Lance Armstrong used to be one of the most famous athletes for all the times he won the Tour de France. Yet‚ today he might still be famous but not for his achievements; instead he is famous for doping. Doping changed everyone’s perspective on him. Achilles has a similar personality: Agressive‚ doing anything he can to avenge Patrouclus. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles have similar personality but they show it in different ways. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles demonstrate an aggressive personality
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Lance Armstrong Confesses Lance Armstrong is an American road-racing cyclist; Lance has won the tour de France a record breaking 7 consecutive times. Armstrong met Kristin Richard in June 1997. They married in May 1 1998 and had three children‚ Luke David and twins Isabelle Rose and Grace Elisabeth. The couple later filed for divorce Born on September 18‚ 1971‚ in Plano‚ Texas‚ his mother‚ Linda‚ in the suburbs of Dallas‚ Texas‚ raised Lance Armstrong; Armstrong was athletic from an early
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For a period of 12 years‚ Lance Armstrong lied about doping to the entire world. In the process he selfishly ruined multiple live. A man who would ruin lives and lie just to ride a bike is truly selfish. Because the drugs that Lance Armstrong used and lied about can enhance his performance‚ and are banned‚ he should get his medals taken away. Lance Armstrong has been racing since he was 19 years old and has gone to win 7 tour de France titles. He founded the Livestrong charity which helps out
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How have you been positioned to respond to Lance Armstrong’s values and/or attitudes and include wider reading. Autobiographical texts convey a biased sense of reality and this is strongly influenced by the cultural background and life experience of the particular person conveying this view of reality. These texts can also identify a person’s values and attitudes. In the autobiographical text‚ It’s Not about the Bike by Sally Jenkins and Lance Armstrong gives us insight to Lance’s personal life as
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doping. It’s about Lance Armstrong‚ who won the Tour de Frqnce seven times. But at the end of August of this years‚ something terrible happend to him‚ he was expunged for life from cycling… and also losed al his victories since 1998. The USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) talk about "the most sophisticated‚ professionalized and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen". And recently‚ the 2th of November‚ the WADA accepts the evidences that put Lance Armstrong in a big cheater position
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The Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey is very open with some restrictions. The entire interview was nearly two hours long‚ but I only analyzed part one of the interview. It pressed on every topic that the public wanted to know and should know about Armstrong’s doping experience during Le Tour de France. It was an interview that allowed Armstrong to discuss his truths with doping. He addressed the allegations that were true and suing those who spoke such allegations. The purpose of this
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Lance Armstrong has lived a very interesting life. Armstrong has had a lot of accomplishments throughout his lifetime. He has also had some rough times‚ but he made it through all of them. He is still living and is enjoying life. Armstrong had a memorable childhood. He was born on September 18‚ 1971 in Plano‚ Texas. He was named after a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lance Rentzel. His mother is Linda Armstrong Kelly and his biological father is Eddie Gunderson. Eddie left Linda and Lance when
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their credibility‚ and logos‚ which implies the general message. Shakespeare‚ Lance Armstrong‚ and Amanda Ripley have all written articles arguing their opinion on the value of life. Of the three articles Lance Armstrong best persuades the audience with his argument that life is very valuable and that you could better your life from something negative‚ through his exceptional use of both logos and pathos. Armstrong applies the use of ethos very clearly in his article. For example‚ “I still don’t
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Jack Page Per 2 10/24/12 Should Lance Armstrong be this harshly punished for doping during his career? No‚ the consequences brought upon Armstrong are completley inappropriate. The actions taken against him undergone by Travis Tygart and USADA are over the top. The fact that Lance doped is undeniable‚ he did it‚ but so did every other Tour de France contender and their teammates. Why should the man who won against other dopers have his life ruined? Why should a man who has helped millions
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outrageous fortunes—or to take arms against a sea of troubles.” In this phrase‚ he indicates to let everything go and leave‚ or to stay and fight whatever obstacles are thrown at you. In the reading‚ “It’s Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life”‚ Lance Armstrong tells his story about how valuable life is to him. The quote‚ “Good strong people get cancer‚ and they do all the right things to beat it‚ and they still die.” This is an example on how many times you have done your best‚ its sometimes still not
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