Soldiers protect lives. So why do athletes earn more than both of these combined. * The average NBA player earns 5.5 million dollars per year * The average MLB salary is 2.8 million Dollars * The average NFL salary is 1.8 million dollars * All of these salaries are not including endorsements * Famous boxer Floyd Mayweather just made 32 million for one fight against Miguel Cotto * Athletes in today’s society are earning substantial amount of money‚ in some cases extremely ridiculous
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had to do anything other than speak in front of an class or at work. I think if I had to decide than I would Have to say that I think if I had to speak in front of thousands of people I would feel a bit uncomfortable only for a short minute and then I would eventually relax. I would only feel that discomfort then is because the thought of all those people giving me their attention would overwhelm me. After‚ I could grasp that whole concept ‚ I feel like I would be fine and more confident. My confidence
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Scores for Keyboard SCORE FREE Just Dance LoveGame Paparazzi Paper Gangsta Poker Face The Fame Songbook Copyright © 2001-2008 - Transcription by Deusdet Coppen to MUSIC PUBLISHING Score Free - Artist Lady GaGa Words & Music by Aliaune Thiam‚ Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat Copyright © 2007 Adaptation and Transcription by Deusdet Coppen Publishing Rights for Artist Lady GaGa assigned to MUSIC - Score free Copyright © 2001-2008 - Transcription by Deusdet Coppen to MUSIC
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are all extracurricular activities. Why would the school pay an athlete to do something that they choose to do? It’s not mandatory to play sports. Playing sports help athletes develop a better talent. Usually when someone’s learning to play the piano they hire and instructor. When you want to learn how to swim‚ ride a horse‚ dance or even act‚ you pay to take classes. You are supposed to pay a tutor‚ a trainer‚ coach etc. and the athletes don’t pay for the services that are provided to them. They get
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Athletes: the Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Ugly As a casual reader of the sports section of this newspaper‚ you come across many articles depicting the triumphs of local athletes. However‚ very rarely do these articles describe the actual athlete behind the success. Athletes come in all sorts of sizes and shapes. They range from the incredibly talented to the horribly uncoordinated. Some are great teammates while others would rather be a one man team. Certain athletes seek out attention from the people
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Drug Testing in Professional and High School Athletics Many people do not see the severity of drug use in professional and High School athletics. Drug use in professional athletics is looked upon as somewhat of a serious problem‚ but also very discrete and low key. Every once in a while and individual might see a prominent figure in a certain sport being reprimanded for the use of an outlawed drug. However ‚ that athlete may just be one of the many who happened to get caught. Athletes today seem to
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Life of Fame Marilyn Monroe once said‚ “Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul” (“Marilyn Monroe”). Marilyn Monroe was an actress‚ singer‚ model and showgirl. She is highly regarded as one of the greatest sex symbols of the twentieth century (Lefkowitz 5)."It’s better for the whole world to know you‚ even as a sex star‚ than never to be known at all" (“Marilyn Monroe”). She starred in a number of successful motion pictures during the
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Athletes as Role Models Athlets have been lookd up to as role models for as long as sports have exsted. There is just something attractive about the thought of being in good physical condition and being talented in sports. But‚ are athlets the kind of people that children should be looking up to for direction and guidance? Many children often look up to the professional athletes as role models. In fact‚ in 1995 Sports Illustrated for Kids did a survey for kids who were ages 7 through 12 about
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Play Poker Online - Poker Games for Real Money Gambling activities have always excited people’s appeal throughout the world. Being extremely involving as well as uncomplicated to play they seem to attract wide audience. The facility not only to benefit but also to thwart fate inspires huge number of gamblers to take risks and to get the chance of making a bank. One of the most celebrated and widespread games of chance is surely poker. Nowadays players are offered various options to participate. The
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Do you think that athletes are overpaid? Well I believe that athletes are much overpaid. People‚ such as doctors and teachers‚ are not even close to being paid as much as athletes. For example‚ teachers teach students how to read‚ write‚ and speak. All some athletes do would be throwing a ball into a hoop‚ and they make a fortune. What a waste of money! They have so much; they do not even know what to do with it. Athletes should never be paid millions of dollars. To begin with‚ people who have
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