I wish to attend the Fairfax County Teen Police academy this summer‚ because I’ve always had the dream of becoming a police officer. I’ve always wanted to give back to my community by upholding the law and to serve and protect others. With the amount of hate I see towards cops‚ it intrigues me to become one. It seems like people nowadays don’t respect the police as much as they used to. Which is what I want to change‚ I want others to see that cops are the good guys and what we do is saving your
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Tyson Hartnett‚ “Why College Athletes Should Be Paid” says‚ many players often get scholarships from a period of one or two years which covers college tuition fee‚ meal-plan‚ housing and textbook and these benefits‚ participating in college sports is considered a full time job and also the NCAA produce billion in annual revenue from college sports by selling tickets‚ through donations‚ media right and advertising. Also Tyson argued that athletes must get paid some money each semester so it would help
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and they still don’t get paid.‚ while coaches earn millions of dollars every year. So here is the point‚ if the NCAA‚ coaches‚ and athletic directors can earn huge amounts of money from student athletes‚ shouldn’t student athletes earn money as well? It would be nice if their scholarships would just give them a little spending cash as a way of thanking them for their effort‚ because without them the college athletic programs would be nothing. College athletes should get paid for playing because they
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Should college athletes be paid to play their sport? This has been a hot topic discussed by many people over the past several years. Through my research‚ I have come across several different opinions on this matter. I have also found many pros and cons to paying college athletes. Many college athletes receive scholarships each year. These scholarships can cover all‚ or part of‚ tuition‚ books‚ meals‚ and housing. Some scholarships can end up being worth as much as $200‚000 over a four-year
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To Pay or Not to Pay To pay or not to pay‚ that is the question that colleges are facing. College athletes are at college for an education‚ which is being lost fully paid for‚ therefore they should not be paid a salary on top of it. Problems arise when colleges discuss paying athletes. First they don’t have enough money‚ the athletes are first and foremost students‚ and it would lead to unfair circumstances. Even though tuition and various college prices are high‚ colleges are in debt. Colleges
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work?” she thought to herself. What she had to say had been much more important than any of the foolish things the men were arguing about‚ but they continue‚ oblivious to the fact that she’d wanted to say something. Looking for help from the other women‚ they all look-down‚ ashamed they aren’t able to do anything. They’ve all only been told their whole lives that they’d never be as smart‚ good‚ or strong as a man. That they should stay quiet‚ and respect their husbands who do oh-so-much for them
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Every year‚ there is a big debate on whether or not college athletes should receive pay for their play. The reasons and rhetoric to why they should be paid are enticing; players are the ones who earn the money for the schools‚ playing a sport at a major Division 1 University has the effect of a full-time job‚ the players are treated as slaves by their schools’ sports program. Although they exist in great number‚ these reasons for “pay for play” are invalid and are outweighed by the opposing side
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A Call for College Athletes to Be Paid The NCAA makes an estimate of nine hundred and eighty nine million dollars annually. The NCAA is able to make this gigantic profit while paying its employees absolutely nothing. If this situation would happen with a large employer paying its employees nothing‚ the company would get into serious legal trouble. However‚ since they are college athletes‚ society thinks it is okay. While many people say that receiving an education is enough of a privilege and paying
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Police Brutalizing Racial Minorities Police brutality and racial profiling has been the talk of the century. Dating back to the Civil Rights Movement‚ minorities have been treated as inferiors to the white race; even post Civil Rights Movement‚ minorities have yet to be treated as complete equals in the United States of America. In the past decade‚ police brutality and racial profiling have made the front page of many news articles and news channels. Law enforcement officers should incorporate using
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Zachary Dornak Professor Girdwood Sociology 2/27/12 Should college Athletes Be Paid to play These days athletes are getting paid under federal labor laws and entitled to form unions and negotiate wages‚ hours and working conditions. Most college athletes these days are getting paid under the table according to Kenneth J. Cooper. This article explains why college athletes go to certain colleges. Donald Remy‚ the NCAA’s general counsel and vice president for legal affairs‚ says court precedents
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