The Ball and Chain The term‚ “student athlete” is a polarizing one. In today’s America‚ college sports -- particularly football and basketball‚ are as much a part of the sports enthusiast’s landscape as is any professional sport. In any case‚ with enthusiasm comes money. In this case‚ billions of dollars are generated by television viewership‚ merchandise sales and university boosters. College athletes are the driving force behind an industry where television executives‚ university presidents‚ athletic
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Pro Athletes do deserve high salaries because by making sums of money and their individuals of making high salaries. They can be a good player at showing their teammates or coach what they are good at and agree with them so that person can improve more to be a Pro Athletes. Important people can hire that person by been impressed at the games they are go to‚ so they can get a chance to master their high salaries. They want to have a job to improved the company that they need so it can be successful
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limits on what student-athletes can and cannot do. College universities generate so much revenue from basically exploiting these athletes. “Only approximately 7% of high school athletes go on to compete at the collegiate level” (O’ Rourke). This prestigious group is filled with hardworking‚ talented and blessed individuals. All the hard work and blood they put into aspiring to better themselves for a successful season‚ gains their university millions‚ and leaves athletes with just the pride of representing
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think it is unfair that athletes get paid more than doctors‚ teachers‚ policemen‚ and firefighters . These people are putting their lives at risk and helping people while athletes are just playing a game ! I think that professional athletes should get paid less money. Don’t you think that it is unfair that athletes get paid more money than teachers and doctors because I know I do. To begin with Athletes get paid a bunch of money just to play a game. Athletes are getting paid a whole bunch of money
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Should College Athletes Be Paid George McCray Research and Writing Professor Pittell Strayer University Corruption‚ scandals‚ suspensions‚ firings and a systems that is systematically flawed all the while the fact of the matter is that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a organization that is bringing in billions of dollars each year yet the labor force generating the money gets a scholarship that many athletes believe doesn’t pay enough for everything that is needed
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College Athletes Getting Paid: Considerate or Materialistic? Now‚ more than ever‚ we live in an era of entitlement. College students are fully aware of the time and effort they must put forth should they choose to participate in a sport. The rules and regulations are clearly stated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‚ and receiving compensation for their contributions are clearly not stated. Paying college athletes has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900’s. In 1905‚
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Athletes are worth the money that they are paid. Being debatably the most hardworking people alive on this planet‚ the companies they work for make billions of dollars in revenue every year‚ they should at least be earning a sliver of the companies income. Along with that‚ these athletes make good use of the money they earn‚ by donating to charities‚ and giving back to their communities. Companies like the NHL and the NBA are multi million dollar or even billion dollar companies. Athletes are paid
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? Frankly‚ there is no simple answer to the question of salaries for college athletes. The NY Times Upfront article “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” poses two fantastic arguments; “yes” says Joe Nocera‚ author of Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA‚ and “no” says Bob Williams‚ Sr. Vice President of Communications a NCAA. Although Mr. Nocera makes the valid point of how much revenue college athletes earn for their schools‚ Williams states
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superior to themselves. All over the world‚ mainly in America‚ athletes are paid millions of dollars more than the median individual‚ and all for the fact of our societal calibers. Accordingly‚ numerous people in this homeland will not care if people save sentient creations‚ they only care about people if they can intercept a ball‚ or even run at supersonic speeds. That is why athletes all over the United States of America‚ the land of the unobstructed‚ are being paid astronomical amounts of money
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English 1102 Should College Athletes Be Paid Money? Athletes with very little time on their hands are not making money off their beloved job. Over decades‚ there have been athletes pouring their heart and soul into their sport that they have worked for. For years‚ the love of the game has gotten almost each and every elite athlete to a university where they can showcase their ability and talent. However‚ for the Division 1 level it is more or less a business‚ and your job is to bring in
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