final exam - reflection

Kristen Ott Professor Thomas Composition 101: Final Reflection 3 May 2013 Here comes Goodbye I have never pegged myself as a good writer and just like most other students reading was not my favorite thing to do. Coming into college I was worried most about my composition class. Coming into my fall semester of my freshman year I had Mrs. Thomas as my professor. Just like every other class I was nervous on how I would do. Never would I have guessed that I would finish with an A in composition 101. Throughout composition 101 Mrs. T helped me get a better understanding of how to write and read with more importance. With all of our blog post, essays, and our class read “Sway; the irresistible pull of irrational behaviors” I felt much more confident with my reading and writing skills. To say the least I was extremely relived I made it out of composition 101 alive. For the spring semester I was still dreading composition 102. I did feel much better knowing that Mrs. Thomas would be my professor again though. Even though we did not have a class book to read our Norton book and “They say I say” book truly helped me get though our assignments. These two books did not only help me to become a better reader but also a better writer. These books helped me to grasp concepts in writing. For example, a fallacy which is an unreasonable argument that adds to your paper to convince your reader. These books aided me in becoming a better critical thinker also. Concepts such a reading like a writer helped me to think deeper into my arguments and create solid evidence. Both of these books played a big role in making me the (better) reader and writer that I am today. A better writer is an understatement. Composition 102 has worked miracles for me! Even after 101 I still had many things to fix in my writing and I still do. Our first paper of composition 102 was the Rhetorical Analysis and I have to say it was the hardest for me. I wrote this paper on Sarah McLachlan’s animal abuse commercial. Throughout this essay I had to analyze the use of path, ethos, logos, and the affect it had on the viewer. There were man different parts and aspects that went into this paper and I had a hard time with writing an analysis in composition 101. This essay was very hard for me and I had trouble getting enough information to fill the pages. After finishing this essay I realized I had to improve a lot and change my writing style. Once I got to essay two and had my conference with Mrs. Thomas I began to progress. After meeting with her about the argument analysis I felt much better. This paper was much easier for me to write and I had a lot to say about it. For this essay I analyzed article on doping in sports and the Lance Armstrong confession. After the instructor conference I was told I had to work on my transitions and the implementing of my research. These two aspects are something I continued to struggle with until my last paper in this class. The last paper I wrote was on the solution of the biological passport for doping in sports. Every paper I have written besides paper one has been about doping in sports so I was very educated on this topic. The struggles for me were making the paper flow with transitions and incorporating all of my research along with my own knowledge. I was always good at writing introductions but once I got to the transition of course, I struggled. This topic proposal paper was the “icing on the cake.” It was this paper that I improved all of my weakness and made progress on becoming a better writer. After getting the comments back on it I believe my peer response and professor Thomas could see the difference. I may still have had a hard time with some transitions but for the most part my paper was much better than my first one. Creating transitions are one of the hardest things about writing for me and I was doing my best to fix them. Taking this course has really helped me to pin point my weaknesses and make significant changes to them. This class had bettered me the most in writing but has also made me a stronger critical thinker and has made me enjoy reading! Being in Mrs. Thomas’s class means there is always a discussion. Things like tweeted about the presidential debates made my mind work and forced me to think deeper. When we tweeted about the super bowl commercials and their rhetorical analysis it made me think beyond the funny aspect and connect it to pathos, ethos, and logos. The little things like this aid me in becoming a better critical thinker. I now don’t just read the pages or type the paragraph I look deeper into the questions to answer them and come up with an inferential response to them. This class isn’t just about sitting there and taking notes, it involves your mind and enables you to be active in class. Being involved made me become a better English student to say the least. I truly think I have changed an enormous amount as a student by taking this class. With all of the papers, critical thinks exercises, and reading I can officially say I survived composition 102 and hopefully I will finish with an A. I didn’t just change throughout this class but I also had fun for the first time ever I can say writing papers wasn’t a nightmare for me and with the help of a great professor I finished decently. Every paper and every bit of work made me progress through my issues and all combined to make me stronger in English. I have come a long way with the help of the materials and my professor, over all I believe that being in Professor Thomas’s class has helped me to become a better student in not only English but all of my other college classes too.

