The first college sporting event was in 1852. It was a rowing competition between the Yale and Harvard rowing teams. Since then college athletics have grown into multi-million dollar industries. In 2008 the University of Alabama made the most money with their athletic program – making a total profit of $123‚769‚841. The athletes themselves did not receive any of the money the school made on the sales. College sports are also widely watched online and on television which allows additional people to
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The second reason why we should not allow guns on college campuses would be because some student could be emotionally traumatised from an experience involving guns. Such as Danielle Vabner‚ a UT student who “lost her 6-year-old brother in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting” joined a rally to support the need of Gun Free colleges. Especially if the intention was “to harm others”‚ this person could potentially feel triggered by that situation when in the presence of a gun. The third
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Value of college People should go to college because you can get more money in the end. My reasons for this is you get more money in the end‚ you have a less chance to be obese‚ and you can get better benefits from your job. Now i will explain my reasons for putting these reasons. Going to college you can get more money. You can get more money because you can have a better education and better jobs will want hire you. Those better jobs will hire you because you know more and you can do your job
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Not Paying College Athletes 1 College Athletes Should Not Be Paid Jason Jia English III‚ P.2 Phyllis Kadrmas May 16‚ 2014 Not Paying College Athletes 2 Abstract In recent years‚ many people debate whether college athletes should be paid or not. This debate has gone on for many years and soon it will be solved. This paper will talk about the negative effects of paying college athletes and the benefits they are already receiving from their schools
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referring to athletes as “jocks”‚ which is thought of as a student who can do a lot on the sports field‚ but not as much as the rest of the student body in the classroom. As athletes move on to college sports it is considered to be even more true that to college athletes‚ academic success comes second to their athletic success. This is a false perception that may be true for bigger (division one) schools but the stereotype is the complete opposite for division three athletics. Division III athletes are‚
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Life in the Spiritual Realm From handcuffs to holding hands with my fellow church members I can personally say God has saved me from devastation. My first two years of high school was very unbiblical. My freshman and sophomore year I had little to no spiritual leader and influence in my life. I was running with the world. I was in love with what the world had to offer me. I soon became not only a victim but also a leader of what the world wanted me to lead. I was encouraging
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Armstrong‚ Nathan English 2 PreAP 5 Mrs. Woolley 23 February 2016 Take a Shot With Me Vaccinations should be required by law due to the importance that diseases spread at a very high rate and could potentially be deadly depending on age of the inhabitant and the type of disease. Through vaccinations‚ America could prevent these outbursts by requiring that every citizen get vaccinations to help stop diseases from running wild. The fact that vaccinations help protect children and the children of the
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PRO MANDATORY RECYCLING * "Recycling is so beneficial for our planet that it should definitely be required. In an ideal world‚ everyone would voluntarily recycle‚ but let’s face it: That’s never going to happen. It makes me so angry when I watch students in my school throw their plastic water bottles in the trash can when there is a recycling can right next to it! * "Nearly 70 million tons of material are kept away from landfills each year thanks to recycling‚ according to the National Recycling
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to stray above 65%. Shouldn’t America‚ land of the free‚ have one of the highest voter turnouts? This brings up the question; should Americans be required to vote? The United States should have compulsory voting‚ the reasons being that more persons will become educated in voting‚ other countries have successful compulsory voting systems‚ and that America has always required things of it’s citizens. Compulsory voting would help citizens to become further educated about voting. In accordance to the
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Matthew Baker 11/14/13 1st block Why You Should Go To College Why should you go to college? There are a lot of reasons for and against this question. Like “how much will it cost” or “will I be more successful”. College is necessary for a better future. First off college is necessary because it promotes discipline‚ maturity‚ and independence. More college students are successful in life because they have matured through college. They have four years with responsibilities that only high
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