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Two Sides to Every Argument There has been many discussions on salaries of athletes, if they are paid too much for what they are worth. There is many factors deciding the salaries of players such as their value towards the team in winning or skill, insurance, or when they finish their careers, they have nowhere else to go most of the time, because they had spent a significant time of their life in sports. Professional athletes over time have been receiving big salaries due to the impact and…

Social and cultural development is the progression of both the social and cultural ways of living of particular people and a country. People catalyze the growth in the society and in our case Babe Ruth, Charles Lindbergh, and Henry Ford participated in the cultural and economic development of their countries. In the 1920’s people spent most of their time partying rather than working and thus athletes were heroes as they were the only source of the people's entertainment. The Model T, sports…

In the two articles “Do professional athletes get paid too much” and “Pro athletes salaries are not overly exorbitant”. They talk about the salaries of pro athletes. In the first article “Do professional athletes get paid too much.” They talk about how the salaries of pro athletes are to much. The article talks about how sports are for entertainment and Pro Athletes don’t deserve the millions of money they get by playing a sport. While in the second article “Pro athletes salaries are not overly…

Professional athletes are overpaid. Society knows that. It is outrageous that athletes get paid millions of dollars just to entertain fans. Athletes are overpaid. Do they deserve that much money? One reason is their financial issues. You don’t hear about bankruptcy in the real world that often, but these athletes have been fighting for every penny. Kenny Anderson, a former basketball player complained about insurance for eight cars! Who has eight cars these days! Not the average person.…

Could you imagine getting paid over one million dollars, just for running, throwing, and catching, it’s unbelievable! Well, most athletes today get paid over ten million dollars, and with that amount of money, it could break the economy. Therefore, athletes are overpaid. Athletes in the past have shown to not be very financially smart. First, 78% of NFL players went into bankruptcy after retirement. Similarly, 60% of NBA players go bankrupt after five years of retirement. Therefore, this would…

Do you want to earn millions of dollars? Do you want to travel and go to various cities or countries? Do you want to earn endorsements and enjoy the benefits from companies such as Nike or Adidas? You’re in luck, as all it will take to be able to earn all of the perks mentioned is a relatively simple formula. Just be athletically inclined with the talent to play a specific sport of your choosing. Pertaining to that, you’ll also have to be highly proficient in some areas. Size, strength, speed,…

Everyday people face challenges and wish there was a way to overcome them, and in some cases people feel the need to use something to enhance their level of performance. This is similarly the case in competitive sports, players have a lot of pressure to succeed because of money, endorsements, and even national pride. These pressures often promote professional athletes to adopt unethical ways to cheat such as doping. Doping by definition is “the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or…

The philosopher Michel Foucault once described discourse as “Systems of thoughts composed of ideas, attitudes, and courses of action, beliefs and practices that systematically construct the subjects and the worlds of which they speak.” As masterfully presented by Foucault, discourse involves language and how individuals in certain communities, or “worlds” use language to communicate with each other. In part, language creates distinct discourse communities involving those who share similarities…

As a person who comes from a country with less developed sport industry, I can say that I had no idea about the different opportunities and various career paths I can pursue. With each chapter we covered during the semester, I have discovered another career path that I can follow with desire therefore I first want to talk about the other sport related career opportunities I had an interest before deciding my ultimate goal. The sport agency is one of those options which I don’t have interest…

Over the years, pro sports players have made thousands and even millions! They are considered by many people, some of the richest people in America. Today there are many sport players playing baseball, football, basketball, and soccer. Now, there is a conflict among people in the United States about who should be paid more. The two jobs are United States military personnel and pro sport players. In my opinion, I choose that pro players should be payed more and I will show why. One of the…