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    Imagine if people live in a world‚ where competition did not exist . People would live in an ancient-like society‚ low-technology level‚ and laziness would be the theme of this world‚ because improvement would be unnecessary. No matter what professions they are‚ athletes or politicians‚ people would not be better since they have no competitors. However‚ competitive instinct exists in humanity‚ and people can achieve their dream in sports competition‚ people practice and compete to push each other

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    Steroids

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    Running Head: ARE STEROIDS WORTH THE SIDE EFFECTS? 1 Are Steroids Worth the Long and Short Term Effects In The Future? Danny Hill Tarleton State University ARE STEROIDS WORTH THE SIDE EFFECTS? 2 Abstract This paper will introduce four articles that discuss the reasons why athletes take steroids and why steroids are and aren’t worth the long term side effects. The articles vary in their opinions behind the usage of steroids in whether steroids are good or not…

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    Persuasive Speech: Steroids What is the first thing that goes through your head when you think of steroids? Barry Bonds‚ Mark McGwire‚ or Greg Valentino? Maybe “cheating” comes to mind. You might think of the hideous backne or the infamous “roid rage” that comes along with steroid use. Steroids have always been given a bad reputation as a “dangerous” and “unfair” drug because every couple of years a famous and successful athlete gets caught using them and the media butchers steroids’ reputation.

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    understand before you judge. The definition of descent is an action of moving downward‚ dropping‚ or falling‚ my point is I didn’t start out like that‚ certain actions and events had to happen in order to trigger it. Okay‚ the first thing to happen was social neglect‚ to sum this down basically antisocial behavior. The refusal to participate in groups was so often that I stopped being asked. “Was this on purpose?” maybe on a subconscious level‚ yea I wanted it. The next part is important because I stopped

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    In baseball jargon the ball is often referred to as a pill‚ but during a twelve-year span from 1996-2007 when home run production in Major League Baseball surpassed all previous existing benchmarks due to the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs‚ the word “pill” took on a much more literal meaning. This “Steroid Era” would end abruptly in 2007 with the publication of an independent report commissioned by Major League Baseball in which United States Senator George Mitchell uncovered wide-spread

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    Knox English IIII 12 November 2015 Use of Steroids in Sports There’s lot of stories about professional athletes using enhancing performance drugs. Lot of athletes use drugs for their performance in the past and some athlete still use it now days. Drugs are usually turn to steroids‚ there are several types of steroids like anabolic steroids or corticosteroids‚ they are in same groups. Corticosteroids‚ cortisone or prednisone are drugs

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    The Alternative to Steroid Use for High School Athletes Sam was just a normal kid who loved to play basketball. He did pretty well in junior high and made the high school team later on. He was excited to play and loved working out with the team. His coach introduced each of the players to steroids to help them get an edge in working out. Sam and a friend on the team were the only two that would not take these dangerous supplements. As a result the other kids became stronger and faster and Sam found

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    Steroids in Society

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    Steroid use is a problem that has lingered in the sporting world for a long time. It has long been intertwined within the games of baseball and cycling‚ but more reports are starting to surface about athletes using them in other sports‚ such as basketball‚ football‚ and track and field. Steroids are defined by the National Institute of Drug Abuse as “synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (e.g.‚ testosterone). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development

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    Social justice The group that i’m going to to be talking about is African Americans. African Americans mostly come from Nigeria/Cameroon. Some oppressions are in 1619 the first African American servant arrived in the American colonies. Less than a decade later‚ the first slaves are brought into New Amsterdam. Later in time more slaves are needed because of the creation of the cotton gin in 1793. Which means the slave population for African Americans is increased. But then in 1808‚ congress bans

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    * The word “steroid” comes with a stigma today‚ especially in professional sports. * I believe that this label is unfair and it is my goal for you all to believe the same. * I noticed from the audience surveys that only 2 of you believe steroids should be legal in professional sports. * This topic is significant because the majority of people do not know the benefits of legalizing steroids. * The 3 main reasons I believe steroids should be legal are: 1. you can never fully prevent

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