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Jack Dempsey, 2005.
A look at the boxing career of American prize fighter Jack Dempsey.
1,139 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper describes the boxing career of Jack Dempsey and takes a look at the political, cultural, and social atmosphere of his time that contributed to his great popularity.
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"It is impossible to write about the 1920s with coming to grips with those factors that caused the 20s to roar, to be called the Jazz Age, and to give rise to the expatriates living in Paris who would become known as the Lost Generation. Perhaps prime among those was the First World War, known as the Great War at the time (Firstworldwar.com Web site). It was the first war in which virtually all the ?civilized? nations participated, and it produced enormous numbers of casualties. The United States lost 58,480 and another 189,955 were wounded. France lost 1,359,000, with 4,200,000 wounded. Even New Zealand was involved, losing 16,130, with another 40,750 wounded. The wounds, as well, were more grievous than in previous wars; this was the first war that used aircraft, the first with the rudiments of truly horrific war-fighting machinery, the first with mustard gas (Firstworldwar.com Web site). Adding to the horror, the figures represent only military personnel; there is probably no accurate accounting of the losses in the civilian populations of Europe (Firstworldwar.com Web site)."
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Risk Assessment in Sport, 2004.
An analysis of managing risk assessment and litigation in U.K. physical education departments.
2,395 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper presents a proposal for a British university that aims to examine the rise of the litigation culture in the United Kingdom. The paper explores the aim of this research project to investigate the status of risk assessment in U.K. physical education programs in order to identify the best practice model that can be applied in a variety of settings to help mitigate the impact of injuries and the concomitant resulting litigation using a thoughtful risk assessment approach.
Outline
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Rationale of Study
Methodology
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"Risk assessment has reached a new level of importance in the Information Age. The growth of sophisticated networked information systems and distributed computing has created a potentially dangerous environment for private and public organizations. ?Critical data -- such as from trade secrets, proprietary information, troop movements, sensitive medical records and financial transactions -- flows through these systems? (Hamilton, 1999, p. 69). Consequently, organizations are becoming increasingly concerned with potential exposure and are looking for ways to evaluate their organization's security profile today."
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Magazines and the Worlds They Create, 2004.
A comparative analysis of what the magazines ?Shape? and ?Men?s Health? create for their readership.
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper examines how two parallel magazines, ?Shape? and ?Men?s Health,? with similar market bases, target women and men with similar interests and from similar lifestyles and age groups. It compares the different ways the magazines conceptualize their readership and how the magazine?s advertising attempts to influence the targeted reading populations, despite the mutual parallel between the target audiences in their interest in living a fit lifestyle.
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"Both magazines discuss fitness, nutrition, going out, and what to wear when working out and going out on a monthly basis, in both male and female incarnations. One of the most pernicious stereotypes that cling to women?s magazines, as noted by Mary Kay Blakely, in her essay, ?Help or Hindrance? Women's Magazines Offer Readers Little Fear, Failure" is that such women?s-targeted magazines as ?Shape? are alleged to hinder women?s pursuit of independence. Yet ?Shape? magazine, and other female fitness magazines of its ilk, all often show women pumping iron, riding mountain bikes in the great outdoors as well as in great gyms, and show examples of women pushing themselves beyond their available limits on the playing courts as well as in terms of weight loss."
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N.B.A. Basketball Players, 2004.
This paper discusses the process of motivating N.B.A. basketball players.
7,005 words (approx. 28.0 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 157.95
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This paper explains that coaching is nothing but a form of leadership that involves the skills of motivation, guidance, direction, and mending. The author points out that the setting of goals is highly significant for inspiration and triumph because it permits players to set a target with the help of a preconceived plan for evaluating their development at various points over the course of time. The paper states that the motivational level is greatly influenced by the 'pump-up' sessions at the beginning and interval time of the matches; the content of the team talk is determined by the relative position of the opponents in the league.
