Works Cited Books
Monroe,Judy.Steroids,Sports,and Body Image. Berkley Heights New Jersey: Enslow
Publishers,Inc.,2004. Print.
Lead In: Judy Monroe, a children and young adults writer of multiple biographies
illustrates how young athletes hope to stand out to others. Athletes try to stand out by
taking drugs to perform at a higher level.
“ These drugs may tempt teen athletes at a time when they are looking for a performance
edge. Some may want to play well, hoping to earn a sports scholarship for college”
Commentary: Judy Monroe describes the situation of young athletes who wish to
compete at the college level. High school students are pushed by parents, teachers and
others to be at an exemplary level in every aspect of life. When it comes to sports in
particular athletes have found a way to make achieving their goals easier. Athletes are
tempted to take illegal substances to perform at a superstar level. This is a problem in
America that athletic associations are hoping to solve.
Egendorf,Laura,Performance Enhancing Drugs. San Diego Ca, Reference Point Press,
Lead in: Laura Egendorf, a young adult book writer who writes about adolescents issues
states how athletes are the apex of the social pyramid.
“ Few people are more admired in today’s society than successful athletes. Adolescents
view them as role models, adults clamor for their autographs and companies seek them
out to endorse products (Egendorf 8).
Commentary: Egendorf’s statement illustrates how athletes are the apex of the social
pyramid. Athletes seem to be above everyone in social status. The public wants to know
them and young people hope to be them. When athletes are using PED’s they influence
young athletes to do the same. The media spreads the news quickly and adolescents learn
that their heroes are frauds and didn’t work hard. Young adults then believe that they
need PED’s in order to be successful. Athletes have become the top of social status and
when they do illegal activities such as PED’s young generations are influenced to do the
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
works cited page
Monroe,Judy.Steroids,Sports,and Body Image. Berkley Heights New Jersey: Enslow
Publishers,Inc.,2004. Print.
Lead In: Judy Monroe, a children and young adults writer of multiple biographies
illustrates how young athletes hope to stand out to others. Athletes try to stand out by
taking drugs to perform at a higher level.
“ These drugs may tempt teen athletes at a time when they are looking for a performance
edge. Some may want to play well, hoping to earn a sports scholarship for college”
(Monroe 9)
Commentary: Judy Monroe describes the situation of young athletes who wish to
compete at the college level. High school students are pushed by parents, teachers and
others to be at an exemplary level in every aspect of life. When it comes to sports in
particular athletes have found a way to make achieving their goals easier. Athletes are
tempted to take illegal substances to perform at a superstar level. This is a problem in
America that athletic associations are hoping to solve.
Egendorf,Laura,Performance Enhancing Drugs. San Diego Ca, Reference Point Press,
2007. Print.
Lead in: Laura Egendorf, a young adult book writer who writes about adolescents issues
states how athletes are the apex of the social pyramid.
“ Few people are more admired in today’s society than successful athletes. Adolescents
view them as role models, adults clamor for their autographs and companies seek them
out to endorse products (Egendorf 8).
Commentary: Egendorf’s statement illustrates how athletes are the apex of the social
pyramid. Athletes seem to be above everyone in social status. The public wants to know
them and young people hope to be them. When athletes are using PED’s they influence
young athletes to do the same. The media spreads the news quickly and adolescents learn
that their heroes are frauds and didn’t work hard. Young adults then believe that they
need PED’s in order to be successful. Athletes have become the top of social status and
when they do illegal activities such as PED’s young generations are influenced to do the
same acitvities.
Publishers,Inc.,2004. Print.
Lead In: Judy Monroe, a children and young adults writer of multiple biographies
illustrates how young athletes hope to stand out to others. Athletes try to stand out by
taking drugs to perform at a higher level.
“ These drugs may tempt teen athletes at a time when they are looking for a performance
edge. Some may want to play well, hoping to earn a sports scholarship for college”
(Monroe 9)
Commentary: Judy Monroe describes the situation of young athletes who wish to
compete at the college level. High school students are pushed by parents, teachers and
others to be at an exemplary level in every aspect of life. When it comes to sports in
particular athletes have found a way to make achieving their goals easier. Athletes are
tempted to take illegal substances to perform at a superstar level. This is a problem in
America that athletic associations are hoping to solve.
Egendorf,Laura,Performance Enhancing Drugs. San Diego Ca, Reference Point Press,
2007. Print.
Lead in: Laura Egendorf, a young adult book writer who writes about adolescents issues
states how athletes are the apex of the social pyramid.
“ Few people are more admired in today’s society than successful athletes. Adolescents
view them as role models, adults clamor for their autographs and companies seek them
out to endorse products (Egendorf 8).
Commentary: Egendorf’s statement illustrates how athletes are the apex of the social
pyramid. Athletes seem to be above everyone in social status. The public wants to know
them and young people hope to be them. When athletes are using PED’s they influence
young athletes to do the same. The media spreads the news quickly and adolescents learn
that their heroes are frauds and didn’t work hard. Young adults then believe that they
need PED’s in order to be successful. Athletes have become the top of social status and
when they do illegal activities such as PED’s young generations are influenced to do the
same acitvities.
