Doping

Drug abuse occurs in all sports and at most levels of competition. Many athletes take drugs for different reasons, some or prescribe by a doctor, or drugs you can by over the counter. Athletic life may lead to drug abuse for a number of reasons, physical pain due to injuries, stress, and the biggest factor to help performance enhancement. Most Organizations that oversee professional sports test future athletes that are going to play for their teams for drug abuse, before they can even play the…

Science, or scientific research, is a collection of data that is recorded and then analyzed to answer a question or prove a theory. Science can be used to explain unknown phenomena or redefine a previous assumption. There are several elements of scientific research. The elements are as follows: public, objective, empirical, systematic, cumulative, predictive, and self-correcting. Together these elements create the guidelines of scientific research. Therefore, using these elements, the…

“(Dis) Honesty: The Truth About Lies,” is a documentary that explores why and when people lie. Although Yael Malamede is the director, he establishes credibility by using Dan Areily, a professor at Duke University, as a narrator. Areily studies behavioral economics, irrationality, and honesty and throughout the film he presents studies followed by personal stories, to create a powerful argument. “It’s not about being bad, it’s about being human.” Lying is human nature yet we all have the…

and quality of pitchers, but people fail to recognize these and use PEDs as a scapegoat. Also, in the 2009 Hall of Fame, two members of the inducting class, Ferguson Jenkins and Paul Molitor were busted for using cocaine in the 1980s. They are only but a few of what is sure to be many players who have been caught using illegal drugs that are now inducted into the hall of fame. If players who were caught with these drugs are still eligible, why shouldn’t players who admitted to using PEDs be able…

etc). This means that most people that are not involved in these leagues are not very educated. This is illustrated in the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine by author Levent Özdemir. He is quoted as saying, “[s]ince the potential side effects of doping drugs are…

Harmful Heroes Every human someone may meet in their life has an effect on them. Sometimes that effect is positive and sometimes it is negative. Everyone has their own ideas about what heroes should be. What those heroes should look like or how they should act are part of those ideas. But what happens to those people when the heroes do not meet the criteria? Or what about when those heroes fail to meet our expectations? Heroes may not always have a positive effect on people's lives.…

trainings in America to develop a great soccer player are cardiovascular fitness, agility, and a strong core. Cardiovascular fitness produces any athlete with more energy to move more. “Where mental strength runs into a wall in an elite sport, doping helps you get over it” by Ed Smith tells the reader how an enhancing drug helps an…

Male athletes have a high risk of developing traits and medical issues that can be avoided by the use of drug testing. As the use of drugs increase within male athletes due to rising standards from society and competition, many face the pressing issue of developing traits that are not common to men, such as the development of breasts and higher voices(“Drugs and Athletes”), as well as conditions that affect the body physically and psychologically. Although different drugs come with different…

When someone mentions “steroids”, how do people respond to it? Some people will argue that steroids are very harmful to an individual. Some say they may even cause death. But some select individuals say “now just wait a second, are they really that harmful?” Through the film Bigger, Stronger, Faster, director Chris Bell tackles that question effectively in the stance that they are a lot less harmful than the media portrays them to be. By using multiple renowned doctors and writers, Chris Bell…

Growing up in a household dominated by males with the head of the house, my mother, being a figure that is very tomboyish has influenced my views on how I see myself in terms of my gender at a very young age. I came from a very open, liberal community and I feel like I was blessed to meet people with all different genders. Now, 19 years into life, I find myself being able to properly assign a gender fitting to who I am as a person: Gender Fluid. Before diving into my reflection, there are a…