Kayleb Barentt Chaplin/Howell English II 5th 10 February 2023 Controversial Topic The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines controversy as, “a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views” (“controversy”). There are a plethora of controversies affecting Americans today. Not all students learn the same and school hasn't changed at all in a lot of years. People are debating this all the time. They need to change the school's way people learn. A letter should not be the reason people succeed or not succeed in life. Everyone has different opinions. The three most important controversies are Paying college athletes, Sports and Drugs, and Pit Bull Bans. Paying college athletes is a good idea for many different reasons. To begin, …show more content…
To begin, “Collegiate student athletes put everything on the line — their physical health, future career prospects and years of their lives to compete” “(Paying-College-Athletes)”. They practice hard so they can play on national TV like the players that make money. They have been training for the sport they play their whole life. Colleges receive money from students who play football, and even though they receive a degree for the pressure they put on their bodies they never receive a dollar “(Paying-College-Athletes)”. Athletes get injuries by getting hit, running, and jumping and all this comes back to them later in life. They do all this stuff for their school and get no money. Throwing their bodies for their team for nothing. Colleges receive money from students who play football, and even though they receive a degree for the pressure they put on their bodies they never receive a dollar “(Paying-College-Athletes)”. They need the money to get well when they get older so they won't be hurting. If they have to wait to get to the NFL or the NBA and they get hurt they are not going to have the money from them to get better. These are some reasons why you should pay college