Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) utilisation especially at high level sports such as the Olympics level. Doping activities in sports have been a continuous plight towards athlete. Court actions are issued‚ title stripped off and worst is athletes’ involvements in sports are prevented forever. Dozens of athletes were tested positive for PEDs. Regardless the strict punishments that have been imposed‚ what drives athletes for doping? The promising glory might be the best answer for this. Performance enhancing
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Often held as a rite of passage and entrance into the Christian church‚ baptism is much more than just symbolic ritual. Baptism was commanded by Jesus Christ in the Great Commission recounted in the book of Matthew. Even though we are simplistically called to be obedient by being baptized the Christian church has long debated the aspects of this ordinance. Denominations are divided on the basic meaning‚ types and modes of baptism even two thousand years after the founding of the Christian church
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Debate Opening Statement Can we change our impact on the rate of global warming? There are all these campaigns for us to combat global warming and reduce our emissions‚ we have all the science to maybe not stop it but effectively reduce it to stable conditions. It is evident that the temperatures and sea levels are rising and this proves global warming is out there; but it still doesn’t make a difference we still do nothing because Global warming is irreversible; we are so deep
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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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Debate Paper For decades gay rights has been at the forefront of national debates‚ especially the debate on gay marriage. In today’s society gay marriage is being pushed to be legal in all 50 states‚ currently it is only legal in Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ Maryland‚ Maine‚ New York‚ Vermont‚ Iowa‚ Washington and most recently Rhode Island. The debate over whether gay marriage is moral is really up to which side of the debate one stands on. Currently in the United States same
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The legalisation of drugs in sport may be fairer and safer In 490 BC‚ the Persian Army landed on the plain of Marathon‚ 25 miles from Athens. The Athenians sent a messenger named Feidipides to Sparta to ask for help. He ran the 150 miles in two days. The Spartans were late. The Athenians attacked and‚ although outnumbered five to one‚ were victorious. Feidipides was sent to run back to Athens to report victory. On arrival‚ he screamed “We won” and dropped dead from exhaustion. The marathon
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medical dilemma that faces many individuals to create a emotional and violent atmosphere. There are many points of view toward abortion but the only two fine distinctions are "pro-choice" and "pro-life". A pro- choicer would feel that the decision to abort a pregnancy is that of the mothers and the state has no right to interfere. A pro-lifer would hold that from the moment of conception‚ the embryo or fetus is alive. This life imposes on us a moral obligation to preserve it and
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DEBATE SPEECH A pleasant afternoon to one and all‚ standing in front of you is Alliah Dominique M. Sta. Ana‚ 3rd affirmative speaker‚ opposing the proposition of Mr. Despi that “Republic Act No. 10354 also known as Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012” should be legalize here in the Philippines. Let us all be open minded as I begin. First and Foremost‚ let me give you brief information about RH Bill. It guarantees the universal access to methods of contraceptions‚ fertility
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Kristi Ellis Mrs. Scheidt English 1301.174 11 October 2012 Paper #2 – The Bioethics Debate In “Patenting Life‚” by Michael Crichton‚ and “Bioethics and the Stem Cell Research Debate‚” by Robyn S. Shapiro‚ they discuss gene patenting‚ medicine‚ stem cell research‚ and the laws of bioethics. According to Crichton and Shapiro‚ humans are all born with genes‚ stem cells‚ and organs that are part of our natural world‚ yet when the law tries to put limits on these rights it becomes unethical.
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The women rights activists were ecstatic about the victory. However‚ this ruling still had opposition from many people. From this two different labels emerged‚ if you were for the Roe vs. Wade decision then you were considered pro-choice and if your were against it you were pro-life. Soon another abortion case in Georgia sprung up. The case‚ Doe v. Bolton‚ involved a married woman who was also denied an abortion since her life and/or health wasn’t threatened‚ the baby wasn’t seriously deformed‚ and
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