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"
Hi Shannon,
ReplyDeleteI found your summary very interesting. I felt that the author was more trying to raise awareness rather than criticize. However, after reading through your summary I can see how it is more of a criticism. I also like your quote choice, it was one that was in my top three because I really feel it summarizes the point of the whole article. Overall, I really liked your post and look forward to reading your future one!
Actually, Jordan and Shannon, he was kind of being satrical in some regards to the whole point of not cheating. In essence, when he discusses the Olympics, how the majority of the athletes didn't even have equipment to enhance their ability as an athlete. But I liked both of your close examination of the article. That's good critical reading and it proves that we all take something different away from something we read.
ReplyDeleteBe careful with paraphrasing, though. Paraphrasing mirrors the text and conveys the author's main points without adding in our own personal opinion or bias. What we have to be sure to do is to add an in-text citation, to ensure that we give the author credit where credit is due, since it is still the author's idea you are showing as evidence, not your own. See this link and the example within to help guide you in paraphrasing in the future:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/
The last thing I would highlight is your works cited. Nice attempt, but a lot of it is backward, so as a reminder, review your Wadsworth MLA citations, use Citationmachine.net to plug in and get a copy of your citation, or review the OWL Purdue MLA Formating and Style Guide for general and basic info. to get you going. See:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Hi Shannon,
ReplyDeleteNice quote and reasons for choosing it! We need to remember the individual and not just what they did.
As for the paraphrase, I feel like it is almost a combined summary and paraphrase! Even if it is not a pure paraphrase, I found it interesting how you interpreted the passage as can be seen in your sentence "They are mocking the sport...." It gave me a little different perspective.