Pay Day! When I look at today’s college athletes as compared to the ones a hundred years ago there are some things that I noticed are different. First off I noticed today all the popularity and all the stardom that comes with being a high level collegiate athlete. Second I saw that most college athletes were not receiving a scholarship to play collegiate level sports. Thirdly I saw that there was not as much pressure to perform a hundred years ago. The big reason that all the fame and pressure have
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Why Should Scholarship Athletes Be Paid? Recently in the news‚ there was a report on the five University of Kentucky basketball players that decided to enter the NBA draft after only their freshmen season. Sure‚ they were told of the millions of dollars they could make in professional sports‚ but were they given the odds of them even reaching that big payday? From picks 5-10 in the draft‚ the success rate of the player becoming a league average starter is about 30%‚ then for the rest of the first
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In society today there always seems to be debate on whether the legalization of drugs would be of great public interest. It is said that the legalization of drugs would end all illegal drug activities‚ however people in our civilized society must understand that if drugs were to be legal it would make an already large problem‚ become out of control. If one examines the arguments behind drug legalization‚ it will become clearer that it will not be in favour for anyone. The first point I would
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Some people believe that college athletes should be paid and others do not. The only thing wrong with paying athletes is they get paid in other ways. College athletes get scholarships‚ housing‚ coaches‚ and opportunities no other college student has. So maybe they shouldn’t get paid but when you step back and look at the whole picture; coaches get paid a lot of money for example coming from Nick Saban (football coach of University of Alabama) he makes over $7 million a year. But think of the team
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Paying College Athletes Max Scherzer‚ a professional baseball player‚ said “When you get drafted out of high school‚ you’re going to be going into the minor leagues‚ and that can take three to five or six years — multiple years — in the minor leagues‚ and you’re forfeiting your right to further your education”. He said this when he was talking to CSN’s‚ Santana Moss‚ on him choosing college over going pro right away. Scherzer choose to go to college‚ and not get paid‚ so he could get his education
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what classes should be required to graduate. Economics and Personal Finance is one of the few classes that have recently become a required course. Some officials suggest that fine arts classes such as music‚ drama‚ or art should be required classes rather than electives. I disagree with the suggestion because many students do not have the space‚ it restricts students the freedom to explore‚ and some schools would not be able to fit students into the classes. In reality‚ many students do not have
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telling them that they could be an athlete? So this is my question to you: should kids strive to become an athlete or should they focus on other things? Who should kids idolize: a snobby‚ rich‚ selfish‚ athlete or a noble peace award winner? In my opinion sports should not be pursued by most kids because it could hurt them in the long run. So do the kids even have a chance? Well yes‚ but not a very big one. In almost all of the surveys about kids’ dream job‚ an athlete is almost always in the top 3‚
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Athletes and Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Abstract: Since the beginning of sports competition‚ athletes have always looked for some kind of an edge amongst their competitors. They will do whatever it takes to be one of the elite and that includes pumping supplements into their bodies to make them bigger‚ stronger‚ and faster. Steroid use is probably one of the most common drug misuses in sports competition. Athletes found that with anabolic
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College athletes‚ the football and basketball player go through very hard time because the sports arena is characterized by injuries‚ politics and unfair dismissal from the team. According to 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
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Should students have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school? I agree because the students have to show that they learn something in school to be able to graduate. It also shows the school and the state that you meet the requirements to graduate. If the student graduates he would be able to attend colleges or universities because the students did amazing on the test. It could also benefit them when the students work because the students can see that they have skills. The way I see
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