Professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to play a game. Do you think they really deserve that much money for tossing a ball around? The money that pays the athletes for a game we all play competitively can be used for someone who actually shapes the future and fights for our country. For instance‚ Floyd Mayweather is the top paid athlete in the world for boxing‚ earning a total of three hundred million dollars. Do we really need to promote a dangerous sport by paying someone three hundred
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people pay to join will be used in a fabulous way. And if he or she pays to participate the money everyone pays can be gathered up and used to help the team succeed. Students should pay to play a school sport because the money can be used to buy good equipment‚ they can also use the money to pay the coach‚ and the athletes could use the money to benifit the team. First of all‚ equipment costs money and it isn’t cheap. If you have to pay to participate the money can be used to buy amazng equipment
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The College Athlete Controversy Tyus Jones was a basketball player at the University of Minnesota who was extremely talented on and off the court. In just his freshman year he won The University Of Minnesota their first national championship in 94 long years. Despite of Tyus’s on court abilities even with a full ride college scholarship Tyus was not able to afford the basic college life needs. To help out with the expenses Tyus got a job at the nearby Burger King‚ but after two short weeks he was
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Athletes are dominated‚ managed‚ and controlled. They do not receive a wage compensation for their contribution to economic returns. Athletes are sometimes mistreated physically and mentally; and denied rights and freedoms of other citizens. The debate over whether or not to pay collegiate athletes‚ specifically Division 1‚ has increased greatly. Many people believe college athletic associations; such as the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Associations) treat college athletes unfairly. College
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Should you only reward youth athletes who earn their trophies? Participation trophies the easy way out. Participation trophies not only harm youth athletes‚ nut are a waste of money in youth organizations. Giving participation trophies decreases motivation. It is ok to give participation awards to 6-8 year old’s‚ but not to older youth athletes. Participation trophies should not be given because it teaches kids that you can get an award for just showing up. According to the "Trophies for All" youth
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education and being an athlete‚ school feels like a breeze as you walk around campus as one of the big dogs in town. People may think that it is difficult to play a college sport and get career studies‚ but it isn’t impossible through new college programs for athletes to come. There have been recent studies to try to help improve college athletics throughout universities. “Offering an associates bachelor’s degree would place more emphasis on academics‚ and give the student-athlete more in return for
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think student athletes should be getting paid is because ‚ enterprises gone mad with TV contracts and multi-million-dollar coaches who earn vastly more than the world’s best professors . The coach also noted that the university of michigan just signed a 66.5 million agreement granting adidas sole right to garb the school’s athletes and the NCAA last year signed a 14 year ‚ 11 billion TV contract just to televise the basketball tournament. They don’t know whether universities should end the charade
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touchdowns and homeruns‚ the athletes make it happen‚ however what’s behind the athletes? For example‚ Ray Rice the football player‚ he beat up his girlfriend.If he was not in the National Football League he would be sitting behind bars right now. After all‚ Ray Rice is the 1 of 100 of athletes that were not fully punished for their actions. Many people believe that it doesn’t matter about the story behind them‚ just what their doing right now. Besides most athletes wouldn’t make it if it wasn’t
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For many years paternity leave for men has become a very controversial topic. There are a ton of opinions and facts to show both sides but I believe men should be allowed to have paid paternal leave as well. It is illegal to not allow men to go on paternal leave‚ but most do not take it because only 10-15% of American employers offer paid leave. "The main reason men don’t take it is because they don’t have wage replacement — so they can’t afford to‚" Coltrane says. Not to mention this incredible
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you think this is right? Having athletes make thousands of dollars for a game. Yes I do. First‚ Athletes do a lot the help the public. Athletes will hold camps to help kids with basic life skills. Also‚ They will go out in public to hang out with kids and meet people and make them happy. Now‚ Athletes will also help at food markets or schools during the off season to give back to the public and the kids who support them in the good and bad. And of course‚ Athletes never forget where they came from
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