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    Colleges get millions of dollars for their sports departments but how much do the athletes get out of it? Athletes are some of the hardest working people out there and they deserve to get paid for their work on the team. There are many reasons why athletes should get paid. They spend all the time with the sport but some never go pro so there was no point to their hard work. Because athletes don’t get paid some have to turn to illegal sponsoring. Biggest reason is that the athletes play the game but

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    Today‚ college athletes are working every day‚ 24/7. These athletes are working day in and out to sure that they meet academic standards and also to keep up with their sport when they’re playing competitive. They not being rewarded or credited for their achievements. They are also living with no money. Since these athletes are living off with no money‚ they are tempting to take the money from their sports booster club or others donation that are helping them. The problem with this is that athletes

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    with sneakiness‚ unfairness and greediness‚ particularly in division one colleges. In North America‚ sports play a huge role‚ especially sports like football‚ hockey‚ basketball and baseball. Sometimes this causes us to become vanished of fairness‚ like are the players being treated right? A great example of injustice in sports is amateurism of football players in division one colleges. Division one and division two athletes must obtain amateurism‚ which is playing the sport as a hobby rather than

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    Every parent wants their children to get a scholarship to attend college. It is estimated that a four-year college degree can cost over $100‚000. Receiving scholarship money sometimes is the only way a student is able to attend college. Scholarships can pay for your academic‚ housing and athletic needs. A major discussion made today is about paying student-athletes to play for a college. College athletics have become a big time business especially in football and men’s basketball. According to

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    in our society today‚ such as whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. Even though college athletes receive many luxuries they still have to make there own living and support themselves. As reported by “Pay or Scholarship” written by Teengagement‚ it states‚ “Athletes are employees because they work under the control of the college.” As many people know a business has employees‚ if an athlete can be considered an employee to the college shouldn’t they be paid like and employee? Everyone

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    or not college athletes should get paid has been a controversial question for a while now. Twenty years ago there were only six sports related channels on television. Today‚ there are over 150. This is mainly due to college athletics‚ ranging from football‚ men’s and women’s basketball‚ volleyball‚ baseball‚ and softball. This fact alone would make one question why the profits are not going to the hard-working athletes. They are the ones who make the main event possible. Without the athletes‚ there

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    how rude it is‚ and how corrupt our society is. That is an exact reason why we shouldn’t pay players‚ and how the sanctions that the NCAA has

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    The topic I chose is “Why are college athletes not being paid for playing sports in college while others around them are?” College athletes are like other professional athletes only thing different is they are one level under professionals and they are not being paid. The athletes are not being paid for their entertainment‚ but they are doing just about everything a professional athlete is doing such as being on television‚ playing on holidays‚ and being exposed to the media. This topic was chosen

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    There is a lot of controversy over the college athlete and their role in the NCAA’s revenue lately. Students who play at the college level are considered student-athletes. The “student” is put in the front for a reason because in college you should concentrate on your academics and your career you are pursuing. Granted a student could come through college with a career playing the sport of their choice. To be successful at the sport they choose though they have to spend a lot of time at it‚ more

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    Should College Athletes be Paid? General Purpose Statement: to convince Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my presentation‚ I hope to convince you on the fact that college athletes should not be paid to play their sport(s). Attention Getter: When you go from playing sports in college to playing sports in the major league‚ what changes? Your title goes from student athlete to professional athlete. Notice how while in college‚ your title is student athlete‚ not professional. You are

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