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    Gigantism is rare abnormal growth in children. It seems like normal grow spurts in children. It’s best if this disease is noticed early and treated. After being treated it can either be stopped or slow down the growth hormone. Throughout many years this disease has been around. For an example: Hercules, Goliath, and Big Foot. This disease occurs in the pituitary gland. Causes a tumor to grow on the gland. As the tumor grows, it produces more growth hormone than it needs. It affects body temperature

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    Steroid Use In Sports

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    Steroid use in sports When it comes to the topic of steroid use in sports, most of us will readily agree that steroid use in sports is cheating. Where this agreement usually ends, however is on the question of why is the use of steroids in sports cheating. Whereas some are convinced that steroid use in sports is not cheating, others maintain that steroid use in sports is cheating. I agree that steroid use in sports is cheating, because people are gaining an unfair advantage on their opponents. When

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    Buy SP Cypionate 200 mg by SP Labs onlineProduct DescriptionBuy SP Cypionate at reasonable price Testosterone Cypionate is a male sex hormone and classified as an Anabolic Steroid. It is given as an intramuscular injection for promoting normal growth and development of male sex organs. At our shop not only individuals suffering from delayed puberty, impotence, or other hormonal problems where they do not produce enough testosterone, but everyone can buy SP Cypionate. This drug replaces or supplements

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    Introduction paragraph Hook: -Ever since their introduction into athletics and sports, the use of performance enhancing drugs has evolved into a controversial concern. Narrow focus: As most sports fans or athletes would know, much public knowledge and debate has derived dealing with the legalization of performance enhancing drugs. Thesis: Any performance-enhancing drug in sports should be illegal and not in the slightest, tolerated. Three sub points: -There are a handful of reasons for these

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    The use of steroids has plagued major league sports for years. This issue does not seem to be going away. It might seem that baseball players are caught using steroids most often. However, all professional sports have athletes who are guilty of steroid use. They all use steroids for the same reason, which is to enhance their performance. Some of the most well known abusers of steroids compete in a variety of sports. They include Alex Rodriquez in baseball, Marion Jones in track, and Lance Armstrong

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    are a delicate subject in the world today. Many people have opposing views to the topic of steroids in sports. The sports world is invested with people who use these performance enhancing drugs from an early age to increase strength, speed, and overall ability. However, there is positives and negatives to this. First, the positives of taking steroids. Obviously if you know anything about steroids, steroids can make you bigger, stronger and faster. For any sports player, this is the hook to getting

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    Anabolic Steroids

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    Anabolic Steroids are synthetically engineered products used to increase the production of testosterone in the body. Steroids are used all around the world for sporting events or for bodybuilding. A steroid basically encourages the body to use a higher percentage than normal of the calories one ingests to specifically convert those calories to building more muscle mass. While adding testosterone to the mix, the results can be phenomenal. Steroids are available as injections, soluble tablets, and

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    off the field changes any parent mind about who their kids should be looking up to. After Mark McGuire admitted to setting the record for single season home runs in 1998 while on the steroid substitute androstenedione, sales increased 1,000 percent, according to "USA Today."(Cesar Brioso and Bob Kimball 2010 ) Steroid and other drug use by athletes sends the message to children and some young adults that cheating is okay when you're trying to become the

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    whether MLB players are truly elite. In Major League Baseball today, if an upcoming baseball player like Mike Trout hit over 50 home runs in a total season, it would leave many fans wondering if he is on steroids. PEDs, such as steroids, should only be used with proper regulation because using steroids to enhance performance while one is completely healthy has unknown long-term effects. Money involved in sports are real and the competition is strong. A MLB player that has a good season with over 30

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    that he should be inducted, despite suspicion of steroid use and negative outlook from media, both Parker and Bayless believe Bonds is a “no doubt Hall of Famer.” The intended audience is directed towards baseball fans who are concerned whether Barry Bonds should get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The audience would also want the perspectives from professional sports commentators.

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