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"A tactful analysis of the various factors of confidence necessitated analysis of the interrelationship of foundation, organization and the behavior of the athletes. The competitive spirit in the sports demonstrates the circumstances for fostering the expertise and performance. The question arises as to what is the means of attaining confidence by the athletes. In the arena of sports psychology, the Achievement Goal Theory in relations to social perceptions is a widely accepted representation in the field. The past analysis in the sphere of Achievement Goal Theory reveals that the task-oriented approach has a long way in achieving the desired motivation and confidence among the athletes. An interrelationship between the guidance to achieve the objective and enhanced sport confidence is being perceived. It is evident that the motivation of the athletes towards achieving the goals is positively correlated to their sports confidence. Conversely, by emphasizing on skill development in the process of learning and competition the athletes are said to develop their sport confidence."
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Sexism in the Media, 2004.
An analysis of sexism in the media via a portrayal of female athletes in media coverage.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses the phenomenon of sexism in the media. This is done by an examination of sports coverage. The paper explains that gender differences and inequality in media coverage are very prevalent in the area of sports or athletic coverage. Women are not only portrayed less often than men, but also with a more sexist scope and utilization of language. The paper offers a suggestion to correct this problem.
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"Sexist portrayal of men?s versus women?s athletic events and sporting events has prevailed in the media for some time. Armstrong and Hallmark (1999) note that until very recently, women in profession NCAA Division I women?s basketball teams, though popular, had received ?virtually no television exposure? during key station segments; women also suffered unfavorable practice times and ?hand me down uniforms? (p. 1). Perhaps no other area of media portrayal reveals as much gender inequality as the portrayal of women athletes. This is not because of a lack of interest in female sports necessarily. More and more women are participating in sports formerly considered male only."
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Tennis, 2004.
Describes the game of tennis and how it inspires the author.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 33.95
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The author of this paper describes the sport of tennis and what it means to her personally. The paper explains how tennis is a sport of both mind and body, its protocols, and what it symbolizes to the author. The author describes tennis as a work of art that works its own artful magic upon her soul.
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"It?s such a simple game, on its surface, whether that surface is clay, court, or grass. All it takes is a ball, a racket, and a net. And one?s opponent. Yet the game of tennis can mean so much more. Tennis can be a life or death struggle to prove a player?s sense of worth over another player. It can be an affirmation of all that is good in one?s self. A good game of tennis can demonstrate a player?s ability to triumph as an individual, against all odds. But the individual in a game like tennis can be filled with meaning, too, in the minds of the spectators, as the struggle of one person comes to represent the struggle of many other individuals."
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Leadership in Sports, 2004.
An analysis of what it takes to be a successful sports coach.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper presents an examination of sports leadership. The writer explores what it takes to be an effective leader in the world of sports. Terms are defined, and literature is examined to present the most important characteristics in the role of coach. The paper provides several examples of successful coaches.
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"Sports can be the foundation for building a successful life. Whether the participant plays childhood league sports, school sports, or goes on to become a professional player the skills and traits that are developed during that time help shape the total person. Because of the important impact that sports can have on a person?s total development the way a team is handled becomes a key factor in the sports industry. Most people who have had children participate in sports leagues have either experienced or witnessed both good coaches and bad coaches."
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Soccer, 2004.
The paper discusses the business of soccer, especially in Europe and the U.S.
3,820 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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This paper explains that, in the world, soccer is played by nearly one billion people and generates almost $260 billion every year; the World Cup gets an audience of nearly 36 billion people. The author points out that the recent marked increase in player salary is harming the game in the smaller markets in terms of club revenues and their inability to retain their good players. The paper concludes that the U.S. has all the basic ingredients for the development of soccer, including players, stadiums, and professional teams; what it now requires is for crowds to fill up the stadiums and for the rewards to be made attractive for the players. Tables.
Table of Contents
Background
Industry Landscape
Marketing Developments
Soccer in the U.S.
