Discussion 1 - Destroyed review

Summarize



In the article "Destroyed" by Peter F Martin, he talks about how Steroids and other enhancers are a real problem when it comes to sports. Martin includes that sports today are full of cheaters, and athletes are ruining the purity of sports. Like how back in the Olympian days, it was all about natural skill. Clothes weren't even worn. Martin also talks about how not only are steroids ruining the game for the fans, but it is also endangering the lives of the Athletes. Steroids and other enhancers have bad long-term effects on athletes. After they have retired, athletes have had heart attacks and have died. Martin wants people to realize that its not just the honesty of the game that people should be concerned about, they should also be worried about how dangerous these enhancers are.


Paraphrase

In paragraph 10 Martin talks about how although Steroids and other enhancers are ruining the honesty of sports, we don't realize what they are doing to the athletes. People are to focused on the fact of athletes soiling the purity of the games; no one is realizing what athletes are willing to do to please their fans. That athletes are really risking their health taking these enhancers. (Martin 582)

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"Nothing but grass and human flesh on any field where fair play is to be found." (Martin 581) This really emphasizes the way sports were meant to be played. Completely natural, without the help of some human manufactured drug. In my mind it makes me kind of think that because athletes now a day are not following the rules of being apart of a sport, they are punished. They are punished with damage to their bodies from the enhancers.


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Discussion Week 1

Monica Gasper
English 101
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Discussion Week 1


Hello! My name is Monica Gasper and i am enrolled in PC for running start to obtain my associates degree. I grew up in Port Angeles, but I was born in Seattle. My strong point in writing would be being descriptive. Honestly, other than being descriptive I can use help in all areas in writing.  I am looking forward to advancing my writing skills this quarter!