IV. (Subtopic Sentence) Athletes have a responsibility to represent the sponsors they are in partnership with. A. An athlete who does well and acts well is good for them, their fans, and especially their sponsors. 1. “A significant portion of that total, the multimillion dollar endorsement deal this is all but guaranteed to the top athletes in every sport. Another portion comes from the sale of memorabilia, such as jerseys to allow fans to wear their names for support.” (Are athletes good role models) a. How would those sponsors feel if they were paying specific athletes who are not good role models millions of dollars for horrible behavior? b. If an athlete is acting in an unjust way such as Ray Rice then why would sponsors pay him a lot of money to stay with him? 2. When a player catches the Hail Mary in a football game to win, or scores the last shot in a shoot-out that is what makes a role model for someone. That is why you see somebody on a jersey because we as sports fans look up to them. a. You want to look …show more content…
Though some people oppose the thought that Athletes should be role models, they are deeply wrong. The fact that people think athletes cannot be role models because all they need to worry about is their “game” is untrue, because their game is what inspires young fans to fulfill their dreams of being a pro athlete. Some might say that they don’t need to worry about their behavior off the field because it’s their own life. Yes it is your own life but that doesn’t mean people don’t look up to you. Also some other arguments are, the parents should be the role models, and they aren’t paid to be role models. Both are true, but morally wrong; being an athlete is a title that all kids look up too. It doesn’t matter if you want it to or not you will be a role model once you put that famous jersey on. And yes parents should be role models, but who is a child going to look up to more, your dad, or a Wide receiver who just caught the game winning
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For years college athletes have been working their whole life to play in College. Day in and day out, working their hardest, pouring their heart and soul into their sport. Over decades athletes have been able to showcase their talent to get to College. When a college school recruits you, your job is to bring in money for the University. A real athlete plays the game for their desire and passion for the sport. Recently, athletes have been questioning whether or not they should be paid for their hard work and dedication to the sport. In this essay, I will explain the effects of paying athletes.
Kids in America also love to watch sports, so they will logically have role models who are professional athletes.
Stalter, Anthony. "Parents Should Not Rely on Athletes as Role Models." Are Athletes Good Role Models? Ed. Geoff Griffin. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. At Issue. Rpt. from "Barkley Had It Right All Along." Bullz-Eye. 2007. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 30 Nov. 2013.
Aiming to be a pro athlete is one goal that many young kids have, they look up to stars like Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson, and other sports superstars. They bad thing about this worship of these athletes is that not many of these kids will have the chance to become a star. So if these kids grow up in life being told that they can do it, this can really affect those children’s goals in life. Instead of focusing on their school work they instead might just focus on trying to learn more about how to become an athlete which can lead to them getting poor grades in school. The kids look up to the athletes for all the good things they also get influenced by the bad things that they do. For example when Michael Phelps smoked marijuana it was all over television and the news. So when a young kid that looks up to Phelps sees him doing this that child might think that smoking marijuana is okay sin...
Then I found all of the good things that numerous players have done to help others. Just because they want to help doesn't mean that we should expect them too, because they are only human. We should not have athletes as scapegoats if children are resistant and defiant. Those are the responsibilities of the parents. Just because there are some bad people in sports today, doesn't mean that we should generalize.
Athlets have been lookd up to as role models for as long as sports have exsted. There is just something attractive about the thought of being in good physical condition and being talented in sports. But, are athlets the kind of people that children should be looking up to for direction and guidance? Many children often look up to the professional athletes as role models. In fact, in 1995 Sports Illustrated for Kids did a survey for kids who were ages 7 through 12 about who their role model was. The majority of the kids answered that a professional athlete was who they most looked up to. Only four percent of the children answered that their role model was one of thir parents. Because of today?s media, athletes are constantly in the public eye. Everything they do on and off of the playing field. Some professional athletes speak a positive message through their fame by demonstrating constructive ideas such as teamwork and commitment while they are on the field. Even off of the playing field some athletes set a good example by visiting children in schools, going to hospitals, or even setting up foundations and organizations to help the ill and less fortunate people. However, other athletes are not as considerate to the fact that someone may be looking up to them, some athletes are not concerned about anything other than the sport they are getting paid to play and themselves. These athletes are the ones that propose questions over whether athletes should be considered role models or not. A role model can be defined as a person whose behavior, example or success is or can be emulated by others, especially young people. Who would want their child looking up to someone who has been convicted of domestic violence or has a drug addiction? It is an argument of opinion that cannot be settled.
