The Easy Way Out: Steroids in Professional Sports Today Throughout the history of athletics‚ accomplishments were greatly valued because of the time and effort put into achieving a goal. Whether it be catching a ball or holding a world record‚ accomplishments are a form of greatness. However‚ what we once considered an achievement‚ isn’t held with the same prestige today. In recent years‚ it has become far too easy to achieve and surpass greatness with the use of steroids. Steroids are illegal
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Professional Athletes: Role Models or Criminals? Professional athletes have been role models for children and adults alike since the beginning of time. They are often thought of superhuman‚ celebrities‚ and to some—even Gods due to their incredible physical strength‚ and unnatural talent. Professional athletes are given many things that the average American only dreams about; ranging from multi-million dollar paychecks‚ expensive cars‚ high profile romances‚ to exotic vacations. Oh‚ and being
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Are Professional Athletes Paid Too Much For years‚ fans of the four major U.S sports NFL‚ MLB‚ NBA‚ and the NHL have been arguing over the question “Are Professional Athletes Paid To Much”? This question has been discussed and scrutinized by every fan from a novice up to the most die-hard fans. No matter how much fans think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player that they have ever watched it does not mean that an annual salary of $30‚000‚000 dollars was justified. In our present
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The debates are generally considered one of the most famous political contests in American History. They tackle the issue of the survival of the union and the institution of slavery. Though they were both running for a seat in the Senate‚ the debates ended up being very important in deciding the future President‚ which was Lincoln who won the election in 1860. When Lincoln and Douglas debated on the slavery extension issue in 1858‚ they were addressing the problem that had divided the nation
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Professional Athletes should not use Steroids Anabolic steroids were created in the late 1930’s‚ primarily to treat hypogonadism; at condition in which the testes do not produce the sufficient amount of testosterone for normal growth‚ development and sexual functioning. The primary medical uses of these compounds are to treat delayed puberty‚ some types of impotence‚ and wasting of the body caused by HIV infection or other diseases. The paragraph above should be enough for anyone‚ to show anabolic
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Some professional athletes are rich. When a speaker produces a sentence such as (1)‚ the listener conveys the idea that in (2): 2) Some professional athletes are rich‚ but some are not. The inferred meaning in (2) is not included in the original utterance‚ yet there seems to be a consensus as to which
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If you ask most people what professional sports gives back to the community the most. A lot of sports fans may be bias and say the National football league‚ major league soccer‚ major league baseball‚ or the National hockey League. Although they may feel as though that particular organization donates more. I feel as though the national basketball Association (NBACARES) has been tremendous in helping people across the world. Since October 2005 according to www.nbacares.com the league and teams have
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young professional athletes. 2. What is the central message of the passage? Any professional athletes should not miss their education too as it is vital for their future. 3. Determine what is at issue. What is your initial personal viewpoint? Issue: Most of the parents of young sports athletes neglect education and gives priority to their children’s career. Personal viewpoint: We do agree that education should be given main priority despite being a young professional athlete as education
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Rachael Dudley Due: 7/19/2015 Professor: Ms. Storey Topic: Issue 6 Side B: Professional athletes should not be expected to be role models. So‚ what really is considered a role model? According to the Webster dictionary‚ a role model is a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially by younger people (Collins). Growing up one of my main role models was my
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Sport has always entertained and influenced our lives. It creates dreams for children and goals for adults. However‚ many fans are oblivious to the millions they pocket each year. It is without doubt that our sports stars are grossly overpaid. Their annual earnings exceed those we make in a lifetime‚ even when compared to highly qualified professions. Despite the money factor‚ we sometimes question the values that are emphasized. Sports stars earn substantial incomes compared to an average Australian
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