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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These days it is almost impossible to get a good job without a college degree. So‚ why is it so expensive to get something that everyone should have? A recent survey said “a moderate college budget for an in-state public college for the 2015–2016 academic year averaged $24‚061” (“What’s the price tag” 1). Most students don’t have $24‚061 lying around to spend each year let alone four or five years in a row. A student will have to take out a loan or several loans to pay for this which would put them
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College Athletes Should be Paid Jean M Denis 11/03/14 Enc-1101-10320 Freshmen Comp I I. Background and Thesis There has been major discussion recently concerning the topic if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are attending school. The first thing the opposition wants to say is‚ "They’re already getting a scholarship! Isn’t that’s more than anybody else? Don’t be greedy!" Contrary to what the opposition states‚ being a college athlete is a full-time job
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where you can play and get paid millions of dollars! Does this job really exist? To the few privileged athletes in the world of professional sports it does. Everybody knows that the salaries in professional sports are outrageous. Does every good athlete think they’re really worth that much money? I know this is professional sports‚ but let’s face it‚ it is still just a game. For some athletes‚ these salaries go right to their heads‚ and they become conceited. The athletes forget that if it weren’t
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Choices in College and After Thesis: The decisions I have to make in choosing college courses‚ depend on larger questions I am beginning to ask myself about my life’s work. I. Two decisions described A. Art history or chemistry 1. Professional considerations 2. Personal considerations B. A third year of French? 1. Practical advantages of knowing a foreign language 2. Intellectual advantages 3. The issue of necessity II. Definition of the problem A. Decisions about occupation B. Decisions
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Entertainers and athletes are the public faces that always get the attention from the media. People admire them not only for their physical attraction‚ but also for their money-making capacity. As a matter of fact‚ those stars have been paid so much that many people believe that it is an extraordinary income. Even so‚ entertainers and athletes have to work hard as other careers do‚ and they are entitled to make such a high salary. One of the reasons for this debated issue is that the pinnacle of
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these two sports has increased nearly 300%. The student-athletes who participate in these programs are part of the reason why these schools stand to make such handsome profits: through ticket sales‚ endorsement deals‚ broadcasting deals‚ and jersey sales. Does it make sense for an academic institution to run a multimillion dollar entertainment business‚ which is what college football and college basketball have become? (Meshefejian) College football and basketball generate more than the National
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The National College Athlete association is very huge and well known across many of our earth’s countries. There are some of the most known sports in this “league”. The most popular and well known sports would be football and basketball and lesser of baseball and lacrosse. The big key for the NCAA and its funding would be football and basketball. They are huge keys in the popularity and TV shows and such. There’s a question to be had and that is how much are they really making? Who is making them
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Paying College Athletes Everyone has their own opinion on whether or not college athletes should be paid. College athletes are athletes who come straight out of high school to play at a higher level of competition in college. These athletes are expected to perform like they are in the pro-league. Although expectations are high for college athletes‚ they should not be paid to play the sport they chose to play. Most athletes have known that they wanted to advanced to the next level of athletics since
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Professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to play a game. Do you think they really deserve that much money for tossing a ball around? The money that pays the athletes for a game we all play competitively can be used for someone who actually shapes the future and fights for our country. For instance‚ Floyd Mayweather is the top paid athlete in the world for boxing‚ earning a total of three hundred million dollars. Do we really need to promote a dangerous sport by paying someone three hundred
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