Why Athletes Are Good Role Models Ever since the ancient years‚ we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to‚ but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can inspire
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you hear those words in the movie‚ but this is reality. My topic is “ Should celebrities or professional athletes be viewed as role models”. I said they shouldn’t be viewed as role models because it seems like the time you say someone is your role model the next couple of days they are being arrested for something. For example‚ most young boys and girls who have dreams of playing basketball look at Kobe Bryant as a role model‚ but little did they know he was arrested in 2003 sexual battery charges
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Role model is “a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially younger people.”1 In reading “Professional Athletes and Their Duty to Be Role Models” author concludes that professional athletes are not always required to act as role models within and beyond sporting arena. It begins with strong proclamation of Charles Barkley‚ a US National Basketball Association player: “I’m not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your
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yet the majority of civilians contain that power. The real question is: why do those individuals who do commit these crimes decide to act on their instincts‚ and why do role models such as professional football players decide to commit crimes when they know how much of a key role they play in our society. The life of a NFL player is very stressful and the athletes rely on their talents to earn their money. Like any item with an excessive amount of abundance‚ the amount of stress that builds up on
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Athletes are bad role models. The other hand‚ “Athletes take drugs to enhance their performance”(nelsonprice.com NA).Athletes mostly do drugs to enhance their performance for most sports. Also‚ many have gotten caught publicly and since these kids have their absolute favorite player they want t o be just like them. Once the media gets out the kids starts to do drugs just like his favorite athlete. Furthermore‚ these drugs are very harmful especially to kids. My argument is that over time that rate
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so far is; Should Sporting Stars be better role models for the young? Well‚ do Sporting Stars ASK to be role models? Good Morning‚ Class 8-1. Today I am going to be presenting a speech on why Sporting Stars should not have the responsibility on their shoulders to be better role models for the young. Athletes and Sport Stars are just normal people. They are the same as you and me‚ I am lost for words! I’m not asking you to do my homework‚ so please don’t have a spaz that I should do it myself
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Justin Perales Professor Hoke English 1301 4-16-2013 Role Models In professional sports today‚ there are thousands of professional athletes. Some have more fame than others and have varying levels of influence on young children throughout the world. It is important for all athletes to realize that they are role models. Also to reflect a positive character to the youth around the world. Athletes tend to do things in a selfish manner‚ not realizing that they have thousands of kids following their
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Mihir Bhagat on the website Bleacher Report. The author believes that athletes are getting paid way too much money for their role in society; to play games for people’s entertainment. Salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one’s work but this rule does not necessarily follow in reference to high league athletes. In a day where one should be paid according to that person’s job’s economic importance‚ athletes simply are not. An example used in the article is the difference in salary
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The chance at a free education should be enough for a teenager who wants to make something of their future. Parents will greatly appreciate the fact they don’t have to pay for school or take out grants and loans for their children. Graduating from college with no debt is amazing. Students should not be paid because they are receiving a free education/degree. School is not a job‚ it’s an institution for educating. Children in Africa pray for the chance at an education. Even foreign exchange students
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catch fish. The sailor dies and the cook butchers and eats him. Pi and his mother try to stop him. He kills Pi’s mother and throws her head towards Pi. Later Pi fights the cook and kills him in a moment of revenge and self preservation Was Pi’s act morally justified? As moral arguments are best proven by analogies‚ let us consider four people in the same situation but a different setting. Four strangers (namely A‚B‚C‚D) are stuck in a lifeboat. A has a gun and decides to kill B (who was already injured
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