final exam- Revised paper

ABSTRACT: The paper I choose to revise was essay three, the literature review. I made many significant changes to this paper. For starters I connected the opening sentence to Lance Armstrong so the reader could make connections to current issues. Throughout the essay I had some citation errors along with some grammar and spelling errors which I fixed. At the end of my introduction I added more detail to the stakeholder I presented. I also defined performance enhancing drug to give the reader an idea of such drugs that are used and why. My paper had some organization errors so I rearranged some paragraphs to make the flow better. My headings were bland and not so creative so I changed them around to be more original so it would add more to the idea of the paper. In my paragraph where I talked about past testing I added in more detail to support my argument and aid the reader in understanding the urgency of it. When I concluded my paper I didn’t provide much information and it ended very quickly so I went back and added more supporting information instead or just a bare conclusion it now has some great points that leave the reader thinking about the issue. Last but not least on my works citied page I didn’t use the hanging indent on two of my source which I also went back and changed. I did change and add a lot to this paper and now I see the great difference it made when I read it aloud. Kristen Ott Professor Thomas Composition 102: revised essay 3 May 2013 Lying to Win the Race Lance Armstrong always has all of the pressure of the whole world watching him, anticipating another title and waiting on his victory speech. He knows he’s fooled them for over a decade already so why stop now? I mean who’s actually going to win a Tour De France title without banned drugs anyway right? Wrong. Typically we look at athletes as clean competitors, however dating back to the 1968’s, doping cases have taken over the professional world of sports. (Dilger et al) Some of the largest names in sports have been caught for cheating by using illegal drugs. The most recent of these athletes was Lance Armstrong. He used banned drugs for many years and got away with it for the majority of time. Just because athletes have gotten away with it before does not make it right. No matter how you look at it, it’s a form of cheating. These competitors are looked up to by people around the world as heroes, when in reality some of them turn out to just be liars. The pressure for athletes to succeed should be a reason to push yourself even harder, not to take the easy way and use drugs that will help you to win. Doping in sports is an urgent issue because it affects not only athletes themselves but agencies and fans that stand behind these sports. Sports agencies are working on a way to prevent it but there are still debates about sufficient ways to end doping in sports all together. Lance was stripped of all 7 of his Tour De France titles but should it have to get to that point? We need to put an end to doping before the truthful athletes get second place. Not only are these athletes hurting themselves but they are causing other to be unfairly placed, disappointing fans, and making in hard on the anti-doping agencies. History of Doping The earliest records of doping in sport come from the Ancient Olympics games when athletes are reported to have taken figs to improve their performance. (Williams) As agencies grew more aware of the issue they decided to start testing athletes and put a ban of drugs. In the early 19th century athletes started experimenting with drugs to enhance strength and overcome fatigue. (Holt) Since it was not yet illegal there was no telling the extent of what these athletes would do to win. In Sports Illustrated Magazine Michael Rosenberg reports “In 2004 there were 26 reported cases of doping in the summer Olympics alone.” While sports began to grow larger so did the need to succeed. Time went on and athletes started realizing that using certain performance enhancing drugs would increase their chances of winning. More winning meant the more sponsors, endorsements, and of course, fans. As I hear these excuses or lack thereof it doesn’t make sense to me. Being an athlete myself I know that the pressure always fueled me. Just the fact that these athletes went years lying is astonishing, winning would not be the same knowing you cheated. In the article "Performance-Enhancing Drug Resources," a Performance enhancing drug is defined as any drug used by athletes to heighten their abilities in the performance of their sport. Often contains illegal or unethical use of these substances. Some of these drugs are amphetamines, androstendione, erythropoietin, hGH, testosterone that can be used as “steroids.” Performance enhancing drugs are as popular with woman as they are with men. In her article, Melissa Breyer gives the example of Marion Jones, who was “stripped of her medals in 2007, banned from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and sentenced to six months in prison and two years of probation” (Breyer) After pleading guilty in court for her use of the drugs prior to competition. Doping in sports has been around for many years and is only getting worse. Now that there are rules set in place it makes it harder on athletes, but not impossible yet, for them to cheat. Athlete’s Cheating game In 1949 Fausto Coppi, an Italian cyclist, admitted to using amphetamines to win races. He also said he had to use them to remain competitive in the sport. (Holt) Most professional athletes that are caught doping today claim to only use drugs cause without them no one would be able to do such things like the Tour De France race. Athletes don’t plan on getting caught, most see it as an aid to win the title. No matter how pressured you are, that’s not an excuse. Using banned drugs should not be an option. One of the most recent doping cases in sports is Lance Armstrong. After he admitted he was stripped of his 7 Tour De France titles and had to pay back all of his endorsement money. He would’ve never guessed he would be banned from the sport for life. Since there is no real consequences and most athletes get there bans shortened anyway more athletes are cheating. Without using banned drugs, Armstrong would not have won the Tour de France and without those titles, he would not be famous. Without all his career titles, he would not be have made millions in endorsements. Michael Rosenberg said “Lance Armstrong would have been nobody without the help of doping.” Athletes who dope may gain a few more titles but when caught they not only lose their fans but also have to deal with the agencies behind the sport. Agencies Rise up For every sport there are agencies that stand behind the athletes. Along with these agencies there are also anti-doping agencies which work to put an end to doping and deal with athletes that have been caught. Juliet Macur of the New York Times in the article "Armstrong in Discussion to Tell Details" said that after Lance was caught the United States Anti-Doping Agency set an appointment to meet with him and give him the chance to come completely clean but Lance refused. By Lance meeting with the agency he would be “part of the solution.” (Macur) In "Armstrong Refuses to Meet With Anti-Doping Agency” the New York Times explains by lance attending the meeting he could give the agency names of any coaches, officials, or team mates that helped cover up or hide his doping which would