will continue to bid for 2020 Olympic Games despite the European Debt Crisis.In fact‚ Spain has lost three opportunities for hosting the Olympics and expects to boost their floundering economy as well as providing more employment position through conducting the Olympics.The value of hosting Olympics has been extolled loudly by the candidate host country. Does holding the Olympic Games really bring benefits for the host country? It may be stated that hosting Olympics may increase the expenditure of
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countless years of disappointment in 2001 dreams became reality and the unique opportunity was granted to the Chinese delegates at the bidding for the Olympic Games. The event not only represents the promotion of athleticism‚ but also marks the first step of China emergence as a major global player. It was no coincidence that the opening ceremony of the games was on 8th of August 2008. The date was no ordinary date‚ 8 is considered a blessed number in China‚ representing luck and wealth‚ it symbolizes
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There is way too much money spent on the Olympics Games. The large amount of money that was used for the Olympics could go to better causes‚ the facilities may not be used after the Olympics and the large amount of money spent on the Olympics Games has ruined the original purpose of the Games. Instead of wasting a large amount of money on the Olympics‚ we could be saving lives around the world. The money spent on the Olympics Games could be used for better causes such as “GlobalGiving” to provide
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This article examines how governments and politics mobilise events like the Olympic games to instil nationalism into citizens and encourage a sense of connection. Rider and Llewellyn (2015) determined that the Olympic games are a vehicle for nations and governments to showcase their nation to the world‚ inoculate nationalised feelings and reaffirm national identities. They examined how nationalism has turned the Olympics into one of modern societies most compelling global spectacles whilst exploring
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it was the day of the olympics and her idol Michael phelps was swimming today. she admired him‚ not because he was good looking and in shape‚ but because he was passionate about swimming‚ and did his best every time‚ just like jessica. she thought they had a lot in common‚ and could see herself being like him someday. thats exactly why she needed to get home‚ and watch him do his best. when she got home‚ she turned on her tv. she waited for the swimming part of the games to start‚ once it did
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The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are
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Mitchell September 6‚ 2012 Olympics: Worldwide Forum Rhetoric is defined as “the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing” and “language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience”. It can also refer to describing meaning as a whole or “a vehicle for meaning whose aim is often to identify‚ inform‚ or persuade an audience.” The Summer Olympics and rhetoric do not sound like they have anything to do with each other‚ but in fact‚ the Olympics is one of the most communicated
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Wrestling By: Quinton Abrahamson Olympic wrestling is a grueling and very strenuous sport that most people could not commit to. The greats of the sport have put in enormous amounts of work to get as far as they got. Olympic wrestling is a very important sport and takes a lot of hard work to participate in. There’s a lot of history behind olympic wrestling and a lot of stuff that led up to it becoming an olympic sport. There are two types of wrestling in the olympics‚ which kind of tells you that wrestling
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The Olympic Games are a huge‚ international sports event. Thousands of athletes from around the world come together to compete. About 204 nations are involved in the Games. Why did they begin? According to Michael Gauthier in his article on livestrong.com‚ “The prideful Greeks started the Olympics because of their belief in the glory of competition and to honor the gods with their ability.” From 776 B.C. up through present day‚ the Olympic Games have had many changes. The first Olympics were held
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The Sydney Olympic Games held in 2000 was perhaps one of Australia’s major investments. The event involved Private‚ Social and External costs and benefits. The NSW government experienced the Private costs. Financially‚ the government spent around $1.7 billion dollars on the event‚ which included the sporting facilities‚ advancing the city’s streets‚ transport organisation and the village. The takings received for the event‚ however‚ was around $6 million. The profits are still being made today‚
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