Steriods: Destroying our Athletes

In his opening statement to An Introduction to Critical Thinking, W.H. Werkmeister states, “Men’s control over the forces of nature ha become possible only because his intelligence and understanding have enabled him to run to his own advantage what otherwise might have destroyed him” (15). On the contrary, man’s control over the forces of nature may be the problem leading to his own destruction. New ideas, thoughts, and technologies are discovered daily with …

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