... affect the way the children will act. "Fighting, taunting ,and trash-talking among the pro and college players, shown repeatedly on television, lead to similar actions in football, basketball and baseball in high schools" (Wilstein B1). It seems as though there has been a lot of negative examples in sports world lately. One of the negative examples was published in the December ... jail for the fourth time next to some 20 year old mom with four kids" (Rockers Arrival). Another example of the negative occurrences in sports was when hockey player Marty McSorley hit fellow hockey player Do...

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... . The major ways of taking cocaine are sniffing or snorting, injecting, and smoking, and there are serious consequences for taking and abusing this drug. Darryl Strawberry was a famous major league baseball player who was known for his cocaine addiction. The health risks of cocaine use will develop more rapidly if smoked rather than snorted. Smoking allows extremely high doses of cocaine to ... and was sentenced to a 6 month home confinement. Though the permit allowed him to leave home for practice and games, and he also allowed to travel to road games with the baseball team. Then in Jun...

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... alcohol? Is it marijuana? Is it cocaine? Is it pills" Houston responds, "It has been at times" (Drug 1). Another example is the rich and famous Darryl Strawberry. Strawberry plays professional baseball in New York. He is also addicted to drugs. One reporter stated "The vast majority of New Yorkers, Yankee Fans or not, can not understand why a wealthy, talented ... player like Strawberry, is unable to give up his self destructive affair with drugs "(Provet 1) .The next group of people are the blue and white collar people. These people still maintain a ... ...

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