Oscar Prostorius Persuasive Essay

Oscar Pistorius, also known as “blade runner” because of his two carbon fiber prosthetic legs, is a Paralympic athlete who is a double leg amputee below the knee. He was born without a fibula in both of his legs. Oscar’s parents decided to have both of his legs amputated below the knee after consulting with many doctors around the world. Even after this Oscar became a very athletic individual getting involved with rugby and water polo as his two main sports. He also played cricket, tennis and participated in triathlons on the side. At the age of 16 he shattered his knee playing rugby. He then became very involved with running and track in general after having to do this for his rehab anyway. That got him to where he is. Now Oscar is …show more content…
I also think this because he is also challenging the other competitors. In my opinion just because he has the prosthetic legs doesn’t give him any more of an advantage. He has worked his whole life to get to where he is now and has dedicated his time to running and getting better as an athlete and individual. If he is able to keep up with all the other competitors then why should he not be able to participate in the …show more content…
One disadvantage is that they may or may not have lower expectations because he is “disabled”. What I mean by this is that he/she may lower their standards because they know that they are going to beat him and they don’t have to try as hard. Another psychological disadvantage may be that since they know he is “disabled” then they may or may not feel bad beating him. He/she may not want to beat him because it “looks bad on their part.” This could also affect the confidence of the competitors as well. Whether they should show him up and beat him or whether they should tone down a level and let him only lose by a second or