Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports 1 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports Angie Holmes Axia College University of Phoenix Effective Persuasive Writing COM 120 Roseanne Robinson 24 September 2006 Performance-Enhancing drugs 2 Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports Although athletes are good enough to play in professional sports‚ many of the players feel pressured into using performance drugs to enhance their athletic skills. Athletes take these drugs believing that it provides
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Performance Enhancement Drugs in Sports Taresha Bryant COM 112 Effective Persuasive Writing Professor Kenneth Leon July 28‚ 2007 Performance Enhancement Drugs In Sports Athletic competition has been a part of our society since the beginning of time. We were born with the competitive gene; the desire to be better than the next man. Sports events give athletes the opportunity to prove‚ they are better than their competitor. This is good because it shows courage and determination; on
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One of the most exciting sports stories in recent years was the attempt to break Roger Maris’ single-season homerun record [sixty-two] in baseball. On September 8‚ 1998 ‚ Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals made history by hitting his sixty-second homerun. However‚ many people believe that McGwire’s record is tarnished by the revelation that he had been using androstendione ‚ a compound that temporarily boosts the levels of the male sex hormone testosterone. This finding drew attention to a
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Taylor & Francis Group‚ 270 Madison Avenue‚ New York‚ NY 10016. IM-1826 CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction to Sports‚ Sportscasters‚ and Sportscasting Chapter 2. The Historical Development of Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 3. The Economics of Sports‚ Sportscasters‚ and Sportscasting Chapter 4. Audiences for Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 5. The Role of Media in Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 6. Sociocultural Perspectives on Sports and Sportscasting Chapter 7. Practicum on Sportscasting
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Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Athletes use performance enhancing drugs to boost their game. The professionals who use these drugs are ruining the integrity of the game. Many people don’t understand why professional athletes would go to such extreme measures to be better when they have already proven themselves. Athletes are just taking away from their natural ability by using these dangerous drugs. The risk of using performance enhancing drugs is a lot greater than the reward‚ because an
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports There are many reasons athletes take performance-enhancing drugs. One might wonder though‚ why people would take them when there are so many more reasons why they should not. Performance-enhancing drugs are also referred to as anabolic steroids (Steroid Pros and Cons‚ 2005). "Anabolic steroids‚ also called steroids‚ roids‚ sauce or juice‚ are synthetic male hormones" (Steroids‚ Sports‚ and Athletic Performance‚ n.d.‚). Taking performance-enhancing drugs
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Competition in energy drinks‚ sports drinks and vitamin enhanced beverages Kyle Holloway Spring Hill College INTRODUCTION Alternative beverages such as sports drinks‚ energy drinks‚ and vitamin-enhanced beverages developed into an important competitor for the beverage industry and saw rapid growth in the mid-2000s. Alternative beverages compete on the basis of differentiation from each other in the market and traditional drinks‚ such as carbonated soft drinks and fruit juices. The largest
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When examining stories of competition from the past and present‚ all of them involve a winner and incontestably‚ a loser. Sports are the most popular form of competition where people will do almost anything to win‚ including cheat. Performance enhancing drugs are one of the most talked about issues in sport today. Though many people think that doping has only been an issue for the past 30-40 years‚ there is evidence of athletes using substances to enhance their performance since the early Olympic
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Abstract The use of Performance enhancing drugs in today’s sports world has become a bigger problem then ever before. May young athletes are turning to these drugs to give themselves and advantage over other athletes. The use of anabolic steroids by professional athletes will often lead these young athletes to use and not feel that it’s a dangerous problem. In this essay I will present facts that show steroids should not only be band as they currently are‚ but are causing an ever growing amount
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Benefits in High School Sports In high school sports‚ there are a number of negative and positive aspects that are associated with this industry. Regardless‚ many students decide they want to show case their talents at an early age. With the proper guidance and teaching‚ there are many benefits to playing high school sports for the athlete‚ their families and the community. The benefits include education‚ moral support and responsibility. As long as the student athlete stays on
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