Summer Olympic Games Sites 1896 - Athens‚ Greece 1900 - Paris‚ France 1904 - St. Louis‚ United States 1908 - London‚ United Kingdom 1912 - Stockholm‚ Sweden 1916 - Scheduled for Berlin‚ Germany* 1920 - Antwerp‚ Belgium 1924 - Paris‚ France 1928 - Amsterdam‚ Netherlands 1932 - Los Angeles‚ United States 1936 - Berlin‚ Germany 1940 - Scheduled for Tokyo‚ Japan* 1944 - Scheduled for London‚ United Kingdom* 1948 - London‚ United Kingdom 1952 - Helsinki‚ Finland 1956 - Melbourne‚ Australia
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one of many Americans that participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Katie was born on March 17th‚ to David and Mary Ledecky. David was a lawyer‚ while Mary was a hospital administrator‚ and a former swimmer‚ which is where Katie got her passion for swimming. I choose Katie‚ because I’m a swimmer and she is my role model. I want to be as good as her someday. At the age of six‚ Katie began her swimming career‚ when she joined a local summer swim league. As Katie became a stronger swimmer‚ she joined
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Introduction The South Korean market is an excellent opportunity for Visa to introduce new products‚ communicate a new facet of its brand‚ tap into the lucrative East Asian economies‚ and partner with many successful multinational Korean firms. Not only is credit card use prevalent in the country but the advanced technological infrastructure and adaptability of the culture to innovation sets the stage for Visa to introduce new products and even improve the brand. In a mature market like South Korea
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Jordyn Rolli Dr. Magee HNRS 103 5 May 2017 The History of the Olympic Games; Honoring Unity Although a great number people in the 21st century believe that the concept of ‘tradition’ merely prevents the progression and advancement of the present world‚ not all traditions perpetuate ignorance. At the heart of most long-standing established practices lies an idea that at least one person did not want the rest of the world to forget. The different types of traditions range from lighthearted
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fees The days of the Olympics being related to sports amateurism died the moment television and thus its corporate advertisers got involved with the international competition. Sports aren ’t just leisure hobbies anymore‚ they are big business. The case study “Swifter‚ Higher‚ Stronger‚ Dearer” hit the nail on the head with its analysis that television contracts will not only continue to escalate‚ but will continue to drive the sports landscape (2013). Although the Olympics will be no different they
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HISTORY OF COCA COLA Coca-Cola’s history began in Atlanta‚ Georgia on May 8th ‚ 1886 [1] when the curiosity of a local pharmacist‚ Dr. John S. Pemberton [1]‚ drove him to create the most popular soft drink in the world today [2]. Dr. Pemberton developed a syrup originally as a patent medicine to heal headaches and drowsiness with the majority of the ingredients containing coca leaves (cocaine) and kola nut (caffeine) - hence the name Coca- Cola [1]. This was then mixed with carbonated water to
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policies bring the good benefit for tourism (Lew et al‚ 2003). Furthermore‚ the beginning of this year‚ China Tourism Research Institute (CTRI) forecasted that the growth revenue in tourism industry of China will rise by 14% (CHINANEW‚ 2010). And by 2020‚ China will become the world’s leading tourism destination exceed traditional destination such as France‚ Spain and the United States (Lew et al‚ 2003). At the same time‚ the development of hospitality industry has been drove up accompanying with
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because I want to understand how this process of McDonaldization is affecting the Olympic games in his traditions and who’s deciding what happens on the competitions in considerations of scheduling times and events broadcasting. Why is it so important for NBC to put the events in prime time for the United States ? And how can the will of “one big company” decide over many others entities that are involved in the Olympics ? But first a brief description of what McDonaldization is: “Process of rationalization
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winning three gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ China‚ and becoming the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in record times. Bolt also won three Olympic gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. He ran the men’s 100-meter race in 9.63 seconds‚ a new Olympic record‚ making him the first man in history to set three world records in Olympic competition. He made history again at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio when he won gold in the 100-meter
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marketing‚ which made them carbon-intensive to distribute and sell. This has led to criticism of Coca-Cola from a range of campaigns using a variety of media over the years. This situation reached a low point for the company in the run-up to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney‚ hailed as the first ‘Green Games’‚ for which Coca-Cola was a major sponsor. Greenpeace and Adbusters combined to launch the Cokespotlight campaign‚ highlighting the company’s continuing use of HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) as coolants
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