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    answer the following question: Should professional athletes use their status to protest the events taking place today? Be sure to state a claim and address an opposing viewpoint using evidence presented in both passages. Type your final‚ completed essay below: If you’re a professional athlete then is it wrong to share your opinion? Some say that professional athletes are supposed to keep their political views to themselves. Professional athletes are still human and therefore are entitled to their

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    pay to play category. There are numerous ways that college athletes can be compensated for their time dedicated to the sport. They consist of scholarships‚ free tuition‚ fees‚ and room and board. “Athletes on scholarship currently receive tuition‚ fees‚ room‚ board‚ and books—costs that can exceed $30‚000 to $50‚000 a year at many schools. Last October‚ the NCAA agreed to let college conferences decide whether to pay student athletes an additional $2‚000 annual stipend to more closely match the

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    Couch Potatoes Vs. Athletes The truth about couch potatoes and athletes has finally been exposed. Athletes are snotty‚ pompous people who like to put others down to elevate themselves. Couch potatoes are humble‚ intellectual‚ and confident people. Contrary to the common misconception couch potatoes are not really un-active‚ lazy people. Instead‚ the lifestyle of couch potatoes is merely the outcome of extremely caring and intellectual people. Couch potatoes are those who are very concerned

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    Being a student athlete should be a privilege‚ a reward; it should always come second‚ after the students’ education. It seems that student athletes get special treatments‚ getting away with having low grades‚ having an extended time to do assignments‚ or even being excused from them. There needs to be a more strict policy in order to be on a high school sports team and to play in games. After all‚ high schools do not require students to participate in team or individual sports. Most high school

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    College Athletes Get Paid

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    Should college athletes get paid? College sports is one of the most entertaining to watch if you are a sports fan and‚ schools bring in a large amount of money due to their athletic programs but‚ due the athletes really deserve a pay day? Some college athletes think that they deserve to get a payday for all the sacrifices they make to their school. College athletes do not need to be paid because they have the ability to get to go to college for a reduced amount of money and a college degree is more

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    surrounding the compensation of college athletes has garnished widespread attention across America. While very few institutional athletic programs are able to achieve a sustainable budget‚ the NCAA should not allow institutions to provide salaries for student athletes because it will impair the mission of higher education‚ and destroy the true meaning of college sport. First and foremost‚ institutions cannot afford to pay student athletes. The majority of college athletic programs

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    Athletes are required to receive a preparticipation physical in order to identify the possibility of asthma. These evaluations obtain a history from the athlete‚ such as symptoms that they may experience‚ family history of asthma‚ or personal history of allergies or allergic rhinitis. However‚ because history alone is not always reliable‚ there are lung function tests used to determine if an athlete has asthma including spirometry testing‚ challenge testing‚ stress electrocardiogram‚ or upper airway

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    December 1‚ 2014 The Rise and Fall of Professional Athletes With the introduction of Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram and other social networks professional athletes have been placed under a microscope with their every action being scrutinized by everyone in the public sphere. However this was not always the case when it came to Pro Athletes status in society. A pro athlete ten years ago may not have been met with the same strife as a current pro athlete. Athletes of the past lived by a different set of rules

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    The System for college athletes isnt perfect‚ and needs to be worked on‚ a big problem we cannot seem to agree is how to compensate the student-athletes who drive the NCAA. I would like to start off with a question. Are college athletes being compensated enough for the effort they put forth today? Every Day they wake up early and represent their university whether they are putting in work in class or on the field. Each student-student athlete generates tons of money for their university and they

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    No. 8981‚ as restated above. Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. As used in this Rules and Regulations‚ unless specifically provided in the various professional regulatory or other laws‚ the following terms shall be understood to mean: a) Accredited Professional Organization (APO) refers to a professional organization which may now or hereafter be accredited by the Commission. b) Board refers to a Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) created by law‚ decree‚ or

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