Becky Allen

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Steroids in Baseball

Over the past year the controversy of steroid use in the game of baseball has been all over the news. Players have testified against one another, naming so called friends and teammates. Players have been suspended for testing positive. With all the controversy among teammates, the federal government is also arguing. What should be the punishment? Should new records be allowed to stand? How can we take baseball and reform it into the game that it once was? Visit the site: http://sp.uconn.edu/~en249is1 /249S/SP04/webessay6/ to learn a little more about the controversy.

Complete the following tasks after reading through the site:

1. List five physical side effects of using steroids.

2. List five emotional side effects of using steroids.

3. Describe three reasons that a baseball player may feel pressured to use steroids.

4. In a short essay answer the following question: Is the use of steroids in Major League Baseball acceptable, why or why not?

After responding to these questions hand in your papers. Include any questions that you may have after reading through the website.