So which do you support?
A sarcastic, opinionated blog with great voice by a steroid expert who is an admitted drug user, law breaker, and egotist out for his own personal financial gain?
Or an evenly written article in a respected magazine by a sports enthusiast who gets paid to write about sports?
Both share the same conclusion about steroids, yet the Smith piece has a clear advantage over the Montana article in presentation and tone. We'll talk more about the two authors tomorrow, but this goes to show you the importance of looking at the source of your evidence. I have a few more points to drive home in case there are any holdouts.
Actively read the new "Steroid" article tonight. Period five? I forgot to hand it out to you. We'll spend a bit of time in class tomorrow reading it so you might have to have additional homework tomorrow night instead of tonight. While we will analyze this third article, we will handle it more quickly. One main idea will be April Ashby's support of her arguments. How does she do compared to the two men, Smith and Montana?
I have a poem for us to look at as well. It's by Rudyard Kipling, and it's called "If". It'll be a more sober look at what it takes to be all that we can be after looking at weighted handicaps, brain surgery and steroid usage.
I'll see you tomorrow.
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