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    Professional athletes are role models for many young children & adolescents. If for example a young child hears about an athlete using drugs‚ he might think that using drugs is all right for him as well. Similarly‚ if the athlete is not severely punished then the child will think he can get off easy too. However if a child sees that the sport wants to remediate any and all situations involving professional athletes taking drugs‚ he will be helped to understand that taking drugs is socially unacceptable

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    Educating and Inspiring Future Leaders: Why Teachers Deserve Better Pay According to the report‚ “Estimated Average Annual Salary of Teachers in Public Elementary and Secondary School‚” by the U.S. Department of Education in 2011‚ the average starting salary for a teacher in Missouri is a measly $29‚857 (1). The average salary for all teachers across the U.S. is $51‚673 (“Estimated Average Annual” 1). Teachers are the foundation of education for future politicians‚ government officials‚ teachers

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    been a popular topic in American sports. In some cases‚ professional athletes use steroids. Barry Bonds‚ a Major League Baseball (MLB) player‚ admitted that he used steroids while playing in the MLB. Steeper penalties should be implemented in professional sports leagues for those who use performance enhancing drugs‚ because they give athletes an unfair advantage. What does PED stand for? PED means “performance enhancing drugs” that athletes can use to get better. Most steroids are injected into the

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    Facts * This negotiation was an important one from a career point of view as it involves a salary negotiation for an existing job. I have never been in a situation where I have actually negotiated a salary for a person working under me‚ so it was a good experience for me. I was playing the role of Pat Lynch‚ V.P. of marketing for Rapid Leatherhead Goods Company. There are 4 main product lines which comprise the major portion of the company’s online sales. A new director for marketing was hired

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    Steriods are illegal so what can be done to prevent professional athletes from using them? Steriods or any enhancing has been used since the ancient greeks so steriods or any enhancers has been around for awhile and if we dont act fast than it will be here forever. Athletes using steriods can cause real serious long-term health risks‚ because steriods unhealthy for the human. Steriods is used medical reasons not just for muscles it helps out people who have asthma but even though they somewhat helps

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    1. Clarissa is considering two job offers. One has an annual salary of $61.1K and the other has an annual salary of $63.4K. What is the difference in the weekly pay for these two jobs? 63‚400-61100=2‚300 2. Mr. Leonard took a job through an employment agency. The job pays $88K per year. He must pay a fee to the employment agency of 22% of his first four weeks’ pay. How much money must Mr. Leonard pay the agency‚ to the nearest cent? 88‚000/12=7‚333.3

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    Should professional athlete’s be held to higher moral standards? Did you have a favorite athlete growing up? If so‚ did you try to act like them‚ or even try to talk like them? Perhaps you wore their jersey‚ and often were present at every single game they played in. Many children as well as young adults adore an athlete‚ but moreover aspire to resemble them one day. Athletes are role models for children and young adults especially. If they do something that is not acceptable‚ what example will

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    our nation. They have overcome issues of race‚ colour‚ and class. However‚ one area that faces continual struggling is that of gender equality. More especially‚ areas of concern include male and female athlete marketing‚ perceptions‚ and pay. The difference between women and men in athletes is one of the biggest problems in sports. I have never once watched a women’s sporting event on television. Men’s sports are on a different level than women’s. They’re faster-paced‚ more physical and men

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    pay athletes so much money? People are saying that Pro athletes are getting paid way too much. Athletes are role models and motivators for kids. Also a lot of their money comes from sponsorships. Team Owners and Sponsorships pay athletes a reasonable amount. They also are role models for kids that look up to them a lot. People make athletes role models because they want to be just like that athlete in the future and follow what they do off the field. The kids will always look up to athletes. The

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    Should Gay Athletes Participate in Professional Sports? Critical Annotated Bibliography English 112 Moebs April 4th‚ 2014 Borden‚ Sam. (2013 Nov 14) Robbie Rogers Reflects on the Season in the Spotlight as a Gay Athlete. Nytimes.com. 2014 Apr 4. Borden is writing about Robbie Rogers‚ a MLS soccer player who came out in early February and played for the Los Angeles Galaxy this past season. Rogers appeared in games prior to Jason Collins and was coined the first openly gay

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