Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah that he had doped during the Tour de France stunned the world: why would the seven-time winner of cycling’s highest title cheat so shockingly? But Armstrong is merely the most recent in a long history of cheating in cycling. It is the demands of the public‚ both with regards to role models and to national pride‚ which drives many cyclists‚ both past and present‚ to cheat in order to win‚ so as to satisfy these demands. Cheating has a long history in cycling.
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the success they intend. Through the inspirational story of Lance Armstrong‚ determination was significantly portrayed as the main motive that has driven him to overcome obstacles‚ both physically and mentally. With his previous achievement of overcoming an aggressive form of cancer‚ Armstrong has developed commitment to relentlessly strive for his goals‚ regardless of any obstacles. During the 2003 Tour de France race‚ Lance Armstrong has exhibited a strong sense of perseverance in which he has able
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Life of the legendary Neil Armstrong What was your childhood dream? Did you wish to be a princess or prince? Or did you dream of becoming a big time rock star? At one point in a person’s life‚ they dream of the inevitable. Finding out that they are incapable of reaching those dreams‚ they then face reality and continue on to do something that they love. Although several people go through this stage and grow out of it within time‚ one man’s childhood dream stuck with him‚ and by doing so‚ he made
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Philip Knight is the chairman‚ CEO‚ and co-founder of Nike and he currently owns more than 90% of the firm. The company is internationally known for its trademark "swoosh" and its leadership in the athletic apparel industry. Philip H. Knight ’s involvement with a sporting goods company is not accidental. He has always loved running‚ was a miler in college and has participated in marathons since. Knight received a BBA in Accounting at the University of Oregon in 1959‚ and was an MBA student at Stanford
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Neil Armstrong was born August 5‚ 1930 somewhere near Wapakoneta‚ Ohio. He is the oldest of three Children. His is the son of Stephen and Viola Engel Armstrong. Neil took his first flight on a plane when he was six. That’s when he started to take interest in airplanes. On his 16th birthday he was issued a pilot’s license. He was a serious pilot at that age. He built a small wide tunnel in his basement and did experiments on the model planes he had made. At the age of 17‚ he entered Purdue University
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Neil Armstrong: A Man With a Mission In the midst of the United States and Soviet Russia Space Race‚ United States astronaut Neil Armstrong’s exploration of the moon became one of the most important space journeys of all time. It helped shape the possibilities of what humans could accomplish in outer space expeditions. After the major success of the Apollo 11 Moon landing‚ several other moon missions were planned. NASA had new found knowledge of inter space travel which they wanted to
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their credibility‚ and logos‚ which implies the general message. Shakespeare‚ Lance Armstrong‚ and Amanda Ripley have all written articles arguing their opinion on the value of life. Of the three articles Lance Armstrong best persuades the audience with his argument that life is very valuable and that you could better your life from something negative‚ through his exceptional use of both logos and pathos. Armstrong applies the use of ethos very clearly in his article. For example‚ “I still don’t
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Should Lance Armstrong be allowed to keep from being sued and should sports heroes be held to a different level of ethics? Why or why not? There are two issues addressed here. One is whether to believe that sports figures should be held to a different ethical standard and two‚ whether others should have the right to sue Lance Armstrong. Sports professionals should adhere to the ethical standards of business and the governing body for the sport in which they participate. Professional sports is
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he was trying a new experiment with a lion and a horse. The experiment involved testing different chemicals to make people’s skin smoother. He thought he had finally found the right mixture of chemicals to use to test on the lion and horse. Dr. Armstrong had to use the bathroom so he had to leave the chemicals unattended. Dr. Washington was walking by and accidentally spilled the container holding Dr. Armstrong’s chemicals and mixed them with another chemical near the lion and horse. The chemicals
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needed in order for explorers to be succeed. Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer‚ naval aviator‚ test pilot‚ and university professor. Neil Armstrong is an American hero. Neil Armstrong had all three traits‚
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