Monday, July 19, 2010
Eugene - 12. The reality of sports is that it is unsporting. Do you agree?
Sports are becoming more and more unsporting as athletes become more competitive, and resort to dishonorable measures to win. Some athletes now resort to doping to give themselves an edge in competitions, despite it being against the rules. This tarnishes the reputation of sports as competitors who play fair have a disadvantage against the cheaters, hence making the sport unfair. However, just because cheating happens in sporting events does not mean that it is accepted. Rule breaking is frowned upon by the public and punished severely by the organizers of events, often with a ban. This ensures that athletes will comply with the rules and not do anything unsporting for fear of punishment and public backlash.
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Therefore, sports today are still sporting as long as the governing body is strict enough.
ReplyDeleteGood essay format but a bit too short and lacks an example.
ReplyDeletei believe it is a good argument and makes a lot of sense, but it needs more examples of doping and these other dishonorable acts that are pertinent to the industry. More importantly, where are the examples of these acts being committed and then frowned upon, otherwise it seems speculative.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good argument. However there is a need for more specific examples. eg ____ got banned by the olympic committee because of _____. lol. i dont really know what i'm writing.
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