In the article “Why Not a College Degree in Sports” by Roger Pielke published in The New York Times‚ he discusses why athletes in collegiate sports should get a degree for her sports. I personally believe that athletes should get a degree for their sport‚ and this essay brings up a lot of good points to support my thought. One valid comparison between Sports and Fine Arts that was stated in this article by saying “performances (from fine art students) are often given to audiences paying for the privilege
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Good morning class and Mr. Allen‚ now I’m sure a lot of you enjoy your sport. but you ever consider taking drugs to do better in said sport? or even spill out onto the streets and fight an opposing team after an unfavourable result? while I’d like to think your answers to both of those questions are "no" a lot of sporting fans and players alike would answer "yes"‚ be that in Australia or the rest of the world. this is the topic of my speech today. The Australian sporting stage is an extremely competitive
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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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Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From the time they could be picked out of a lineup because of their exceptional athletic ability‚ they ’ve been
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Athletes jobs don’t have an effect on the world as a whole. Therefore doctors and others for example‚ should be paid more money than professional athletes. Some athletes make several million dollars a year. “It seems morally wrong that athletes would be paid more than people like firefighters‚ who serve the community and risk their lives‚” Specter tells JS. Also sports games aren’t as important as ending world hunger for example‚ they are for entertainment and the health of the player. In conclusion
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of being injured when playing a sport is very high for anyone. The higher division one plays in‚ the higher the risk of obtaining a serious injury. For professional teams such as The National Football League (NFL) and The National Hockey League (NHL)‚ the chances of getting a life altering injury is exceedingly high. Professional athletes are mature enough to understand the repercussions of obtaining a life-altering injury when they play for a professional sports team‚ and for the salary they make
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Media on Sports I. Media and Sports Introduction A. John Wooden Quote B. The tendencies of the media THESIS: The media must take significant strides towards reforming the way they portray sports to change the current system of altering the ideals of athletes and diminishing the prestige of modern sports. II. History of media in sports III. Publication of shameful actions A. Celebrations B. Commercials C. XFL IV. Multimedia A. Cable Networks B. League and team-owned
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Youth Sports Myth: Fact or Fiction Common mythology in America holds that participating in youth sports builds better people. Participation in youth sports is seen as a character-building exercise; that sports build moral fiber. However‚ there are many reasons to believe this is not the case. There are numerous studies that show the opposite‚ that youth athletes are more prone to antisocial behavior than their non-athletic peers. This paper will explore the myths surrounding youth sports along
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The advantages and disadvantages of being a professional sportsman Being a professional sportsman requires much effort and devotion. Treating sports as an occupation has its advantages and disadvantages‚ as every job does. Firstly‚ the main advantage of being a professional sportsman is money‚ and therefore‚ fame. In some disciplines‚ like football or tennis‚ the amount of the income earned is enormous. If he reaches performance‚ money coming from sponsoring and advertising give the sportsman
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acceptable part of the game. In order to continue allowing sports with higher than average amounts of concussions applied ethics needs to be implemented. The decision of whether to play or not to play changes based on the level. For instance a coach “has a duty to provide for the safety of those under his or her charge and even more so in youth sports. At the professional level‚ players have access to doctors‚ agents‚ teams‚ unions and leagues that monitor safety issues” (Thornton‚ Champion Jr.‚ & Ruddell
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