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    Are Female College Athletes pressured into dysfunctional eating disorder to maintain thin physical features? Female student athletes have a dual roll in trying to maintain academic and athletic excellence while in college. These athletes are expected to perform at the highest athletic level possible‚ and then asked to sustain their physical appearance. “For some female college athletes‚ such concerns and pressures may contribute to eating disorders

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    My goal is to graduate college on top of my class‚ debt free and at least a 3.0 GPA. My dream is to graduate with a bachelor in Health science on top of my class‚ I will be the first to graduated high school‚ and went and graduate college. I don’t just want to graduate; I want to graduate with flying colors. My obstacles are the same as any college student such as time‚ needs and wants‚ excuses‚ not focusing enough (distraction). I find myself sometimes having a hard time deciding my needs and wants

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    Reaching Female College Athletes: Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Stephanie J. Watson‚ B.S. Indiana State University Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Athletes tend to be highly competitive‚ highly-achieving‚ and self-disciplined individuals (Mahan and Escott-Stump‚ 2000). Similar personality traits are seen in people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). A lean body type is associated with enhanced strength and performance in many competitive

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    First of all‚ the risk factor involved with collegiate sports is all to high to not compensate players. If a student-athlete is hurt or unsuccessful‚ the coaches and administrators can thus waive a player and left with nothing. Moreover‚ no one mentions the lifetime of health care bills that await some student-athletes in contact sports. How can a "free education" compensate them for debilitating injuries caused during their time on campus? And how can we as fans truly enjoy a football game knowing

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    College is an open door to many opportunities especially for someone like me who comes from a conservative culture in which most believe the working field is not for women. Times have changed and yet an employed woman is looked down upon. Many girls dream about having a bright future only to see it shatter once they become older and their opportunities are seized. I want to be able to beat the odds and go against the old-fashioned beliefs of my culture. To do so I need to achieve a higher education

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    Bruna Cunha Prof. Hom ENG 302 MW 1:30 30 October 2013 Student Athlete Worker Over the decades college sports have gained quite a momentum in its popularity throughout the country. These athletes spend their whole lives preparing to play in college and many receive educational scholarships for the schools. This attention for college sports has grown but also has lead to the rise of a controversial topic‚ if college athletes should get paid to play. Even though these students are already offered

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    school graduate I was more concerned about things outside of college. I forced myself to go to college‚ but I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to be yet‚ so I started off with Radiology Technician. I didn’t strive to do my best‚ which knew I could have. As long as I made a passing grade I was happy with that‚ but with medical programs being competitive‚ that wasn’t going to cut it. When I graduated high school‚ I knew I needed to go to college‚ so I signed up like any other high school graduate. At that

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    Throughout my entire career as a student‚ I have put into my mind that I need to do the best I can‚ so that I can be accepted into a great college and receive scholarships. I worked hard every year so that I could earn great grades to raise my GPA. I am now ranked fourth in my class. I selected challenging and advanced courses ‚ so that I could increase my GPA even more. Every year I took classes that were honors or AP. I chose not to focus on the easy elective options‚ and instead I chose to take

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    UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE & OPEN LEARNING (IDOL) Application For BCOM Year College Code No Application No Fees PRN FirstYear 0279 14102000337 3‚280.00 1.NAME of Student (In English) 2.As Printed on Degree Certificate 3.NAME of Student (In Devnagri) In case of Change of Name PADVAL BHAGYASHREE BHALCHANDRA MINAKSHI PADVAL BHAGYASHREE BHALCHANDRA MINAKSHI पडवल भभगगशश भभलचचद मशनभकश 4.COMPLETE POSTAL ADDRESS 103 SAI-HEAVEN CO-OP HSG LTD‚ GAMDEVI ROAD

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    When I first came to Austin College‚ my goal was to earn great grades and get into medical school. Although I was involved in multiple of co-curricular activities in high school‚ my plan for Austin College was to do what was required to reach my future goal of becoming a family doctor. Yet‚ the various organizations at Austin College sparked my interest‚ and slowly but surely I began to get involved. Although I have been overwhelmed at times‚ I quickly learned that being involved in the Sherman

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