September 23,2015
Teresah Peters                                                                                                            
 Melinda Schroeder, M.A.
 ENGLISH Composition 101

"Destroyed"


     1.   The column "Destroyed" talks about the purity of sports being lost to performance enhancing drugs.  Doping as it is called , has become such the norm that is has  actually become a wager-able activity in Las Vegas.  Doping takes away from truly talented athletes and give the fans a false hero in the chosen sport.  But is the temporary fame worth the shortened life span induced by the drugs.

     2.   So to paraphrase paragraph 10  The true problem is the athletes poor health and dramatically shortened  life span after using steroids.


      3.    "And it all goes back to purity " (The Bedford Reader 11th edition page 581 )

    This is a defining moment ,it brings the whole idea together.  An athlete is to be talented strong and above average in the sport with no help from anything but desire and practice. Chemically enhanced performances take away from the truly talented individuals that work hard and give their all to the sport.    


     4. blogs I commented on
http://paloniaolson.blogspot.com/
 David Jensens I just followed the link and cant find the URL