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"The world has changed to a situation where entertainment is now the largest industry in terms of the volume of business and the people employed. Among the areas of entertainment, sports are the second biggest area after tourism. This has resulted in a situation where the American sports economic complex got sales worth 2 percent of the gross domestic product or $ 152 billion in 1995. This figure is based on the calculation of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Economic Development Institute. This is expected to go up further to 3.5 percent. Among all the games in the world, soccer was the first to become international and also have a distribution wide enough to be called a global game. The efforts started first after 1974 World Cup through FIFA. There was a joint effort from the international marketing firms, companies making sporting goods, and the major network television units. This made FIFA the largest organizer of sports in the world, and a rival of the International Olympic Committee."
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Ambush Marketing, 2004.
An overview of the concept of ambush marketing and how it can be detrimental for the official sponsors of events, such as the World Cup.
3,983 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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This paper examines how ambush marketers can be described as organizations that intrude on agreements made between an official sponsor and the host of an event. It looks at how ambush marketers usually take advantage of their rights to capitalize on business opportunities and make the most out of someone?s business deal. In particular, it explores whether tough rules should be introduced to protect sports sponsors and curb this marketing tactic.
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"No matter which way one wishes to look at the situation of ambush marketers making the most of already sponsored big events, it may be said that such opportunities should not really be ethically available for organizations to seize. This is because official sponsors are the rightful owners of these events, as they pay large sums of cash to run the event, and this is the reason why things such as the logo of the events are directly associated with the sponsor companies. Considering this, ambush marketing may be accurately defined as the unauthorized association of an organization with the marketing of a particular event whereby they gain benefit of the marketing rights of that event without having to pay the license fee applicable in order to be associated with the event. Under this definition and the rest of the related discussion, there are a number of things that come to one?s mind. Marketing rights is one of these things, as organizations gain under free trade."
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The Economic Impact of Michael Jordan, 2004.
A look at the immense earning power of celebrity sports star, Michael Jordan.
2,069 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper looks at the economic impact of Michael Jordan that resulted from his super-star status and his endorsement of certain products. The paper points out that, in addition to having had a positive economic impact on the NBA, Michael Jordan has also had a tremendous economic impact on companies whose products he has endorsed and that, in essence, Jordan himself represents power, influence, globalism, wealth, and capitalism .
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"Sport personalities and their sponsors have now become a winning combination and the link between the two has proved to be an immensely profitable connection for the global economy. There are several reasons why sports personalities are chosen to promote certain products. Firms are quite careful in their selection of the right face and name to associate with their products or services. Research in this area indicates that firms select celebrities when it is felt that ?the life experiences of endorsers fit the advertising message, that the endorser has high appeal with the firm's target consumer group, or that the endorser's universal appeal makes the advertising universal.? (Mathur et al, 1997)"
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The Ritual Significance of Play, 2004.
This paper discusses that the modern rituals of play have underlying social and religious system of belief structures.
1,875 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that the notion of ?deep play?, play with multiple levels of anthropological and sociological significance, is demonstrated in both Balinese cockfighting and American baseball. The author points out that rituals are shaped in dialogue with culture and the difficulties humans experience, not for simple rewards. The paper relates that ritual creation may arise out of uncertainty, but it is a social and spiritual uncertainty, as well as an uncertainty of what actions will transpire.
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"All of these rituals came after long years of baseball practice and performing well in a series of games. Although they might seem like purely mechanical and useless acts against he effects of chance?of bad weather, bad calls, or a cramp in the arm or leg?they might even be said, like the Andean coca chewing to have physical effects that positively impact the potential game. The caffeine in the ice tea, the coolness of the beverage, the buzz of the Beech-Nut Tobacco, even, in today?s nutritionally conscious times, the Omega-3 fatty acids present in the tuna, in a perfect meld of protein and carbohydrate loading?all have physical, albeit subtle affects upon the baseball player?s physical as well as mental state. This is not to say that having an ice tea is the same as chewing a coca leaf. However, the physical aspects and effects of rituals created for the player in his own world have physical effects upon the player as well as analogs with the rituals that are generated in more communal and long-term cultural settings."
