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    an abundance literature on the subject of the representation of female athletes in the media‚ from television coverage and newspapers to magazines and websites. From ancient Greece where it was not allowed for women to partake in or even watch the Olympic Games and the power and independence of the Amazonian tribal warrior woman‚ to present day and the struggles with underrepresentation and misrepresentation of female athletes in sport media (George‚ Hartley‚ Paris‚ 2001; Creedon‚ 1994; Bernstein

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    Paying College Athletes

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    2008 Paying College Athletes College sports have gained a lot of positive attention over the past couple of years due to the athletes’ passion and desire for the sports. Being nationally televised and making it deep into big tournaments can rack up a lot of wealth that colleges and universities can respectively cash in. Only the schools and sponsors of these profiting tournaments and bowl games collect the profits that athletes bring in and it is not fair. The athletes do not garner any benefits

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    you are going to hit another player but you don’t) or even extreme abusive yelling or cussing (technical foul).  Violations are actions by players that break a basketball rule – such as traveling‚ stepping on the line‚ and back court.   Prior to each “Foul” call the referee will first perform this signal…  Stop the Clock! Prior to each “Violation” the Ref will first perform this signal…  “Fouls” Fouls are the act of making “illegal” physical contact with a player while the ball is in play. 

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    Athletes as Role Models

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    Athletes good or bad role models? Professional athletes in American sports play a large part in the views of a good role model. Many children and young athletes look up to them as Heroes in our society. There may be numerous reasons that prove professional athletes can be true idols‚ but more evidence corrupting the idea of heroic athletes. Athletes are good at what they do; they work hard in order to make it in the big leagues. Working hard to get what you want is something to look up to. Though

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    Stereotypes and Athlete

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    the classification of an athlete or jock. The jock title that I have been placed under has been with me pretty much my entire life. I have played sports since I was four years old when I first started playing soccer and tee ball. From that moment on I have been active in almost every sport that my school has to offer. In high school the title was strongly addressed to me when the upper classmen did not know who I was. They would refer to me as the freshmen softball player or the soccer goalie. I have

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    College Players

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    Since the essay is an important part of the application process‚ the Admissions Committee has selected examples of essays that worked‚ written by members of the Johns Hopkins Class of 2017. These selections represent just a few examples of essays we found impressive and helpful during the past admissions cycle. These “essays that worked” are distinct and unique to the individual writer; however‚ each of them assisted the admissions reader in learning more about the student beyond the transcripts

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    The sport I will be study is basketball. Basketball is one of the few sports whose exact origin is definitely known. In the winter of 1891–1892‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ an instructor in the YMCA Training College (now Springfield College) at Springfield‚ Mass.‚ deliberately invented the game of basketball in order to provide indoor exercise and competition for the students between the closing of the football season and the opening of the baseball season. He affixed peach baskets overhead on the walls

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    An outstanding basketball player by the name of Julius Erving once said‚ “The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life- mental‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ as well as physical.” The sport of basketball is tremendously hard to master‚ and it shows because only a select group has successfully mastered the game of basketball. Basketball is the sport that requires all aspects of your body to be excellent. To be a great basketball player you have to be physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally strong

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    Athletes On Pedestals

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    We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals According to William Moller in his essay “We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals‚” sports fans are a huge factor in athletes steroid usage and we tend to turn a blind eye to the obvious substance abuse because we want them to be the best. On the other hand they know what choices they are making when using illegal substances and the consequences that follow. Moller compares the athlete’s substance abuse to his own experience in

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    Paycheck. Money. Big houses. Expensive cars. Professional athletes get paid a lot of money for their work‚ so much that they can buy the most expensive cars‚ houses‚ and other items too. For example‚"...Steelers wideout Antonio Brown busted out a custom Rolls-Royce…”(Brinston). While some people may disagree‚ professional athletes are overpaid because they make a lot more money than the people who risk their lives every day for our country‚ also they only work until their 30’s or 40’s‚ and they only

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