Tortoise And The Hare Analysis

8/29/15 Stephen Reynolds T/R 8:00 20. Argumentative Essay

Who Faces the Most Problems Between Students and Student Athletes?

In the folk tale the "Tortoise and the Hare", there was a battle between two different type of animals. There was the hare, the one who people believed would win the race. On the other hand there is the Tortoise, who no one thought would win the race even though he was slow. Although he was slow people automatically assumed he would lose the race. They never gave him a chance because of the assumption made before the race. If someone really analyze the situation it between the tortoise and the hare, people can almost compare it to the lives of students and student athletes. Everyone always assumes the student

athletes get it easier than students, but it's not always the case. Yes, everyone knew they face some similar problems, but the real question is who face the most problems and issues.
To me, the student athletes remind me of the tortoise because although they have problems that may slow them down, they still manage to push and get through. Student athletes deal with issues everyday in their lifetime. "In the article "Stress and the Student Athlete" written by Frank Kozlowski, he states, "Students who participate in collegiate sports have the potential to be a greater risk for depression, anxiety, and other mental issues". This means student athletes have a greater chance of having mental breakdowns, where it is for physical, mental, or health reasons. They go through a great deal of obstacles everyday. "These issues can aunt student athletes as they learn to adapt to the multiple demands and often changing demands of college life" (Kozlowski). Student athletes have to meet the daily standards of getting accustomed to the many changes such a as practice time and getting to class on time or even finding a time in the day to go eat before or after class. That's not all either, athletes are required to exceed in their sports related activity. Kozlowski also says, "Athletes performance is another area of stress and anxiety for the student athletes". Student athletes not only have to worry about school work, practice, sports and more, but also how they play in the real game. With all those problems it builds a lot of stress and tension up in an athlete's mind. This is why most athletes do certain rituals before the games to clear their minds. With all these different things being thrown at an athlete it's hard to juggle and still have to perform. These are just a few things that student athletes have to deal with. Now I am not going to leave out the people who would be considered the hares.
Although, student athletes are not the only ones with problems and issues in college, but students as well.

There may not be as deep as others, but they still face them. Students deal with problems to such as sleep deprivation. In the article"Ten Common Problems Students Face During College" written by Gairfield Gates, he talk about how "Many students try to cram all of these activities into one day and do not get enough sleep" . Without the proper sleep it's hard to function correct. Most students have a problem or issue with money. What I mean by that is, some students do not get scholarships like student athletes so they have to pay out of pocket. In Peter Jacobs analysis on most problems students face, he stated that sixty-three percent chose cost of education. Athletes do not have to pay for anything depending on how their scholarship terms are set up. It seems almost like it is almost the same though because some athletes are on partial scholarships and some even walk on and do not have any money. Everyone deals with money problems in college so it really does not count. Other than sleep deprivation, students just have it easy, that's why I consider them the hares in this situation. Students really do not face that many problems as much as

athletes.
Student athletes face the most problems and issues, because with all the everything going on campus they have to balance everything from practice, study time, social time, school work time, and even eating times. Students in the other hand just have to balance one or two things and that is school work, maybe work and studying time. All students have to do is go to class and once they are out of class they have their rest of the day to be free. Student athletes do not have that choice because they with have to go to practice, meetings, and also lift weights. As an athlete it is hard to maintain a fully balanced schedule because there is so much things that goes on on campus. Student athletes have to take a lot of responsibility if not they could end up as a regular student. They have to be dedicated and determined to get things done in order to withstand the standards of being called a student athlete's. The problems that both students and student athletes face to me is the race. The obstacles that each opponent face made it hard for both of them to finish the race. Although the race was harder on the tortoise he still manage to win the race despite everything thrown at him. It is the same as an athlete everything get thrown your way but depended on how determine that person is they will always finish the race. The hare on the other hand had it easy. He was the fastest and had minor distractions that really should not have really affected him but he let them. Just like the students, they rarely have distractions and they really do not have a lot of obstacles. Despite all of the problems most athletes come out on top academically and in sports. That is why I believe student athletes face more problems than students.
Although students and student athletes face a couple of the same problems and issues, student athletes face the most problems and issues.

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Gates, Gairfield. "Ten Common Problems Students Face During College."Hubpages. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2015.

Kozlowski, Frank. "Stress and the Student Athlete." TheHawkeye. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2015.