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The picture shows a scale weighing out sports and money against, what I believe to symbolize, education. This graphic is relevant to my paper because it is weighing sports against education. The money on the scale does not necessarily stand for real money, but, stands for a cost.

This visual perfectly illustrates the cost of college sports, weighed against an education. Many athletes sacrifice their studies for the "good of the team." Many athletes cannot afford to forego athletics, if they wish to gain a higher education, due to the scholarships they receive.

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