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    Gold medal‚ Gold behavior Every four years‚ our country sends hundreds of athletes to represent our country in the olympic games. An athlete who has the privilege of representing our country should be a leader‚ respectful‚ courageous‚ have sportsmanship and set an example. Professional swimmers Ryan Lochte and Lilly king did not demonstrate those qualities as well as women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope solo. After what happened this year I think we should be be more cautious on who is able to represent

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    College athletes should receive a moderate amount of stipend for their hard work. They put their time and effort with many practices and games‚ furthermore‚ paying for their extra traveling expenses. College athletes should have an allowance because they contribute and perform very hard as a team with hundreds of hours of practice and games‚ sustain their grades‚ while jerseys‚ merchandise‚ and appearances in video games does not implement any compensation towards them. However there is a society

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    Should College Athletes Be Paid? One of Americans’ favorite pastime activities has been watching or participating in college athletics. College athletics have always been something more pure and interesting than professional athletics because it isn’t about the money. However‚ over the years‚ college athletics have changed for the worse‚ as players have been drifting further away‚ core reason being lack of funds for the players (Eric‚ p. 250). This has led to the call for reforms in the National

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    Why we have laws- The law is a legal set of rules that the government and courts have made for everyone to follow. Without laws‚ confusion and chaos would occur. In extreme cases of conflict‚ a state of anarchy would develop. The person with the most strength will start to dominate and the weak and helpless would suffer. However‚ when laws are enforced‚ a sense of order is created resulting in a society where everyone can live peacefully. Why laws change-? Societies’ perceptions have changed over

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    The Shame of Paying College Athletes Definition of college-A constituent unit of a university‚ furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences‚ usually leading to a bachelor’s degree (dictionary). College was made for learning and in preparation for rest of your life; not for just a pay check. (Daugherty) Bob night states “Paying college athletes diminishes the value of an education.” (Daugherty). Not only does a paying college athlete diminish the value of an education

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    student athletes in different ways from schooling to a student athlete social life‚ and the health of a student athlete playing sports or numerous sports. I decided to go with this topic being a student athlete as well and this topic is a good interest to me. Student Athlete’s most important job is to get good grades because student comes before athlete without the right grade or GPA they will not have a chance to play. Studies have shown tho that sports gives student athletes academic

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    considers athletes to be the perfect role models for children. Athletes teach kids determination‚ how to stay encouraged‚ be physically active‚ and proper behavior. These life skills may be very important in a child’s lifetime. Looking up to these amazing people should diminish laziness‚ and other degrading qualities‚ and hopefully change the way society is viewed forever. Athletes make such marvelous role models‚ because they encourage kids to stay physically active. To illustrate‚ athletes go to

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    Salary Caps For Professional Athletes There are numerous laws that already exists in witch to prevent similar business to restrict pays and limit the command for their companies. This allows employees to not be bribed or feel obliged to work for one company over another. The same concept is included in professional sports in the idea of a salary cap. A salary cap is a mechanism that allows owners of companies to control and quash an athletes wages. Very wealthy owners of companies with

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    College Athletes be reimbursed for Their Efforts? My fellow classmates‚ there is an issue that must be presented to all of you. College athletes: should they be paid for what they do? The answer is simple: yes college athletes should be reimbursed for their efforts. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) basketball athletes are being treated like slaves. They do all of the work‚ they might get a little reward‚ but they usually get nothing. Why should college athletes get paid

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