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    Play Since athletes bring millions of dollars into their colleges every year‚ universities should compensate their athletes. College athletes today put in as much time as someone with a full time job. Ramog Huma‚ a Korean College athlete and president of the National College Players Association says “college athletes are just like all other hard www.scholastic working Americans’‚ they should receive a fair days pay for a fair days work” (sic)(Rebeca Zisscu np.) College athletes often work 40

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    The Shame of Paying College Athletes Definition of college-A constituent unit of a university‚ furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences‚ usually leading to a bachelor’s degree (dictionary). College was made for learning and in preparation for rest of your life; not for just a pay check. (Daugherty) Bob night states “Paying college athletes diminishes the value of an education.” (Daugherty). Not only does a paying college athlete diminish the value of

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    Professional vs. College Athletes Professional athletes and college athletes are two amazing groups of people. Professional athletes and college athletes have so much in common yet many things that are different as well. They both have an elaborate amount of detail in their life including: lifestyle‚ work ethics‚ self-motivation and many more that describe them as who they are as a player and as a human in every-day life. College athletes (student athletes) are some of the most astounding

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    Pros and cons of English being the international lingua franca English speakers in the world including those who are in the inner circle‚ outer circle and expanding circle had reached to 380 millions of people since 2001. The finding shows how influential English Language is. Gradually‚ English become the international lingua franca‚ “utilized outside of the country or countries of its origin.”( Subject Area - English Language Essays) The Lingua Franca There are both pros and cons of English

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    referring to athletes as “jocks”‚ which is thought of as a student who can do a lot on the sports field‚ but not as much as the rest of the student body in the classroom. As athletes move on to college sports it is considered to be even more true that to college athletes‚ academic success comes second to their athletic success. This is a false perception that may be true for bigger (division one) schools but the stereotype is the complete opposite for division three athletics. Division III athletes are‚

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    Should Pro Athletes Protest? Imagine standing in class‚ hand over heart‚ the pledge loud over the speaker. You look to your left and see your friend sitting down in their seat. You wonder whether you should tell or not. Many people don’t stand with their hand over their heart daily. We judge them without knowing their reasons for not showing patriotism. Therefore‚ these athletes are not taking it too far by not showing their patriotism. These athletes did not go too far‚ because many people would

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    How will colleges distribute salaries? College athletes attract revenue for colleges throughout the process of tournaments‚ while not receiving a single penny. Students should focus more on school and less on sports‚ “student” comes before “athlete” and a college becomes a learning environment. They should not acquire a salary -- due to the fact that they have received a scholarship decreasing the expenses or are even left with no debts‚ have the chance to sign a contract with a professional team

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    December 1‚ 2014 The Rise and Fall of Professional Athletes With the introduction of Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram and other social networks professional athletes have been placed under a microscope with their every action being scrutinized by everyone in the public sphere. However this was not always the case when it came to Pro Athletes status in society. A pro athlete ten years ago may not have been met with the same strife as a current pro athlete. Athletes of the past lived by a different set of rules

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    A college athlete can be described using numerous words‚ but the biggest one is motivated. Almost every athlete has worked to be where there are today. Some harder than others‚ some gifted with god given talent‚ but one thing nobody can deny is the fact of being motivated to succeed. A college athlete is expected to balance everyday situations while being active in sports outside of life itself. This is something they strive to be great at‚ something they want more than anything. These athletes bust

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    Paying College Athletes Every single year‚ thousands of student athletes across the United States sign the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Form 08-3a‚ the “Student Athlete” form‚ which defers their right to receive payment for the use of their name and image (McCann). This form categorizes student athletes as amateurs who are not allowed to earn any sort of payment for playing their sports. Student athletes cannot ever earn one single penny from their college athletic careers‚ yet their

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