Matt Lawrence Father Hudgin AP English December 21st‚ 2012 College Athletes: Should they be paid? The debate of whether college athletes should be paid has gone on for years. From famous sportscasters to the common man‚ everyone has their own opinion whether the student-athletes should receive a “stipend” or certain wage per month to cover food‚ gas‚ and other various essentials. A great example of this is from Ramogi Huma‚ a former linebacker for UCLA. “Even though the school was providing
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“Dude‚ i throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.”- Breaux Greer. Breaux Greer is an 8 time American Champion and American record holder for throwing a javelin 91.29 meters. This quote shows that athletes are getting paid loads of money for doing little things. The Issue with overpaid athletes is when they step on the field‚ or pitch‚ or court‚ they earn hundreds of thousands or even millions. Nowadays‚ athletes don’t play for the love of the game. They just play for
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PaiD Athletes Try to picture this scenario: You are one of the best performers of your skill amongst your age group. You‚ along with those who perform with you‚ generate so much profit that together you pay for all the employees‚ employers‚ and everything else associated with the company you work for. However‚ you are not paid any sum of money whatsoever. Many college athletes face similar dilemmas. The National Collegiate Athletic Association governs all student athletes and has established
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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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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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big colleges had budgets that would make teams such as Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Miami‚ Oregon‚ Etc. laugh about what they were able to provide for sports. There have been questions for years about whether a college athlete should be paid or not and if athletes deserve to be paid for what they do at that level‚ after already being paid to go to school there‚ for most of the players. When athletes go to college they still put themselves in the same physical danger as a professional athlete does. The NCAA
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Do you think athletes deserve the amount of money they make ? I do not think athletes are overpaid. Athletes are not overpaid because they dedicate their lives to their sport‚ have short careers and have chronic health problems. To begin with‚ athletes dedicate their lives to their sport. According to Mackenzie Carro “Athletes like LeBron James dedicate their lives to their sport- to training to traveling and pushing themselves to the limit.” This shows how dedicated athletes are to their sport
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Engl. 1302.03 Dr. Suzann Spaniel 8 April 2013 Steroids‚ PEDs and Athletes According to Bouchard (2011)‚ The use of performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) in sports has been at the center of an international ethical debate for many years (p.1). Athletes taking PEDs and doping traces back to ancient Greek times‚ athletes enhanced their endurance by using natural stimulants (Bouchard‚ 2011). The use of substances to aide athletes perform better‚ grew dramatically in the early twentieth century‚ but
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Danny Rizzo Ms. Franta English 3A 10 February 2015 College Athletes Paid? 43.3 hours a week 3.3 hours more than the average American work week. That’s how many hours the Division I athlete devotes to their sport. That is basically a job. The school makes billions of dollars from these athletes from donations‚ ticket sales‚ media rights‚ advertising‚ and anything else with a price tag. But the athletes see none of that money not even money for food‚ rent or just spending money. The NCAA currently
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I am a woman yet I am not convinced that women deserve equal pay in sports. Don’t get me wrong‚ women are great athletes. But it’s a proven fact that women’s sports don’t bring in as much revenue as their counterparts. People are just less interested in watching the WNBA compared to the NBA. Can you blame them? I‚ for one‚ would much rather pay to watch the Celtics vs. the Knicks over the Storm vs. the Sparks. But what do you guys think? Should women finally be paid the same amount or not? Is this
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