Athletes have been looked up to as role models for as long as sports have existed. There is so much attraction and admiration about being a professional athlete. Sports can have a great impact on people and society. Professional Athletes should be held as role models for the youth because they are at the center stage of attention in this world. The term role model is defined as a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially the younger generation. Setting
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Professional athletes need a reality check on how important they really are to society. Prescott will make $680‚848 this year‚ with bonuses added to his $450‚000 base salary. Making this amount of money for simply playing a game is outrageous. The question shouldn’t be are professional athletes making enough‚ but rather: are they making too much? United States Marines are fighting for our country‚ but according to the 2012 military pay charts‚ a Marine in his first four months as an E-1‚ earns $1
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Professional Athletes’ Behavior “Children are going to learn from their role models in their life--- including their sports heroes.” That’s what Sports Psychologist‚ William Gayton featured in ABC News’ article “Study Says Kids Emulate Athletes” by Tracey L. Ziemer‚ has to say on the relationship between kids and their favorite professional athletes. This statement stands true for on and off the field behavior of professional athletes. Now you may be thinking- well my kids knows right from wrong-
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Olivares Advanced American Literature 18 Feb. 2008 The Negative Impact of an Athlete’s Large Salary Star athletes have a role in our society that many never asked for or hoped to obtain. They are seen as heroes in the eyes of many and in hopes to shed this image they do crimes most perceive unthinkable. They are the highlight of the American society and can do absolutely no wrong. Despite the offense and level of intensity of the crime the athlete will not be punished based on his crime; ironically
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Jeremy Reuben Tang Choon Yang U1480059A SS1003 Assignment 1 Topic: Are professional athletes overpaid? Introduction There has been an incessant debate about whether professional athletes genuinely deserve the extravagant salaries that are transacted to their bank accounts throughout the lifespan of their contracts. Professional athletes are physically gifted human beings who excel at a certain sport and receive an income through their hard work and determination. These individuals are the cream
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Athletes Are Overpaid What/who are athletes really playing for? Professional athletes are getting overpaid‚ but no one is really stopping and thinking about it. I think that Professional athletes shouldn’t get paid as much money.But on the other hand‚ many professional athletes may disagree and say that it’s the right amount of money and not too much. However I think that the facts that support my opinion overshadow the counter statement because there is a bundle of information that exists to support
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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 profressional sports players in college that are not
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people see professional sport players refusing to stand for the national anthem or not setting a good example of their country‚ they end up hurt and in disbelief. In the minds of some people‚ it is all right for athletes to express their opposal publicly using their state of position. Professional athletes should not use their status to protest the events taking place. Knowing professional athletes refusing to do what’s right‚ hurts the hearts of the nation’s people. For example‚ professional athletes
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The Easy Way Out: Steroids in Professional Sports Today Throughout the history of athletics‚ accomplishments were greatly valued because of the time and effort put into achieving a goal. Whether it be catching a ball or holding a world record‚ accomplishments are a form of greatness. However‚ what we once considered an achievement‚ isn’t held with the same prestige today. In recent years‚ it has become far too easy to achieve and surpass greatness with the use of steroids. Steroids are illegal
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Why is a professional athlete able to get away with certain crimes that a normal everyday person couldn’t get away with? There isn’t a good enough answer to that question today. Some judges and law enforcement seem to look passed the wrong doing of a professional athlete because of their social status or importance to the league or association. Obviously this is unjust‚ athletes can’t get away with what whatever they want just because of the status they hold. One definition of the judicial system
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