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1. read the 3 discussions in the attachment and reply.

2. write 150 words for each reply .

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D1: Ravali

Steroids are used by many athletes to quickly increase their energy levels which results in increased performance of the athletes and can help them in winning the game. Major League Baseball is evidently the greatest drug bust in sports history and this drug era in base has started in Mid nineteen eighties and lasted till 2003.The steroids or drugs used by the players are called PED’s performance enhancement drugs. A case of the 2003 MLB steroids that formally badgering standard baseball players. With utilization of steroids in the game athletes focus increases on winning the game and also results in offensive output.

It is extremely unethical to win the game by taking steroids. This is an illicit offense and harms the overall healthy competitive behavior. Players who don’t consume drugs face issues irrespective of their involvement in drug usage. As it is said one rotten plant can damage the total crop with usage of drugs by any one player brings bad reputation to the total team and total team can be disqualified for the next matches, which impacts the innocent and genuine players too.

 

 

To avoid this steroids usage and promote healthy competition may be sports authority should consider training the young sport professionals that some times losing the game is also okay and teach them that failures can be the stepping stones of success. Instilling strong ethics in sports man at younger ages would avoid this kind of incidents again in the future.

 
 

References:

 

Brennan, Christine. (2005). Real crime is how little NHL, MLB players pay for misdeeds. USA Today, 10C

Nightengale. B, 2019, retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/07/08/mlb-steroids-bud

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D2: pragya

Gamers have to follow the rules and regulations that are needed for improving their gaming activities and abilities. The consumption of any external steroids that would boost their ability to perform is strictly prohibited for a simple fact that it is considered to be unethical and acceptable. Here the players are encouraged to win the game based on their hard work and gaming ability. Players are not encouraged to consume MLB steroids as it creates lots of ethical issues that are not acceptable in gaming activities. A boost of energy is not good when done in an external manner for a simple fact that it influences their ability to play the game, and causes injustice to the other players (Harris, et al., 2013).

Thus, gamers are constantly reviewed and encouraged not to get involved in any sort of MLB steroid consumption that could cause harm to the gaming policies that are designed by the members. In this case, the participants are encouraged to adopt the ethical practices that would be used for improving their gaming ability. This includes developing and implementing the better processes and policies that would be used for influencing their ability to do well. Steroids are avoided for a simple reason that it doesn’t cause any harm to the gaming ability of the other players and ensures that the things are done in an ethical manner.

Gamers have to strictly follow the ethical policies as it keeps the spirits of the game. Moreover, by differentiating the unethical practices from the ethical ones, the gamers and the organizers promote a good play skill that is required for keeping the game sprit up. These rules have to be followed by the players, and anyone avoiding it would be stripped off the wining price that was bestowed on them. These policies are quite important, as this would promote fairness in the game playing activities and provide the players with an opportunity to play fairly and ethically (Jones et al., 2013).

References

Jones, KJ., Conte, S., Patterson, N., ElAttrache, NS., & Dines, JS., (2013). Functional outcomes following revision ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in Major League Baseball pitchers. J Shoulder Elbow Surgery, Vol. 22, pp. 642-646.

Harris, JD., Frank, JM., Jordan, MA., Bush-Joseph, CA., & Romeo, AA., (2013). Return to sport following shoulder surgery in the elite pitcher: a systematic review. Sports Health, Vol. 5, pp. 367-376.

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