This past summer, the 2004 summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. "Mind Games" addresses these past Olympic Games. The article describes the Olympics as not only a highlight of amazing athletics but also as a stage for outrageous drama. It was published in the editorial section of The Houston Chronicle. It discusses situations during the Olympics, in which human behavior is reprehensibly disgraceful. The author writes with a style that is very broad and lacks detail. It seems that he or she is targeting an audience that is familiar and interested with sports or the Olympics.
             The author makes the claim that like the story of Phidipiddes, this past summer Olympic games most memorable moments include physical achievement interwoven with scandal. The first paragraph states," the marathon legend survived because it mixed physical achievement with human drama." He or she restates the idea in paragraph two. "At this year's Olympics, breath taking physical ability was similarly matched with powerful, sometimes preposterous, story lines." The author supports his claim with the scandal of Konstandinos Kederis who purposely dropped out of the games.
             I agree that the 2004 Olympics demonstrated unbelievable physical ability and enormous drama. However, the author fails to give examples of "breath taking physical ability." It disclaims the author's argument because he or she neglects to prove that the "memorable moment showed stellar athletics." He verifies that there was plenty of drama in Athens, but what about the athlete's physical endowment. Kederis voluntarily exiting from the summer games on the account of missing a drug test is not a moment that glorifies his strengths as an athlete. Neither is Cathal Lombard commenting on being caught doping, "Hands up, I did it." Being caught with a banned substance in ones body only indicates ...