports were
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Should There be a Salary Cap in Football Did you know that Manchester City FC are paying two hundred and two million pounds in player wages this season. Do you the reader think this is fair on other clubs who don’t have the same resources? Do you think this is a shocking amount of money for the services of just twenty five men? If one day a salary cap of forty million pounds was introduced would you agree to it? I know I would. In this persuasive essay I will try to persuade you into agreeing with
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January‚ 16 2007 Persuasive Essay Do you want to get replaced by wetbacks which well get paid close to nothing? Well then go to school. Immigration is mostly related to Mexicans‚ and I know that a good number of Mexicans in the US are illegal. What is the US going to do? Many people like o say that Mexican immigrants steal our jobs and take away from the government‚ but the fact is that Mexicans take to job that we do not want. A solution for immigration is to simply legalize immigrants and
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1900’s these professional sports leagues hold drafts to incorporate college athletes into their leagues. These drafts are glorified and looked upon all year and serve as a quintessential stepping-stone to the pros. And in the last thirty years college sports has become the prime example of athletes fulfilling their dreams to play professional sports particularly in football and basketball. In an ideal situation these athletes would use their
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The philosophy of pro-life and pro-choice has been a controversial topic in the world today. Each philosophy contains credible and conflicting arguments with those who are on opposing sides. The difference is a debate on what is more ethical and moral. Is saving every life moral‚ or is the government making your reproductive decisions a moral act? “Pro-life is when a person believes that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life‚ regardless of intent‚ viability‚ or quality-of-life
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December 1‚ 2014 The Rise and Fall of Professional Athletes With the introduction of Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram and other social networks professional athletes have been placed under a microscope with their every action being scrutinized by everyone in the public sphere. However this was not always the case when it came to Pro Athletes status in society. A pro athlete ten years ago may not have been met with the same strife as a current pro athlete. Athletes of the past lived by a different set of rules
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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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