Athletes vs. Non-Athletes

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It was a long stretch to the other side of the field, as I rushed like lightning towards my target. Two defenders are at my side, but I’m quick to evade and dash full force towards my approaching victory. I shoot the ball, which flies like an eagle swooping in on prey from above, into the bottom left corner of the goal. As I run off the field and jump in my car to go home, I think about the complexity of my essay on “Athletic People vs. Non-Athletic People”, and how John Doe, my non-athletic friend, completed his essay two days ago. This is just one incident of how strenuous an athlete’s life is compared to a non-athlete’s. While both students can be intelligent and bright individuals, athletic people have the bigger plate to handle. Athletic people are required to maintain a C-Average or above in school, and if broken, leads to hardcore sprinting, less playing time, and even suspension from games. Athletic people are critiqued on their academic performance, and this usually decides how much playing time they receive during the next game. Non-athletic people can set any standards they desire, for if they wish to fail their classes, they can happily do it without any major consequences. Non-athletic people have more time at home to begin their essays and assignments by not having extracurricular activities to keep the students back after school. Athletic people have long practices, around two hours and thirty minutes each day. These practices and games are physically and mentally draining, making them an even bigger disadvantage to players. Athletic people don’t usually have enough free time to fall into peer-pressure and catch onto bad habits. Constant practices and games make having time to dabble in wrongdoings almost impossible. Non-athletic people have more free time to adventure into malicious groups and to absorb awful habits from modeling
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