help them to clear the industry of cheating. Catching the athletes that are using banned drugs is very important to these agencies. Whether it’s considered a high ranking sport or not the cheating isn’t okay and needs to be put to an end. The Canadian government has renewed its 957,729 contribution to the World Anti-Doping Agency for 2012. (Kondro) The more athletes that are willing to give information the easier it will be to come up with a better solution for this problem. These agencies are committed to finding a solution for this issue and holding those athletes responsible for their actions. In the eyes of the Cheering Section Is it okay for your children to cheat in “Duck, Duck, Goose” or lie to get ahead in a game of tag? It’s hard to teach children not to do these things while their favorite sports player is doing just that. These athletes are looked up to by families, children, and even younger athletes from around the world. Using to get you ahead in sports sets a bad example for all the people who look to you as a role model. In the article titled “Lance Armstrong Doping Confession: In Any Sport, Drugs Are Drugs." It brings up the possibility that these younger athletes may think it is okay to dope if they don’t believe that talent and determination is no longer sufficient enough. The families and their children now see someone who once was seen as a hero as a fake and a cheater. “These athletes are televised and so is the dishonesty of the crime” said the Christian Science Monitor. The fans of these athletes suffer just from witnessing the scandal. The Fans, whether in the stand of in front of the TV are a huge part of sports. They cheer on these professionals and stand behind them in whatever they do. Athletes aren’t just competitors but they are inspirations to people watching everywhere. Finding out someone you believed in has been lying and cheating to win all those titles is devastating. The Monitors Editorial Board say that young future athletes may want to imitate them to receive the same amount as praise and families will no longer be as invested in sports. In "Lance Armstrong Doping Confession: In Any Sport, Drugs Are Drugs" they critique that testing rules are often weak and unable to keep up with the latest chemical inventions which allow some athletes to get away with it. Screening needs to be improved to catch the cheating before the fans watch their “favorite” not only cheat but lie about it in the process. Putting an End to Doping Just as the athletes and fans, agencies want this stopped also. Many agencies are working to find a new solution that is going to catch athletes much faster. Tests are already in place such as urine sampling but a countless number of doping scandals shows that even with such test there is no guarantee for a drug free race. (Callaway) This test breaks down particles in the urine in search for anything suspicious such as banned drugs. (Callaway) Most of these athletes end up finding way to avoid detection and get away with doping. For example, Lance Armstrong was doping for over a decade before he was eventually caught. (Rosenberg) With things such as taking pills to wash your system and even falsifying urine samples athletes have found a way to avoid being detected through urine sample so this test is no longer bullet proof. As agencies work to find new ways to narrow the chance of doping many different ideas have come up. The strongest so far is the biological passport. This was created in hopes of putting an end to cheating, let alone getting away with it. The urine testing became unsuccessful because all it did was break down the products in it for traces of drugs. There are ways to avoid detection such as taking pills to wash your system and even falsifying urine samples. In the article "Racing just to keep up: anti-doping researchers are looking for new ways to catch cheaters. Can a biological passport help to save the sport?" Callaway says “The new idea of the biological passport builds up a profile for each athlete over time to try and detect biochemical changes that might indicate doping.” Some researchers say that the passport offers the best line of defense against performance enhancing drug use, which has fooled inspectors for the past two decades. Biological passports to detect steroid and growth-factor doping are the upcoming solution that could end doping in sports. (Callaway) Another way that could decrease the amount of use is by using the samples in a spectrometer. This is a more efficient way of urine testing. (Zachar) The spectrometer breaks down every particle in search of traces of illegal drugs. The number of doping cases has created an enormous problem in professional sports today. All of the races Lance Armstrong cheated in, all of the people he lied to, Lance would have never gotten away with it for so long if the testing had been able to detect him the first time. Michael Rosenberg said “Lance Armstrong would have been nobody without the help of doping.” Should it even get to that point though? A more efficient test could solve the issue of doping in professional sports and clear the minds of the athletes, fans, and anti-doping agencies. The athletes who succeed will beat other because of hard work and skill; there will be no more lying to win the race. Works Cited Breyer, Melissa. "7 Remarkable Athletes Stripped of Their Honors." Mother Nature Network. . 2(2012): n. page. Web. 29 Mar 013. Callaway, Ewen. "Racing just to keep up: anti-doping researchers are looking for new ways to catch cheaters. Can a biological passport help to save the sport?" Nature 475.7356 (2011): 283+. Academic OneFile. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. Dilger, Alexander, Bernd Frick, and Frank Tolsdorf. "Are athletes doped? Some theoretical arguments and empirical evidence." Contemporary Economic Policy 25.4 (2007): 604+. Academic OneFile. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. Holt, RI. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 19 Aug. 2009. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. Kondro, Wayne. "Anti-doping allocation." CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 15 May 2012: E414. Academic OneFile. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. "Lance Armstrong Doping Confession: In Any Sport, Drugs Are Drugs." Monitors Editorial Board. The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. Macur, Juliet. "Armstrong In Discussion To Tell Details." The New York Times. The New York Times, 07 Feb. 2013. Web. 11 Mar. 2013 Macur, Juliet. "Armstrong Refuses to Meet With Anti-Doping Agency." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. "Performance-Enhancing Drug Resources." Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Anabolic Steroids, Steroid Use in Sports. Drug Free Sport, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2013. Rosenberg, Michael. "Here's the Truth: Without Doping Lance Armstrong Would Be Nobody." SI.com. Sports Illustrated, 18 Jan. 2012. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. Williams, Armstrong. "The true scandal of Lance Armstrong: Enough free passes for role models." New York Amsterdam News 24 Jan. 2013: 13. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. Zachar, Gergely. "Determination of Stanozolol and 3.sup.'sup.-hydroxystanozolol in Rat Hair, Urine, and Serum Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry." Academic One File. (2012): 162. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.

