only a few of the various activists who have made their marks on the world. Women have suffered through many harsh realities that world has thrown at them. One who was brave enough to confront this reality was Frida Kahlo. Frida is an outstanding role model‚ for she was a strong and independent woman. A person can only wonder how people find the drive to do amazing things. Pain and suffering was a massive part of Frida’s life‚ but she made the best of it and started herself down a path of fame. “Painting
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plays that defy logic. Derek Jeter shows his tremendous leadership by doing the right things on and off the diamond and provides a great example for all to follow. His parents have raised one of the most if not the most respectable‚ humble‚ selfless athletes ever. Derek Jeter has had to overcome and battle the cultural stereotype of being brought up by interracial parents‚ with his father being African American and mother being Caucasian. He has been the subject of ignorant taunts and embarrassment throughout
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Professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to play a game. Do you think they really deserve that much money for tossing a ball around? The money that pays the athletes for a game we all play competitively can be used for someone who actually shapes the future and fights for our country. For instance‚ Floyd Mayweather is the top paid athlete in the world for boxing‚ earning a total of three hundred million dollars. Do we really need to promote a dangerous sport by paying someone three hundred
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“It is Difficult for Athletes to be Role Models” is an article written by Gary Sailes and originally published in the USA Today Magazine on September 11‚ 2001. The original title was "Professionals Athletes: Cultural Icons or Social Anomalies." This is a newspaper article by the Society for the Advancement of Education. Sailes relies entirely on his education being a sports sociologist and opinion in this article‚ the main point of which is that the professional athletes be morally obligated to
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Drug abuse among professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold‚ the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional
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“More money more problems‚” have you ever wondered why athletes make more money than others. Today many athletes make several million dollars a year‚ hence athletes are significantly overpaid. Athletes jobs don’t have an effect on the world as a whole. Therefore doctors and others for example‚ should be paid more money than professional athletes. Some athletes make several million dollars a year. “It seems morally wrong that athletes would be paid more than people like firefighters‚ who serve the
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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 professional athlete’s salaries
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Vasil Stanev Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher‚ the German Formula 1 race driver‚ is my role model because of his fighting spirit‚ desire to be a top racer and the ability to find time with his family. First of all‚ Michael Schumacher is a person who entered Formula 1 in 1991 and tree years later he won his first championship. In 1995‚ he won his second title. Later on‚ he moved to the Ferrari Team and with them he won 5 titles in a row between 2000 and 2005. This shows his fighting
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Jasmine Johnson Karen Bertel 062 – 140 10-19-2011 Professional athletes Who in your opinion is the G.O.A.T (greatest of all time) of professional basketball? Is it Kobe Bryant or could it be Michael Jordan. I know some people can argue about this all day. In the following paragraphs I will compare and contrast the two professional athletes and perhaps change your opinion or strengthen your argument on who you think is the best. Kobe Bryant also known as the Black Mamba is arguably the
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others should follow? Although numerous times‚ some of sport’s best athletes have done this in the past‚ one athlete‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ has earned quite the public response after he chose not to stand up during the national anthem. Some people argue that sports is not a time for protesting and politics. However‚ professional athletes should be allowed to use their status or position to protest events taking place today. These athletes who are protesting are just like any other American‚ raising their
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