The Topic I decided to debate was should college athletes be paid a salary? The side that I decided to pick was the pro side. To begin‚ every year new college athletes are drafted‚ they are excited to play a college sport and represent their school.”Journalist Michael Wilbon has written that seeing the $11 billion deal between the NCAA and CBS/Turner Sports for March Madness between 2011 and 2024 prompted him to change his mind about paying student-athletes. First of all‚ this deal shows the amount
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Why Should Scholarship Athletes Be Paid? Recently in the news‚ there was a report on the five University of Kentucky basketball players that decided to enter the NBA draft after only their freshmen season. Sure‚ they were told of the millions of dollars they could make in professional sports‚ but were they given the odds of them even reaching that big payday? From picks 5-10 in the draft‚ the success rate of the player becoming a league average starter is about 30%‚ then for the rest of the first
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Topic: Children should be paid for doing chores It is common knowledge that household chores such as doing the dishes‚ cleaning rooms‚ throwing the garbage are not really entertaining activities to the majority of people‚ especially to children. That is why some parents who are totally aware of the power of the influence of money‚ expect that allowance relied to chores can be a productive way not only to incite children to do the chores but also to teach them the value
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There should be no salary caps on professional athletes. Professional athletes are paid more because of how of many people go to certain sports games. If a sports team generates more money‚ then athletes will be paid more. People would think teachers or firefighters should be paid more‚ but neither of those jobs is making as much money as a sports franchise. So if a sports team makes a lot of money‚ then it can pay more to its players. There are more people‚ who go to professional sports games than
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their debt from attending college. However‚ only about one percent of all student athletes end up making it to the pros. That leaves ninety-nine percent of the other athletes who would need the pay that would benefit them in regards to paying off large amounts of debt. In conclusion‚ student athletes should get paid for the time that they put into there sport. The time that they dedicate to there sport is equal to the time someone has to put into a job. Only one fourth of college athletes receive a
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Should College Athletes be Paid? “But‚ is money such a big problem for these student-athletes? Don’t they receive scholarships? How much more money do they need?” (Meshefejian). College athletes getting paid is a big issue because it leads to many question on if they do get paid or don’t. If college athletes got paid they would have to deal with how much they should get paid and who gets paid the most. But many that say they should get paid is because they raise a lot of money for their schools and
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Ayotte once said‚ “Men and women should be paid based on their experience and qualifications — regardless of their gender — but unfortunately‚ incidents of gender-based pay discrimination still exist.” Kelly describes the wage gap as men being paid more than women even though women have the same credentials as men. According to the Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff‚ in 2015 women working full time in the United States were paid just 80 percent of what men were paid with a gap of 20 percent. Although
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and give 110% every time they are out on the field‚ so why should they not be compensated for all of the work they put in? They are a student like everyone else‚ so they obviously get a few hours of homework per night. Add on top of that: waking up at‚ maybe‚ 5 AM for mandatory weight
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VerQueshia Hayes Should college athletes be paid? Why or Why not? Some kids grow up with the love of different sports from their childhood. It maybe soccer‚ football‚ basketball‚ or even golf; whatever it might be‚ it becomes a part of their childhood memories. In fact‚ they might even take the dream to high school or maybe even college. If it is not a profession you should not get paid. First‚ a Student-Athlete and the word student always come first. Another reason would be that paying every
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youth. There are more teachers that leave to another state because of the salary cuts every day. My younger niece has had three teachers this year because the faculty keeps leaving to live a life where they do not have to struggle financially. Teachers should get a bigger salary in Oklahoma because they are a big part of the development of the youth and there will be less educated people. One reason that teachers should be paid more is that they are a big part of the youth’s development. Every teacher
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