expectations are set; not everyone can become famous or a professional athlete. Too many teens and kids look up to major athletes so they should not be setting the bad examples that they are setting (Laura K. Egendorf‚ 64). Not only are they setting bad examples but they have bad habits as well. Also‚ as teens grow older they read about their athlete hero and their bad habits. Michael A. Pore states that any law breaking or wrong thing a professional athlete does‚ there is a story posted in newspaper
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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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Impact of Professional Athletes in our Society Professional athletes are extremely important in the advancement of mankind. They inspire people of all ages to strive for excellence. Professional athletes can be role models to many. They have an importance in many communities and encourage participation in athletics. Professional athletes are important to society by providing old and young alike someone to look up to and be proud of. A role model is a very important part of everyone’s lives. Professional
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Are Today’s Professional Athletes Good Role Models? Everyday today’s youth are asked what they want to be when they grow up. Some say teachers‚ firemen‚ police officers and a large response to that question is a professional athlete. Something that all these professions have in common is that they are all role models to children. Firemen‚ teachers‚ police officers have an easy job at doing this; they are after all the people that save children‚ teach children and protect children. But professional
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Athletes have been looked up to as role models for as long as sports have existed. There is so much attraction and admiration about being a professional athlete. Sports can have a great impact on people and society. Professional Athletes should be held as role models for the youth because they are at the center stage of attention in this world. The term role model is defined as a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially the younger generation. Setting
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deserve all those millions of dollars? In my opinion‚ they are definitely being paid an excessive amount of money. Professional athletes are paid too much money in an unfair way because they are paid more than the people who “perform more valuable services”‚ and the money they earn could be reinvested into the community instead‚ along with the expensive game tickets. First of all‚ professional athletes are being paid more than the people who “perform more valuable services.” In Scholastic News‚ it states
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a great problem very quickly and are just now being addressed among many major sports. Through looking at the effects of steroids‚ the way they affect a fans prospective of the game and other aspects we can see the problems that they create in professional sports. B. Explanation of problem C. Thesis: There are some people that may say it’s making the sport more entertaining and competitive‚ but in actuality it’s hurting the players themselves and especially those people they influence therefore
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controversy regarding professional athletes and their salaries. People think that many athletes receive obscene salaries‚ but I think that they deserve that money. They work incredibly hard‚ they are part of the advancement of the human race‚ and they generate large sums of revenue for their organizations. I do not think that talented‚ well deserving athletes are overpaid. Athletes put in years of hard work to develop their skills which earn them these large salaries. If professional athletes weren’t
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1.1 Describe how to establish respectful‚ professional relationships with children and young people. Listening is a very important way in which to establish a respectful and professional relationship with a child. By listening‚ without interruption‚ to what the child has to say shows them that you are interested in their views and opions and encourages them to interact with you. It is very important when talking or listening to a child that you maintain eye contact‚ concentrate on what they
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Matters: Change for Children programme. “Well-being” is the term used in the act to define outcomes‚ which are being healthy‚ stay safe‚ enjoy and achieve‚ make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being. Other examples include Code of Professional Practice (2008) introduced by the Institute of Learning to cover the activities of teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector. Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988) relate to the copying‚ adapting and distributing of material‚ which includes computer
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