There are many interests and talents I would love to share with you‚ but that would take up ten pages of writing. One I want to share with you is being a student athlete. Being a student athlete takes time‚ effort‚ responsibility‚ and most of all dedication. I am a three season‚ three sport athlete. I have a big responsibility being a student athlete‚ I need to perform in top level and shape in and out of class to succeed. It is stressful having to stay on top of my school work with only a short
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is not responsible for his actions? There is a point of view that drug addicts should “learn their lesson” like other criminals. That could potentially prevent them from committing other crimes. However‚ this might not‚ in fact‚ be the case‚ as‚ according to Langan and Levin (1994)‚ 25 per cent of drug offenders released from prison were back in prison within three years of their release. That indicates that some proportion of drug offenders do not “learn their lesson”. On the other hand‚ same could
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Why Should I Have To Take Government? Students should have to take a government class because many of today’s eligible voters don’t have much knowledge of the government and how it functions. When these students are eligible to vote‚ they will have the knowledge to make the right choice for government officials. In the long run‚ a proper government education will be beneficial to the future system. If one doesn’t know how the government works‚ how do they vote for a candidate? The more
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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 into a massive amount of debt after
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revenue generated from hard-working‚ unpaid athletes. A college sport competition‚ such as football‚ basketball‚ and baseball‚ can be found on the television‚ radio‚ and Internet‚ almost every day. Intercollegiate athletics generate amazing ratings and revenue for both the media and universities due to their immense popularity in the United States. College athletics are big business and big money. In spite of this‚ the topic of paying college athletes is an extremely controversial topic. In fact
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argument about whether or not kids should get participation trophies in activities. The idea that everyone should be rewarded has been the idea now a days other than rewarding only the top athletes. This has become a standard way in our younger generations and practice in our American culture. As mentioned above a principal has asked his students to give them their input on the idea and many are for and against the issue. As for me‚ I believe that participation trophies should not be handed out because‚
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Nowadays some may hold the opinion that students should not take part-time jobs while they are studying in universities‚ but others have a negative attitude. The answer of this statement depends on our own experience and life style. To be frank‚ I disagree with this statement. My arguments for this point are listed as follows. First of all‚ although university education definitely takes very significant role in one’s later life‚ some students have to do some part-time jobs to afford their education
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Paying College Athletes College athletes spend countless of hours practicing and studying the game they love in order to perform. The amount of money these athletes bring into their schools is ridiculous.The coach’s salary for an average D1 school is about 1.64 million dollars a year‚ Some athletes have received help from others‚these athletes have been kicked out of the sport they love and were forced drop out of school due to the loss of their scholarship.It’s not fair for these athletes to bring
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distractions. When music is playing in class‚ it acts as white noise in the background preventing students from noticing little distractions such as pencil tappings‚ school bells‚ fidgeting‚ etc. While music blocks out the little noises‚ it also relaxes your body and muscles‚ music also calms your mind allowing it to think without as much noise as it use to be. According to Elona Hartjes 90% of students or employees find listening to music while working boost their focus and productivity‚ Elona also
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colleges should be able to pay their athletes‚ due to athletic programs bringing in so much money for schools. Not paying college athletes would be good because students already receive compensation towards college‚ students are given many auditions to become professional‚ and college is not a job. On the other hand‚ others argue that college athletes should be paid because schools and coaches are rich from the students’ work students do not have any time to have a job‚ and not paying the athletes may
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