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Virginia’s coast is seen as the highlight of the state. The only gem that should be protected at all cost. So we pour millions of dollars to beautify the beach and bring in more people. We do this because in the end more people means more money. This mentality has made us blind to the fact that we have other wetlands in far greater danger than the beach. Marshes and swamps are just as valuable in what they offer the community. Factoring in the knowledge makes wetlands worth saving, not for the…

Every time Kobe Bryant puts the ball through the net, he earns the equivalent to the average teacher’s yearly salary. Tom Brady makes over $26 million after every sixteen games his Patriots play. Alex Rodriguez still makes millions even after he got caught using steroids. How can one person make millions of dollars while there are many people who are homeless and starving? Yes, Professional athletes are tremendous at what the do, but do they really need that amount of money? Professional…

Ever since 3rd grade I had aspired of becoming a professional athlete I had dreamed of being in the spotlight and hearing the crowd roar. I began to try out different sports to find out which one was best for me. I tried baseball, soccer, and basketball. It wasn’t until later that I finally started playing football, that’s when I began to give thought to actually becoming a professional athlete. After further research I have found that being a professional athlete is actually less glamorous…

There are Two Sides to Every Coin: Are Professional Athletes and Entertainers paid too much? The richest of the rich in our country are not the hardworking business people anymore, but rather our professional athletes and entertainers. With players and entertainers asking for more perks and pay, it makes you wonder if they are already asking for more money than they are really worth. It also begs the question of how you measure an athlete’s or entertainer’s value in dollars and cents. Even…

Are Professional Athletes Overpaid For, decades people have argued whether professional athletes get overpaid. Many believe that professional athletes are being overpaid; the belief is that they are getting too much money for what they are doing. However, others argue that athletes work their entire life to become what they are and make sacrifices to do so. While, it is true that professional athletes do work very hard to achieve their goals, ultimately these individuals make too much money for…

Are Pro-Athletes Overpaid/Over Glorified? Sports, to some it is one of the most important things in their life, to others it is just something to watch on the weekend. One thing I know for sure, people love sports. But, some believe that they are overpaid and/or over glorified. In this paper I will discus both sides of the coin. Although, each sport pays differently there is one thing that you can say about all of them, they pay a lot. I can see why people get upset when they struggle to make…

Would you like to earn over $10 million by simply playing a game or making someone laugh? Well, professional athletes/ entertainers do, but do they really deserve it? In my opinion, they do deserve it. This economy sucks because of the low paying of jobs. But I think these professional athletes/ entertainers deserve the money. They deserve to earn large sums of money because they need well working equipment, they provide us with entertainment , and they have to deal with our fandom. For one,…

Imagine, you were a MLB player and you had millions of dollars. What would you do with it? Nobody deserves that much money unless they found a cure for cancer, or are saving lives. Athletes get paid too much. Athletes don’t think about the real world. Many athletes buy 3-5 cars when they can only drive one at a time then later on wonder where a chunk of their money went. Also so some athletes buy million-billion dollar mansions. Then when they retire can’t afford that type of house. Lastly if…

It is another home run, penalty kick, a three-pointer, touchdown, and another underpaid athlete. Every day in America, thousands of professional athletes are being underpaid and overworked. Coaches are pushing athletes to their limits to ensure they perform their best ability on the court, field, or pitch. With these hard working schedules and sore muscles, it is only right we originate back to the way things are supposed to be. Year after year, athletes are given the same paycheck and some…

Do Professional Athletes Deserve the Big Bucks? Have you ever heard of the green-eyed monster? William Shakespeare’s Iago was probably the first to use that term in all of human history in the play Othello, when he said, “Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.” …