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    even the president of the United States of America make? Only a fraction of what Cam Newton, quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, makes. Sports involves at least two competitive opponents that compete against each other for entertainment purposes. Millions of people come to watch these events every year, and even one-third of the United States watched the Super Bowl last year. But does this mean that athletes should be paid the astronomical amount that they are? Professional athletes should not…

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    of why the low cost, “no frills” airline business philosophy is booming in an ever slowing global economy. After suffering a rare dip in profit margin in 2014, Ryanair is now boasting a 66% boost in 2015, raising their net profit totals over the 1 million euro mark. This is an accomplishment that puts them in the same ranks as major airliners such as International Airlines Group (IAG) and Lufthansa. In addition, financial experts predict another 10% growth for the discount airliner in 2016.…

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    The bigger an athlete’s contract gets, the more well known he becomes. In the last decade or so, many very well known athletes have been signing record breaking multi-million dollar contracts. What gives franchise owners the right to put a price on someone way over someone else. All players are playing the same sport therefore, they should all make an averaged salary. Following that, giving all this money to these athletes can potentially endanger their lives. Not to forget that all this money…

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    Food Stamp Program History

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    evolved and expanded greatly over the past 78 years. The Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) has not only helped low income families, but also the farmers and the economy of the United States. SNAP has helped millions of people and is a very much needed program if we do not want millions to go without food. Beginning in 1939, the…

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    There are around 9 million viewers who dedicate their time to Grey's Anatomy. One well known viewer from Pocahontas County is Andrea Christians. Mrs. Christians has devoted her Thursday nights to keeping up with the crazy crew on Grey's Anatomy. Her remarks on the show are…

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    Youtube Persuasive Speech

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    To many this is still a mystery how and how much Youtubers make and can possibly make, we will also give you easy to share tips to get started really fast and possibly even make your first few pennies on day one. How do you make money on YouTube Yes you heard right when i said pennies, for the first few days, weeks and even months you will be earning pennies, and yes we will be 100% honest on how treacherous this can be, yet at the same time you might be the lucky one, the one that had a pan,…

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    Over the years there has been an issue with money around the world but they don’t seem to realize what is causing this problem. Athletes are the problem. They get paid millions of dollars and they don’t play. So my argument is why athletes get paid millions of dollars and sit around and collect it. My first reason is athletes getting payed while injured. How can you just sit at home and collect money when it can be used on more important things like school budgets. Kids are struggling to get to…

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    people it’s hard to imagine how often each other’s cultures are exchanged. There could even be more than 500,000 since many births and deaths go unrecorded each year and officials say there could be as many as 1 million inhabitants. Between Mumbai, which is the home to approximately 16 million people, and Dharavi, they collaborate on a daily basis exchanging their cultural ideals and even spreading religion.…

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    Every year millions of people print out those college basketball brackets and participate in their office pools. However what many of us do not know is that the NCAA generates 900 million dollars over a three week span we know as March Madness (Berr 1). The only madness about this is the fact that out of the 900 million dollars the players of the 68 teams do not see a penny. There is a major issue with these student athletes especially in the sports of men's football and men's and women's…

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    Did you know that in 2011 the largest B.A.S.S. tournament prize went to seven-time Bassmaster champion Kevin VanDamm, who won $500,000 in the Bassmaster classic. It was the largest tournament prize ever given in fishing! Professional Bass fishing is an amazing sport and occupation for many reasons. It pays very well and the anglers get to travel a lot. The fisherman are doing what they love! The winner of the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray won $300,000, just the winner of each tournament…

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