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    College or "Secondary Education" is often catergorized as an essential aspect of life’s development. Throughout high school we are equipped with the skills neccessary to determine our life’s goals and choice of career. Once all tests are taken and classes passed‚ it all boils down to our choice of college; That is‚ if we choose to attend. Many factors contribute to the overall decision of what educational institution a student wishes to attend. Furthermore‚ one of the first and most difficult decisions

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    I will state my position towards the electoral college along with the pros and cons leading to my choice. I will explain why the people should want to keep it along with why some don’t want to trust it. I will also explain what will happen if it goes away because we know what it does. The Electoral College always has it’s finger prints on the elections and more importantly on the very close elections. Both parties Republican and Democrat candidate feel at times as if they win the popular vote they

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    The Electoral College is a collection of 538 votes that will determine who the next President is. This 538 is the same number of Senators and representatives in Congress combined. The 538 votes are devided among the states based on the population of each state‚ but each state‚ including District of Colombia‚ is given three votes to start. The people of each state do not vote directly for the President‚ rather they vote to tell the electors who to vote for. (New York Times‚ 2008) “There are a total

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    presidential campaign that’s been going on we have more than often heard the question Should community college be free? President Obama came fourth with the idea of making community college free and as we have seen some people including presidential candidates like Bernie Sander support this‚ however not everyone agrees that this is a good idea. The hope that President Obama has with making community college free is that more people will be encouraged to go out and get their degree. As we often see more

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    division one student athletes should get paid or not. I believe student athletes should receive some benefits from playing such competitive sports. Playing a division one sport can be very time consuming; therefore players do not have enough time to get a job to make money for them. Also‚ many athletes come from poverty stricken families‚ and if they’re struggling financially they have no one to turn to‚ because of the NCAA rules saying that division one collegiate athletes can’t receive money

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    towards the electoral college along with the pros and cons leading to my choice. I will explain why the people should want to keep it along with why some don’t want to trust it. I will also explain what will happen if it goes away because we know what it does. The Electoral College always has it’s print on the elections and more importantly on the very close elections. It has done it’s job the over 200 plus years and throughout fifty presidential elections. So the electoral college is promising and durable

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    Every four years‚ the Electoral College enjoys a fleeting moment of fame. But the impact of the college on presidential elections is far greater and more controversial than its brief life indicates. ======================================… ======================================… HOW DOES THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORK ? Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of its U.S. senators (2 in each state) plus the number of its U.S. representatives‚ which varies according to the state’s

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    College sports have been around for many years now. Many college athletes have come and gone‚ playing for their respective school. Before‚ college athletes would participate in college sports for college spirit and to represent their school. In today’s time‚ many NCAA Division 1 college games are being televised and promoted by the colleges themselves. According to U.S News “The NCAA‚ as a whole‚ makes 6 billion dollars annually”. Many colleges also have wealthy supporters who spend lots of many

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    Sports Literature Salaries & Pro Athletes Most people in America probably have a pretty good argument when they say they are being paid too little to do too much. Professional sports stars‚ on the other hand‚ display a lot of nerve when they use such a phrase. Sports stars are also held to lower standards than are other people. With the high-salary and low-moral standards‚ sports stars are the most overrated and overpaid people on the planet. For example‚ Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics‚ who

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    Demand for Sports and Entertainment Justifies Professional Athletes Pay “The sports market in North America was worth $60.5 billion in 2014. It is expected to reach $73.5 billion by 2019” (Heitner). Sports in America is a culture in itself with millions of fans turning out or tuning in to games and sporting events all year round. Professional athletes are notorious for the amount of money they make for their occupation. Whether you are a sports fan or not‚ there is no escaping the debate regarding

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