Final Blog

I think the most valuable part of the blogging experience was being able to share our thoughts with our classmates and then being able to comment on them, so that we could make our essays better. The blog helped me throughout the semester, but i think the biggest thing was being able to comment and continually correct the things we posted on them. The thing I am most proud of this semester is my Final Essay which was The Effective Steroids have on Teenagers.

Intro

Steroids are very serious issue facing the world today. The problem is that the use of these harmful drugs is increasing every year. The worst part about this is that the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs is increasing every year by teenagers. The latest study shows that 3.5 percent of high school athletes admit to using steroids, which doesn't seem like alot, but is actually as 67% increase from 1991. We need to stop this, we have to teach and help them with this problem. We need to test in high schools around the country to stop kids from harming their bodies. If we don't do this, the problem will only increase and more and more kid will be harming their bodies.

How should I start the introduction to capture the readers attention and make them want to read the rest of the paper.

Testing in high School

Testing High School athletes is a necessity now a days because the use of steroids in high school is increasing. In the latest study shows that 3.5 percent of high School athletes admitted to taking steroids, even though that seems like so little, it is actually a 67% increase since 1991. The big problem is that schools think they can't do anything about it, so instead of trying to solve and fix this problem. The main excuse the schools are using, is that they can't afford the $50 for each steroid test.
We buy, idolize, and worship these athletes because they are big, strong, and fast. We want to be just like them and make millions of dollars like them. What kid doesn't want all the stuff a pro athlete have like fame, popularity, and most of all money.
What kid doesn't have the dream to be a professional athlete and make millions of dollars. It used to be if a kid wasn't strong he would lift weights, to become bigger and stronger, but now a days we have resorted to cheating by using these performance enhancing drugs. Kids are prone to doing this because they see their role models, and people who make millions taking these drugs.
We need to help these kids by informing them about the risk of using these drugs as well as do something to stop them, the way to stop them is simple, that way is to test for steroids in high school.

The fight to save kids from using steriods

Not only are kids worrying about wins and loses more today, but they are willing to put there life at risk by using steroids. These life's are being altered by the use of steroids in high schools. This article gives you an example of kids who lost their life, because they wanted to bulk and become professional athletes.
A lot of the time the use of these drugs are being used right in front of coaches and other administrative figures. They are being used in locker rooms, wright rooms, and even high school cafeterias and hallways.
Many people say that until tragedy strikes these kids on someone they know they won't realize that affects steroids will have on you. This is truly sad.
In a town in Florida they are having drug test, so that they know their kids aren't going to be harmed by steroids. They are not doing this to take something away from the kids even though they may thinks so, they are doing this to protect the kids.

Steriod use in High School

The kid taking the risk on using steroids in High School is increasing which is sad because of the affects that steroids have on your body. They do things both to males and females these are the affects it will have on males: Reduced sperm count,Impotence, Increase in nipple and breast size (gynecomastia), Enlarged prostate. Theses are the things they do to women:Reduced breast size,Enlarged clitoris, Increase in facial and body hair,Deepened voice, Menstrual problems. As you can see it does great harm to both men and women.
The burgeoning sports drug scandal linked to a Burlingame nutritional supplement lab magnifies the concerns of high school coaches, administrators and medical experts. They fear that the association of elite athletes with this situation could influence teenagers, many of whom covet college scholarships and are emboldened by a sense of invincibility. This is a bad thing, and will only hurt kids in the long run.
Today many doctors recommend that you don't even use another popular substance known as creatine. Creatine helps you recover quicker and helps intensify work outs. Even though there are no studies that prove creatine has a long term effect. Another big problem is that teenagers think they are invincible to sickness and think they will be unaffected by these drugs.

Cell Phone Blockers

We our making and thinking of new technology every day and one of our newest things is a cell phone blocker. This allows you to be cut off in the middle of a conversation. This is a good and bad thing. Even though they are illegal in the United States of America, they are going to find there way here. I believe they are bad because they can interrupt you when you are on important call, for example if someone you now is sick or in a serious accident and you are trying to get information on them, it can interrupt you and you can miss very important information. But on the other hand it could be a good thing, for example if you are being annoyed, when you are somewhere you can instantly shut the person conversation off, and get back to being peaceful.

dangers of steroids to young athletes

Steroids in high school is a growing problem and should be talked about more. The issue starts form professionals sports because kids look up to professionals athletes as their role models. So the kids feel that if it is OK for professional athletes to take steroids, it is OK for them to take steroids. When the truth is that it is not OK to take steroids at any level of sports that you are playing, because you are not only cheating yourself but you are also cheating the game that so many people love.
A big reason why high school athletes take steroids is the drive to be the best they can be and the easiest way to get there. Another big reason for this is that kids are being pressured by coaches and there parents to be the best they can be either to help the team or trying to get a scholarship to play the sport in college. Also kids are playing the sport year round and need to have stamina all year round. Kids play a 20-25 games high school season and then play a 50 game summer season, which really can take a toll on your body.
Coaches and parents need to talk to there kids about the affects that steroids and other performance enhancing drugs can have on your body later in life. For example in a sport like you always here the coaches our always telling their players to get in the weight room and become bigger and stronger. In this article this coach said he found him self telling his athletes, they need to gain strength and size. This coach along with many others that believe that coaches and parents all need to talk to young athletes about taking steroids.