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    Over 240‚000 College Athletes are affected by the law that prevents college athletes from getting paid (NCAA). "Everyone is making money off them except them‚"(Reshke).“The United States is a sports-obsessed nation‚ and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football and basketball contests are some of the most widely viewed‚ highly rated‚ heavily bet on‚ and highly profitable sporting events in the country‚” (Garcia). College athletes fail to get paid‚ they always put their health at risk

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    ”Viewpoint: Why College Athletes Should Not Be Paid." USA TODAY College. N.p.‚ 2 Nov. 2011. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. Bokshan argues that college athletes should not be paid because of where the money would come from. This article has ethos because it is written by a college student who is studying sports management. Because she is a sports management major‚ it shows she is knowledgeable when it comes to sports.  This source will provide good information on why the athletes should not be paid. The information

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    Many student athletes thrive to become professional players of that sport. Almost all of them graduate from college with low grade averages. So‚ as a result of that‚ they attempt to become professional and the do not succeed. Now they can not go back to school and get good grades to then be able to get a well-paying job. Student athletes should have to maintain a certain GPA to participate in sports activities because it motivates them‚ it gives them a financial benefit and most coaches look

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    Many people believe that college athletes deserve to get paid while many other believe that they should not. While there are many common arguments why college athletes should not get paid such as they are on scholarship‚ they are amateurs‚ and paying college athletes would ruin college sports. College athletes should get paid and there are various reasons why they deserve some form of monetary compensation. The typical American work week is said to be 40 hours‚ “while the typical division 1 college

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    very tough‚ because all search engines bring up many blogs about people’s opinions and those aren’t credible. I’ve noticed that some people think that rule changes are needed‚ and some say that the whole rule should be abolished‚ and all athletes should be paid. With my personal knowledge of secrecy and how people can secretly hide items of interest‚ some students would possibly work at Pizza Hut‚ have a boosters guy order a $10 dollar pizza and leave a $500 dollar tip. We all know that that’s not

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    compete for colleges‚ parents pay to support their child in college‚ coaches instruct thousands of college athletes on how to play‚ and colleges admit young athletes right out of

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    participate in sports and other extracurricular activities. In many schools and communities‚ it seems as though sports are taking over people’s lives‚ overshadowing other important commitments in students’ lives. Students are made to believe that athletes rule the school‚ and grades are often an afterthought. In most cases‚ athletics will only get a person so far in life. Students should be required to maintain a C average‚ or 2.0 GPA to be allowed to participate in sports.

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    Should Major College Athletes Receive Pay For Play? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22835-should-major-college-athletes-receive-pay-for-play John Stevens Correspondent When I was asked to write this article I gave it quite a lot of thought. Having been in the same position as many of these athletes many years ago‚ I do share some of their feelings on this matter. However‚ on the other hand‚ I want to be as unbiased as possible about this and present a fair perspective. This is a question that

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    English III Honors 6 April 2017 Should College Student Athletes be paid? The topic of whether or not student athletes in college should get paid has gotten increasingly larger each year. Lots of people say they should get paid to play their respective sports while lots of people say they shouldn’t. Even though The athletes knew they only get what they sign for in their scholarship offer and should not seek anymore‚ college athletes should get paid because some don’t get big enough scholarships to cover

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    universities have the money to pay all of their athletes‚ according to the List Land webpage. The topic of college athletes being paid has always been a debatable topic‚ and is still to this day. Paying athletes isn’t smart because most athletes already receive a scholarship‚ playing college sports is a privilege‚ and last but not least‚ college athletes are irresponsible with their money. Therefore‚ college athletes should not be paid. No doubt that college athletes are phenomenal at what they do‚ but that

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