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Increasing Sports Injuries, 2004.
A discussion of the important issues that must be considered concerning children under the age of 10 and competitive sports.
2,172 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This is a position paper that first summarizes the latest information available on pre-adolescent children and competitive sports and then addresses current issues regarding national team competition for children less than 10 years of age.
Children?s Readiness for Organized Sports and Competition
Medical
Physical
Cognitive
Psychosocial
Motivational
Adult Readiness for Children?s Competition
Coaches
Parents
Organization / Administration
Competition
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"Competitive sports participation opportunities for children continue to grow. Nowadays, children begin their regular sport participation between the ages of 4 to 8 years. Most children enjoy sports and show great enthusiasm for participation. However, the situation changes when young athletes get involved in the elite-level championships organized and directed by adults. Children?s play becomes transformed from informal playground games to highly organized sporting events that mirror adult professional sports."
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"Taking in a Game", 2004.
A review of Joseph Reaves? book, "Taking in a Game-A History of Baseball in Asia".
1,877 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper analyzes and critiques "Taking in a Game-A History of Baseball in Asia", which was published in 2002 and written by journalist Joseph Reaves. The book studies the growth of baseball in Asian countries and how it merged into their cultural and social fabric.
Paper Outline
Book Information
Writer Information
Book Analysis
Review Analysis
Bibliography
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"In 1970s, Mao Tse-Tung allegedly used baseball as a political strategy. Many believed that baseball had been made a part of sports revolution program simply because it paved the way for ?diligent study of Marxism, Leninism and Mao Tse-tung Thought?. What made them believe such a thing is beyond me; but the author firmly maintains that Chinese authorities fell for this game since it could improve a soldier?s aim when throwing grenades. They felt that baseball could give soldiers stronger arms and thus it should be regularly practiced and promoted in China."
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Sports and Antitrust Law, 2004.
Reviews U.S. antitrust laws and how these laws can apply to the ability or inability of a person who wants to begin a professional football career.
4,271 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 113.95
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This paper reviews a court case brought against the National Football League (NFL) by a player arguing that NFL rules regarding eligibility to enter the league are conspiratorial against his ability to earn a living. The paper explains, in detail, the history and purpose of antitrust laws and the logic behind the judge's decision in the case, which declared that the NFL is indeed in violation of antitrust legislation because of the qualifications it required of players to enter the game. The paper also presents the legal position of the NFL and, in the conclusion, offers reasons why the author agrees with their position as well.
Research Problem Statement
Is the National Football League's Requirements to Enter the Draft a
Violation of Antitrust Law? If So Why? Why Does the NFL Think It Is Not a Violation?
Defining the Antitrust Legislation
Sherman Antitrust Legislation
Clayton Antitrust amendment
Presidential Support
The Maurice Clarett Case
The NFL?s Position
The Effect on the Game
Judge Scheinin?s Decision
Literature Review
Definition of Terms
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Act
Basis of Judge Shira Scheinin's Decision
Other Cases
Haywood vs. National Basketball Association, 401 U.S. 1204 (1971)
Impact of Case on the League
Players Straight out of High School who Have Been Successful
Kobe Bryant
Labron James
Unsuccessful Players
The Risk to the Kids who Leave Early
Will an 18 Year Old Be Physically Tough Enough
Summary and Conclusion
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"It is hard to conceive how these laws apply to the ability, or inability of a person who wants to enter a professional football career, but the recent court case brought by Maurice Clarett against the NFL charged that their rules regarding eligibility to enter the league are conspiratorial against his ability to earn a living. The NFL has placed age requirements on individuals. The want to make sure that a person who applies to for the job of a football player in the NFL will have developed the talent, as well as physical and emotional maturity to be qualified for the game. None the less this recent court action by Judge Shira Scheindin has declared that the NFL is in violation of antitrust legislation because of the qualifications it required of players to enter the game."
