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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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 we are exposed to Lance’s life of success
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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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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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lying‚ cheating bully. Lance Armstrong. The man who inspired me and motivated me to achieve my goals and dreams‚ has been lying to us all. Ever since I was very young‚ he was my hero. I cheered him on for all his cycling races. I even did my most inspiring person project on him. But while watching the now infamous Oprah Winfrey interview I realised that everything I had ever believed in was fake. After being diagnosed with cancer on 2nd of October 1996‚ Lance Armstrong became a fighter‚ he had
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6 14‚ September 2009. Value of Life Essay Different authors use different techniques to persuade. The three main ways of persuading are through: pathos‚ which uses emotions‚ ethos‚ which proves 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
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the success they intend. Through the inspirational story of Lance Armstrong‚ determination was significantly portrayed as the main motive that has driven him to overcome obstacles‚ both physically and mentally. With his previous achievement of overcoming an aggressive form of cancer‚ Armstrong has developed commitment to relentlessly strive for his goals‚ regardless of any obstacles. During the 2003 Tour de France race‚ Lance Armstrong has exhibited a strong sense of perseverance in which he has
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