Athletes all over the country fail to compete at their highest level because of the use of drugs (mainly marijuana) and the lack of the drug testing by the school. In my opinion it should be mandatory for all athletes to be drug tested at least once a month‚ regardless of the size or type of school that they are attending. Even though drug testing may be too expensive for community colleges‚ very good athletes who can make it far with their gift don’t because of the freedom they are given with the
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While advancing to college‚ countless students begin to possess habits that have a negative effect on his or her health‚ emotions‚ and relationships with others. These habits include drugs‚ lack of sleep‚ unhealthy eating routines‚ and numerous others. College can be a very stressful environment for students‚ causing them to obtain new habits that are very harmful. Students feel as though these habits will help with the stress in their lives‚ but unfortunately it only makes them sick and harms
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Washington‚ he led the Redskins to a respectable 7 games won‚ 5 lost‚ and 2 tied. As a student athlete‚ I especially like to think of this quote‚ “To achieve success‚ whatever the job we have‚ we must pay a price.” Not only does this quote effect my life in sports‚ it also effects my academic life. As the quote states‚ “whatever the job‚” you must work hard to be great at whatever you do. Most high school students struggle enough just with all of the tough and demanding
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College Athletes College athletes generate billions of dollars for colleges every year. Despite this fact‚ they do not receive any money. They only receive very little money from colleges via scholarships‚ or just enough to make a living in college. However‚ people argue that scholarships is not all the “money” athletes should receive during their college career. Considering the fact that athletes bring in billions of dollars a year for colleges‚ many people are starting to ask questions and form
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Should the Standardized Test be the only Measurement for Students’ Ability in Learning? Part of our future is determined by how good we are in a test. Over the past decade‚ schools use standardized test for several purposes. For example‚ to pass students from the schools‚ to know their learning progress in schools‚ to place them in a class suited their abilities‚ or to measure their worthiness to enroll to a university. “A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent
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School employees consistently tell students to never share their locker combo. They continually remind them to not take photos of other kids in school‚ and they constantly prompt the students to never share their passwords. Pupils though‚ find it hard to follow these proclamations. At the end of the day‚ all the rules seem like botherances‚ not solid or set in stone. Imagine this. It’s supervised study. Some teens are in the hall attempting to open their friend’s locker. With combination in hand
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Mandatory Drug Testing of High School Athletes Brandon had always wanted to play football for his high school team. He had always been one of the slowest and smallest boys in his grade. While in 8th grade‚ he was introduced to performance enhancing drugs. He was sold on the fact that they would make him stronger‚ faster‚ and maybe give him a shot to make the high school football team. During his first year of taking the performance enhancing drug‚ Brandon had increased strength and self-pride
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educational experience of the student athlete is paramount". Many have questioned whether it is wise to compensate collegiate athletes with scholarships‚ due to questions about the validity of their awards and speculation over athletes receiving improper benefits. The argument against paying players is that they receive scholarships‚ often valued at tens of thousands of dollars‚ plus stipends‚ which are more than their free market value is worth. Or that paying certain players would take away most schools’
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? Richard Sherman‚ a premier athlete in the NFL‚ is what one would want to see in a student athlete. In high school‚ he was the salutatorian(second in his class) and graduated with a 4.2 GPA‚ while putting in the demanding hours required to be an elite athlete. He attended Stanford and continued his academic excellence‚ while maintaining that NFL prospect status. In an interview‚ Sherman was asked his stance on college athlete treatment: “While student athletes are
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In my opinion everyone should vote because the fate of the country you live in lies on the shoulder of the person elected. Although I also believe people should not be forced to vote‚ but many others will disagree. Should America be required to vote? Which makes u consider thinking “Is it time to consider mandatory Voting?””Civic interest and voting‚” and “Voter turnout by election level and age.” These thoughts would help You answer the question‚ should Americans be required to vote? Voter turnout
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