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Some believe colleges should focus on sports as much as they do on studies. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some people think that colleges pay too much attention to studies and they should focus on doing
sports
 as much as they do on other lessons. I do believe that dedicating enough time
for
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 doing
sports
 can bring lots of benefits for pupils. On the one hand, the most effective result that doing
sport
 can bring for individuals is physical
health
. Putting different
sports'
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programme
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programmes
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 in schools'
syllabus
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 can boost pupils' physical
health
,
therefore
, they do not suffer from some
health
 issues
such
 as obesity or diabetes which
is
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 very common among youngsters. Another merit
sport
 can cause
students
 is mental
health
. As we know, doing
sports
release
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releases
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 Dopamine in our brain which is called the hormone of happiness
by
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so
the
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 do not suffer from some mental
deseases
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diseases
such
 as depression or anxiety. An the
last
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the
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least, usually at
these
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this
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 age
students
 feel overweight,
the
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self- image
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self-image
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 that they have from them self can
detruct
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destroy
 their
confidant
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. So,
sport
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sports
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 keep them more
inshape
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in shape
hand
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and
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 boost the level of their confidence.
However
, some may say college years are very sensitive as the
students
 get ready to enter university, so they have to try very hard to study. Striving hard for sure
bring
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 success for
students
, but I think putting
small
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 amount of time aside for doing
sport
 can not damage their study plans.
Also
,
sport
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sports
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 can make pupils tired as they burn calories but a shower or sufficient amount of rest could compensate
it
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. In conclusion, based on the arguments above I believe that
although
 doing
sport
 is a bit
time- consuming
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 or tiring, the advantages it brings for
students
 like better mental and physical
health
 worth the time and energy to spend on.
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Introduction Clarity
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Balanced Argument
The essay maintains a good balance between discussing the importance of sports and addressing potential objections.
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