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This article talks about the one legal drug allowed for the olympics which is caffeine. The article starts out on talking about how caffeine can give a slight edge and then goes into the science of caffeine. Like how it keeps you awake, focused, faster, etc. It also mentions how caffeine used to be banned for olympic athletes in 1984 but the ban was later lifted. Caffeine is accepted because it is socially accepted and has less long term risks.

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Kuzma, Cindy. "Are Olympic Athletes Legally Doping?" Caffeine, edited by Amy Francis, Greenhaven Press, 2016. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010963211/OVIC?u=va_s_109_0251&xid=528dcdab. Accessed 26 Jan. 2017. Originally published in MensHealth.com, 29 Jan. 2014.

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This article talks about the use of performance enhancing drugs used by olympic athletes. The article mostly gives examples of famous athletes that were very successful and then stripped of their athletic awards because of doping. The article also talked about the different types of drugs used like steroids. In some cases athletes have been framed for doping for example steroids but into an olympic swimmers protein powder. To summarize the whole article,  the olympics are  0 tolerance with doping and many athletes have been caught doping.

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Starr, Mark. "One Strike, You're Out." Performance-Enhancing Drugs, edited by James Haley, Greenhaven Press, 2003. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010285213/OVIC?u=va_s_109_0251&xid=86b1c69c. Accessed 26 Jan. 2017. Originally published in Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2001.

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"Can Disabled Athletes Outcompete Able-bodied Athletes?" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 07 Sept. 2016. Web. 24 Jan. 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/08/can-disabled-athletes-outcompete-able-bodied-athletes Article from the Guardian magazine explaining why disabled athletes should not compete in the Olympics.

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The first argument from this article states; "Consequently, with technology constantly advancing, people continue to wonder how long it will be until disabled competitors will come to dominate a sport." The article says that in the 400m event, athletes in wheelchairs are getting faster times. Times in distance events are getting faster and faster. Wheelchair racers can maintain their speed much better than abled racers.They explain how a wheelchair has similar technologies to a bike.In longer races, they can use the downhills as a serious advantage.With disabled athletes having more advantages as technology gets better, they should still compete in the Paralympics.

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This article explains how the Paralympics start two weeks after the Olympics end, and gets lets publicized. This article uses an opening question as their thesis to answer it throughout their whole argument.
"If the aim of the Paralympic movement is to make disabled athletes visible, why do they compete separately from able-bodied champions?" The article states that the Paralympics will be discussed to merge with the Olympics after the 2020 Olympics. They believe that by doing this, it would bring more attention to disabled athletes. Without merging the two, it is difficult for the disabled athletes to receive funding, so they cannot make their training a priority. However, if they merged the two, that would achieve their funding problem. The article concludes that with the combination of the two, would guarentee tv coverage, and better educate the public.

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Denis, Daphnee. "It’s Time To Scrap the Paralympics. Disabled Athletes Should Compete in the Olympics, Too." Slate Magazine. Slate, 09 Aug. 2012. Web. 24 Jan. 2017  http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/fivering_circus/2012/08/paralympics_2012_it_s_time_to_scrap_the_paralympic_games_disabled_athletes_should_compete_in_the_olympics_too_.html Article from Slate Magazine supporting the view that disabled people should be allowed to compete in the Olympics, instead of having their own Olympics.

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This article walked through the concerns of the Track and field’s world governing body, I.A.A.F, about allowing disabled athletes comment in the Track and Field portion of the Olympics. When the article was published in 2007 a South African runner with two prosthetic legs, Oscar Pistorius, was arguing with the I.A.A.F about his eligibility to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They argued that prosthetic legs  are an advantage due to the fact that it makes the athlete taller than they would be normally and therefore, they would be able to have longer strides. Additionally, one of the director of the South African Olympic team states that there is a rule for the eligibility of where a foot has to be in contact with the starting block. Does prosthetic blades count as feet he wonder. Lastly, this article also shows the point of view of Oscar Pistorius. He states that there are a bunch of disadvantages to the prosthetic legs and therefore, they do not give him an advantage over the competition. Some of the these disadvantages include not a very strong grip in the rain, it takes 30 meters to gain rhythm due to the legs and if it is windy then the legs are easily driven sideways throwing off his race.

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The writer narrates a recent event, recent to when the article was posted, in which an disabled runner from South Africa, Oscar Pistorius,  competed in the Olympics. He was the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics and he was very close to making it to the Olympic finals in the men's 400 meter track and field race. Though he was the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics many other disabled have competed in the Olympics and excelled. Some other examples of disabled Olympians is the U.S. gymnast George Eyser who competed in the 1904 Olympics and he had a wooden leg. In the 1904 Olympics he won three gold medals in events like the twenty five rope climb and the vault. Another disabled athlete was Jeff Float, a swimmer for the U.S., who was partially death. He competed in 4 by 200 relay in the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angles.  Phillip Craven, director of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), predicts that someday the Paralympics and the Olympics will merge together.

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Longman, Jeré. "An Amputee Sprinter: Is He Disabled Or Too-Abled?".Nytimes.com. N. p., 15 May. 2014. Web. 23 Jan. 2017.

Article in NY Times supporting the view that Disabled Athletes Have an Unfair Advantage:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/sports/othersports/15runner.html

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Paramaguru, Kharunya. "Before Oscar Pistorius: Athletes Who Have Competed In Both The Olympics And Paralympics".TIME.com. N. p. 3 Sept. 2012. Web. 23 Jan. 2017.

Article in Time Magazine supporting the view of the Olympics should allow a disabled athlete to compete: http://olympics.time.com/2012/09/03/before-oscar-pistorius-athletes-who-have-competed-in-both-the-olympics-and-paralympics/

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This article takes the other side of the argument, that Pistorius should not be allowed to compete alongside the other athletes in the regular Olympics. The author writes about how technology is always improving, and how prosthetic legs can be upgraded. Human legs can't be upgraded or enhanced unless the owner of the legs goes through a great deal of training and effort. The author gives an example of improving times in marathons by people in wheelchairs, and says that these improvements are because scientists created better wheelchairs. It is a good argument, but it should take into account how difficult it would be to learn to run on legs that you can't even feel

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This article focuses on the argument of whether or not people with prosthetic legs or other mechanical or prosthetic body parts should be allowed to compete in the Olympics. The author writes about one side of the argument, and pretty much ignores the other side. The article argues that people like Oscar Pistorius, a sprinter who has two prosthetic legs below the knee, should be allowed to race in the regular Olympics and not the Paralympics. He takes into account how difficult it would be to run without human legs, but does not consider whether these springy legs would give Pistorius any advantage over the other competitors.

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Burfoot, Amby. "The Disabled Athlete Has an Unfair Advantage." The Olympics, edited by Tamara L. Roleff, Greenhaven Press, 2009. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010557220/OVIC?u=va_s_109_0251&xid=a8241075. Accessed 23 Jan. 2017. Originally published as "Oscar Pistorius, the Sprinter with the Artificial Legs, Doesn't Belong in the Olympics," Footloose: Amby Burfoot's Notes from the Road, 24 June 2007.

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Meller, David. "The Olympics Should Allow a Disabled Athlete to Compete." The Olympics, edited by Tamara L. Roleff, Greenhaven Press, 2009. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010557219/OVIC?u=va_s_109_0251&xid=1a9b3058. Accessed 23 Jan. 2017. Originally published as "Pistorius decision is wrong," The Sight is in End, 14 Jan. 2008.