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    Revision 1 Benefits Learning Second Language in a Young Age In the globalization era‚ we have to be able speak more than one language. At least we could speak English fluently because English is a language which is used by almost all over the worlds. Therefore‚ English start to be learned in a young age‚ especially in Non-English native countries. People believe that when second language is learned in a young age‚ it is easier to learn. Children in a young age are easy to memorize everything so that it

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    without the college athletes. Many feel that because the schools benefit so greatly that the athletes deserve some compensation beyond the scholarships for tuition. College Athletes as a whole have been at the helm of discussion for years when it comes down to whether or not they should be paid. According to the Indianapolis Star‚ the NCAA made over 912 million dollars in 2013-2014. This astonishing fact alone can‚ for some‚ raise the bar in discussion when it comes to student athletes receiving benefits

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    Should College Athletes be paid? There is a huge debate around the nation‚ whether college athletes should be paid. Since college athletes contribute to millions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA as well as their respective schools‚ many argue that they deserve to be paid. On the other hand‚ since many college athletes get free education and other benefits‚ many say they are being compensated already. All things considered‚ college athletes should not be paid because after all‚ most college athletic

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    When you imagine the life of an Olympic athlete‚ you may be lucky not to be among them. That’s because the athletes have to practice for hours‚ traveling‚ and eating uncontrollably. In 2008‚ Michael Phelps‚ a swimmer‚ is known to eat up to 12 thousand calories per day in preparation for the Olympics. For dinner‚ she ate a pan of pizza‚ half a kilo of pasta‚ and some energy drinks in containers that contain 1‚000 calories. Since then‚ it was reported that he had changed. For the preparation of the

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    “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going” (Sills 1). In cross-country and track‚ this is the case because all athletes must exert maximum effort to achieve personal goals. Opponents of running disapprove of the sport‚ as it is simply a form of harsh punishment and does not assist the athletes. A high school coach forces his team to complete 20 hill sprints‚ 20 up-downs‚ two laps around the field‚ and the coach threatens he can kick one out of athletics if he or she does not finish the drills

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    Being Young Everyone has once been young. But everybody hasn’t gone through this difficult period in life the same way. Which possibilities and living conditions have teenagers nowadays? Some people think that you leave childhood when you become a teenager‚ and that you are still young up in your twenties. I don’t think there are exact limits that tell you whether you are young or old. According to christian tradition one is considered adult after the confirmation‚ but I wouldn’t call

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    Why is a professional athlete able to get away with certain crimes that a normal everyday person couldn’t get away with? There isn’t a good enough answer to that question today. Some judges and law enforcement seem to look passed the wrong doing of a professional athlete because of their social status or importance to the league or association. Obviously this is unjust‚ athletes can’t get away with what whatever they want just because of the status they hold. One definition of the judicial system

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    Life Is Too Short As the years go by‚ the numbers of murders and kidnappings of the younger generation have increase tremendously. People became more cruel and cold-hearted towards one another. The life’s of the young people are being cut short before they can even reach a turning point in life for the better due to the act of violence. For instance‚ I watched a documentary called Benji. The film is about a teenage boy named Ben Wilson‚ who is a phenomenon basketball player but his life was

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    which has fuelled the debate of whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarships. Athletes should not receive payment for their athletic play for reasons such they already receive a full scholarship‚ which athletes would get paid‚ and undermines what college is all about. First‚ athletic scholarships are college athlete’s compensation and a very reasonable and rational one at that. Essentially the student-athletes receive a free education and in return they represent

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    Cause and Effect: Steroids and Athletes. There are so many different kinds of people who use steroids; mainly they are athletes who want to compete‚ kids who are trying it for the first time and other school athletes. Coaches in the GYM take steroids so they will look more muscular and huge from those who are training. On the other side‚ some people who perform hard work like policeman‚ fireman uses steroids to be more energetic. Models‚ dancers‚ and movie stars all of them take steroids for a

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