"The Last Word"

The article I found was about a financial firm who works with helping athletes budget their money properly.  The author of this article is a CPA and she said that athletes have a pressure on them to spend their money and that many people use athletes for their wealth and status.  The author is a financial adviser.  Athletes make so much money and the last thing they would think about is saving their money.   Professional athletes are cocky and they like to show off their money, to basically show how great they are.  Financial organizations should not be trying to help these athletes unless they want it.  Also, I do not feel bad for athletes for spending all of their money because they think they will be popular forever and that is not the case, so they deserve what they get.  Athletes are too busy signing autographs, so they leave their financial obligations for others to fix, which is not right. 

On the other hand, athletes are very busy because they are always being bombarded by the press, so they do need someone to help them.  Sometimes it is hard for athletes to remember that they will not be able to play their sport forever, and a financial advisor is needed to step in.  Since athletes have this status they are required to look nice and play great all of the time, so they do not have time to manage their money efficiently.  It is a good idea for firms to seek out athletes, also, because it is good publicity for the firm, and they will make a good profit.  This article is about a woman who uses her financial skills to help out athletes manage their money so that when they retire they have something to fall back on.

The three articles on text messaging gave insight on how it is looked at in the perspective of a professional.  The fact that America is behind in text messaging compared to other countries, was a shock to me.  Also, the study on emoticons makes a lot of sense because I do agree that getting one makes me feel better.  The articles of text messaging made me think more about the meaning of it, because before reading them all I thought about was, what is the fastest way to contact my friends?  I even learned new lingo that I did not previously know.  I have come to the conclusion that scholarly articles are more informed than basic internet sources.  Also, that using them in a paper seems more accredited than something off of google.  Using scholarly articles in the real world will give me more respect and they are really easy to find, which was a surprise to me, as well.  Scholarly articles are not as valued as they should be by students, but I think after more exposure they will be used a lot more.