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    Should college athletes be paid actual cash for their contribution to the sport they participate in? Now I know a lot of people would argue that‚ “athletes do get paid‚ in scholarships”‚ but what about the big time D1 athletes that have their jersey’s being sold and being put on magazine covers? I mean some of these athletes we hear about daily are being publicized like celebrities. In Division 1 sports the big time conferences and schools have big time athletes that bring the universities they are

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    The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) claims to be a nonprofit organization. Athletes enter the NCAA to play out their dreams of furthering their high school sports career to the next level. They receive scholarships that cover all or most of their school tuition and other fees but end up wanting more for their dedication. They expect more because they are hardworking athletes. To keep high ranked players from attending other colleges‚ coaches and other college faculty pay players under

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    Entertainers and athletes are the public faces that always get the attention from the media. People admire them not only for their physical attraction‚ but also for their money-making capacity. As a matter of fact‚ those stars have been paid so much that many people believe that it is an extraordinary income. Even so‚ entertainers and athletes have to work hard as other careers do‚ and they are entitled to make such a high salary. One of the reasons for this debated issue is that the pinnacle of

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    Should College Athletes Be Paid? The NCAA is a multibillion-dollar business. They generated over 845 billion dollars last year. The President‚ Mark Emert‚ does not believe college athletes should be paid. He makes about 1.7 million dollars yearly and only has to pay 419 employees. Something seems wrong with this situation. If coaches and administrators are making millions of dollars from the players‚ why are the players not making any of the money? College athletes deserve to get a profit

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    Pay Day! When I look at today’s college athletes as compared to the ones a hundred years ago there are some things that I noticed are different. First off I noticed today all the popularity and all the stardom that comes with being a high level collegiate athlete. Second I saw that most college athletes were not receiving a scholarship to play collegiate level sports. Thirdly I saw that there was not as much pressure to perform a hundred years ago. The big reason that all the fame and pressure have

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    Pay College Athletes Currently‚ sports are clearly used for a business opportunity‚ not for the love of the game. Did you know that in 2011 the NCAA signed a 14-year contract with CBS and Time Warner Cable worth 10.8 billion dollars for just three weekends of men’s college basketball? The NCAA claims to be a non-profit association but they make an average of 11 billion dollars in annual revenue. Many people don’t realize the NCAA treats student-athletes like employees. College basketball and football

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    Government/Politics Too much Fragmentation Power can be used to offset power causing gridlocks to occur in government activity. This principle is still appropriate today‚ if not more so than it was two centuries ago. In today’s society many individuals do not like the amount of power the government has; though gridlock occurs far more often than the people support causing major issues to become large road blocks. Perhaps having the branches separated or having republicans control the House of

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    Although athletes may work extremely hard‚ they do not deserve that high of a salary because there are people who do more for this country than just entertain. Everyone loves watching the olympics‚ football‚ or basketball‚ but that doesn’t mean that athletes should get paid in the tens of millions of dollars. Maybe that’s why the United States is so in debt is because people care more about sports than their own well being. First and foremost‚ athletes get paid more the military which shouldn’t

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    questioning the fact if college athletes should get paid. Every year the NCAA and colleges bring in millions and millions of dollars from ticket sales and jersey sellings that come from the hard work of the athletes. The athletes risk career ending injuries and do not get anything in return. College athletes should get a cut from all of the money they bring into the school. Tyson Hartnett from the Huffington Post says that even though athletes get their school paid for the athletes still will need money for

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    brief notes that are based on the outline. Too Much of a Good Thing Arlene Chico Lugo General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to be cautious in using medicines and supplements that are usually considered beneficial Central Idea: Medicines and supplements that can be beneficial are sometimes harmful if ingested in large amounts. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material A. Here is an old saying. (Show poster.) “Too much of a good thing is wonderful.” Is this always

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