Biological Passport to a clean race (http://www.glogster.com/kott22/doping-in-sports/g-6kq9566qp4pcnmbr3429ma0)

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self reflection - topic proposal

1.       This paper wasn’t too hard for me because I’ve written the past three essays on this topic which made the research very easy. The only problems I came across were procrastination because of other class work and coming up with good transitions.

2.       In my opinion the best part of my paper was my introduction. I gave a good interesting opening and I formulated my thesis well. Throughout the intro I gave some details to hook the reader into the rest of the paper.

3.       The weakest part of my paper was adding in the research. I had a hard time balancing my opinion with the research. I had a lot of good sources I could have incorporated more information from them.

4.       I believe I did pretty decent on my last two papers considering the writer I was when I came into Mrs. Thomas’s comp 101 class last semester. I could have improved on incorporating my research and making the transitions of my papers better. All around I could have made the ethos of my paper stronger with the research and made the flow better with better transitions.

topic proposal rough draft

Kristen Ott

Professor: Thomas

Composition 102: rough draft

15 April 2013

Doping in Sports and Biological Passport

Can you imagine being the athlete that gets second to Lance Armstrong in the Tour De France then years later finding out he was cheating the entire time? Drug testing needs to be more efficient so doping can be detected faster. In the article “Are athletes doped? Some theoretical arguments and empirical evidence."  We read how typically we look at athletes as clean competitors, however dating back to the 1960s, doping cases have taken over the professional world of sports. (Dilger etal) The number of doping cases has created an enormous problem in professional sports today. Lance Armstrong is a prime example of the serious consequences that come with cheating in such sports as bicycling.  In order to stop or cut down on doping in sports the United States anti-doping agency should introduce the biological passport which would create an ongoing record for professional athletes to make it easier to detect banned drugs.

