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Athletic games and education were an important part of both Athenian and Spartan civic culture, as well as, present American civic culture. Athletic games and education in all of these societies was seen as a crucial part in the development of youth upbringing and in crafting civic identity among cultures. Each culture, respectfully, held their own sporting events locally, as well as, competed in the Olympics. All of these cultures saw value in competition, showmanship and idolizing those who…

“Get Football Out of Our Universities” Should football be in our universities? In “Get Football Out of Our Universities”, the author, Steven Salzburg, attempts to argue that football shouldn’t be in our colleges and universities. This is not a persuasive essay because he doesn’t try to force his opinion on you but rather to argue the facts. He states facts that might in return make you change your opinion but his sole purpose isn’t to persuade you into anything. In this article, the author uses…

Academic Argument To be considered a top recruit you don’t even have to display your intelligence all you need to display is the athletic ability that you have obtained. The film “Hoop Dreams” shows the two main characters being pursued by college coaches because of what they could potentially bring to the team not what they can bring to the school. The only time education was important to Arthur and William was when their high school coach or counselor informed them that they had to reach a set…

Should Athletes Be Paid There are many different arguments going on right now in colleges about student athletes. The main one is if athletes should or should not be paid. In the article titled 7 Common Sense Reasons Why College Athletes Should Be Paid (According to Jay Bilas), Peebles interviews Bilas on the controversial topic: payment of college athletes. Many people believe that scholarships, grants, and loans are enough for the athletes. However, Peebles and Bilas are strong…

Should college athletes get paid? According to the NCAA there are more than 460,000 student athletes playing more than 24 different types of sports across the United States. If you are a college athlete or not, we are all familiar with college sports in some type of way. What we are not all familiar with is how college sports is a multi billion dollar business. The NCAA is a member led organization that overviews anything that a college athlete. The NCAA is a billion dollar organization that…

Kanila Gunasekara Lecturer – Prof. Daya Edirisinghe Semester – Summer 2015 Assignment 2 Content What is sports? 3  Benefits of sports 3  Rules and regulations 4  Fair play  Level playing field What is Ethics? 5 Sports and Ethics 5  Olympics 5  Violation of ethical principles in sports 6  Drugs  Advertising  Harassments  Bribery  Positive aspects of ethics in sports 7 Reference 9…

For hundreds of years in the history of sports, athletes have become stronger, faster, and more skilled in their specific sport. They have done this by pushing themselves to their limits each day to be the greatest of all time. Then came performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), the killer of sports. PEDs created an unfair playing field and caused many users to receive negative effects not only in the short-term but also in the long-term. Not to mention these drugs can be lethal. Although there are…

The NCAA allows 85% of FBS College football players to be on scholarship, there are no partial scholarships in FBS football, and don’t forget about the importance of a scholarship towards a much needed degree, a degree in our society has become more of a necessity rather than a privilege. A full scholarship for four years can range between $30,000 and $200,000 depending if the institution is public or private (U.S Dept.) “According to Institute For College Access & Success, in the state of…

Dresden Lonergan Mrs. Whitehair English 10 Period 2 Research Paper March 2015 Pay for Play Whether or not college student athletes should get paid has been a hot topic recently, and it doesn 't look like it 's ending any time soon. This topic has been debated on ESPN, The Harlem Times, in educational institutions, and many college newspapers. Due to the numerous reasons for it and just as many against, it seems to be an ongoing cycle. These college athletes are basically working full-time…

Student athletes bring in billions of dollars for their universities, but what do they get in return? The money brought in by these athletes never goes to their pockets, but instead to their universities and the NCAA. While these athletes on scholarship, the talent possessed by them brings in a wealth that outdoes the amount of their scholarship. Being a college football or basketball player can be a full-time job. These players invest their lives in the sport they play; some athletes can spend…