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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Pro Athletes Most people in America probably have a pretty good argument when they say they are being paid too little to do too much. Professional sports stars‚ on the other hand‚ display a lot of nerve when they use such a phrase. Sports stars are also held to lower standards than are other people. With the high-salary and low-moral standards‚ sports stars are the most overrated and overpaid people on the planet. For example‚ Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics‚ who started his professional basketball

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    When you don’t feel well‚ you go to the doctors‚ and at the doctors‚ they tell you what’s wrong. But what if they can’t? For over three years‚ doctors haven’t been able to find what my mysterious condition was. Shortly before entering high school‚ I noticed that after every meal I would feel extremely nauseous and lie on the ground‚ trying to calm the tension in my stomach. I felt cramped‚ queasy‚ and as if someone was stabbing my guts and abdomen. My monthly cramps were nothing compared to this

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    Are footballers overpaid? In the 21st century football gained official status of the most popular sport in the world. Salaries and transfer fees are getting higher by every transfer period. There are many people who consider that making such fortunes for running after the ball is absurd. It is hard to give any reasonable argument against that. In moment of greatest recession from World War II‚ clubs as Real Madrid and Barcelona bought their most expensive players‚ Gareth Bale‚ Luis Suarez

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