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    College Athletes be reimbursed for Their Efforts? My fellow classmates‚ there is an issue that must be presented to all of you. College athletes: should they be paid for what they do? The answer is simple: yes college athletes should be reimbursed for their efforts. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) basketball athletes are being treated like slaves. They do all of the work‚ they might get a little reward‚ but they usually get nothing. Why should college athletes get paid

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    student athletes in different ways from schooling to a student athlete social life‚ and the health of a student athlete playing sports or numerous sports. I decided to go with this topic being a student athlete as well and this topic is a good interest to me. Student Athlete’s most important job is to get good grades because student comes before athlete without the right grade or GPA they will not have a chance to play. Studies have shown tho that sports gives student athletes academic

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    The process of becoming a college athlete is more than “god-given talents.” It takes hard work and skills that you will develop over time. People usually assume that most of these star college athletes didn’t have to work hard to get where they want to be‚ but they did. Talent only gets you so far in life‚ especially when it comes to sports. The competition in some sports are becoming so aggressive and persistent‚ that the average athlete status is becoming better and better and time goes on.

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    considers athletes to be the perfect role models for children. Athletes teach kids determination‚ how to stay encouraged‚ be physically active‚ and proper behavior. These life skills may be very important in a child’s lifetime. Looking up to these amazing people should diminish laziness‚ and other degrading qualities‚ and hopefully change the way society is viewed forever. Athletes make such marvelous role models‚ because they encourage kids to stay physically active. To illustrate‚ athletes go to

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    of Professional Athletes on Society Two words‚ Michael Jordan. Need I say more? Arguably the most influential man in all of sports and athletic competition. Jordan is one of many professional athletes that have influenced society in numerous ways. With the help of the media‚ athletes are virtually everywhere. They are seen on television‚ on billboards‚ magazines‚ clothing‚ and basically anything. The media puts these athletes on pedestals mainly to sell products but some athletes are used to display

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    College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Compensated Some people‚ like one of our classmates named Isaac Harris‚ believe that college athletes should get paid. That isn’t how it should be‚ though. College athletes should not receive compensation anytime soon because they already get paid‚ every college students will want compensation‚ and college athletes simply get to live the dream. First off‚ college athletes already get paid. They get paid in a way that many others wish they could. They get paid with

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    basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From the time they could be picked out of a lineup because of their exceptional athletic ability‚ they

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    Which is honestly true. Extreme sports are basically a sport where athletes are risking their lives. People do the extreme sports for fun and they enjoy the challenge. Plus‚ the participant in the sport are going on adventures. Extreme sports are a good idea‚ because the person who’s doing the sport is getting paid. It also helps kids that have Autism and the athletes are living their life to the fullest that they can. Athletes are getting paid by the sponsors and organizations that help support

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    education and being an athlete‚ school feels like a breeze as you walk around campus as one of the big dogs in town. People may think that it is difficult to play a college sport and get career studies‚ but it isn’t impossible through new college programs for athletes to come. There have been recent studies to try to help improve college athletics throughout universities. “Offering an associates bachelor’s degree would place more emphasis on academics‚ and give the student-athlete more in return for

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    Professional athletes need a reality check on how important they really are to society. Prescott will make $680‚848 this year‚ with bonuses added to his $450‚000 base salary. Making this amount of money for simply playing a game is outrageous. The question shouldn’t be are professional athletes making enough‚ but rather: are they making too much? United States Marines are fighting for our country‚ but according to the 2012 military pay charts‚ a Marine in his first four months as an E-1‚ earns $1

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