One issue that these high salaries cause is that having all this money spoils the athletes. Athletes buy so much unnecessary stuff after they get their money. For example, Michael Jordan has about 28 cars. Who needs all these cars? He didn’t buy all of these, but there is a certain limit on how many cars a person needs. Athletes spend their money on cars, entertainment, clothes, and their big mansions. Another instance of athletes spoiling themselves is the use of illegal drugs (“Pro Salaries”). Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys has been involved in many of these altercations. He has been through all the punishments there possibly is and still makes his money (“Pro Salaries”). Athletes think they are at a higher level and that they can do whatever they want. An issue that everyone hears about everyday that a pro athlete has committed a murder/crime. Ray Lewis, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens, is being tried for two accounts of murder. He is an excellent athlete. He is on the pro-bowl team for the 1999 season and led the league in tackles. He has just ruined his career by even being involved in a situation like this. Another player is Robert Lewis, a 20 year-old basketball player from the Dallas Mavericks. He was convicted of beating his girlfriend almost to death. A 20-year-old basketball star doesn’t need to feel that he is a king to be a leader. What kind of role model is he setting to other youngsters that want to follow in the same footsteps?
Lebron is a positive role model because of how he voices his opinions on social issues. Lebron feels a need to voice his opinions on social issues to show people it is not bad to speak your mind no matter if it is accepted or not. Such as when Lebron wore a “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirt during warmups (Scott). During the 2014 year a man named Eric Garner was choked to death by a police officer. LeBron being the kind of person responded not in words but in action. He along with other wore these T-Shirts to speak against police brutality. Another time Lebron made his opinions known was when he and other spoke out against the racial injustice that exists today (Grossman). He put on a speech on national television. It was not to berate anyone or group but was to inspire change in relations between people and law enforcement. He made it known that Black were target of this kind of crimes more than whites and brought that knowledge to the public stage. It was
In today’s society many will argue whether or not professional athletes are overpaid. In the present time athletes are being paid phenomenally large amounts of money for their entertainment. It is my claim that all professional athletes are overpaid because they do not offer society an essential function that improves or enhances our world in comparison to other professionals such as medical doctors, lawyers, and teachers. Society does not value entertainment enough to warrant such high salaries such as those of many professional athletes. There is no reason that these athletes should demand these tremendous amounts of money. This is why you have to put into question their reasoning for demanding such high salaries.
In fact, they are far from it. They make mistakes and learn from them like everybody else. Take the endless accounts of domestic violence from athletes for example. In the article “Why athletes should never be role models for kids,” Ian Mendes claims, “...we have seen a number of NFL stars become entangled in controversies involving domestic abuse. First, there was the video release of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking his fiancée unconscious in an elevator. Then, there was the indictment of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on charges of child abuse and neglect—where he allegedly beat his four-year-old son with a tree branch as a form of discipline.” Knowing this, kids that idolize these athletes will think that it is ok for them to harm their friends and family because when they look up to someone, that person can do no wrong. Athletes, among other public figures, can and should be seen as a role models, but only for their accomplishments in the field in which they work. Singers should be role modeled only for their singing, dancers should only be role modeled for their dancing, and so on and so forth. Celebrities are going to be idolized whether they should or should not, but when they are, they can do no wrong to the fans that look up to them. If this is the case though, then the actions by celebrities that will negatively influence kids should be censored to prevent kids from imitating the
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Role models have an astounding effect on the lives of young people in our society. A role model has the ability to shape the views, ideals, and actions of a young person. Role models help youth to discover how they wish to become in the future. The influence that role models have over young people is tremendous. It is important for role models to be positive and responsible in instilling good morals and values because future generations are directly dependent on the role models of today. By examining the influence of role models, role models in the community, and role models in the media, we will be able to determine the true effect that role models have on the lives of youth.
B. i ask that you should think about these precautions and take them into thought