Wilma Rudolph was an exceptional American track and field athlete who overcame debilitating childhood illnesses and went on to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940 in Bethlehem‚ Tenn. The twentieth of 22 children‚ she was born with polio and suffered from serious bouts of pneumonia and scarlet fever as a young child. All these ailments contributed to a bad leg that some said would prevent her from ever walking. But Wilma had
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Performance enhancing drugs should not be legalized ‘Olympic track star Marion Jones was sentenced in a federal court to six months in prison.’ (Kelly and Rao‚ 2008) The reason why Jones was guilty is because of the use of performance enhancing drugs since 1999. More and more famous athletes prove to have used banned drugs to enhance their performance. At the same time‚ the role that the anti-doping agency is more and more important in the world wide games‚ such as Olympic Game‚ Tour de France
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History of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports: 776 BC - 393 BC Ancient Greeks Use Performance Enhancing Drugs "The use of drugs to enhance performance in sports has certainly occurred since the time of the original Olympic Games [from 776 to 393 BC]. The origin of the word ’doping’ is attributed to the Dutch word ’doop‚’ which is a viscous opium juice‚ the drug of choice of the ancient Greeks." Larry D. Bowers‚ PhD "Athletic Drug Testing‚" Clinics in Sports Medicine‚ Apr. 1‚ 1998 1904-1920
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Chapter 46 (Justin Bieber’s POV – point of view) “SOMEONE!!! CALL 911!” I shouted with a panicking voice as I held my hand underneath Rachel’s head. She wasn’t moving. She was just laying there with her eyes closed. I sat at Rachel’s hospital bed while resting my head on the edge of it. She had been sleeping peacefully for the past 9 long hours. I was genuinely tired‚ but I wanted to be the first thing her eyes caught when she woke up. After all‚ this was undoubtedly my fault. I
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Since time immemorial winning an Olympic medal was perceived as the pinnacle of the attainments of any athlete’s career. In our times it has become a commonplace for those winning to receive monetary rewards and life-long forms of compensation for their endeavors. However‚these practices have been at the forefront of numerous debates as they are considered to be undermining the true Olympic spirit. Many embrace the idea of financial incentives. One reason for this is the fact that Olympic athletes
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LUT scholarship terms and conditions General scholarship terms and conditions Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) may withdraw or terminate the scholarships if the student is in breach of the university regulations‚ for example if the student practices plagiarism or commits other study-related offences. In addition‚ any other misconduct leading to disciplinary measures may result in the termination of the scholarship. Moreover‚ the scholarship may be terminated during the scholarship
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What is a drug? A drug is a chemical substance that‚ when absorbed into the body‚ can alter normal bodily function. Many drugs have been banned in sport if they are deemed to provide an unfair advantage‚ pose a health risk‚ or are seen to violate the ‘spirit of sport’. The use of banned drugs by athletes is referred to as ‘doping’. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)‚ and more recently‚ the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been leading the way in the battle against drugs in sport.
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Tiffany Yuen Investigation 21: How Much Copper Is in the Coin? RC Bauer‚ JP Birk‚ DJ Sawyer We calibrated three different molarities of copper (II) nitrate. We tested for the %Transmittance of 1M‚ 0.1M‚ and 0.01M and plotted the data collected on a calibration curve based on concentration and absorbance. We used nitric acid to dissolve a penny to produce another copper (II) nitrate to test its %Transmittance and plot that on the graph to discover the concentration of that substance which came
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An essay discussing the way community and solitude within a Victorian society are represented in Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” Ellie Walsh Primarily‚ the bizarre plotline and maddening characters in “Alice in Wonderland” cause the novel to be categorised as a story of nonsense‚ and indeed‚ for children at least‚ this may be the key function of the book; to be a fun and experimental tale of madness. However‚ it can be argued that the nonsense in the story only thinly veils some of the most
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In The Gray Lady Gets Jiggy Ben Yagoda analyzes the word bullshit and how it is‚ by no doubt‚ fit to print. There is an importance behind being able to say the word bullshit without censorship‚ for if one is able to say it they will be able to point it out when bullshit is happening. Bullshit essentially can be defined as something that is untrue. Most commonly someone exclaims bullshit when they are calling someone else out on something that they believe to be false‚ or a lie. Additionally‚ it can
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