Accomplishment that has changed me
Aaron Rodriguez
Taumoepeau: Period 2
Ap Literature
October 6, 2014
Winning a championship is the greatest experience in the world. Yet, it’s not the simple
fact of holding a trophy over your head which makes it satisfying but all the work that is
put into it to succeed, the brotherhood of picking each other up, and the own personal
benefit which makes a championship satisfying. The road to success is never easy yet for
me not only was it hard but unexpected. My freshman year of high school I had tried out
for the basketball team, but unfortunately I did not make it. I had gone to the coach and
asked him what I needed to work on, so I could be prepared for the next year, but before
we talked about that he had said that cutting me was a very hard decision to make. The
road of playing had seemed to have come to an end however, it had not. One day walking
down the halls some of the people who had made the team said the basketball coach
wanted to talk to me. This was a nerve racking experience because I had no idea what he
had to tell me since I had not been on the team. The coach had brought good news
someone had quit the team and a spot was open. He asked if I wanted it. I was overjoyed
with excitement not being able to feel my body almost in a state of floating. A second
opportunity was given to me and I had intended to make it count. The practices were
intense, most times I had messed up and the other player would yell at me. At first I had
been slightly offended but after getting to know my teammates I had realized that that
was just their passion for the game. Through the weeks and months I too had the same
passion as my teammates. The passion and grit we showed in practice definitely
translated into the games. Some games we would be up by 30 points and we would be
playing as if we were down by 5 and 2 minutes to go. This was instilled by our coach he
always said “don’t worry about the scoreboard just play the game”. Our coach would
push us extremely hard in practice running us all day long. The practices seemed to be
harder than the games some days I wouldn’t even think of doing homework because I
was so tired. I still did though because that was something that was instilled in us by our
coach, hard work. Hard work on the court and hard work in the classroom. The hard work
that we did paid off when we won the European Championship. Winning the champions
had great satisfaction but the greatest satisfaction was the hard work paying off and it has
become a core value of mine that I intend to carry through the rest of my life.
Taumoepeau: Period 2
Ap Literature
October 6, 2014
Winning a championship is the greatest experience in the world. Yet, it’s not the simple
fact of holding a trophy over your head which makes it satisfying but all the work that is
put into it to succeed, the brotherhood of picking each other up, and the own personal
benefit which makes a championship satisfying. The road to success is never easy yet for
me not only was it hard but unexpected. My freshman year of high school I had tried out
for the basketball team, but unfortunately I did not make it. I had gone to the coach and
asked him what I needed to work on, so I could be prepared for the next year, but before
we talked about that he had said that cutting me was a very hard decision to make. The
road of playing had seemed to have come to an end however, it had not. One day walking
down the halls some of the people who had made the team said the basketball coach
wanted to talk to me. This was a nerve racking experience because I had no idea what he
had to tell me since I had not been on the team. The coach had brought good news
someone had quit the team and a spot was open. He asked if I wanted it. I was overjoyed
with excitement not being able to feel my body almost in a state of floating. A second
opportunity was given to me and I had intended to make it count. The practices were
intense, most times I had messed up and the other player would yell at me. At first I had
been slightly offended but after getting to know my teammates I had realized that that
was just their passion for the game. Through the weeks and months I too had the same
passion as my teammates. The passion and grit we showed in practice definitely
translated into the games. Some games we would be up by 30 points and we would be
playing as if we were down by 5 and 2 minutes to go. This was instilled by our coach he
always said “don’t worry about the scoreboard just play the game”. Our coach would
push us extremely hard in practice running us all day long. The practices seemed to be
harder than the games some days I wouldn’t even think of doing homework because I
was so tired. I still did though because that was something that was instilled in us by our
coach, hard work. Hard work on the court and hard work in the classroom. The hard work
that we did paid off when we won the European Championship. Winning the champions
had great satisfaction but the greatest satisfaction was the hard work paying off and it has
become a core value of mine that I intend to carry through the rest of my life.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Kristella Yap Pressure
Kristella Yap
October 2, 2015
Professor Kahwaji
English 96 Sec 51
My
Resistance to Alcohol
On many occasions, I have been pressured
by my friends to drink. Many of my friends like to party and they tend to
invite me sometimes. I’ve never drank or done drugs. Every time I hang out with
my friends at parties, they always pressure me to drink. The external pressure
would be my friends, since mostly everyone in parties drink when I’m the only
one not drinking. My friends feel the need to offer me alcohol. They pressure
me by saying, “It’s just for fun,” or “Just try it this once.” It gets annoying
most of the time so I end up debating inside my head with my inner conscious;
that would be my internal pressure. Sometimes when I see my friends drinking
and having fun, I have the urge to join them. But the thing that always stops
me are my values. I told myself that I plan to never drink and to never consume
anything that has alcohol in it. I know the consequences of drinking so it’s
not that hard for me to resist, but sometimes I have second thoughts. I would
think. “That’s kind of fun,” or “It might not be that bad.” It’s hard when
you’re the only one out of all your friends not drinking because they all get
drunk and starts acting foolish. That’s also one of the reason why I don’t want
to drink. The fact that I don’t like is how drunk people act. I don’t see or
want to see myself acting foolishly. Another reason I don’t want to drink is
because of my mom. I know she wouldn’t want me to disappoint her. My main reason
is because of God. The Bible says in 1st Corinthians 6, “Don’t you
realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and
was given to you by God?” The quote illustrates that our body was given by God
so therefore we have to take care of it. Since God is my number one priority, I
always make sure to follow what God says. Whatever you do to your body, you’re
also doing to the Lord. The Scripture says, “The two are united into one.”
Which means that the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.
So until now, I haven’t gone against my values and refuse to drink. I also plan
to keep it that way forever. Now, I try not to go to parties that contain
alcohol. Mostly, I avoid parties, whenever my friends want to hang out, I
always pick the place. I also confronted my friends clearly that I don’t drink
and never plan to, and they understood that. I would say that I am proud of
myself. No one should ever be ashamed to stand up for their values. If a person
does not want to do a certain thing, they should not be pressured to do it.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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