Sectionalism Essay

In American History we are currently studying the concept of sectionalism. Sectionalism is division within a country based on regional beliefs and interests. In the early to mid 1800’s, sectionalism in America grew as slavery divided the Nation. Slavery was ignored, compromised, and argued about by the states until the conflict drove our country into the Civil War. Although regional differences are not as distinct these days, many issues are currently causing division among the states and people of our country. These issues lead to what our history class describes as “modern sectionalism.” One such issue is if college athletes should be paid. In an article by www.si.com Oklahoma City Thunder Carmelo Anthony discussed with reporters about the
He’s right, if we don’t fix this problem college basketball will continuously go down. I personally think that college athletes should get paid because they are representing their college and they are on t.v so everyone is going to see how good the college is. It’s not just basketball athletes that should be paid, it should be all athletes in all sports even if they play more than one sport. For example the University of Michigan has won over 11 national championships and none of those players have been paid. They have won over 11 championships on live t.v without pay. NFL players win the superbowl and they get paid; they get paid everyday because of a contract. College athletes have the choice if they want to do a sport in college but they have to try out. If they make the team then they represent their school and when it gets to the NFL combine their school is represented. I think college athletes should be paid for everything they do. Just like what Carmelo Anthony said, if we don’t solve this problem college basketball and all college sports will begin to go down. College football coaches are overpaid and some of the money they get should go to the players because yes the coach does the coaching but it’s the players who decide to go and give their best to win championships and games. There have been many professional athletes that agree with me that college athletes should be paid. Some of the professional athletes are quarterback A.J Mccarron, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, running back Adrian Peterson, and lastly NBA player Carmelo Anthony. My plan is that college athletes will get money and they will sign one year contracts with the college incase they don’t want to do that sport the next year. The money will come from part of the coach’s paycheck and part of the fee that college students pay when they go to college. Right now many student athletes are mad because they don’t get paid and many professional athletes are