Sipahi Shaver Period 2 7‚ November‚ 2014 No Pay for Play: College Athletes Being Paid The NCAA as generates $5.5 billion each year. A 25 second slot for commercial during the final four men’s basketball tournament yields $600‚000. The question many are asking is: why do any of these college athletes not get a yearly salary for all the money they are making others? The answer is: they already are being paid. NCAA college athletes should receive yearly salaries because it they are already being
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typical dreams of five year olds. My picture showed a girl throwing a ball in the air‚ being a professional athlete‚ but as you can see my point of view of my future has changed. Now I want to be doctor because I want to cure cancer and do the impossible by helping people and not just work out and play my whole life. A question could be asked like why choose to be a doctor and not a professional athlete‚ well I believe a doctor can make a change‚ inspire people‚ be a leader and etc. Being a doctor
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Hundreds of Millions of dollars all around the world are being used to pay our athletes. My question is should they be paid this astronomical amount of money. Certain athletes earn millions while various people all around the world can barely afford the necessities‚ such as food‚ water and shelter. This is a problem that desperately needs to be addressed. To achieve this we should employ taxes‚ but the money made off this should go to charity‚ also we should lower salary caps‚ thus we restrict the
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Per 2 Ms. Taylor Johnston 13 November 2012 Professional Athlete Salary Professional athletes today are being paid big bucks‚ and many of the athletes are being reckless with that money. Athletes should be getting a lower salary because that money could be helping so many people and causes. Soon‚ some natural disaster will happen in your area and there won’t be enough money due to the fact that athletes are taking it all. Athletes should be paid less because colleges are going bankrupt‚ it is
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The World Is Too Much With Us By William Wordsworth "The World Is Too Much With Us" is a poem written by William Wordsworth in 1807. This poem reads to the tune of social commentary. As society changes‚ its values change as well. Within every society there are plenty of artists ready to critisize and point out the negative changes. Wordsworth was a poet who commonly wrote poetry alluding to the dramatic shift in people themselvs. This poem speaks of how‚ as we evolve‚ humans become
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Professional vs. College Athletes Professional athletes and college athletes are two amazing groups of people. Professional athletes and college athletes have so much in common yet many things that are different as well. They both have an elaborate amount of detail in their life including: lifestyle‚ work ethics‚ self-motivation and many more that describe them as who they are as a player and as a human in every-day life. College athletes (student athletes) are some of the most astounding
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college athletes get paid? This has been an argument topic for a while now and some say college athletes should and some say college athletes shouldn’t get paid. There are many reasons for both of why they should or shouldn’t. If college athletes were to get paid‚ it could help the athletes financially‚ it could make the sport more competitive‚ and it is like a full time job to the athletes. If college athletes were to get paid‚ how can it help them financially? If they were to get paid it could
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the thought of being paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have a few problems with money‚ colleges should pay athletes because the athletes earn the colleges billions
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Zero Tolerance: How Much is Too Much? By Brooke West Arkansas State University Fall 2014 Zero Tolerance: How Much is Too Much? Introduction “Zero Tolerance” was first established in 1994 after the Gun-Free Act of 1994. This act stated that fire arms and weapons were not permissible on school property. The zero tolerance policy came into play to back the Gun-Free Act saying that any student that was on school property with a weapon and committing violent acts would be punished by suspension or
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College athletes should be paid to play! In this essay you’re being persuaded‚ you are being persuaded to agree that college athletes should be played to play. Here there is some information that will help change your mind if you don’t agree with this already. This essay will talk about the athletes not being able to pay for many of the things they need‚ they haven’t got any time for a job‚ the athletes bring in money to there schools‚ and more. The college athletes should
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