Laddies, gentlemen and chairperson, hidden agendas may get us ahead in life, but the consequences that follow can have damaging effects. Hidden agendas have already and will continue to shape the lives we live, from sport to health and society. The impacts of the hidden agendas are not confined to just those involved, but spread like an awful virus and has impact each and every person in this room today. In our modern world hidden agendas exist to benefit a cause. Sports teams hide their use of illegal drugs to gain a better quality of player while the sugar industry deflects criticism of its product by focusing attention onto other rival food companies and with average people marrying not out of love but to obtain a visa. Hiding the truth
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The desire of glory consumed Coach James Hird and biochemist Stephen Dank of the Essendon Football club prior to the 2012 season, who concocted a strategy to guarantee a premiership in the club’s 114th season. James Hird and Stephen Dank implemented the plan and convinced players to unknowingly agreeing to take illicit drugs, contravening the Australian Football League and tarnishing the integrity of the Australian Sport. Players believed that the program was “improving soft tissue recovery times, to enable players to endure and benefit from a heavier training workload” ("Inside the Bombers’ drug regimen", 2017). In truth the program included injections of AOD-9604, colostrum, tribulus, thymosin beta-4 as well as pill supplements and intravenous vitamin drips, which players told that this regime was legal and accepted in the AFL. Tribulus, intravenous vitamin C and Thymosin beta-4 were banned as performance enhancing drugs, however players were exploited as this information was twisted in the contracts. Personal health of the players was put at extreme medical risk as well as fair play and integrity of the sport being tainted for generations to come. Once the Essendon football clubs hidden agenda was exposed the club name was filthy with the drug scandal having punishing outcomes. Supporters became ashamed and leaving the name of Essendon to stand on its own. Essendon’s reputation was shattered; players were unable to play for two years and their names being tainted. $305,000 (3 hundred 5 thousand) was fined for breach of occupational health and safety act. CONCLUDING
The desire of glory consumed Coach James Hird and biochemist Stephen Dank of the Essendon Football club prior to the 2012 season, who concocted a strategy to guarantee a premiership in the club’s 114th season. James Hird and Stephen Dank implemented the plan and convinced players to unknowingly agreeing to take illicit drugs, contravening the Australian Football League and tarnishing the integrity of the Australian Sport. Players believed that the program was “improving soft tissue recovery times, to enable players to endure and benefit from a heavier training workload” ("Inside the Bombers’ drug regimen", 2017). In truth the program included injections of AOD-9604, colostrum, tribulus, thymosin beta-4 as well as pill supplements and intravenous vitamin drips, which players told that this regime was legal and accepted in the AFL. Tribulus, intravenous vitamin C and Thymosin beta-4 were banned as performance enhancing drugs, however players were exploited as this information was twisted in the contracts. Personal health of the players was put at extreme medical risk as well as fair play and integrity of the sport being tainted for generations to come. Once the Essendon football clubs hidden agenda was exposed the club name was filthy with the drug scandal having punishing outcomes. Supporters became ashamed and leaving the name of Essendon to stand on its own. Essendon’s reputation was shattered; players were unable to play for two years and their names being tainted. $305,000 (3 hundred 5 thousand) was fined for breach of occupational health and safety act. CONCLUDING