basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From the time they could be picked out of a lineup because of their exceptional athletic ability
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#6:Treasure Chest Problem: Someone offers to give you a million dollars($1‚000‚000) in one-dollar ($1) bills. To receive the money‚ you must lie down; the million one-dollar bills will be placed on your stomach. If you keep them on your stomach for 10 minutes‚ the money is yours! Do you accept the offer? Solution: Each dollar bill weighs 1 gram‚ if we multiply 1gram by 1‚000‚000 dollars we get a weight of 1‚000‚000 grams. If there are 454 grams in a pound then $1‚000‚000 will equal 2202 pounds
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Do you think pro athletes deserve high salaries ? Some of you may say "no" while others say "yes." I think yes because they have to take on more risks ‚ the 4 - 8 month season ‚ then they would have to start training in the off season . These pro athletes have to dedicate their lives to sports like basketball ‚ football ‚ baseball ‚ soccer ‚ and hockey. One reason they deserve high salaries is because they have to take on risks. In pro sports athletes get into big collisions or
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Research Report Student Name: Eric McGee Paper Topic: What results from glorifying professional athletes? SourceTopic(s): Airball: American Education Failed Experiment with Elite athletics Summary of Source (one or two paragraphs): The author feels that kids that are coming out of high school and going to college forgets about academics and just think that athletic ability opposed to take them somewhere. He also feels that some Colleges are taking advantage of some their players. Most of the
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Summer Libby Worthen Argument Essay 2 December 2014 Professional Athletes vs Doctors Professional athletes have an overwhelming role in todays society. These “heroes” are the idols of many young athletes and appreciated across the country by others of a widely varied age group. However‚ the purpose of these professional athletes is to entertain avid sports fans. While this is a pretty dominant role in todays society it shouldn’t be as dominant as the role of a doctor. The role of doctors is often overlooked by many
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Progressivism: Where Will You Put Your Million Dollars? Dear Aunt Bessie‚ I have finally decided what I’m doing with the money you gave me. Progressivism was a time when people tried to change things. I have figured out how to divide the $1‚000‚000 to help. I have decided to give away the million dollars to help solve these three problems. These problems are food safety conditions‚ deforestation‚ and child labor. I have decided that food safety will receive the $600‚000 gift. According
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Crayons danced across sheets of paper to illustrate our dream occupations. Our drawings were hung in the hallway for our parents to see at Back to School Night. I remember looking down the line and seeing pictures of ballerinas dancing‚ firefighters putting out a blaze‚ and astronauts leaping across the moon‚ careers that were seen as typical dreams of five year olds. My picture showed a girl throwing a ball in the air‚ being a professional athlete‚ but as
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Geiselmann Freshman Composition 28 February 2013 Salary Caps: Financial & Competitive Stabilizers Professional sport leagues have many restrictions within their organization to prevent the downfall of their leagues. There is one restriction in particular which prevents the leagues from financially collapsing. This restriction is known as a salary cap. A salary cap is the amount a team can spend on their player roster and coaching staff. Salary caps help the league maintain an equal competition
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Impact of Professional Athletes in our Society Professional athletes are extremely important in the advancement of mankind. They inspire people of all ages to strive for excellence. Professional athletes can be role models to many. They have an importance in many communities and encourage participation in athletics. Professional athletes are important to society by providing old and young alike someone to look up to and be proud of. A role model is a very important part of everyone’s lives. Professional
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Current Score: 10/10 You have a minimum of 6 sources at this time. The research element is going to end soon; figure out what you have and what you still need.. 1. Do Californians deserve the drought? 1.1. what is a drought? w hat constitutes it? To what extent can we blame the drought on climate change? Is the climate change caused by Californians? Or are we receiving the blunt end of global practices (for example: china emissions being carried across pacific by trade winds producing smog in LA etc
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