Cause and effect Student Athletes The demands of being a student-athlete in high school or college can be extremely challenging in terms of budgeting your time for your academics/school work‚ and what little free time that remains for social activities‚ or one ’s personal life. In this essay I will discuss the effects about being a student athlete because many people think that student athletes have there life easy but in actuality they have to deal with things that regular students would not
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Jasmine Harbor ENG 112 006 Essay #1 February 6‚ 2012 Life of a Student Athlete Scholar athletes deserve to be given special treatment because we have to go above and beyond more than the average student. There are times that as a student athlete that you will have to miss class due to road trips. When I was a freshman‚ I was assigned two papers in one day and they were both due the very next day‚ because I had to leave for a basketball road trip and we would have been gone the entire week and
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reward youth athletes who earn their trophies? Participation trophies the easy way out. Participation trophies not only harm youth athletes‚ nut are a waste of money in youth organizations. Giving participation trophies decreases motivation. It is ok to give participation awards to 6-8 year old’s‚ but not to older youth athletes. Participation trophies should not be given because it teaches kids that you can get an award for just showing up. According to the "Trophies for All" youth athletes are being
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Imagine how you felt when you realized that your son and daughter were taking drugs just because they saw one of the athletes in the olympics doing it‚ what would you do? I know how I would feel and the answer is not happy at all. I don’t understand why athletes are taking drugs so that they can be able to win. It doesn’t make sense. This is telling us that you need drugs to be able to win in a competition. I find it very sad because there are young kids that look up to those big stars. Yes I know
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starting my research I had hypothesized that athletes were going to be more prone to stress than non athletes since both of the groups are involved in one or more advanced placement classes but on top of that athletes are involved in sports. Based on the data I got back from all of the students in two of the AP Literature and Composition classes‚ it was the opposite. A majority of non athletes students were continuously stressed compared to a majority of athletes who said they were stressed on a weekly
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September 2010 On Being a Student Athlete A student athlete is a person that participates in a sport that the educational institution‚ in which he or she is enrolled in‚ sponsors. Although‚ this may sound fun and easy it is the complete opposite. Being a student athlete is stressful and hard. Sometimes being a student athlete becomes so stressful and hard that it begins to be questioned “Do I want to be a student athlete anymore?” Not all student athletes are on scholarship which means that
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referring to athletes as “jocks”‚ which is thought of as a student who can do a lot on the sports field‚ but not as much as the rest of the student body in the classroom. As athletes move on to college sports it is considered to be even more true that to college athletes‚ academic success comes second to their athletic success. This is a false perception that may be true for bigger (division one) schools but the stereotype is the complete opposite for division three athletics. Division III athletes are‚
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There is a lot of controversy over the college athlete and their role in the NCAA’s revenue lately. Students who play at the college level are considered student-athletes. The “student” is put in the front for a reason because in college you should concentrate on your academics and your career you are pursuing. Granted a student could come through college with a career playing the sport of their choice. To be successful at the sport they choose though they have to spend a lot of time at it‚ more
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There are two worlds created for athletes: one for the men and one for the women. The two realms are created because of the socially constructed characteristics of gender. If a man participates in a woman’s sport or visa versa‚ controversy is created. In addition‚ the question of an athlete’s sexuality comes into play. Randy Boyd‚ a black gay columnist at Outsports.com stated‚ "You’re black‚ you’re an athlete‚ you’re a Man with a capital M‚ and this is what you do‚ follow the script that has been
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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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