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    High Risk Low Reward The debate on whether college athletes should get some type of compensation has been an ongoing one. A documentary which aired on the EPIX channel entitled “Schooled: The Price of College Sports”, shows the evolution of college athletics and how it became what it is now. With the creation of the term “student athletes” in the 1950s by Walter Bayers, student athletes were forced to give their labor for the sake of the NCAA. The term, as expressed by some of the interviewers in

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    Should College Athletes Be Paid? There is an issue that continues to grow with college athletes; should college athletes should be financially compensated? Many argue that college athletes are amateurs, and should not be paid, as they receive compensation in the form of education. Others believe that these athletes produce large revenue for their schools, and the athletic sponsoring body, and therefore should be paid for doing so. There are many limitations on college athletes from the NCAA

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    St Wendelin’s gym is a place of entertainment and athletics. The gym bring the whole community together and allows them to forget the troubles of the week. Students, faculty, and custodians work very hard to take care of the gym. The floors are alway shining with fresh varnish. The bleachers never have popcorn and candy wrappers laying all over them. It is almost like every game is the first game of the season. The smells of popcorn and fresh sweat permeate every game. The sound of the gym, the

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    You shall be named... crimson.” Ten years had past and Crimson had been taking lessons in all subjects such as sword fighting, archery, fist fighting, horseback riding, and spell casting. Crimson could master just about everything you taught him, he had become a Arc knight at the age of fifteen, it is morning and today is different from the others because today Crimson is given his Soul Blade. Sephiroth firmly asks “you remember what this sword is correct?” and Crimson sardonically replies “yes

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    to help best visualise his work. Colors like crimson, green, and gray helped him describe with enough detail for someone to visualise what he means. F. Scott Fitzgerald made it so even when reading a book it was like watching a movie. Colors bring a different aspect to a book when used it can really pull a reader in. The reason F. Scott Fitzgerald used crimson is because he was foreshadowing Gatsby’s death. “Gatsby stood in the centre of the crimson carpet and gazed around fascinated eyes,” (116)

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    A land of what would normally be lush green grass and trees that are instead laced with a vivid Crimson color. Crimson leaves are only naturally found in Autumn anywhere else, and their color symbolizes their death. But the plants in the Crimson Forest grow just as well as any other, despite their appearance. This land is often not set foot upon for the color’s possible symbolization for something greater - and deadlier. But on a day that would, unknowingly to any, change a Pokémon’s life forever

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    The sky rumbles with thunder as the charcoal clouds roll over the excessively dark rough watered lake. The clouds are so thick and dark that only a few flickers of light, from the moon, shine through. The depth of the lake appears to have no end, as if anything would get lost if caught in its’ rough currents. Thick and high grass cover the water’s edge. The air becomes thick and icy, making it hard for anyone to breathe. It is the kind of icy feeling that fills the whole entire body, consuming every

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    Mrs. Crimson reached into her handbag to retrieve an case file overflowing with paper. “I received an anonymous call from a payphone in Shadow Walker Heights. I'd didn't know than people even used payphones anymore.” She chuckled before continuing. “Anyway,

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    “Beware of Crimson Peak!” no really beware. Guillermo del Toro is the director behind this new horror film which does not seem to inspire a single scream. The film becomes the opposite of what del Toro had in mind, who dared to think that “Crimson Peak” would be a groundbreaking film in the horror genre. He thought this film could reach the level of films like, “The Exorcist,” “The Innocents,” “The Omen,” or “The Shining.” No del Toro, no, it will not. Heroine Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) is an

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    Crimson Syndicate HQ, Hiigara North -- Not even two months after the inauguration of Chief of State Orion Chran, the light is falling upon the New Republic’s devious dealings; this time, the citizens are not turning a blind eye. The unrest is growing within the failing government and many notable and established citizens are calling the government out on their corruption, saying enough is enough. Dimitri Halden, a Wing commander in the New Republic Star-fighter Command, recently joined the Crimson

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