Gary Inman
Melinda Schroeder
English 101
24 September 2015
1. Summary.
After reading the article "Destroyed", I feel like society turns a blind eye to steroids in a way. The author mentions (in paragraph 3) how someone can go to Vegas and place bets on which athlete is taking steroids. He makes is sound like society is making a game out of athletes destroying themselves. Society is taking advantage of the issue instead of doing something about it.
The article then goes on to discuss how damaging steroids really are to the athletes' bodies. There is an example of Ken Caminiti dying of a heart attack at only age forty-one (paragraph 9); this should be a huge eye opener. Steroid use is just as big of a deal as other illegal drug use is. Just like other drugs, steroids are drugs that kills.
In the end the author hints that we as a society should take a different look at athletes and the use of steroids. Are they sinners? Or are they addicts that felt pressure by fans and competition to push the limits of the abilities to achieve better stats and records.
2. Paraphrase paragraph #10
Steroids are ruining sports as a whole. Athletes now hardly even look human compared to early day athletes. Steroids are destroying athletes and we need to be concerned for their physical and mental health, not only how they are possibly cheating.
3. Favorite Quote.
My favorite quote comes from the last paragraph in the article. Martin charges the sports-loving world to take a different look at steroid use (or abuse). Sinners?
I chose this quote because is seems like every time a professional athlete gets caught using steroids, they get shunned by society. When, in a way, society has fed the fire for them to take steroids in the first place. Maybe athletes take steroids to impress their fans, hit home runs, beat track records, and be the best athlete they can be.
I feel like the author is hinting that they could be addicts in need of help. Not complete sinners. This is a biased observation because I am an addict in recovery. I remember just wanting to fit in, using socially at first. My addiction escalated quickly though, and I became that person that was shunned. All I needed was help, not to be shunned and turned away by society.
So I believe the author is trying to get sport-loving fanatics to reevaluate the sinners and possibly offer a helping hand instead of turning their backs.
4. Response
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