Essays Tagged: "Carl Lewis"

Should drugs be banned in sport? (persuasive essay)

an the 100 metres in 9.79 seconds making him at the time the fastest human on the planet. He robbed Carl Lewis a gold medal and at the time the current world record holder, our very own Linford Christ ... als entered Ben Johnson's room and rightfully stripped the cheat of his gold medal and handed it to Carl Lewis and the silver to Linford Christie and then later exposed the world to the events that ha ...

(4 pages) 234 1 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

End of the road

h, yeah sure." It had taken me a moment to soak up what had occurred. "You have an appointment with Carl this evening." "Who sorry." "Oh, thought you'd been told. "Carl Lewis, the hospital psychologis ... able to speak it almost felt as though I have forgotten how."Why don't you take a seat Kelly?" said Carl gestering towards that vacant seat in front of me. For some reason, I decided against sitting d ...

(8 pages) 43 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Cheating: What's the Big Deal?

k," he says. "So you cheat!"Other kids feel pressured. "You want somebody to be proud of you," says Carla, 12. "And you are stressed out from tons of homework, reports, and tests. You can only do so m ... opponent, Bud Schuster, was re-elected.*Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson dreamed of beating his rival, Carl Lewis, in the 100-meter dash. And at the 1988 Olympics, his dream came truee won the gold medal ...

(6 pages) 109 0 3.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Sports and Drugs Go Hand in Hand

int at 9.79 seconds at the Seoul Olympics. He was given gold, and even sweeter, beat American rival Carl Lewis. In his moment of glory, Johnson was stripped of his gold medal, world record, and banned ... record, and banned from competition for two years. Reason? He tested positive for anabolic steroid. Carl Lewis became the world's fastest man. Within 15 years, he was found to have tested positive for ...

(4 pages) 46 0 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Steroids in MLB

versies in sports in the 1980's was in the 1988Summer Olympics. The duel between American sprinter, Carl Lewis and Canadian sprinter BenJohnson had been going on for years. At the Seoul Summer Olympic ... en going on for years. At the Seoul Summer Olympic games of 1988, the twohad been feuding all year. Carl Lewis was at the prime of his career and although he hadsuffered injuries all year long, Ben Jo ...

(5 pages) 65 0 4.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

"It's a dream come true" Lewis Hamilton

985. His mother Carmen and father Anthony named him after the US Olympic gold medal winning athlete Carl Lewis.Hamilton's first taste of racing competition came at the controls of radio-controlled car ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

The Many Issue That Involve Anabolic Steroids

lympic games were being held. The highlight of the games was the showdown between American sprinter Carl Lewis and Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson in the 100-meter dash. When the time came for the two a ... n in the 100-meter dash. When the time came for the two athletes to face off, Ben Johnson destroyed Carl Lewis and the world record, posting a time of 9.75 seconds. Three days later the International ...

(8 pages) 25 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports