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    There are six reasons why GPA is necessary. First‚ with a high GPA Students could easily get scholarships. So the number of scholarships offered out there‚ certainly gives the requirements regarding the value of the GPA as one of the conditions that must be met by applicants for a scholarship. Almost entirely with the standard value of the minimum GPA of 3.00. These values can indeed be said to be relatively high. For some people who have values below 3.00 is indeed usually less secure if you want

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    raising the drinking age

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    Research report on raising the drinking age. Commerce assessment 1. Introduction: this research report is going to inform and find the advantages and disadvantages of increasing the drinking age‚ this report will explain the medical‚ social‚ financial and other reasons to inform the reader on the different points given. Advantages of increasing the drinking age: Medical: Medical reasons

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    Athletes Overpaid

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    professional athletes are overpaid. In the present time athletes are being paid phenomenally large amounts of money for their entertainment. It is my claim that all professional athletes are overpaid because they do not offer society an essential function that improves or enhances our world in comparison to other professionals such as medical doctors‚ lawyers‚ and teachers. Society does not value entertainment enough to warrant such high salaries such as those of many professional athletes. There

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    involves focusing on fitness goals of an athlete to meet specific needs of an activity. The activity I picked is running/jogging. Some specific fitness requirements for running/jogging are: strength‚ speed‚ endurance‚ flexibility‚ and coordination. The methods I use to maintain physical requirements are: stretch daily‚ eat healthy‚ do push-ups every 3 days‚ and do other exercises before and after I go running/jogging. It is important that I know the physical requirements because if not‚ I could get sore

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    Professional Athletes

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    Many professional athletes and entertainers get paid far more than most of today’s doctors and veterinarians. It makes it seem like their positions are better than a doctor’s or teacher’s position. It upsets many of the workers who try to insure health‚ education‚ and agriculture. It can also put low-salary workers to shame. I disagree with the athletes’ and entertainers’ high salary because it makes them seem more important than other professional workers‚ it makes them richer than other professional

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    Pressures of an Athlete

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    Athletes dealing with pressure: Sidney Crosby Vincent Paul Mr. Greenley PSE 4U May 29th‚ 2013 It was on a Saturday‚ the date was January 1st‚ 2008‚ and millions of hockey fans young and old tuned in front of TV screens and the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park‚ New York in preparation for the most exciting hockey game of the century. The locker doors opened‚ and each player one by one followed until there was just me left‚ I took a last look behind me at the empty room and went

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    Erythropoietin and Athletes

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    Erythropoietin and Athletes Steven D. Jackson Student‚ American Military University Abstract Erythropoietin (EPO) use as a performance enhancing agent in sport carries both significant and detrimental risks to go along with its suggested benefits. As such‚ it was banned by the International Olympic Committee in 1990. Shortly thereafter‚ successful and reliable testing methods have been developed to test athletes for its potential use. Despite widespread knowledge of its potential adverse

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    The Effect of Learning Style on GPA Scores Background Statement In this mathematical project‚ I will be investigating the learning style of a student and its effect on the student’s GPA. I think that learning style has a big effect on GPA. Every student has a different learning style. Some students are visual learners where they have to see diagrams or pictures to understand ideas and concepts. Some students are “hands on” or kinesthetic learners where they have to actually be doing an activity

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    Raising Minimum Wage

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    & Cons." Accessed December 10‚ 2012. http://www.salary.com/increasing-the-minimum-wage-pros-cons/. * Hall‚ Cooper. Economic Policy Institute‚ "How raising the federal minimum wage would help working families and give the economy a boost." Last modified August 14‚ 2012. Accessed December 10‚ 2012. http://www.epi.org/publication/ib341-raising-federal-minimum-wage/.

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    Raising the Interest Rate

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    Raising the Interest Rate Principles of Finance Introduction After years of declining interest rates‚ we are facing a dilemma; should the Federal government increase rates to contain inflation‚ or keep rates low to boost the US economy? Increases in consumption of oil‚ metals‚ materials‚ and food‚ both foreign and domestic‚ are increasing demand. Prices are rising on a global scale as demand increases. Additionally‚ the US is experiencing rising costs for healthcare and education. Yet‚ the

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