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    High School Athletes Should Consider College over the NBA In the last ten years‚ many young and talented high school basketball players have chosen to enter the NBA draft. These seventeen and eighteen year olds decide to skip college and instead‚ they choose to take a big risk and enter the NBA‚ hoping to become

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    ultimately the same‚ the only difference is that most of those basics‚ such as building a home‚ are facilitated. Instead of knowing how to hunt‚ you need to know how to handle money. The way the importance of education has evolved really reflects the standards of being a well-rounded member of society. For most of my life I was told that education is the ‘key’. As I have grown older I realized exactly what it is the key to. It is the

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    and what’s really taking place in society. Thesis and preview of main points: Do you think an athlete plays as near as vital role in the economy as teachers or even the president? Statistically speaking‚ athletes are 10 times more important. Some people may think back on high school when their economics teacher talked about capitalism and supply and demand. There are a low supply of good athletes and a high demand to viewer like you and I. Did you ever think of it like this? There are a high

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    have were very unreliable‚ trusting them was more work than it should have been. Seeing how they treated others around them made me change my opinion about them. To this day I am still friends with Carla‚ my other friends and I don’t talk anymore. Friends who you can trust and rely on without thinking are the people that you should strive to be around. Choosing which friends to trust‚ and to not trust is a tiring thing to do‚ but you should always choose someone who you know would stick up for you no

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    Many student athletes thrive to become professional players of that sport. Almost all of them graduate from college with low grade averages. So‚ as a result of that‚ they attempt to become professional and the do not succeed. Now they can not go back to school and get good grades to then be able to get a well-paying job. Student athletes should have to maintain a certain GPA to participate in sports activities because it motivates them‚ it gives them a financial benefit and most coaches look

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    Colin Longmore Professor Serpas WR 1- Mon/Wed 9:00am-10:50am 09 April 2012 Semester Project Pt. 2 Before they appeared on national television playing for thousands of adoring fans‚ the majority of professional athletes started off at some point as wide-eyed‚ college freshman recruits‚ eager to bring glory to their school and to themselves. The hierarchy was set. Starting off at the bottom of the totem pole‚ they knew that the only way to gain any kind of playing time was to work hard

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    NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND DIETARY HABITS OF COLLEGE ATHLETES MAY 2013 APPROVAL This thesis entitled “NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND DIETARY HABITS OF COLLEGE ATHLETES” prepared and submitted by ________________ is hereby accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researcher would like to thank the following who have made this study possible: God Almighty‚ for all His blessings

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    no money‚ but I also realized my mistake I acted like a child I was immature and heading the wrong path. The next day my father couldn’t bear to look at me but that day I had such a powerful talk with my mom allowing me to realize she should be my best friend‚ I should go to her for advice and that I needed to think of my actions. Who would think that one scar on a butt would mean so

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    Professional athletes get paid to perform the game they love. The millions they make preforming can lead to millions they make in endorsements. So why can’t college athletes sign an endorsement deal if their not getting paid? This has many positive and negative views on it. I used to argue vehemently against paying college athletes. Tuition‚ room‚ board and books were compensation enough. And even if‚ increasingly‚ it wasn’t enough and virtually every kid who accepted a scholarship was in the red

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    When deciding to play a sport in college‚ that sport eventually becomes one of your main focus. Being an athlete is not an easy thing because college athletes spend hours of practice and keeping their grades up. So it is nearly impossible for them to get a job. Without a job‚ these athletes have no guaranteed money coming in so they can pay for financial stuff. Many people argue‚ “Oh they have athletic scholarships”‚ but it does not cover all costs incurred from registration to graduation. The athletic

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