On The Wings of Freedom As an athlete‚ pressure is one of the hardest things to manage. There are three major ways pressure can affect an athlete’s performance‚ parent pressure‚ peer pressure(friends‚ spectators‚ coaches and media) and self pressure‚ does pressure ever become too much? Being an athlete I have experienced pressure‚ my father being an Olympic coach and the expectations I put on myself every time I step on the ice or the field can be hard to manage. Parents put too much pressure
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102 2/26/14 The Unwanted Price of College Amateurism Although slavery was abolished in 1865‚ there is one major case that is overlooked by millions and that slavery is the plantation system involving universities taking advantage from the forced amateurism of student athletes in the present day of sports. In the world of college‚ athletics today schools have become a billion dollar industry profiting from the exploitation involving thousands of college athletes who are given only a scholarship‚
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that only 23 college 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
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College Athletes: To pay or not to pay? After being established in 1905 with the help of former President of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ the NCAA has become on of the most profitable organizations in America. The NCAA makes approximately 11 million dollars from CBS alone for just the three weekends of March Madness. Many other college sports bring each of their respected programs millions upon millions of dollars each year. This is why college athletes have must be paid a salary by the
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billion dollars in athletic scholarships are given out‚ because of this college athletes should not be paid. College athletes should not be paid because there’s not enough money to give scholarships and pay the athletes at the same time. For the athletes who are getting scholarships‚ the players are basically already getting paid to play for their team. If you get a scholarship you are obviously good enough to get noticed by colleges‚ who are just going to make you better. So‚ you’ll obviously get noticed
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Why College Athletes Should Get Compensation Imagine spending hours and hours a week working as hard as you can at a very hard task and getting almost nothing in return. This is what college athletes go through when they voluntarily play for their school. More of their time is spent on their sport per week than on education. Some of the college sports require very hard mental and physical work that could possibly result in a future career. Also collegiate sport organizations have millions to
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legend Kareem Abdul Jabar in his text “College Athletes of the World‚ Unite‚” argues that college athletes get exploited. He supports his argument by giving examples of his own experiences‚ providing numbers that make his argument credible‚ and by making some type of comparisons to explain his reasoning. Jabar’s purpose is to inform people the value of a college athlete in order for the athletes’ to “bring an end to the indentured servitude of college athletes and start paying them what they are worth
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The tuition is not the only thing that makes college expensive. Coming from high school where I walked to school and was given free lunch‚ I find myself now spending money daily. During the peak heat of the summer is when I make most of my money due to my jobs being seasonal and I am able to coast through the winter without working‚ but that is only because I live cheaply in the winter months. Now that I am spending more I will have to pay more attention to my money and create a budget. It is important
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College athletes are given a scholarship based on their abilities in a certain sport. Each college athlete has the chance to improve their chance of becoming a better athlete in any sport they play‚ but they have to put their mind to it and work hard every day to become better. On average‚ a college athlete will spend between thirty and forty hours a week just trying to get better and become the best athlete that they can be and live up to their potential. Every year a college program will spend
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Amanda. ”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
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