Past and Present

The earliest records of doping in sport come from the Ancient Olympics games when athletes are reported to have taken figs to improve their performance. (Williams) As agencies grew more aware of the issue they decided to start testing athletes and put a ban of drugs. In the early 19th century athletes started experimenting with drugs to enhance strength and overcome fatigue. (Holt) Since it was not yet illegal there was no telling the extent of what these athletes would do to win. Now that there are rules set in place it makes it harder on athletes, but not impossible yet, for them to cheat.

In Sports Illustrated Magazine Michael Rosenberg reports “In 2004 there were 26 reported cases of doping in the summer Olympics alone.” While sports began to grow larger so did the need to succeed. Time went on and athletes started realizing that using certain performance enhancing drugs would increase their chances of winning. More winning meant the more sponsors, endorsements, and of course, fans. As I hear these excuses or lack thereof it doesn’t make sense to me. Being an athlete myself I know that the pressure always fueled me. Just the fact that these athletes went years lying is astonishing, winning would not be the same knowing you cheated. Doping in sports has been around for many years and is only getting worse. Urine sampling was supposed to be a test that would no longer allow athletes to cheat.

Failure to enforce testing

            “I’m clean, check the test.” For professional athletes to be able to compete they have to go through testing to prove they aren’t using any performance enhancing drugs. This test is to prove that it will be a good clean race. The test that is currently being used is urine testing. This test breaks down particles in the urine in search for anything suspicious such as banned drugs.  In the article "Racing just to keep up: anti-doping researchers are looking for new ways to catch cheaters. Can a biological passport help to save the sport?" Callaway explains how countless number of doping scandals shows that even with such test there is no guarantee for a drug free race.

You would think that urine sampling would be an efficient way of detection right? Wrong. There are ways to avoid detection such as taking pills to wash your system and even falsifying urine samples. (Callaway) Most of these athletes end up finding way to avoid detection and get away with doping. For example, Lance Armstrong was doping for over a decade before he was eventually caught. (Rosenberg) Lance was stripped of all 7 of his Tour De France titles and had to pay back all of his endorsement money. All of the races he cheated in, all of the people he lied to, Lance would have never gotten away with it for so long if the testing had been able to detect him the first time. Michael Rosenberg said “Lance Armstrong would have been nobody without the help of doping.” Should it even get to that point though? A more efficient test needs to be put in place before the truthful athletes get second.

What is the Biological Passport?

            Somehow athletes have found a way to avoid being detected through urine sample so this test is no longer bullet proof. Now the urine sampling is proven to not be enough it is time to enforce a new type of detection. Drug agencies have been recently talking about a biological passport. The urine testing became unsuccessful because all it did was break down the products in it for traces of drugs.  Callaway says “The new idea of the biological passport builds up a profile for each athlete over time to try and detect biochemical changes that might indicate doping.” This new form of testing would not just check for drugs at the moment but detect any change that appears overtime also. This would narrow the chances of avoiding detection. Some researchers say that the passport offers the best line of defense against performance enhancing drug use, which has fooled inspectors for the past two decades. Biological passports to detect steroid and growth-factor doping are the upcoming solution that could end doping in sports. (Callaway)

Problem solver

            The Canadian government has renewed its 957,729 contribution to the World Anti-Doping Agency for 2012. (Kondro) These agencies say they are committed to finding a solution for this issue and holding those athletes responsible for their actions. All of the money put into the urine testing could be used to enforce the new biological passport. In the "Athlete Biological Passport - World Anti-Doping Agency,” the WADA explains how the fundamental principle of the Athlete Biological Passport is based on the monitoring of selected biological parameters over time that will indirectly reveal the effects of doping rather than attempting to detect the doping substance itself. The agencies are working on making the detections stronger by making it possible to detect even the smallest amount of drugs. The fight against doping relies on several strategies, including the direct testing of athletes as well as evidence gathered in the context of non-analytical doping violations. By combining these strategies, and seeking new ones to address emerging threats, the global fight against doping is more effective.(WADA) They plan on implementing this new form of testing for all athletes in not just cycling but every professional sport.

