Essay On Professional Athletes As Role Models

I’m positive that Lance Armstrong is well known world widely, since he has been able to achieve much in few period of time. Now, for him to confess, this would mean many people will question his credibility as well. To fight and still lie, would also do him no good because people will still perceive him as deceiver. In many cases we have seen how people are influenced by those whom they follow. In most cases if a child is looking up to someone who lives his or her life unethically, in one way or the other, that child will draw something from that person.

Michael Vick, known for his extraordinary talent as a quarterback, went from the star player for The Atlanta Falcons to owning the title of animal abuser. Law officials raided his Virginia home where dead and neglected pit pulls, in addition to dog fighting equipment were found. Over a period of six years, Vick and his accomplices fought pit bulls for a profit and executed several dogs that were deemed unfit to perform in those fights by means of drowning or hanging. Four months after the raid, Vick pled guilty to animal cruelty charges in August 2007 for his part in organizing the dogfighting ring, Bad Newz Kennels. After being sentenced, Vick delivered an apology that spoke of how disappointed he was in his actions and how they have affected those around him.

It is very difficult to be the best when you are constantly thinking of something else; such as multitasking. These athletes are humans too, some need help dealing with mental problems and a confidence booster. Overall, sports psychologists put the athletes back on their feet to help, support, and boost the mental process of competition. P2: Benefits: In society, people often seek to benefit off of others; with sports psychology, athletes, kids, and other people tend to maintain with their activities. Studies have shown the benefits of a sports psychologists treatment.

Yummy The Murderer The definition of murder is the killing of a human being by another. Yummy, a young thug, killed innocent fourteen-year-old Shavon. Yummy is a murderer. It all started with Yummy’s guardians, they weren’t great role models.

They don’t know that it can help you become a better individual. Everybody should participate in some form of athletics for it allows you to make connections, get in shape, and learn life lessons. First of all, participating in team sports enables you to make tons of friends. Almost everyone of my friends today, I have met through some type of sport. These friends already share similar interests with me for we are both participating in the same activity.

This essay interprets the brighter and darker sides on the overpayment of actors and professional athletes. Many people have a dream to be famous athletes and movie star in the professional sport and film industry. Different people have a different point of view in sports and media industry. Some of the people think that it is one of easier job that all the people can do. However, actors and professional athletes overpaid have pros and cons.

To this day, there is still some discrimination when it comes to boys and girls playing on the same sports team. So many people, which will generally be adults, have a problem with both boys and girls playing on the same team. We are in the twenty-first century and people are still closing certain sports to certain genders. I have began to notice that it is still frowned upon when boys and girls are on the same team, but my question is why. I believe boys and girls should be able to play on the same team and that it should not be weird when they do a sport uncommon for their gender because people should have the freedom of choice, it doesn’t matter your gender and as long as you're playing the game who cares who's with you.

They don’t know that it can help you become a better individual. Everybody should participate in some form of team athletics for it allows you to make connections, get in shape, and learn life lessons. First of all, participating in team sports enables you to make tons of friends. Almost everyone of my friends today, I have met through some type of sports. These friends already share similar interests with me because we are both playing the same activity.

Or, they can rely on people who can make up for their own weaknesses. It shows growth when a hero can do this. By overcoming such things, the hero can grow in their abilities and can become better at helping others. Listening to others is being able to take on note other's opinions and be willing to act on them. In doing this, a hero could achieve more as sometimes, other people do have better ideas or know what to do or just have a better overall grasp of a situation.

Law Abiding Citizen In the movie Law Abiding Citizen, Clyde Shelton is seeking revenge on the American Justice System because in his mind, justice hasn’t been served. Clyde was an innocent and honorable family man until his wife and child were brutally raped and murdered right in front of him where he was helpless and couldn’t fight back or help them, leaving him emotionally scarred for the rest of his life. One of the men who broke into his home were convicted and given the death penalty and the other who actually did the killing and raping got off easy with only a few years in prison.

Lauri Peterson 's son was arrested on charges of attempted murder, vehicle theft, felony evading police, hit-and-run and assault and battery. He was put behind bars with a bond of $1 million. When they went through Lauri 's sons vehicle they were able to find evidence that linked him to the shooting, but they did not find the gun in the vehicle. In the past Lauri Peterson 's son has been arrested for various drug charges, battery and more.

It’s scary how fear can take the place of everything else in someone’s mind, even a person’s sense of judgement. Fear changed the life of a former SEAL trainee. Dustin Turner, (also known as Dusty) and Billy Joe Brown were accused and convicted of murdering Jennifer Evans in Virginia on June 19, 1995 at a nightclub. Many people see this tragic night differently, but the truth is, only those three-people witnessed this and only two are alive to tell their stories. Sadly, two people aren’t always going to have one same situation.

Also, there was the John Crawford accident in 2014 who was on the phone with his mother of his kids when he was shot and killed by police for being suspected as a dangerous shooter. These incidents have led to very damaging riots like the one in Ferguson, Missouri because Michael Brown was shot and killed after bullying a store clerk. A much more recent episode of rioting took place in Baltimore, Maryland after the death of Freddie Gray who was manhandled and not given medical assistance after being brutalized. During one account where an officer attacked a black man, the department stated that it had nothing to do with race but the man feels differently. Across the nation and all over social media many have given their opinions about these issues with the majority saying that the government really needs to step in and help the situation.

Should College Athletes Receive Compensation for Performing? Most people prefer college sports over professional sports simply because the athletes are more driven and have more passion for the game they love. The discussion of whether college athletes should be paid or not, has been ongoing for years now. Some believe compensating amateur athletes would take the enjoyment out of college sports, while others argue that these athletes deserve a paycheck for their tremendous amount of work and efforts on the field and courts. College athletes should not receive compensation to perform because they are students before athletes.

Preamble When in the course of life events, it becomes necessary for students to get involved in sports and come out of their comfort zone. When we 're in involved in school we get more advantages and privileges for our future. A lot of students don’t join sports because they don 't have experience and they believe they won 't make the team. This encourages coaches to just choose returners because most of the times they become the coaches favorite players, although it shouldn 't be that way. This gives us the right, as students, to write our own Declaration of Independence for the rest of the world to understand why we should give an opportunity to those that have never played for the team.