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    Do athletes genuinely deserve piles of money just by playing a game when a person is running a country or saving lives? Many professional athlete acquires millions of dollars. Some people believe that these athletes have unfair salaries. Athletes are overpaid that the amount they receive is just unfair. Furthermore‚ they’re obtaining stacks money than people who saves lives similar to a surgeon which seems unfair. They don’t even achieve close to the amount of money athletes retrieve. In the other

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    College Athletes Being Paid Do you think that college athletes should be paid? Many people think they should but some think otherwise. College athletes are not being paid for their performance at all. Some people have opinions and think that they should be paid. Division 1 universities with great players and teams generate a lot of money for their school but get no part of it. There has been a lot of controversy over this for a while. College athletes make so much money‚ but not for them‚ for their

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    president of the united states has been elected via the electoral college. Despite its long-time usage‚ the electoral college has many critics. Various people‚ wish for the president to be elected via a popular vote. While others‚ continue to be happy with usage of the electoral college. Others‚ simply are confused by the process of the electoral college all together. This leads to many political scientists to question if the electoral college is in fact effective‚ or if a popular vote would be better.

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    "The majority does not rule and every vote is not equal - those are reasons enough for scrapping the system. But there are other consequences as well. This election has been making clear how the Electoral College distorts presidential campaigns. A few swing states take on oversized importance‚ leading the candidates to focus their attention‚ money and promises on a small slice of the electorate." The 2000 election caused a lot of controversies. It took five weeks to determine the Presidency and

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    one thing that has not changed since our constitution was written is the use of an electoral college to elect the president. By using an Electoral College voters do not directly vote for their next president‚ instead they submit a vote that is then tallied by the electors and whichever party has the most votes at the end gets all of the Electoral College votes from that state. The use of an Electoral College has been the topic of a lot of debate in recent years‚ especially after the election in the

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    account are however highly misinformed about the true disadvantages of those who are. In most cases‚ the main cause of being homeless is obviously financial issues‚ however it could be due to one having a large sum of debt or simply losing their job/career with bills to pay‚ thus having a family can play in the role of assistance when something similar happens with the possibilities being endless. Those without family‚ tend to be homeless based off of my personal experiences speaking to an array of the

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    #2 Being properly hydrated is something that can be the barrier between life and death. I have ran track for eight plus years. Those eight plus years entailed two to three hour practices Monday through Friday and all day track meets on the weekends in the blazing sun. Being a part of this sport for so long has allowed me to work with numerous coaches who have their own methods and hydration beliefs‚ that they swear are the most effective. Throughout all my years‚ I have never explicitly been told

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    accepted into college either because of their academic skills or for their talent skills. These students earn their way into college‚ so why should other students get their entrance into college “handed” to them? That is very unfair to those who fight hard every day to earn their way. In article one NYT: Free College it discusses that in fact‚ President Obama’s plan for students to go to Community College for free. Although they discuss the pros of this plan they do not seem to point out the cons‚ such

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    College research is often the most tedious step when considering colleges. Many juniors who approach college application season have an inkling of where to go‚ but beyond a broad outline of the college and its name‚ students tend to not research colleges thoroughly. The decision is difficult‚ especially for a career in business‚ without proper research and scrutiny of the pros and cons of each college‚ considering how much of the job market is dedicated to health services and STEM. Colleges with

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    rather than the ones who protect us from harm and danger. Men and women in the military‚ compared to a professional athlete‚ get paid on average one hundred percent less than one of these athletes.This is a very controversial issue in today’s world. Most professional athletes get paid more than a person makes in one lifetime. This now raises a titanic question whether or not athletes are overpaid. I have a firm belief that they are vastly overpaid‚ and there are many supporting reasons. Initially

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