Critically read "Should College Student-Athletes Be Paid?" Here are the essay guidelines: Synthesis Essay Guidelines I will provide you with one article, you will pick a position or side, and then it will be up to you to find one additional article from the SWTJC databases to incorporate into your essay. This is called synthesizing or synthesis: when you gather multiple sources, take what you need from them, and merge that information into one document. The article that I am providing to you is called, “Should College Student-Athletes Be Paid? Both Sides of the Debate. Download Should College Student-Athletes Be Paid? Both Sides of the Debate.” This article provides both sides of the debate: people who think that college athletes should be paid and people who think they should not be paid. What do you think? Whether student-athletes should be paid is an ongoing debate often brought up during championship seasons, especially the college football playoffs and the basketball post-season. What’s your view of this heated debate? Will a salary for college-athletes ever come to be? After reading the article, you’ll need to take a position. Is it in your opinion that college athletes should or should not get paid? Once you have decided on your position, go to the swtjc.edu, Campus Life drop-down menu, then click Library. Click ‘Databases’ (gray box to the right of your screen) and then start your search. You can do a search for your position through the search field provided or go to a specific database (EBSCO is a good one) to conduct your search. Find ONE article that supports your position.

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