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    being paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have a few problems with money‚ colleges should pay athletes because the athletes earn the colleges billions of dollars‚ others

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    Chemistry “Steroids” By: Giselle Güemes Verástegui Brenda Acosta Treviño BB: 01 09/05/12 Steroids‚ the common name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones‚ promote muscle growth and the development of male sexual characteristics. Steroids are legally only with a prescription. They are prescribed to treat conditions such as delayed puberty‚ some types of impotence‚ and body wasting in patients suffering from AIDS. Steroids are abused‚ often

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    Athletes Indiscretions While Endorsing Reputable Company’s XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX SCHOOL Athletes Indiscretions While Endorsing Reputable Company’s In this assignment to write about particular professional athletes in scandals while receiving endorsement deals from reputable company’s‚ there are certainly a lot of individuals that can be added and talked about in detail pertaining to this category. The assignment particularly poses the question‚ “Should companies that had endorsement

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    Steroids A steroid is a supplement or a PED (performance enhancing drug). Unlike a drug‚ supplements do not introduce their own chemical message. They only use proteins and chemicals in your diet that you already have. A steroid enhances testosterone and quickly builds muscle mass. Other names for a steroid are “Roids”‚ “Juice”‚ “Gym Candy”‚ “Pumpers”‚ “Stackers”‚ “Weight Trainers” or “Arnies”. Steroids were first seen in the early 1930s‚ right before World War II. German scientists

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    Professional Athletes’ Salaries In today’s society‚ the American people can’t get enough of their favorite teams and athletes. Entire cities are infatuated with these teams and as a result‚ people spend much of their time and money watching and rooting‚ hoping for a victory. There is nothing wrong with enjoying and marveling at the talent of these professional athletes‚ but what happens with all these resources that go into the sports? They go straight to the players. Although our society idolizes

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    Steroids (also known as ’roids‚ juice‚ hype‚ or pump) are any drugs or hormonal substances chemically related to testosterone‚ a male hormone that helps muscle growth. Anabolic means "building body tissue." Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body’s natural male hormone‚ testosterone. People usually take in high doses of steroids to boost athletic performance and to do extremely well in competitions and sports‚ but sports and athletic competitions

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    Is it OK for athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs? There are many factors associated with why performance-enhancing drugs shouldn’t be used in sports one of the main association is health risks. Performance-enhancing drugs should not be used in the sport because as they use the enhancing drug they are destroying the sport fair play and roll models in other people’s eyes. Enhancing your body with drugs may lead up to overdosing or illnesses however If everybody took these performance-enhancing

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    substance called anabolic steroids. What’s the big deal people will say. Those people don’t understand though how it is taken‚ the small benefits it could give that player and huge negatives steroids can have on a person. To first understand why baseball players take steroids it must be known what steroids do once ingested. Anabolic steroids are a drug that helps release more testosterone and protein into the body (Horwitz). Therefore

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    Should College Athletes be Paid? General Purpose Statement: to convince Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my presentation‚ I hope to convince you on the fact that college athletes should not be paid to play their sport(s). Attention Getter: When you go from playing sports in college to playing sports in the major league‚ what changes? Your title goes from student athlete to professional athlete. Notice how while in college‚ your title is student athlete‚ not professional. You are

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    participate and don’t use this harmful drug. Playing sports is about using your natural ability and gift but by using this drug it defeats the purpose of being naturally good at something. Steroids and other similar drugs are very harmful and can negatively affect you in the long run. Many people look up to these amazing players but kids and fans should not be influenced by the poor choices they have made. For these reasons major league baseball banned the use of steroids in 1991. For example Roger

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