Month: April 2018

Why College Athletes Shouldn’t Get Paid? Over the past few decades, college athletics have gained immense popularity across the United States.  Whether it be football, basketball, or hockey, ever since the turn of the century, intercollegiate sports have brought in a surplus of revenue to their respective Universities, as well as increasing the popularity of the College’s reputation.   For example, in a study conducted by the Orland Sentinel, it was estimated that the University of Texas Athletic Program had the highest revenue of any other University at $120,288,370.  Yet with this large sum of money, no college athletes are legally compensated for their work.  According to NCAA rules You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport. Due to this law, not only are college athletes having difficulty in paying off their college tuition, but also many athletes are being paid under the table through...

Respond to Woolley Automating Power Social Bot Interference in Global Politics Wooley expounds on the how the various political actors have continued to use the previously underutilized social bots in shaping public opinion and driving political messages. Politicians have identified and harnessed the potential for the use of the social bots in driving propaganda and shaping opinions, which have been presented by the move towards more digital civic engagements. Wooley explores the increasingly use of bots on a large scale and the various political players influencing critical public decision-making processes (Woolley). Such bots have extensively been used especially when critical decisions as election are on the line. Researchers have been able to push the capabilities of the social bots to extend beyond simple human interactions and allow for their use in large-scale manipulation of opinions. The ability of the bots to mine data from various users has also made it easy for the politicians to generate messages that resonate with the...

Purchasing VS Adopting a Pet Decision Adding a new member to one’s family may be a daunting task, especially when torn between adopting a pet from dog shelters and purchasing from dog breeders. Each approach to acquiring a dog presents its benefits and challenges. While adopting from a shelter may give the feeling of satisfaction for providing a home to a dog, it may not meet one’s demands. Therefore, purchasing a puppy from dog breeders is more beneficial as the buyer obtains all the necessary information about the pet and many puppies that breeders sale undergo scrutiny to ascertain that they are free from genetic diseases that may increase the economic burden through long-term vet bills. Obtaining a pet from a breeder provides several advantages to the owner; hence, it is the better option compared to adopting from the shelter because a buyer gets sufficient information about the puppy. Purchasing from breeders gives the buyer an opportunity to see how the puppy...