Wayne Drehs, a senior writer for ESPN.com, discusses in his article “Future of cheating might rest in our own cells”, the debate of doping in sports. Rather than taking a firm stand on the issue, Drehs gives an overview on the issue of gene doping. Drehs does not incorporate his own views of the matter but uses the knowledge and opinion of different doctors. His article summarizes the main conflicts surrounding gene doping and the different arguments for and against it.
Drehs, Wayne. (2007, August 10). Future of cheating might rest in our own cells. Retrieved from
The article “Doping is against the true character of sport” written by Kai Holm discusses the conflicting arguments on the topic of doping while the author injects their own views on the topic. Holm does not state any core information or data about doping but rather voices his opinion on the matter. The article focuses on Holm’s belief of the true nature of sports and what allowing doping will do to it. Holm believes that doping is “…not just a violation of a rule…” but a method that questions the “…existence of competitive sports…” (Holm, 2009) and stands firmly on the importance of fighting doping.
Holm, Kai. (2009). Doping is against the true character of sport. Retrieved from
http://www.sports-drugs.com/against-true-character.htm
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Rick Lovett, writer for National Geographic News, discusses in his article “How “Gene Doping” Could Create Enhanced Olympians” the controversial topic of gene doping. Lovett uses information given by Theodore Friedmann, a gene therapy researcher at the University of California, San Diego to give readers a brief overview of the process of gene doping. After this, he discusses the affects it will have on the athlete that uses the process. While the article informs its readers of gene doping it also gives a positive outlook on the process with the idea that “…sports authorities may eventually have to accept gene doping as a fact of life.” (Lovett, 2008)
Lovett, R. (2008, August 14). How "gene doping" could create enhanced olympians. Retrieved
The first source looks to be the best of the two for the topic. The second is a good arguement, yet it is only opinion. It would be better if they both had facts or statistics in them. I had didn't really get any that had statistics or many facts. I think we are supposed to state in an annotated bibliography how useful the source will be. Also, some knowledge on how qualified the authors are. Doctors are qualified to talk about drugs, so I think that the first is a good source.
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