[1] Role models are a thing of the past. Today’s sports superstars, singers, actors, and most other celebrities are unworthy idols for youth to aspire to. [2] Consider professional athletes. Not only are they paid far more than their skills merit, but they often don’t behave appropriately. The number of professional athletes charged with crimes and dishonesty within their sport is astounding. This is why tests are in place to make sure athletes are not using performance-enhancing drugs or engaging in other illicit behavior. The author most likely wrote this selection to-

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Dylan is of course enormously influential. springsteen, who referred to him as “the father of my country” in his new born to run memoir, is one of many who were once known as “new dylans.” every singer-songwriter with a personal story to tell owes him a debt, and hearing the above lines read or sung aloud, with their knack for internal rhyme, call up inevitable parallels to the dense playful language of rap. –“dylan's nobel prize settles debate: rock lyrics are poetry,” dan deluca which piece of evidence supports the claim that dylan’s rock lyrics are like poetry? he is enormously influential. his lyrics feature internal rhyme. singer-songwriters owe him a debt. someone called him “the father of my country.”