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    $989 million in the 2014 fiscal year. After counting the expenses‚ the NCAA made a net of $80.5 million (Upadhyaya and Mattison). This number doesn’t even include how much individual college athletic

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    Lorenza Ross November 15‚ 2011 ENGLD-110 Ms. Jamie Jones Should college athletes be paid for playing sports? College athletes today are competing in sports at high level. Athletes today feel as though they should get a payment for the sport they compete in. Paying athletes would be difficult for certain schools because there would be an issue involving money. If the student athlete can find a way‚ he or she should be able to endorse products or make money off their jersey if people want to

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    College athletes bring schools income due to their abilities‚ should they get compensated or have they already been? College athletes are taken advantage of by not getting compensated for their performance and likeness. Athletes are given free tuition to get a college education and are provided opportunities. Shouldn’t these opportunities count as benefits for the students? They should use these benefits to better themselves and take advantage of their abilities? Student Athletes shouldn’t be paid for

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    College Athletes Should Be allowed to be Paid: College athletes should be allowed to be paid to play for many reasons‚ but today’s college athletes are subject to the “pay for play” rule‚ which states ‘that an individual will lose his or her amateur status and will not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in any sport’’ (Steve Wieberg). However‚ ultimately the rule hurts student athletes because many college students need help simply surviving financially if student athletes are allowed

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    their star athletes’ performance on the field. The role athletes play in the production of profit from merchandise‚ ticket sales‚ and advertising has created the question: Should athletes get paid? Based out of “Student athletes deserve payment in multimillion-dollar industry”‚ published in the University Star‚ as the main text describes the reasons why athletes should be paid. The editorial staff argues about the profit the NCAA makes‚ how athletic scholarships work‚ and how some athletes come from

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    “You go to Chapel Hill and try to go to a Carolina-Duke game‚ good luck trying to find a ticket. It’s nationally televised. There’s so much money that goes behind just one basketball game. I do think the players from both sides should definitely see some type of benefit.” (Marvin Williams). Marvin Williams was a college basketball player who thinks that the NCAA will be able to pay their players. As Marvin says the NCAA is capable of doing this so if one of the most successful college basketball

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    see on TV(American Academy of Pediatrics). Indeed these enormous amount of hours watching TV when at home leads to changes not only in eating habits and health‚ but also on one’s psychology and eventually the impact on the social life. Watching too much TV can affect you eating habits. When kids get back from school‚ when parents get back from work‚ with their about just about to explode‚ they want to relax‚ so they sit back on the couch and open up the TV. Then they go grab something to eat and

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    SITI AISHAH BINTI JAILANI CEB140106 Too Much Money Is a Bad Thing Introduction : Too much of everything is bad whether it’s too much or too little. In this case‚ we can say that too much money is bad for several reason. I have few opinions and evidences to support that too much money is bad. cause greed lose the meaning of life creates a false sense of security Body: too much money will cause someone to become selfish and greedy when human is not grateful‚ they will have the desire to have

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    To begin with‚ those athletes with high salaries have some special talent which normal people cannot have in certain areas. Athletes are experts at some specific sports such as basketball‚ football‚ swimming and so on. It is hard for average people to reach that level‚ no matter how hard they try. People who watch the game can obtain happy experiences and enjoyments‚ which may enrich their lives and benefit their health. A number of common people become obsessed with sports and start playing basketball

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    It is the Other Way Around Many athletes get paid millions of dollars just to run around the field or court while doctors get paid thousands of dollars. It’s the other way around. The doctors‚ lawyers and other job you need a good education in should get paid millions of dollars. It would be nice if athletes would get paid less than those people. The Sports Industry‚ specifically in the United States‚ is composed of multiple sports with multiple franchises that cumulatively bring in billions

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