Application project

1. My application project is going to be an editorial on my opinion about steroids. It might be easier to write this paper because I know it was very difficult to write my paper and not include any opinions - non bias. Also it will take less time, I already know the information I just have to put my opinion with the research.
2. I accoumplished my opinion about steroids while I was writing my research paper. I now have to just put it in words with some research.
3. I still need to write the editorial.

Wordle

Field Research

As of today I am working on two interviews but to two I am interviewing have not had time yet in there busy schedules to talk with me. I am working with them to set up a time this week.

Visual Aids

• graph on age groups on steroids
• time line of steroids
• over view chart of different steroids ( their side effects, names, cost, etc)
• chart of steroid use over the years between age groups

Thesis Statement

Steroids are amazing drugs that can help the body gain weight and muscle at very fast rates. Even though the can improve the bodies muscle mass steroids can be very harmful to the body and cause major damage.

8a. Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Anabolic steroids are synthetically produced variants of the naturally occurring male hormone testosterone. Both males and females have testosterone produced in their bodies: males in the testes, and females in the ovaries and other tissues. The full name for this class of drugs is androgenic (promoting masculine characteristics) anabolic (tissue building) steroids (the class of drugs). Some of the common street (slang) names for anabolic steroids include arnolds, gym candy, pumpers, roids, stackers, weight trainers, and juice.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/steroids.html

1. Steroids are known around the world; people in every country, every state and every city. Steroids could be known as "arnolds, gym candy, pumpers, roids, stackers, weight trainers and juice"

2. Steroids are produced synthetically with naturally occurring male hormone testosterone. Each sex has testosterone already in their bodies. Males produce testosterone in the testes and females produce testosterone in their ovaries and other tissues. The scientific name for steroids is androgenic anabolic steroids; which when broken down means, promoting masculine characteristics by tissue building. Some street names for steroids include gym candy, roids and juice.

3. This paragraph is the basic summary of the word steroids. The passage contains information on street names of steroids and explains what the "real" name of steroids. The paragraph also talks about testosterone and were it can be found in men and women.

Conducting Internet Research

Search Engine

• google.com
• steroids use
• March 16
• about 3 million
• 4

Metacrawler

• dogpile.com
• steroids
• March 16
• 3 pages
• 3

Directory

• searchmonster.com
• steroid yearly cost
• march 16
• 167
• 2

Other search tool

• turbo10.com
• steroids
• march 16
• 10+ pages
• 4

Field Research

My field research will consist of an interview. I will be interviewing two people that I work with. My questions will include but not limit too: Why did you use/try steroids? Did you notice any side effects? If so what? What was your when you used steroids? How much did you spend in steroids? What steroids did you use? Why did you choose _____? Would you ever do steroids again? Would you tell someone to stay away from them or to try them? Tell me a little about how you took them, where you got them and how long you used them?

Testing Assinged Search Tool

• Steroids
• Steroids
• March 9
• 49 million
• 5

Internet Search Tools

I usually use google.com or ask.com when I am doing searches on the Internet. I use these two search sites because they are easy to navigate and user friendly. I can find anything from web sites that I'm looking for too pics and music that I can use for entertainment. The one thing I don't like about these two search sites is that they are mostly toward sites that sell things. It seems hard to find items or topics if you aren't planning on buying something.
http://www.google.com/ , http://www.ask.com/

Classmates Search String

Link: http://kellymhaddon.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/3b-writing-search-strings/#respond

Finding Books

I found one book located at Douglas county libraries, that will be a good addition to my paper.

• Author: Assael, Shaun
• Title: Steroid Nation
• Edition: XVII
• Publication info: New York, N.Y. : ESPN Books, c2007

I found another book located at the same area.

• Author: Kiesbye, Stefan
• Title: Steroids
• Publication info: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2007.

Reference Articles

1. I visited Citizendium and search by the keyword of steroids. I found a great articles that tell what steroids are, the different types, what they are made of and much more.

• Author: Lubert Stryer, W. H. Freeman & Co and Seyhan N. Ege, D. C. Heath & Co
• Title: Steroids
• References: Emmelot-Vonk MH et al (2008). "Effect of testosterone supplementation on functional mobility, cognition, and other parameters in older men: a randomized controlled trial". JAMA 299: 39–52. DOI:10.1001/jama.2007.51. PMID 18167405.
  ↑ National Library of Medicine. Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  ↑ Merke DP, Bornstein SR (2005). "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Lancet 365 (9477): 2125–36. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66736-0. PMID 15964450.
  ↑ Speiser PW, White PC (2003). "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia". N. Engl. J. Med. 349 (8): 776–88. DOI:10.1056/NEJMra021561. PMID 12930931.
  ↑ Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus
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  ↑ Edward Kendall
  ↑ Tadeus Reichstein
  ↑ Philip Hench
  ↑ Derek Barton
• Date of Publication: 18 January 2009
• Web address: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Steroid

2. I also visited Debatepedia, a debate web site. I found a debate on sports and steroids that will work great in my paper.

• Author: Alastair Endersby
• Title: Debate: Drug in Sports
• Reference: Based on Debatabase
• Date of Publication: Active
• Web address: http://wiki.idebate.org/index.php/Debate:Drugs_in_Sport

Brainstorming Research Options

• I will us two interviews they are two guys that work with me. Both have done steroids but they would not like there names to be used in this paper.
• I will be using alot of Internet sites to conduce my research.
• I will take a trip to the library to get information out of books.

Search Strings

• "steroids side effects"
• "steroids in sports" -Barry Bonds
• case on steroids that help NOT harmful
• uses of steroids around kids NOT adults

Generating Keywords

• steroids side effect
• steroid side effect of women
• steroid side effect of young adults
• steroids in sports
• what are some side effects of steroids
• are steroids help full in cases
• cases that steroids helped
• steroid costs
• steroid use around kids

Exploring My Topic

I have done alittle exploration on the topic of steroids - haven't be able to do alot because I was having difficulties narrowing my topic down. Supplements is a big topic that can range from average people using vitamins to bodybuilders using legal or non legal supplements to gain the most muscle possible. When I narrowed my topic down to steroids, I began looking at a web site - bodybuilding.com. I have come across many articles about steroids, some are going to be very useful and other not so useful. One article that I have been reading is about the facts which is going to become very useful in this paper.

Developing the Research Question

1. What's the defintion of steriods?
2. How do the work to produce muscles?
3. What's the harmful side-effects?
4. What are the benifits (if any)?
5. Do steriods work different in different aged men?
6. Women on steroids?
7. What are the average cost of steriods per year for a user?
8. Should they be illegal or legal?

Narrowing My Topic - Supplement

After done some initial research on supplement I found that there is a lot more information that can be put into a paper. The topic that I have decided to narrow in on is: steroids and the effects and side-effects.

Links

http://delicious.com/creeder87

Supplement 2

I know that some supplements are very harmful to the body and that some are just there for nothing ( a money waster ). I want to know which ones are which and if there are some out there that can help alot without begin harmful to the body. I want to know how much money are spent in supplement each year. For persons house hold year spending on them, also how much is spent in advertisement on supplements.

Supplements

• I choice the topic of supplements; if they are a harm or if they are a helper. I choose this topic because I have been working out since high school. I wonder if the supplement that I have taken are helping me with recover and building muscle. Or if they are just wasting my money.
• I know a little about supplements. I have done some research in the past that will help me in this research. I am also taking a nutrition class that will be able to help me as well.
• Links to help in research: http://delicious.com/creeder87

List of research ideas

• Supplements
• Firefighting
• Education Systems