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    “If you could pick between being poor and being rich‚ what would you pick?” Six out of eleven of the senior said they would rather be rich. In a way‚ it is worst to be rich than to be poor‚ yet the majority of them picked being rich. Is too much money a bad thing? The fear of thinking your money will be stolen is as if you’re in a jail. When you have too much money you focus more on self than others. You become greedy because you never think you have enough money. Money should never be an abundance

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    Alexander Bello April 20th‚ 2014 Should College Athletes Be Compensated? Doing something we love‚ whether it be a dream job we have always wanted or an extracurricular activity‚ allows us to feel as though we belong. We as humans put in that extra effort to shine in our particular fields in which we find enjoyment. As a result‚ we sometimes look for compensation for the extra effort we pour into it. This compensation or “award” that we look forward to is not always given to us; therefore

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    Have you ever had a family member fight in a war? If you have‚ you know that many people die while at war. There have been many debates over whether the U.S Navy needs new super-carriers to help protect our seas. If you know anything about having a loved one in the armed forces‚ you would agree that the equipment always needs improvement. Buying super-carriers for the U.S Navy will improve America’s chance of winning future wars and protecting the people of the United States. If debates on whether

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    What is going to happen to college sports? The sports them self’s are becoming bigger than the school instead of being a school activity‚ college sports are also becoming a separate entity through the help of the NCAA. In the book Game Over author Dave Zirin sheds light on how college players are exploited for profits for the faculty of the NCAA including the university’s coaches‚ some making over six figure salaries while the schools that endorse sports teams are making cuts to teaching and maintenance

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    is whether or not college athletes should be paid. A majority of these college athletes receive scholarship money and grants from the school that they have been recruited by. These scholarship packages pay for the students’ tuition‚ books‚ meal plan‚ room and board fees. Because these athletes are given these things‚ many people may ask‚ “What more do they need?” Along with that question‚ another problem with paying them is‚ “where would all the money come from?” Which athletes should get paid the

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    Paying College Athletes Year after year‚ they put the madness in March. They bring traditions unlike any others to the network every Saturday of fall. They make millions upon millions of dollars for their respective universities. Yet‚ today’s college athletes see absolutely none of that money. Rod Gilmore‚ a football analyst for ESPN‚ in the article‚ “College Football Players Deserve Pay for Play‚” claims that athletes should have a share in money in this multibillion-dollar entertainment

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    Introduction Did you know that college athletes are shorted million of dollars in monetary value? Of course‚ the obvious argument would be the athletes are receiving an expensive‚ high-quality education and that is sufficient. However‚ when really looking at the factual numbers‚ there is a huge discrepancy. College student athletes should be monetarily compensated in direct proportion to the revenue that is generated by the program’s university. Athletes are clearly being taken advantage of and exploited

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    Women can be deeply frustrated by the lack of privacy the physical burden‚ the routine of family life‚ the confinement of it. However‚ none would give up her home and family if she had the choice to make again.” Redbook comented few women would want to thumb their own. Those who do may be talented individuals‚ but they rarely successful women. The year American women’s discontent boiled over it was also reported that the more than 21‚000‚000 American women who are single‚ widowed‚ or divorced do

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    Should College Athletes be Paid? General Purpose Statement: to convince Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my presentation‚ I hope to convince you on the fact that college athletes should not be paid to play their sport(s). Attention Getter: When you go from playing sports in college to playing sports in the major league‚ what changes? Your title goes from student athlete to professional athlete. Notice how while in college‚ your title is student athlete‚ not professional. You are

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    Paying College Athletes: The Struggles of Black Student Athletes College athletics provide a way for a lot of students to pay for a college education. These athletes work hard at their selected sport in order to keep the scholarships. Regardless of all this hard work‚ these athletes have nothing to show for it. A percentage of the athletes are black and come from poor inner city community where their families struggle to keep the bills paid and to keep food on the table. These black athletes

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