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During JFK’s very early years he was heavily influenced by his family and father especially. According to “John F. Kennedy,” he was the second of nine children, and his family was very active and competitive. Because he spent so much time around them he also started to become very competitive which is what most likely gave him his extreme drive and determination. His father was a major influence on him when he was younger because of all the experience and knowledge he gave to his children. The…

Woodrum, Brandon 09/02/16 Microeconomics Module 3 Labor Market Question - 1 What economic principle justifies the high salaries of some professional athletes? Suppose the manager of a baseball team wants to hire a new pitcher for $4 million per year. Under what circumstances would it make sense for the team to do so? -The manager of a baseball team can hire a new pitcher for $4 million per year only if the team is doing well and earning so much that can afford the salary of new pitcher or…

Was it a case of art imitating real life or did the WWE give former WWE wrestler CM Punk the raspberry by mocking him at the Backlash pay-per-view event this past Sunday? It's no secret that the WWE and former wrestling superstar and World Champion CM Punk have been at odds over several issues. In fact, he is still sitting on the sidelines awaiting a ruling related to a defamation lawsuit brought against him by WWE physician Chris Amann. After leaving the organization amid all the controversy,…

The UFC’s anti-doping policy appears to be doing what it set out to do, clean up the sport. The first step in this process is catching and punishing dirty fighters. So far, it appears to be pretty successful. First were a few fighters that didn’t pass the eye test, that is, just looking at the fighter’s physic raised the suspicion of PED use: Hector Lombard, Yoel Romero, Gleison Tibau. Although Tibau and Romero still claim their innocence, few likely believe them. The most recent fighter to…

Julio Pavon Mrs. Penn Literacy 2/5 Athletes Pay Have you ever thought of being a professional basketball player? Or a professional soccer player? Or would you rather be a doctor or a fireman, or even be in the army? Did you know that many of the professional athletes get paid more than the doctor or firemen even members of the army? Athletes should not be paid more than the average doctors even though several sports overpay their athletes, the U.S. basketball being the highest paid, and many…

A commonality throughout professional football is that teams and their owners love new and enormous stadiums. In the 1950’s and the early days of professional football, stadiums were privately owned playing facilities designed to stay away from public finance (Swindell, Rosentraub, 1998, p. 11). Soon enough, with the growth in popularity of football, it became more common for teams to utilize resources of the state and local government and build publicly funded facilities (Swindell, Rosentraub,…

William Flake was born in Orangeburg, SC. Ever since he was a child he wanted to be an engineer. After spending the first six years of his life in Orangeburg, he moved to Goose Creek with his family and attended Stratford High School. During high school, William played varsity football under Coach Stackely. He was inducted into Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. Most of his extracurricular activities involved several honor societies and dating girls. After high school, he was accepted…

The Olympics are majorly popular sports events, taking place every 2 years, where the world’s best athletes all come together in one set country and compete in a large number of athletic sports in order to win as many medals as possible. It all sounds enjoyable; however, these events are expensive, costing millions of dollars at a time, and all paid for by the host country. So, financially, it is not a good idea for us to be a host country. This is evident by proof of what happened to Athens…

The highly anticipated rookie debut of Ben Simmons will have to wait a little longer than we expected. Simmons suffered an injury to his foot that was caused in practice in early October and he has successfully had surgery to correct it. The timetable for his return has been pegged at three months (via ESPN.com). So, as bad as this is, it could be worse and we will hopefully get to see him play sometime in December or January. Obviously, this injury is a depressing start for Simmons, but it may…

Swish!!!!! There's another bucket from Lebron James, who is the highest paid athlete and who also makes 71 million dollars a year. Professional athletes take time away from their lives. They deserve to have high salaries. They take time away from their families and their everyday lives. Some athletes put their lives on the line. Just for our entertainment, but we as fan repay them by packing the stands, by cheering for them, by supporting them through every win and every lost. Athletes like…