There has been major discussion recently if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are in school. The first thing opponents say is‚ "They’re already getting a scholarship! That’s more than anybody else! Don’t be greedy!" Fine‚ let’s not be greedy and look at how much a scholarship is actually worth. On average‚ a full Division 1 scholarship is $25‚000 per year. "That’s $100‚000 over four years!" Yes it is‚ but most athletes don’t last at a school for the whole four years. Once
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2008 Paying College Athletes College sports have gained a lot of positive attention over the past couple of years due to the athletes’ passion and desire for the sports. Being nationally televised and making it deep into big tournaments can rack up a lot of wealth that colleges and universities can respectively cash in. Only the schools and sponsors of these profiting tournaments and bowl games collect the profits that athletes bring in and it is not fair. The athletes do not garner any benefits
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Paycheck. Money. Big houses. Expensive cars. Professional athletes get paid a lot of money for their work‚ so much that they can buy the most expensive cars‚ houses‚ and other items too. For example‚"...Steelers wideout Antonio Brown busted out a custom Rolls-Royce…”(Brinston). While some people may disagree‚ professional athletes are overpaid because they make a lot more money than the people who risk their lives every day for our country‚ also they only work until their 30’s or 40’s‚ and they only
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Risking it All In the article “Kid on Steroids Willing to Risk It All for Success‚” published on nbcnews.com‚ March 3‚ 2008‚ author Jacqueline Stenson‚ examines how professional athletes who are using steroids are having a strong influence on the younger generation to use steroids in order to help their performance and be able to fulfill their dreams of making the pros. Stenson begins by saying students in 8th through 12th grade have admitted to using steroids in a conducted confidential survey.
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REASONS WHY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES ARE NOT OVERPAID SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR O’SHAUGHNESSY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF ENGLISH 102 BY LOGAN POLLEI APRIL 30‚ 2013 2 REASONS WHY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES ARE NOT OVERPAID In this paper‚ I will be discussing the research question‚ “Are professional athletes overpaid?” After researching the topic‚ I came up with the conclusion that professional athletes are not overpaid based on the
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The Effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs on Athletes The risks of taking performance -enhancing drugs to improve an athletes’ performance outweighs the benefits. Along with the fact that all performance-enhancing drugs are illegal to use in sports‚ there are also serious side effects and addiction risks to the drugs. Athletes may choose from a variety of drugs and each may achieve different benefits. However‚ most of the time‚ athletes are uneducated in their decision to take the drugs‚ which
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Do you have a role model? Have you ever tried so hard to do something? Well‚ that’s what athletes’ do for a living. Many people say that athletes’ are overpaid but I disagree. An athlete like LeBron James deserves a good salary for all the work he has done and the self-image he creates. The sports industry contains many jobs from cheerleading to coaching and if players were terrible why would anyone work for them? Jobs‚ they pay for our necessities. There are many jobs that are involved with
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Alexander Bello April 20th‚ 2014 Should College Athletes Be Compensated? Doing something we love‚ whether it be a dream job we have always wanted or an extracurricular activity‚ allows us to feel as though we belong. We as humans put in that extra effort to shine in our particular fields in which we find enjoyment. As a result‚ we sometimes look for compensation for the extra effort we pour into it. This compensation or “award” that we look forward to is not always given to us; therefore
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Being a college athlete is an accomplishment to be proud of and provides personal benefits to the student. Every year more than 360‚000 students partake in intercollegiate sports programs endorsed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Athletic Participation and Wellness 153). The benefits that come from being talented and dedicated to a sport includes scholarships and social interaction with schools and people. However‚ many are concerned with how it may conflict with their educational
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"Should College Athletes be paid?" Have you ever had a job and never got paid for it? It has never happened to me and hopefully it never does but unfortunately college athletes do not a choice. The Chris Webber scandal brought up the question "Should college athletes be paid?" Webber decided to receive thousands of dollars along with his University of Michigan teammates from Ed Martin. Martin was the former Michigan booster who was arrested on charges of money laundering. There was also "unproven
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