Argumentative Paper English 102 Argumentative Paper Randy J. Phelps Mountain State University | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Greatest Decision of All- “Moral vs. Dictated Decision”
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In baseball jargon the ball is often referred to as a pill‚ but during a twelve-year span from 1996-2007 when home run production in Major League Baseball surpassed all previous existing benchmarks due to the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs‚ the word “pill” took on a much more literal meaning. This “Steroid Era” would end abruptly in 2007 with the publication of an independent report commissioned by Major League Baseball in which United States Senator George Mitchell uncovered wide-spread
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Anabolic Steroids Description: Anabolic steroids are performance enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking anabolic steroids‚ a person’s testosterone level can be raised up to a hundred times more than the usual amount of 2.5 to 10 mg. Per day. The increase in testosterone increases anabolic activity‚ which results in greater muscle bulk. It also increases protein synthesis and androgenic activity (enhanced secondary
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naturally good at something. Steroids and other similar drugs are very harmful and can negatively affect you in the long run. Many people look up to these amazing players but kids and fans should not be influenced by the poor choices they have made. For these reasons major league baseball banned the use of steroids in 1991. For example Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds‚ former professional baseball players‚ allegedly used steroids to enhance their performance in their earlier baseball career.
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Steroid use is a problem that has lingered in the sporting world for a long time. It has long been intertwined within the games of baseball and cycling‚ but more reports are starting to surface about athletes using them in other sports‚ such as basketball‚ football‚ and track and field. Steroids are defined by the National Institute of Drug Abuse as “synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (e.g.‚ testosterone). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development
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Androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) are a topic of debate within the health and wellness community. Research conducted by Pope et al. (2014)‚ put estimated lifetime steroid use in America between 2.9-4.0 million people. The primary areas of discussion cover anabolic-androgenic steroids research methods‚ possible benefits and side effects the drug may produce. Research Much of the research on AAS is not conclusive‚ and has relied on previous or current users‚ not controlled settings. Data collected
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Jennyfer Pena Student Application Assignment Anabolic steroids are very commonly used in today’s society. Anabolic steroids are a group of synthetic hormones that further the progress of the storage of protein and the growth of tissue. It is most commonly used by athletes to increase muscle size and strength. Anabolic steroids will not lead to offspring with increased muscle size and strength. This synthetic hormone does not connect to your DNA‚ and therefore it is not inheritable. It
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Anabolic Steroids and Human Body The word anabolic comes from the Greek word anabole‚ meaning to build up. Anabolic steroids increase protein synthesis‚ which is the process in which the cells create protein from individual amino acids. When protein synthesis increases it results in greater cell growth‚ especially in the muscles. Testosterone is the most potent‚ naturally occurring androgen that is formed in the human body. It is responsible for characteristics specific to males and
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Steroids in Sports In many places around the world today‚ sports competitions are increasing in popularity due to the quest to win‚ to be the best. Many athletes will do anything to win‚ whether that means breaking the rules or cheating. The desire to win is imbedded into all humans‚ especially when professional athletes of today’s age are becoming icons and are viewed as figures of greatness by their rare abilities to perform at such a high level. The quest for money and fame is also a common reason
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Anabolic steroids‚ a drug prescribed by a doctor to help those who need certain kinds of anemia or for men who don’t produce enough testosterone on their own‚ or to help people who have weight loss disease in HIV and need to gain muscle back. But‚ there are people in this world who don’t use it the proper way and use it as a cheat to competitive sports. There are people in this world using this drug to gain more muscle‚ improve their physical appearance/performance or to give them a competitive advantage
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