In addition, being the founder of the Olympic games, it’s possible that there is an intention to make it see more peaceful in order to get more to attend. The second to do this is document 5, which talks of the immense pressure from Japan during post World War II times to host the 1964 Olympic games. Japan at the time was viewed as very weak by the rest of the world, and their intent in hosting the Olympic games was to restore their place as a trade power. The document speaks that the Olympics brought Japan back to a stable situation by the “magic” of the Olympics, meaning that the Olympics helped other countries realise Japan was capable of great feats, and therefore wish to trade with them. The third document to speak on this is document 6.
Throughout chapters ten and eleven of Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport, Heather L. Reid addresses the many issues that arise between the relationship between virtues and sports. In particular, Reid states, “It is characteristic of sport that we want to know not just who won but also whether they deserved to win” (Reid, 140). The emphasis on the “deserving” to win closely ties with ethics, assuming that only virtuous people “deserve” to win. What grabbed my attention even more was Reid’s next statement regarding immoral actions that occur outside of the arena of sport: “The detection and punishment of cheaters is (at least presented as) a priority, and even immoral actions that have nothing to do with sport can tarnish an athlete’s image and detract from his or her results” (Reid, 140). I agree with Reid’s proposal that an athlete’s reputation can easily be affected by actions irrelevant to his or his sport.
The Notorious Olympian Marion Jones was a highly decorated American track and field athlete, known for her speed and success in sprinting and jumping events. However, her career took a sharp turn when she became embroiled in a doping scandal involving steroids. In his article, A Tarnished Marion Jones Couldn't Outrun (2007) Author Harvey Araton claims Marion Jones' doping scandal and subsequent downfall serve as a cautionary tale about the perils of cheating in sports. In view of the author's opinionative tone, this article is intended for those who are interested in sports, PEDs, and Olympic scandals, ranging from ages between 16 and 55; these are the people who perceive fairness within sports as a grave issue.
As young children, we would not dare cheat because of the consequences. However, in this day and age, athlete seek greatness by using performance enhancing drugs, yet it only destroys the authentic feel to the sports we love and
In the current state of sports there is a lot of incentive and pressure to participate in doping because although some athletes do get caught, a lot don’t. Sparling acknowledges this by saying, “most ‘dirty’ cyclists are never caught” (53). Then when they do get caught, it’s usually a long time after they reaped the benefits of success. When talking about the stripping of the medals from the four 2004 Olympic track and field athletes Sparling writes, “How useful is justice 8 years later” (54). This statement reflects how difficult it is for anti-doping agencies to catch doping athletes.
Some may argue that there is a winning side to all this corruption and fraud that is occurring in sports today. Stanley Bing, author for Forbes Magazine, states in his article, "Thriving in the Age of Fraudulence," that there are several benefits of cheating and fraud. Bing says these type of people, "seem to be doing very, very well" (Bing, 112), and that is actually correct. Athletes who use illegal banned substances tend to be winning every medal they compete for. These type of athletes, "Run Faster.
9.2 (2013): 135-59. Print. This article written by Jack Anderson a Professor of Law at Queen’s University, Belfast, concerns the legal issues that surround the prohibition of doping in sport. The current policy on the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport is underpinned by both a paternalistic desire to protect athletes' health and the long-term integrity
This week, I have read the Greek Myths and my thoughts about it are as follows. It is known to all that the God created people according to the Bible stories, but in this Greek Myths we can know that Prometheus created people in this world. He tried to make a nobler animal than any of these animals which were created by his brother, Epimetheus. Epimetheus used up all the gifts for the other animals and nothing was left to give man, so Prometheus went to Zeus and begged for help.
Barbara, Great real world example of connecting the text material and prompt to an instance we can all relate to. Lance Armstrong’s doping and anabolic steroid scandal is one of the most talked about scandal in recent professional sports and something even I know about despite never following professional cycling. You made a great point that one could get away with cheating through using steroid or other performance enhancement drug, but eventually it would catch up to the individual. When it does the consequences can be huge and ultimately it is not worth it. In Lance’s case as you mentioned, not only is his name now synonymous with cheating, what he cheated for and his achievements do not count and rightly so.
In the last paragraph, the author gave us an actual example of someone that does corrupt activities, but then again, in this example, the author didn’t point anyone out. The author is establishing a hasty generalization, that cheating happens in sports. On the other hand, it does not concisely state how their argument would be applied, applying the terms very loosely causing the reader no choice but to agree with the statement. This could have been true if it were being correctly portrayed to the audience that the reader was trying to reach. Instead of giving examples of what “cheating to win” per say is, the author could have given a concrete
Background: Performance-enhancing drugs have been widely used in sports for centuries. The first recorded use of PEDS in sports was during the ancient Olympic games in 776 BC when athletes experimented with herbal medication 2. However, what qualifies as cheating to us was perfectly acceptable to them and the athletes that participated weren’t
Athletes use of performance enhancing drugs has become all too common in today’s society. With many athletes testing positive for doping, sports are becoming tarnished with athletes trying to gain an unfair advantage on their competitors. Although players are tested often for such drugs, there are still many loopholes and some drugs are not detected by current systems. So what would cause an athlete to put their body at risk to gain just a slight edge on their competitor? Sports should be a test of real skill, not artificial skills given by doctors.
Subsequently I believe that the use of drugs in sport ought to be banned. I surmise that it is important to secure the physical and profound wellbeing of athletes, the estimations of reasonable play and of rivalry, the integrity and the solidarity of sport, and the privileges of the individuals who join in it at whatever level. Body Paragraph 1: Doping is presently a worldwide issue that takes after universal sporting occasions around the world. Universal sports organizations, drove by the International Olympic Committee, have for the past half century endeavored to stop the
AS91101 - 2.4 Writing Portfolio Piece Two - Cooper Title: Drugs in sports Drugs have become an integral part of any modern day sporting event. Drugs give an unfair advantage to the user and the competitors that are using enhancements are not using their own full abilities to win the Olympic medal or championship. This makes it unfair to other competitors that are not using a drug or other enhancements to compete. Athletes like Lance Armstrong and Nadzeya Ostapchuk not only give sportsmen and women a bad reputation but influence the way the public think about sports and run the risk of addiction and long-term health issues.
Ethical issues in sports Sports in today’s world have gained a lot of importance and there have been a lot of additions to sports in the form of new rules, policies the way it is meant to be played etc. Though many stringent laws are framed, implemented and monitored there are always some sort of issues in the way the sports activities are carried out. Regardless of the level of participation some of the players resort to unethical ways of winning the event. The attitude towards the sportsmanship has changed significantly over the years.
