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    Do you think that athletes want to take PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs) because they think it’s good for them? No!! they do it because they want to be better than everyone else‚ there is some some effects that come with taking them‚ too. They have been illegal in sports for a long time because of these things‚ many people still argue about letting them in though. Many people are at risk to taking PEDs. I believe that PEDs should stay illegal in sports because of young athletes having role models

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    Should professional athlete’s be held to higher moral standards? Did you have a favorite athlete growing up? If so‚ did you try to act like them‚ or even try to talk like them? Perhaps you wore their jersey‚ and often were present at every single game they played in. Many children as well as young adults adore an athlete‚ but moreover aspire to resemble them one day. Athletes are role models for children and young adults especially. If they do something that is not acceptable‚ what example will

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    DRUGS ‚ SPORTS ‚ AND ETHICS Testosterone‚ Anabolic Steroids‚ and Human growth hormone are the new trend in the sports filed‚ athletes are doping. What are the enhancement drugs ‚ Why its becoming popular and why it should be banned? Testosterone is produced by both women and men but men produced 10 times more than women. It is male sex hormone‚ its effect in increasing muscle mass. Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of Testosterone which can be rubbed‚ injected‚ or swallowed. The drug was

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    Rachael Dudley Due: 7/19/2015 Professor: Ms. Storey Topic: Issue 6 Side B: Professional athletes should not be expected to be role models. So‚ what really is considered a role model? According to the Webster dictionary‚ a role model is a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially by younger people (Collins). Growing up one of my main role models was my

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    our nation. They have overcome issues of race‚ colour‚ and class. However‚ one area that faces continual struggling is that of gender equality. More especially‚ areas of concern include male and female athlete marketing‚ perceptions‚ and pay. The difference between women and men in athletes is one of the biggest problems in sports. I have never once watched a women’s sporting event on television. Men’s sports are on a different level than women’s. They’re faster-paced‚ more physical and men

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    Should athletes be given the choice to use performance-enhancing drugs? Yes Freedom of choice. If athletes wish to take drugs in search of improved performances‚ let them do so. They harm nobody but themselves and should be treated as adults‚ capable of making rational decisions upon the basis of widely-available information. Even if there are adverse health effects in the long-term‚ this is also true of both tobacco and boxing‚ which remain legal. Yes Already athletes use all sorts of

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    Should companies that use professional athletes to endorse their products drop athletes who become involved in personal scandals? Case Study #1 Module Companies that use professional athlete have the right to use that endorsement at their discretion. This question is difficult to answer as a whole because there are so many factors that occur. When it comes to a contract or obligation the bylaws of such agreement can lend both parties to not fulfill the agreed terms. Most athletes are held to

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    Should athletes use performance enhancing drugs ? Man has been trying to improve themselves physically through training and eating healthy for years but the discovery of performance enhancing drugs changed the game for everyone. One after another new ways of improving an athlete’s straight and injuries with minimal training and maximal improvement. Some athletes and trainers looked to drugs to give them the upper hand on their opposition. Some people look at using drugs to build bigger and better

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    hormones‚ it can also cause impotence in men and menstrual problems in women. | HGH may raise your risk of osteoporosis‚ cardiomyopathy and diabetes ; however‚ more research needs to be done before its long-term effects are known. | Anabolic Steroids | Endurance Endurance They increase protein within cells‚ especially in skeletal. | Testicular atrophy or the shrinking of the testicles‚ reduced sperm count‚ infertility‚ baldness‚ and the development of breasts. | significant risk of suffering

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    Imagine how you felt when you realized that your son and daughter were taking drugs just because they saw one of the athletes in the olympics doing it‚ what would you do? I know how I would feel and the answer is not happy at all. I don’t understand why athletes are taking drugs so that they can be able to win. It doesn’t make sense. This is telling us that you need drugs to be able to win in a competition. I find it very sad because there are young kids that look up to those big stars. Yes I know

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