"I am going to get through college on a football scholarship!" How many times have you heard that statement claimed by the average teenage boy? In all actuality getting a full ride football scholarship to a university is extremely difficult. Instead people trying to obtain scholarships through extra curricular sport activities should focus more on their academics. Some students are only doing extra curricular activities so that their college application will look better to administrators. However
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I believe that searching students lockers and personal possessions should be a given. It is necessary in order for admins to maintain stability throughout the school’s environment. There are a number of reasons why school staff should be able to search students items. The overall idea behind this is student safety‚and the right to be able to go to school without fear of danger. Lockers are considered school property‚even if they are assigned to you. Therefore school personnel have the right to investigate
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Low GPA explanation To: SCHOOL This letter is written as an explanation for my low GPA since it does not adequately reflect either my work or ability and desire to continue my education. Although I completed all prerequisite classes in Finance‚ Accounting‚ Economics‚ information technology and Management at North Carolina Central University‚ I would be remiss if I didn’t address my poor undergraduate GPA. My college career was marked by many troubles in myself and my family which lead to
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There are thousands of athletes getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a season of basketball‚ football‚ baseball‚ and etc. While nurses‚ firefighters‚ police officers‚ and the military are risking their lives for complete strangers. Some people think that these athletes deserve more than they do right now. I personally think that they don’t deserve what they are getting. Look at it this way‚ people are actually risking their lives‚ fighting for our country‚ and trying to keep us safe
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SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? Most Vaccinations protect people from certain diseases which can make them sick‚ disabled or can in some cases even kill them. The vaccination helps boosts people’s body’s defence system‚ also known as the immune system. Vaccines create immunity which protects people from infections without causing suffering of the disease itself. Vaccines can also be called shots‚ immunizations or needles. (Smith
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Should you only reward youth athletes who earn their trophies? Participation trophies the easy way out. Participation trophies not only harm youth athletes‚ nut are a waste of money in youth organizations. Giving participation trophies decreases motivation. It is ok to give participation awards to 6-8 year old’s‚ but not to older youth athletes. Participation trophies should not be given because it teaches kids that you can get an award for just showing up. According to the "Trophies for All" youth
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Are Female College Athletes pressured into dysfunctional eating disorder to maintain thin physical features? Female student athletes have a dual roll in trying to maintain academic and athletic excellence while in college. These athletes are expected to perform at the highest athletic level possible‚ and then asked to sustain their physical appearance. “For some female college athletes‚ such concerns and pressures may contribute to eating disorders
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Should the NCAA pay college athletes for all the hard work and dedication? There are a lot of suspicions about players already getting payed. Some colleges have already paid the families of the student athletes. Most of these student athletes have worked so hard their whole life to be able to get to a stage in their lives where they can finally help provide for their families and make something of themselves by succeeding in life. Most of all these student athletes are just trying to make it in
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The Controversy behind College Athletes Since 1957‚ the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) has permitted universities to provide athletic scholarships for players they felt would benefit their teams ("Paying College Athletes"para.4). The NCAA’s revenue has significantly increased over the past couple of decades. In 2006‚ colleges that were members of the NCAA earned $4.2 billion from their basketball program and about $1 billion more than the revenue generated by all NBA teams combined
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Should students be required to wear uniforms? I for one do not believe that students should be required to wear uniforms. Kids would not have the creativity if everything is chosen for them. If kids have to wear a uniform everyday what else would teens or kids spend their money on? And what about the clothes you already own? What happens to them? In this essay I will provide to you three reasons why students should not have to wear uniforms. The first supporting reason for kids to
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