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Jay-Mion Pressley

Mantlo

English 4

February 22, 2017

Thesis statement: Should college athletes get paid?

Working statement: College athletes should get paid

Refined statement: College athletes should get paid because some athletes don't have scholarship

Annotated Bibliography

"Should College Athletes Be Paid?." Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6, vol. 83, no. 16, 02 Mar.

2015, p. 7. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=mih&AN=101161371&site=eds-live&authtype=uid.

The article presents a debate on whether college athletes should be paid in the U.S. Topics

covered include the ticket sales and merchandise that will earn money for the National Collegiate

Athletic Association (NCAA), the value of benefits that athletes can receive at some schools, and

how playing a college sport can be like working a full-time job. I pick this article because it

shows the pros and cons on should college athletes get paid.

Cambio, Ava and Liam Kivirist. "Should College Athletes Be Paid?." Time for Kids (Grades

3-4), vol. 5, no. 4, 03 Oct. 2014, p. 7. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=mih&AN=99026580&site=eds-live&authtype=uid.
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The article discusses a ruling that college athletes may be paid by the National Collegiate

Athletic Association (NCAA), as well as opinions on the subject from children Ava Cambio and

Liam Kivirist. I pick this article because it goes against my thesis statement.

Mahler, Jonathan. "College Athletes Should Be Paid Exactly This Much." Bloomberg.Com, 02

Jan. 2014, p. 1. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=buh&AN=93451212&site=eds-live&authtype=uid.

The article discusses whether or not U.S. college football athletes should share in the revenue

they help to generate for schools and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Other topics include the College Football Playoff system which replaced the Bowl

Championship Series, whether the NCAA will start paying college athletes, and how a free

market system could be utilized. I pick this article because it tells more how much a athletes

should get paid.