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    much those quick thirty-second ads cost? The thirty-second ads have a $700,000 ad rate according to usnew.com (Hypophora). Many of us in one way or another support some college athletic team. You may have gone to a college basket ball tournament or football games where college teams were playing. For example, the NCAA puts on a basketball tournament called March Madness. You may have heard or event went to it because, usanews.com states that but that the NCAA makes over one billion dollars…

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    clothing, ticket sales, etc. Don’t think people believe they don’t belong to their favorite franchise? Pay attention to the possessive pronouns used such as: we, mine, and ours. You can most likely tell that I am not a supporter of professional football (of any professional sport actually) but I do enjoy sports and the essence of competition. “This interactive assessment is asking for a solution to a surface-related problem; one that exists because of other, profounder issues. Then, is it…

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    sports that may not even interest the child. Sundays are now full of sporting events and practices. Sundays used to be for spending time with family and often to go to church. American values and quality time family have now been replaced with sports. Football players are thought of as “warriors,” basketball stars are considered “godlike” and baseball jocks are talked of as “superman.” The dark side of this love affair with sports has now begun to manifest itself in ways the public can no long…

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    My academic goals here at Michigan State University are to graduate with honors from the Eli Broad College of Business with my Bachelors in Management. After college my career goal is to work in the front office of a professional sports team, but more specifically in the front office of a Women’s professional sports team. Growing up I was always involved in sports even from young age, I played just about every sport imaginable; from soccer to ice hockey, and everything in between. Growing up…

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    Reflecting to the documentary “Schooled: The Price of College Sports”. The argument is should NCAA Division I athletes, who are a huge source of revenue to the universities, and broadcaster be paid to play. The NCAA responded to the argument by stating that “Amateur competition is a bedrock principle of college athletics and the NCAA. Maintaining amateurism is crucial to preserving an academic environment in which acquiring a quality education is the first priority. In the collegiate model of…

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    Sports and Games are very important part of our life and they are becoming more and more popular all across the world. Sports keeps us relaxed, fit, relaxed and active. Almost all the doctors recommend exercising as convalescence and prevalent of many diseases. Athletes are divided into two types – amateur and professionals. The amateur approach to sports is when a exercises, jogs and swims once in a while. Sports are mostly performed together as team, instead on playing individually. According…

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    College athletes are a part of some of the most hardworking students at a college. They put in lots of time and effort to do what they do. Student athletes are very strong individuals. They balance their grades in school, while maintaining good skill levels in their sports, and also balancing their personal lives and any other clubs that they are in. The problem we encounter today is that most athletes are dropping out and are struggling for financial reasons. Most athletes go to classes, and…

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    Playing a sport is fun, but being paid big dollars for it, majority of society find that ludicrous. It’s understable why many people oppose the high salaries athletes make because it’s hard to believe a person can make that much from playing ball and having fun. Society view athletes as an overpaid profession from their emotions. There’s have to be why athletes make on average millions a year. They are not paid that “ridiculous” amount for no apparent reason. Athletes are behind the success of…

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    Are professionals athletes really worth all the money they are given for their “careers”? Athletes are not overpaid. They dedicate their lives to one sole sport while missing out on important personal life things, just to entertain us. Although it may look like they live elegant lives their job comes with many disadvantages as well. I believe athletes deserve what they earn because while playing their sports injuries are a constant threat that can end or alter their lives, many jobs wouldn’t…

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    Are Athletes Paid too Much? Have you ever thought about how much professional athletes are getting paid? If you have do you think that they are getting paid too much or a good amount? I believe that they are getting paid too much and here’s why. Athletes are getting paid too much because many people who save lives don’t get paid as much as professional athletes, tickets to games cost lots of money due to the amount of money athletes are getting paid, and the money used to pay the athletes could…

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