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Managing the Dallas Cowboys, 2004.
A look at an application of the four management functions on the Dallas Cowboys.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines how planning, controlling, organizing, and leading are the four management functions that every organization needs to manage to achieve its goals. It looks at how one organization that has had significant problems in the past is the Dallas Cowboys and how the goal of the Dallas Cowboys is to become a championship team, with a dependency on the management of the organization as much as on performance on the field. It assesses the organization by looking at both positive and negatives aspects in order to make recommendations on what the Dallas Cowboys need to do to become a championship team again.
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"One of the major problems that the Dallas Cowboys have had in recent years is the bad image the team has received because of players being involved in off-field incidents. These off-field incidents include claims of rape, assault and drug use. In addition, players have been suspended because of drug use. These incidents create two major problems. Firstly, players can be lost through either suspension or through going to jail over rape and assault incidents. This limits the organization?s ability to manage the organizing function, which refers to assigning tasks and allocating resources. For the Dallas Cowboys to win a championship, the major resource they need is the players of their team. If the team does not have reliable players that they know will be available this creates a level of uncertainty that makes it difficult to organize the team. This suggests that the organization could have problems attracting good players and retaining them."
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Heat and Exercise, 2004.
Examines the dangers associated with overheating caused by strenuous exercise.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper describes the physiological process that takes place when an athlete experiences serious heat-related illness, such as heatstroke, dehydration, etc. The paper also describes the emergency measures that must be taken to treat any of these conditions.
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"Although people exercise more than ever, many do not realize the toll such strenuous behavior can have on their bodies. This holds especially for joggers who enter races on weekends and are not used to pushing themselves to such an extreme. Runners and individuals involved with similar sports can become ill from several related diseases including exercise associated collapse, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and hyponatremia."
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Boxing in Victorian Britain, 2004.
A discussion of how boxing in both its legal and illegal forms was lauded as upholding the ideals of 'muscular Christianity' in Victorian Britain.
1,129 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how one of the first systems of institutionalizing and creating a more humane and formal structure for the pugilistic art of boxing was achieved by the codification of the boxing rules and regulations of the Marquis of Queensbury, who was the father of ?Boise?, or Lord Alfred Douglas, the male lover of Oscar Wilde. It analyzes how this strange paring in history of a famous coupling of homosexuality and an advocate of masculinity in its raw form of Victorian sport embodies the contradiction in the cult of Victorian masculinity.
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"In this cult, erotic, athletic, and sexual encounters between men were virtually institutionalized in the British university and public school system, idealized in the era?s imperial worship of Greek and Roman classicism and culture, yet also outlawed according to the strictures of governance according to the nation. Bare-fisted boxing, continued even after the Queensbury rules were passed, as is evident in popular illustrations of the period. The popularity of bare-fisted boxing in art and in print also shows how long the supposedly illegal art of bare-fisted boxing continued in the open. This bare-fisted sport was often practiced by working men at taverns, and became a kind of proving-ground of masculinity, away from the more regulated and elite forms of boxing according to the rules."
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Steroids in Sports, 2004.
Examination of how the use of steroids plagues the world of sports.
4,143 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper first takes a brief look at how drugs are used all over the world and then focuses specifically on the use of steroids in the world of sports. The paper explains what anabolic steroids are, gives a brief history of steroid use, and describes the negative side effects.
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"Steroids have been a very common form of drugs used in sports today despite the fact that athletes are regularly tested for doping and are immediately expelled from events if they test positive. The question that arises is why would athletes use steroids when such tactics simply kill the whole spirit of competition. To compete means to show you are more skillful and better trained for a certain sport, however with steroids this purpose of competition is destroyed because the winner has won not due to his own ability but because of certain performance enhancing drugs."
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