In this picture is an expensive professional- looking brown dress shoe sitting on top of a ball. The picture may seem ordinary and plain to many who view it, but to me, it symbolizes how many universities increas profit off of their athletic program. Not only do they gain such a huge profit, these universities rarely give enough compensation in return for the work of the athletes. The scenario reminds me of “white collar” versus “blue collar” jobs. I refer to these terms as it was used historically to classify under- paid and over -worked individuals who had very little education( “blue collar”) in comparison to (white collar) big business individuals.
In this photograph, the professional business shoe (white collar), represents the universities that make money off of the players. It also represents the apparel companies, the video game industry, and all other corporations that make money off of collegiate athletes with out having to pay them a dime. The ball looks like a combination of a football, basketball, soccer ball, and volley ball, which represents a variety of athletes. It also represents athletes as being under- paid and over –worked, because the ball is placed under the shoe almost as if the shoe is showing ownership to the ball, and instead of the ball being brand new, it looks aged.
This picture supports the argument in my topic, because it portrays many feelings, for example, one person might express sympathy toward the athletes and feel the manner in which they are treated is iniquitous. Another person may feel disgusted and outraged towards universities and corporations.
In conclusion, this photograph would be a prominent asset to my final paper, because it exhibits the primary aspect of my topic, which is, to argue how major corporations and universities use the athletic community for their own monetary benefit.
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