Some say it will cost too much to enforce this new type of testing so there would be no point. In reality by implementing the biological passport these agencies will save money in the end. The critics are overlooking the amount of money the agencies pay for every doping scandal investigation. It would be worth spending the extra money to implement the more efficient testing so they could save money with a fewer number of doping cases. Lance Armstrong is an American professional cyclist who has a net worth of $125 million. In the article "Lance Armstrong Net Worth," Brian Warner says Lance makes roughly 15 million dollars a year from speaking engagements, public appearance fees and sponsorships alone. With professional athletes making this much in one year they should be able to pay for testing themselves to prove they are clean. No matter what way you look at it the biological passport would cost less money than the urine sampling along with all the doping scandals.

At the end of the race

Is it okay for your children to cheat in “Duck, Duck, Goose” or lie to get ahead in a game of tag?  It’s hard to teach children not to do these things while their favorite sports player is doing just that. In the article titles “Lance Armstrong Doping Confession: In Any Sport, Drugs Are Drugs." It brings up the possibility that these younger athletes may think it is okay to dope if they don’t believe that talent and determination is no longer sufficient enough. Implementing the biological passport would enable the anti-doping agencies to detect the cheating before it even gets to the public.

No matter how you look at it, doping is a form of cheating. Urine sampling is no longer efficient enough to stop doping. This idea for the biological passport sounds to be the most recent, more efficient way to put an end to cheating in professional sports.

           

 

 

Works Citied

"Athlete Biological Passport - World Anti-Doping Agency." World Anti-Doping Agency. WADA, 20 Nov. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.

Callaway, Ewen. "Racing just to keep up: anti-doping researchers are looking for new ways to catch cheaters. Can a biological passport help to save the sport?" Nature 475.7356 (2011): 283+. Academic OneFile. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

Dilger, Alexander, Bernd Frick, and Frank Tolsdorf. "Are athletes doped? Some theoretical arguments and empirical evidence." Contemporary Economic Policy 25.4 (2007): 604+. Academic OneFile. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

Holt, RI. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 19 Aug. 2009. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

Kondro, Wayne. "Anti-doping allocation." CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 15 May 2012: E414. Academic OneFile. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

"Lance Armstrong Doping Confession: In Any Sport, Drugs Are Drugs." Monitors Editorial Board.  The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

Rosenberg, Michael. "Here's the Truth: Without Doping Lance Armstrong Would Be Nobody." SI.com. Sports Illustrated, 18 Jan. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

Warner, Brian. "Lance Armstrong Net Worth." RSS. Celebrity Net Worth, 22 Oct. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.

working thesis and outline for paper 4

Working thesis:

                In order to stop or cut down on doping in sports the United States anti-doping agency should introduce the biological passport which would create an ongoing record for professional athletes to make it easier to detect banned drugs.

Outline:

Doping in sports and the biological passport

                -story of the past (examples)

                -connecting it to athletes everywhere

Failed attempts

                -what are past test

                -why they are not as good

                -How athletes get avoid getting caught -thesis

Biological passport?

                -introduce the idea (what it entails)

                -why it is the best possibility

                -statistics

Problem solver

                -how they plan to implement this new form of testing

                -how it would benefit in the long run

Conclusion:

                -why a new way is needed

                -how it effects not just the athletes but everyone

-how fans can help

 

Prospectus for Essay 4- doping in sports

he issue I am writing about is Lance Armstrong and doping in sports. This issue is only getting worse and it needs to be tended to. Athletes in every sport are either getting away with it or being caught using banned drugs after years of cheating. These athletes are finding ways around the urine test such as taking pills to flush your system or falsifying the urine. A new solution needs to be enforced so the cheating stops. The people who could put an end to doping are the drug agencies. This is my audience because they have the power to make the change and do something about it.

                The solution that I am proposing is the Biological passport. This is a stronger way of detection. This to me is the best possible way because it monitors over time. The passport builds up a profile for each athlete over time to try and detect biochemical changes that might indicate doping. Biological passports to detect steroid and growth-factor doping are the upcoming solution that could end doping in sports. Biological passports are better than urine testing because it is, if not impossible, harder to fool. It is not just a onetime urine test; it monitors your body over time so if the slightest change happens they suspect something. This will decrease the number of athletes that get away with doping. I will build rhetorical appeal by creating ethos with my sources. Logos will be created by my statistics and numbers. Athletes that were truthful but ended up getting second to someone who used performance enhancing drugs could also evoke emotion in the reader. Talking about how children everywhere look at to these athletes that have been cheating will create pathos. I have been writing about this issue since paper two so I am excited to talk about a solution.