Shannon Poirier
Professor Melinda Schroeder
English Composition 101
September 25, 2014
1. Summary
In "Destroyed" by Peter F. Martin, the author is criticizing the use of performance enhancing
drugs by athletes as well as the response and attitude that the media and the fans have
about the subject. He writes about the personal consequences that athletes who are
"doping" face. Martin also feels that athletes who are cheating by taking performance
enhancing drugs aren't taking the sport seriously and are willing to risk a negative reputation.
2. Paragraph 10 Paraphrase
Athletes are risking their lives by continuing to use drugs to succeed in their sport. They are
mocking the sport as well as others from previous decades who had to rely on their natural
abilities and talent.
3. Quote
The first sentence in the 11th paragraph really stood out to me. "Athletes - those who dope,
who take steroids, who cheat - are victims of far more serious maladies than their sports."
This stuck with me. I never thought about steroids and performance enhancing drugs as
being a threat to not only these athlete's careers but also their lives.
Works Cited : The Bedford Reader, 11th Edition. Pages 580-582 Peter F. Martin, "Destroyed"
"doping" face. Martin also feels that athletes who are cheating by taking performance
enhancing drugs aren't taking the sport seriously and are willing to risk a negative reputation.
2. Paragraph 10 Paraphrase
Athletes are risking their lives by continuing to use drugs to succeed in their sport. They are
mocking the sport as well as others from previous decades who had to rely on their natural
abilities and talent.
3. Quote
The first sentence in the 11th paragraph really stood out to me. "Athletes - those who dope,
who take steroids, who cheat - are victims of far more serious maladies than their sports."
This stuck with me. I never thought about steroids and performance enhancing drugs as
being a threat to not only these athlete's careers but also their lives.
Works Cited : The Bedford Reader, 11th Edition. Pages 580-582 Peter F. Martin, "Destroyed"
