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    my opinion celebrities are not the best role models for teenagers. Their images are photoshopped making teens think the models and celebrities look perfect‚ and they are often misquoted making teenagers believe things that are not true. A lot of the time the heavy pressure celebrities are under by the media and their fans causes them to break. Often turning to things like alcohol and drugs. When this happens the media post it everywhere and this is not good for teenagers to be seeing on a daily

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    Teachers need to set professional and personal boundaries to define limitations between learners and colleagues. ‘Professionalism requires us to maintain appropriate standards and fulfil our responsibilities to learners‚ institutions and colleagues (Francis and Gould‚ 2009:10)’ The Institute for Learning (IFL) has developed a code of practice that outlines required behaviors of learners and employers. (IFL Code of Practice 2008). This code has six main areas: · Integrity · Respect · Care

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    “Student” Athlete! Participation in college athletics is a fun and enriching experience for many students. In fact‚ thousands of student athletes participate in athletic games each year‚ and thousands receive scholarships to do so. However‚ the life of an athlete in college is not as great as it seems. Most coaches emphasize on the “student” part of student athlete; however‚ they make it very complicated to actually commit to being a student. With a the massive amounts of time put into your sport

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    Have you read The Pearl‚ The Bicycle‚ and The Nest? If not‚ I will tell you the similarities between these three novels and why the three main characters of these short stories are bad role models for young people. Kino committed a crime‚ Hanna didn’t follow her aunt’s commands and Jimmy disobeys his parents. Firstly‚ Kino was about to hurt the attacker that came to Kino’s house. The attacker threatened and challenged him. “His right hand went it his shirt and felt his knife”. (P55 Chapter 4 Steinbeck)

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    Athlete Compensation The idea of paying college athletes has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900s. With current television revenue resulting from NCAA football bowl games and March Madness in basketball‚ there is now a commotion for compensating both football and basketball players beyond that of an athletic scholarship. Because of the title “Student-athlete”‚ college athletes have the obligation to be a student first‚ and an athlete second and should not be paid to play. There have been

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    13 reasons why Alex Morgan is a great role model… Reason 1...Alex Morgan is a great female soccer‚ she works hard‚ she doesn’t give up. Reason 2...Alex Morgan trains to succeed in her career‚ this should encourage people not to give up in life. Reason 3...Alex uses what she knows to help her. This should make you want your education for a successful life. Reason 4...She influences young girls to follow their dream. There should be plenty more girls going for what they believe in. Reason 5

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    A community issue that is important to me‚ is a lack of youth minority role models. This is an issue to me because minorities need someone to look up to and someone to lead them. Especially in the African American community when fatherly or a typically male played role is not always there. Not having a role model can easily affect a child and their aspirations. That is why I think there should be more minority role models‚ so other minorities students will have one another to support and one another

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    college athletes really be labeled as ‘employees’ eligible to be paid by the universities they attend? Or should the laws enacted by the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) remain unchanged leaving players unpaid? Whether or not college athletes should be paid has always been a relevant and controversial topic in the sports world. As a student at a Division 1 sports school and an avid college sports fan this topic interests me. Students need to realize that paying of college athletes would

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    through a trial to see what they do when faced with a challenge. Do heroes run when it gets tough or do they stay and risk their life? Heroes sacrifice themselves to help people‚ become role models for others and do not think about themselves‚ but are instead selfless.

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    There are so many role models throughout the world that are looked up to. We usually admire these people for their good deeds and personalities. We dream to meet them and to know what they are really like behind the scenes‚ off the field‚ or away from the microphone. We wonder about their journey to fame and how they came so respected. <br> <br>The person I read about and is my all time idol is Lucille Ball. Now‚ I’m not about to go through where she was born and what she did in her life‚ but to

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