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    College Athletes Shouldn’t be Paid! I strongly believe that college athletes shouldn’t be paid because they’re still amateurs at the sport. They aren’t professionals at the sport. Even though their in college they are still learning and they need to pass school then start getting a job to make money. If you compare college amateurs to professionals there will be a big difference and observe why they get paid it will make a lot of sense. According to the text it says “A gentleman never competes

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    you think this is right? Having athletes make thousands of dollars for a game. Yes I do. First‚ Athletes do a lot the help the public. Athletes will hold camps to help kids with basic life skills. Also‚ They will go out in public to hang out with kids and meet people and make them happy. Now‚ Athletes will also help at food markets or schools during the off season to give back to the public and the kids who support them in the good and bad. And of course‚ Athletes never forget where they came from

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    September 23‚ 2013 Who Talk Too Much The essay “Women Talk Too Much” by Janet Holmes begins by showing many proverbs that point out that women are too talkative. She is trying to prove her points through the use of her research from talk show‚ seminars‚ and many other areas. Holmes does all she can to demonstrate that women in fact talk less than men. From most of her investigations‚ we can know that women do not talk too much‚ and it is men more than women who tend to insist

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    Professional Athletes’ Behavior “Children are going to learn from their role models in their life--- including their sports heroes.” That’s what Sports Psychologist‚ William Gayton featured in ABC News’ article “Study Says Kids Emulate Athletes” by Tracey L. Ziemer‚ has to say on the relationship between kids and their favorite professional athletes. This statement stands true for on and off the field behavior of professional athletes. Now you may be thinking- well my kids knows right from wrong-

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    Should College Athletes get paid? College Athletes are students not professionals We go to college in hopes of a job to make money Students must learn to contribute to society Athletes make choice to commit time to their sport Why should athletes get paid to go to school? Athletes get paid in scholarships Students with full ride are debt free of college loans “The money they would be using would be coming out of the university’s general funds‚ which would mean taking money away from

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    yearly. Now‚ take into perspective‚ perhaps a professional boxer: they may risk their lives‚ but it’s for our entertainment‚ not for our safety. When they are done wrestling‚ they go back to their five star hotels and eat gourmet food. They train‚ and yes‚ they may have worked hard to get to where they are‚ but they’re out here making millions per fight‚ which is way more than what the average American makes. Look closer‚ should an entertainer really get paid such a profound amount for one fight‚ rather

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    The question ”should college athletes be paid‚” has been highly debated over the past couple years. College sports are on the rise and bringing more and more money in every year‚In 2014‚ Texas A&M made over 190 million dollars off their sports teams alone(e.g. Malcolm Lemmons‚ “College Athletes Getting Paid? Here Are Some Pros And Cons.”‚The Huffington Post)! This is in part why I believe that college athletes should get paid. There are three main reasons that can back my belief up‚ those reasons

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    Should college athletes get paid? Over the past few years‚ one of the greatest debates has been whether student-athletes should be paid as if they were professional athletes. I strongly stand behind the belief that student-athletes should not get paid. Majority of college athletes are trying to get to the pros‚ with that being said they have not reached that level yet‚ so why should they get paid as they were a professional? Being involved in a college athletic program is just another stepping

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    college athlete appears to be outrageous to some. The thought of giving someone money for something they have chosen to do may not appear to be fair. The greatest concern is where to draw the line. Should the decision be based on the amount of money and fame the program generates? Why should athletes be treated special and receive compensation for their contribution to the school? One major factor is that athletes make numerous sacrifices beyond that of a nonathletic student. Many athletes can’t

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    choice of the student; it isn’t mandatory. Student athletes have the ability to go to college because they excell at a sport/sports‚ That is one of the greatest opportunities but some feel that‚this opportunity isn’t good enough. The greedy people want more than the ability to play a sport and go to college for free.Those greedy people are the college athletes who want to get paid. College athletes shouldn’t get paid to play sports because they get paid with free college education and other privileges

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