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    College Athletes Should Be allowed to be Paid: College athletes should be allowed to be paid to play for many reasons‚ but today’s college athletes are subject to the “pay for play” rule‚ which states ‘that an individual will lose his or her amateur status and will not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in any sport’’ (Steve Wieberg). However‚ ultimately the rule hurts student athletes because many college students need help simply surviving financially if student athletes are allowed

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    The topic I chose is “Why are college athletes not being paid for playing sports in college while others around them are?” College athletes are like other professional athletes only thing different is they are one level under professionals and they are not being paid. The athletes are not being paid for their entertainment‚ but they are doing just about everything a professional athlete is doing such as being on television‚ playing on holidays‚ and being exposed to the media. This topic was chosen

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    their athletes to be a student athlete. Which means‚ school first and sports after. Also‚ if kids really want to play in the sport their interested in. They would be responsible for getting there work done. Sports even keep kids focus on what they want to do for their future. Like‚ they could get scholarships from sports‚ which continues their education. In “High school athletes gain lifetime benefits”‚ it says people

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    Muhammad Ali is a role model for me because he led the nation of Islam with Malcolm X for African American equality .He also was a role model because of his immense strength and footwork. Muhammad was also a great choice because of his giant struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He has been diagnosed at age 42. Ali hasn’t had a large impact on my life but he is definitely someone I look up to. Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17‚ 1942. He was born in Louisville‚ Kentucky

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    Henry Parkes Role Model

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    Sir Henry Parkes played the key role in uniting the six colonies of Australia. Though he died five years before the federation was formed‚ he is considered the ’Father of Federation’. The Times aptly named him ’the most commanding figure in Australian politics’ at the time. Henry was born in England. As a son of a small-scale tenant farmer‚ he could not study in school for long. Even though he had to odd jobs to make ends meet‚ Henry never gave up on life. He self-educated himself‚ and also associated

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    Morally Ambiguous Questions

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    is. It includes how they handle morally ambiguous questions while keeping the patient’s best interest at heart. In a day most doctors will see about thirty patients unless they are a specialist or determine their own hours. Of those thirty cases‚ only one or two will face problems that make you question what you believe. In those cases you must establish what you are willing to do for a patient. This leaves us with one question: How does a physician answer morally ambiguous questions? There are four

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    Some people are worried if they send their child to pro sports early without a degree there might be problems. College athletes go pro early without a job history‚ not knowing if they going to make it all the way and without knowing how to save their money. College athletes should stay in school until they are finish. There are a lot of college people that go to the pros early without finishing school. They go in thinking that they are going to go all the way. A lot of students dream

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    One argument against the compensation of collegiate athletes is that scholarships and perks are compensation enough for college athletes. “Take the University of Utah for example. A freshman nonresident taking a full course load would pay $11‚770.24 per semester. For a four-year degree‚ assuming tuition rates stay relatively the same‚ that is

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    Are Athletes Overpaid?

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    When sports exploded in the 1900’s athletes were paid like regular working citizens. Most athletes had to work over the summer to keep their mortgages paid. In present day‚ professional athletes are dished out astronomical salaries in exchange for their play. Many of these athletes have the opportunity to be set for life within the first years of their contracts. Eighteen and nineteen year olds are given multi-million dollar contracts. While these athletes are getting paid these ridiculous amounts

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    money for their schools but still don’t get paid. Some kids even have to quit playing their sports because they don’t have enough money to cover all of the expenses of school. Not all the athletes should be paid just the athletes that bring in the revenue for their school‚ the ones that earn it. College athletes need to get paid because they are unable to hold a job as well as competitively play their sport‚ Some of them are getting paid illegally‚ They make most of the money for their schools shouldn’t

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