Summary: This story is about a young girl named Marion Jones that participated in the Olympics. She had won many medals during the Olympics and there was a time where she won 5 medals at once. Of course, she was happy and the people that liked her for making these achievements. But there was a downfall; she did not achieve this in a right way. She cheated by enhancing drugs and lied to the federal. After she admitted what she had done, she was sentenced in jail for 6 months.

Reflection: Marion Jones chose the wrong. No one should ever cheat in an important competition like the Olympics. But even though she chose the wrong she admitted what she had done. She probably did it because her conscience wouldn’t leave her alone.

 

Summary: The story was about two young women named Jenna and Deb. They were competing in an important race. They were both tied for first place. When the race began, Deb was winning and out of the sudden she stopped. She stopped because her growth plate snapped off. She wasn’t able to walk. Since Jenna was behind Deb she decided to help her. Jenna makes sure that Deb touched the finish line before she did. Jenna received an extreme “Sportsmanship” award from U.S Olympic Committee.

Reflection: This was a nice action done by Jenna. Not many people wouldn’t of done what she did. It’s nice to hear that there is people that help others when they are in a competition.  

Summary: In Tennessee they have a competition of walking horses. They found out that a contestant tortured his horse. There was no way to deny it because a video was taken. And in this video it showed how bad the horse was being tortured. At some point the horse couldn’t get up and the trainers were hitting him to get up.

Reflection: This is a really sad story. I don’t how people can tortured a horse or any other animal. But the good thing is that the contestant got caught so that he won’t be hurting other horses as well. And he only did this to win. That is very selfish.