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In the persuasive article, "Are Pro Athletes Paid Too Much?" by Laura Anastasia, she claims that they are worth every penny.

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In the persuasive debate article "Are pro athletes paid too much?" by Laura Anastasia, it is proved that athletes make too much money.

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In the persuasive article called "Paid too much?" written by Lara Anastasia, it explains that athletes are being paid too much. One reason is because athletes are paid way more than firefighters, police, and even the president.

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In the persuasive article it states "The average firefighter in the United States  makes about 48,000 a year, according to the Burau of a Labor Statistics. Even president Barak Obam's annual salary of $400,000 is lower  than most athletes' pay"(Anastasia 1)

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In the persuasive article it states "It seems morally wrong that athletes would be paid more than people like firefighters, who serve the community and risk their lives." This shows that the people that risk their lives for their community get paid far less than athletes. ( Anastasia 3 )

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In the persuasive debate article in february of 23, 2015 "Are Pro Athletes Paid too much?" by Laura Anastasia, She states that Professional sports are a billion-dollar business, and players deserve their fair share of profits.

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In the no-fiction article "Are Pro Athletes Paid Too Much".Written by Laura Anastsia on February 23,2015, the author inform us that athletes are maybe getting paid to much because of their talented and their skills in their sport they play.

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This shows that pro athletes deserve their amount of shared profit because "Only about half of the $4.7 billion in revenue the NBA is expected to make this season will go toward players salaries"(Anastasia 21).

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"Athletes also earn their high pay by putting their bodies at risk."

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In the article it says "there's a chance, especially if you're playing football, that you're one play away from a crippling injury" (P.2)

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In the artical it says. "Tickets to game would not be so expensive if the players didnt earn so much.The average ticket to an MLB game costs about $28.Football fans have to shell out even more, an average  of $82 per ticket." ( Anastasia 2) This shows people wouldnt have to pay so much if athletes werent payed as much as they are.

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In the article it says "only small number of people are able to perform at that high level." (p.2)

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In the persuasive article called "Paid too much?" written by Lara Anastasia, it explains that athletes are being paid too much.

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evidence- ''there's a chance, especially if your playing football, that your one play away from a crippling injury'' glanville tell js.

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According to the article "Are Pro Athletes Paid too much" It says that "Athletes world be paid more than people like firefighter,who serve the community and risk their lives.

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In the article¨The average ticket to an MLB game cost about $28. Football fans have to shell out even more-an average of $82 per ticket¨(Anastasia 21).

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No athletes are worth every penny because they have a special ability to entertain millions of people

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In the article it says.   ̈̈In many sports, players are considered past their prime by their mid-30s athletes only get to play for a certain number of years´́. (Anastasia 2)

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"Playing games for a living isn't worth those million-dollar wages, says Jesse Spector, a sportswriter for the The Sporting News."(Anastasia 21)

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In the nonfiction article "Are pro Athletes paid to much?" written by Laura Anastasia on February 23,2,15, the article says that professional sports players deserve the profits that they deserve athletes aren't paid enough "4.7 billion in revenue the NBA is expected to make",sports are physically demanding and sometimes downright dangerous.

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One source to back up the claim is that in the article it states: "The average firefighter in the United States makes about $48,000 a year, according to the Bureau of Statistics."

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In the text it says " Barack Obama annual salary of $400,00 is lower than most athletes pay" (Anastasia 2 )

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It seem morally  wrong that athletes would be paid more then people like firefighters, who serve the community and risk their lives, "Spector tells JS.

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In the text says."It seem morally wrong that athletes would be paid more than people like firefighters who serve the community and risk their lives".

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This shows that professional athletes deserve their fair share of profits, for instance it says "If anything, athletes aren't paid enough, some people say. Only about half of the $ 4.7 billion in revenue the NBA is expected to make this season will go towards players salaries." (Laura Anastasia21).