Athens 2004 Greece’s Background Some three thousand years ago‚ the first Olympic games were held in Ancient Greece. Ancient Olympia was structured and designed to hold these games. The first games were held in honor of Zeus. Ancient Greece was one of the first civilizations‚ making huge contributions to Western Civilization. Today’s society is largely developed from Ancient Greece‚ considering they were the ones who first created a democracy for a government. Humanity run deep through Greece‚ and
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allegedly jumped into the marathon at the first modern Olympic games and exploring the discrimination women faced throughout the last century. There are several brave women who have made particular contributions to women’s marathon running and they are highlighted in this paper. Finally I will look at current women marathoners and the future of women’s participation in the marathon. Ancient History of Women’s Running In the ancient Olympics women were forbidden to compete and faced possible execution
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Name: Sakshi Vora The Goldman Sachs London Olympics Forecast Date: 16th Oct 2014 The Goldman Sachs Olympic study focuses on how countries with progressive economic environment are likely to achieve more Gold and total medals. Economies with sound political system‚ higher income levels and strong economic growth have significant success at Olympics since they can facilitate better training‚ development and infrastructure to their athletes. Apart from elementary determinants like demographics
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Bibliography: Duhaime.org. (2010‚ August 23). Retrieved August 23‚ 2010‚ from Duhaime.org: http://www.duhaime.org/LawMuseum/LawArticle-303/450-BC-The-Twelve-Tables.aspx Durant‚ J. H. (2010‚ August 20). History of the Olympics. Retrieved August 20‚ 2010‚ from About.com: http://history1900s.about.com/od/fadsfashion/a/olympicshistory.htm Henry‚ B. (2010‚ August 23). Retrieved August 23‚ 2010‚ from http://history1900s.about.com/od/fadsfashion/a/olympicshistory.htm Rosenburge
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The President International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy‚ Case postal 356‚ 1001 Lausanne Switzerland Dear President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Our names are Curtis Buchan and Lachlan Jones‚ 16 year old boys from Sydney‚ Australia and we are writing to convince you that our logo would be the best choice to use for the up and coming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil in 2016. We believe that our logo is of a high standard and we truly believe
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become much more popular in the United States and there are teams for both boys and girls. 5. The experiences that made Mia Hamm great were: (1) winning the World Cup Championship; (2) Winning a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics; (3) Winning the silver medal in the Sydney Olympics 4 years later. 6. No‚ I don’t really feel that differently after reading this book. Before reading the book‚ I knew that Mia Hamm was a famous soccer player. And to be a famous soccer player‚ you have to be really good
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follows the news nowadays has heard of the name Michael Phelps. Upon coming to worldwide attention at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens‚ Phelps has taken the sport of swimming to new limits‚ setting records that seemed impossible just years before. He shocked the world with his record-breaking win of eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ and also holds the record for most Olympic gold medals ever won. However‚ getting to that point was not easy‚ and required a high amount of diligence
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Should skateboarding be an Olympic Sport? How much do you know about skateboarding as of now? Did you at least know that it recently became an olympic sport. You may think…”oh wow what a great thing to do.” But that’s not the case in this situation. Many people are debating whether skateboarding should be an olympic sport. But even though skateboarding may not be as popular of a sport as basketball or track n’ field why not give skateboarding an equal chance as any other sport. First of
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Samsad Milia Description of the places I liked in Atlanta Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. Since I have been staying in the US‚ the rate and scope of my traveling increased. I make frequent trips‚ both short and long during the holidays‚ summer or other vacation. I have visited many places throughout the United States among which‚ my trip to Atlanta‚ Georgia was a recent one. In Atlanta‚ there are many places to go and sights to see. For example: Six Flags over Georgia‚ Stone mountain Park
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…………………………………Introduction Page4:…………………………………………………………………..E-sport(Description) Page5:…………………………………..………The growth of E-sport(Cause and Effect) Page6:…………………………….…E-sport and Online games(Compare and Contrast) Page7:…………………………………………….…Put E-sport into Olympics(Argument) Page8:……………………………………………………………………………..Conclusion Page9:…………………………………………………………………………...Bibliography Page10:……………………………………………………...............…Personal Biography Introduction At the present‚ people can see computers
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