Monday, June 8, 2009

Steroid Video

LINK: Video

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/science-of-steroids-3052/Overview

THIS LINK IS VERY GOOD AND INFORMATIVE! PLEASE WATCH AND THEN COMMENT!

Testing

Should there be random testing in high school for performance enhancing drugs?

Role Models?

Are professional athletes role models in todays modern society?

Is their too much abuse of drugs or way too many crimes of modern athletes to concider them role models but one could also argue that not all athletes commit bad deeds.

What do you think?
Pic: http://www.justthinktwice.com/images/steroids/steroid_guys.jpg


Source Citation:
Brown, Ashley. "Professional Athletes Should Not Be Viewed as Role Models." Opposing Viewpoints: Sports and Athletes. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Alden High School. 10 June 2009 .

Steroids in baseball?



So what do you think.... The whole steroid scandal in baseball has completly blown up. Practically every good player in the past 15 years is now being accused of using performance enhancing drugs. Is the media and the government blowing this out of porpotion or is this really serious?





Source Citation:

Yuhas, Steve. "The Steroid Scandal in Baseball Has Been Overblown." At Issue: Steroids. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Alden High School. 10 June 2009 &contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010376205&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=nysl_we_aldenhs&version=1.0>.

Source Citation:

Perry, Dayn. "Steroid Use Does Not Account for the Increase in Home Runs Hit by Professional Baseball Players." At Issue: Steroids. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Alden High School. 10 June 2009 &contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010376206&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=nysl_we_aldenhs&version=1.0>.

Pic 1: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/steroids-in-baseball.jpg
Pic 2: http://www.steroidreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cracking-baseballs-steroid-code.jpg