Should Athletes Use Performance Enhancing Drugs Help Push...

Introduction Attention Grabber: Depression, convulsions, anxiety, jaundice, myocardial infarction aka heart attack, eczema, abscess. All of these are listed in the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System as known side effects of Vitamin C(Adverse Event Reporting System)†¦? Huh...What makes steroids more controversial than Vitamin C? After all, it’s common knowledge that the abuse of pretty much anything can come with some pretty severe adverse effects. Thesis: Today I am going to tell you why athletes should be able to use performance-enhancing drugs to push themselves farther than their natural limits. Credibility: I feel as if I’m credible to speak on the topic because a good friend of mine provided a very fact driven argument on the topic when I ragged on him for taking the stuff. That argument led me to do a lot of research on the topic to try and prove him wrong and instead I just gained a lot of knowledge on the subject and ended up convincing myself that most of what I’ve ever heard about PEDs is simply wrong. Main Points: Today, I’m going to focus mostly on the health issues, because in my opinion, that’s the most important subject in this topic. I will also touch on the morality issues behind all of this. And I will tell you all who stands to gain from all the misinformation and propaganda passed around on this subject. Body 1st Main Point: Everything we see on TV tells us that steroids kill. But I’ve been told not to believe everything I see on TV. Do steroids reallyShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesmymanagementlab is an online assessment and preparation solution for courses in Principles of Management, Human Resources, Strategy, and Organizational Behavior that helps you actively study and prepare material for class. Chapter-by-chapter activities, including built-in pretests and posttests, focus on what you need to learn and to review in order to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Read MoreMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pageswritten permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, website www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, (201)748-6011, fax (201)748-6008, website http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. To order books or for customer service please, call 1-800-CALLRead MoreHuman Resources Management150900 Words   |  604 PagesCHAPTER 1 Changing Nature of Human Resource Management After you have read this chapter, you should be able to: ââ€"  Identify four major HR challenges currently facing organizations and managers. List and define each of the seven major categories of HR activities. Identify the three different roles of HR management. Discuss the three dimensions associated with HR management as a strategic business contributor. Explain why HR professionals and operating managers must view HR management as anRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesHall. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper