universities‚ and military academies. College football is a pastime used to promote competition. It is by no means a profession. Professional football is one’s main paid occupation‚ while college football is an entirely different activity that does not deserve annual salary. A paid salary for college footballers would cause a lot of controversy and isn’t necessary. College football players should not receive an annual salary for their time playing for a college team. People who played college football had
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“Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman both concentrate on what occurs after an athlete’s days of glory. Most of them seek fame‚ but only a few will achieve it. Their goal is not to die within their days of glory‚ it is to live on and have their fame live for an eternity. Unfortunately‚ in today’s society athletes mainly want the monetary success that comes along fame. They quickly become judged by their actions and can be forgotten if they do not reach
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college football players should get paid. My honest opinion is football that players should receive a certain proportion of money because of the service that college athletes provide to the institution they attend. In addition‚ they should be rewarded in a reasonable manner after putting their bodies out on the line‚ bringing in a tremendous amount of money‚ it will help with the football athletes to begin creating a sense of financial awareness‚ and finally it will attract more talented athletes
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Michael G. Bus law There was a time when men played for the love of the game; when competition alone satisfied the male ego. This age of basketball featured greats such as Wilt Chamberlain‚ Bill Russell‚ and Oscar Robinson. These gladiators‚ and those like them‚ battled repeatedly winning league championships‚ MVP’s‚ scoring titles‚ and other accolades. Then‚ the product of James Naismith moved into an era where the love continued‚ but money was added. Clyde Drexler‚ Charles Barkely‚
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Pearls Before Swine Where you are can explain who you are. Why you are in a particular place and how you got there tell an outside observer about your decisions and the inferred motives behind those decisions. In “Ex-Basketball Player‚” John Updike introduces a character whose surroundings emulate his success in life: Flick Webb. Flick’s momentary success did not remain later in his life. Because setting partially defines a person‚ Updike uses it‚ along with tone and irony to remind readers that
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Imagine a job where you can play and get paid millions of dollars! Does this job really exist? To the few privileged athletes in the world of professional sports it does. Everybody knows that the salaries in professional sports are outrageous. Does every good athlete think they’re really worth that much money? I know this is professional sports‚ but let’s face it‚ it is still just a game. For some athletes‚ these salaries go right to their heads‚ and they become conceited. The athletes forget
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Have you ever wondered what’s behind all the 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
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In the poem "Ex-Basketball Player" the author John Updike asserts the theme that some people spend their entire lives remembering the past instead of focusing on their present future. The character in the poem‚ a man named Flick Webb use to be a very good basketball player in high school. He seems to be caught up in what he was and not what he is now. His life is just passing by him because he is stuck in the past and not focused on what he is doing in his life now. He floats around on his job and
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Professional athletes get paid to perform the game they love. The millions they make preforming can lead to millions they make in endorsements. So why can’t college athletes sign an endorsement deal if their not getting paid? This has many positive and negative views on it. I used to argue vehemently against paying college athletes. Tuition‚ room‚ board and books were compensation enough. And even if‚ increasingly‚ it wasn’t enough and virtually every kid who accepted a scholarship was in the red
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quality of high schools varies greatly‚ so that the level of student performance that receives an “A” in American history at one school might earn only a “C” at a far more demanding school. Hala is also aware that the people who design the SAT argue forcefully that these test scores are valid predictors of how well a person will do in college. Yet Hala has several concerns: • The pressure of the SAT exam is very great‚ and many students suffer from test anxiety. The results‚ therefore‚ may not truly
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