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 alone is a multi-billion dollar industry that
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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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Gray ENG 4U1 – 11 25 Sept 2013 Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized In a world with numerous and various types of occupations‚ it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person‚ society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding
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Professional Identity I have long been interested in the experiences that shape us as individuals‚ and how the interactions we have with other people‚ communities‚ and systems affects how we view ourselves and the world in general. Social work allows me to spend my work hours engaging with other people with the aim of enhancing my clients’ well-being and empowering my clients to achieve positive change in their own lives and in their communities. As a former journalist and English Major‚ I had never
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College players need to get paid for what they do. When college players do not get paid‚ they do not get paid for the great things that they do on national TV. College players make more money for school playing their sport than people’s salaries. Did you know that just if you make it to the NCAA BCS game‚ you get at least six million dollars. That’s not even if you win. Sure student athletes get free things like free tuition‚ board‚ room fees‚ and food‚ but paying players would give them money for
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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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that trying their hardest doesn’t matter. As pro linebacker James Harrison said‚ “You’re not going to be rewarded for doing your job‚ and in fact‚ if you simply show up and don’t perform‚ you won’t have a job for long. But if you’re the best at what you do and work harder than your competitors‚ rewards will come.” (Armideo‚ Travis) By just competing for the trophy‚ kids don’t truly enjoy the sport. Completing tasks beneficial to their future is a better use of their time. By producing useless participation
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My professional goals are as a License Professional Counselor licensure‚ and with that‚ work with women in crisis‚ specifically with unplanned pregnancies‚ teenage pregnancies‚ human trafficking survivors‚ and domestic abuse survivors. I have a great appreciation for lay counseling in the church‚ and the many ways in which the church of Jesus Christ has been caring for souls for millennia. I would like to receive my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling because I believe counseling is something
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Transgender People Deserve Equal Rights Most transgender people face discrimination every day here in America. New laws are being written to protect transgender people‚ but it can take several years before those laws are passed and go into effect. With or without these laws transgender people are being discriminated against. The United States lags far behind in establishing transgender equality and a majority of all states still do not have civil rights protections for transgender Americans
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opinion‚ athletes are way overpaid. They are only playing a game against another team and they get paid thousands of dollars just to do so when people who save other people’s lives don’t get paid enough. On the other hand‚ we sometimes take the time out of our day to watch people play football‚ basketball‚ baseball‚ etc. We stand in front of our TV to watch and cheer them on. They play for us. There are a couple reasons why I think athletes are overpaid. Those reasons are that athletes make up to
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