Sports performers of today’s world are encouraged by not only us‚ but from their coaches and managers to win at all costs. But then we blame them for taking supplements when the chances of detection are low. We want better performance from our sports heroes‚ but demonetize the methods used to produce those performances while hiding behind concerns of their health. Concerns for health that are not commensurable with our normal paternalistic attitudes. Quoting Norman Fost‚ “The number of deaths from
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safer‚ but other Americans wonder if they are going too far. The training that our police forces are undergoing is being applied on our own people. In many cases our officers have used brutal force with no disregard to the safety of the civilians. (Balko) The two opposing sides continue to argue over whether or not these acts a justified by the crimes committed‚ and whether our police forces should continue to be drawn towards militarization. Modern day police forces are undergoing a change in aggression
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our families. When we are children‚ it is ultimately our parent’s responsibility to make sure that we eat a balanced diet. I cannot speak for everyone else in America as I am only one person with one voice‚ but I can tell you that I agree with Radley Balko when he said that “bringing the government between you and your waistline….is the wrong way to fight obesity.”(396). What it really comes down to is personal responsibility and making sure that we take care of our bodies‚ and if we have
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growing rate of obesity in the United States‚ Radley Balko‚ senior editor for Reason‚ argues that what we eat should remain a matter of personal responsibility. My own view is that Americans should stop looking for excuses who to blame for their weight issues and to have some knowledge of what they’re putting into their body. If we do not become more aware of this growing disease America could have serious problems in the future. Though Zinczenko and Balko both concede that obesity in America is
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Who should be responsible for obesity? America is one of the richest‚ most technologically advanced and powerful country in the world‚ but it is also known as home to the most obese population in the world. It is because of the environment that is filled with fast food stores. As David Zinczenko says in his essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ “Drive down any thoroughfare in America‚ and I guarantee you’ll see one of our country’s more than 13‚000 McDonald’s restaurants. Now‚ Drive back up the block
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Julie Thorig English 101 Professor Papas July 13th ‚ 2014 Research Paper The human body has evolved into a fat-hoarding machine. Food that our bodies don’t immediately use for energy gets quickly stored as fat‚ and we convert this fat back into fuel for our brains and muscles when food is scarce. But‚ with our drive-through restaurants and jam-packed junk food aisles‚ this survival mechanism is wreaking havoc on our health. About 72 million Americans more than one-third of all adults are
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We ’ll Drink to That." Www.crosswalk.com. N.P.‚ n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2012. 15. Rosenberg‚ Gary E. "Political Libertarianism and Drunk Driving." Garyrosenberg-law.com. The Law Offices of Gary E. Rosenberg‚ 07 Jan. 2011. Web. 21 Jan. 2013. 16. Balko‚ Radley. "Abolish Drunk Driving Laws." Reason Magazine 11 Oct. 2011: n. page. Web. 21 Jan. 2013. 17. Gold‚ Jeffrey. "Utilitarian and Deontological Approaches to Criminal Justice Ethics." Ebooks. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2013. 18. Sandel‚ Liberalism
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Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Estevan Pena Devry February 28‚ 2013 Composition February 28‚ 2013 Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Athletic competition has been a part of our society since the beginning of time. Although‚ professional athletes are fully equipped and good enough to play in professional sports‚ many of these athletes feel pressured into using performance enhancing drugs to better their athletic skills in the sport. Throughout this
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October 07. 2010. http://www.wdxcyber.com/overweight-depression.html • “What are Overweight and Obesity” Overweight and Obesity. Revised March. 2010. Web. October 07. 2010. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/obe/obe_whatare.html • Balko‚ Radley. “What You Eat Is Your Business.” They Say / I say with Readings. Ed. Graff‚ Birkenstein‚ Durst. New York-London. 2009. 157-161. Print. • Frisch‚ Louann. “7 Bad Habits of Overweight People.” Community and Resources. 24 Hours Fitness. Web. October
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MUHAMMED SALAMI English 101 C‚ Tuesday‚ 12:00-1:50 May 5‚ 2013 The Food Industry In our modern generation‚ the fast food industry has become a marketing competition between one food company to another‚ whereby majority of food are being over-processed are affecting families all over the world‚ that is why people are confused by not making the appropriate choice of food. Some people suggested the reason why fast food meals is spreading
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