Greek legacies are their governmental systems‚ culture and arts‚ and science and technology. Classical Greece was a time where the growth of a community held strong through times of plague‚ wars‚ and numerous breakthroughs. A major legacy left by classical Greece was a government based on direct democracy. With a direct democracy‚ citizens ruled by majority vote. The citizenship was expanded to all free males‚ except foreigners. Those not considered citizens were women‚ slaves‚ and all foreigners
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Business opportunities for companies Businesses in New South Wales won A$1bn worth of contracts from the Sydney games and an additional A$300mn was generated by local business. Over 55‚000 people received employment related training. If London hosted the Olympic games‚ thousands of UK firms could be involved in supplying everything from construction to manufacturing‚ catering to merchandise. (http://www.sportengland.org/2012_uk.htm) Boost to tourism The tourist industry won’t just boom during the
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Kevin Rooney Professor McCarthy Comparative Politics October 7‚ 2012 Current Issues in Greece Greece is a country with a very rich history of tradition‚ from the gods of ancient Greece‚ to the beautiful landscape in the Mediterranean‚ all the way to the development of Democracy. The Greek political system is similar to the United States but also different in many ways. The government type is a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The prime minister is the head of
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DBQ ROY SCHWARTZ Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art and architecture‚ and math and science. In every sector of life‚ from law to politics to sport‚ the terminology and innovations of this period are still relevant today. In fact‚ it’s fair to say Western civilization as we know it was made possible
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Gymnastics Gymnastic as a sport has been around for 2‚000 years. Women first started to participate in gymnastics events in the 1920s and the first womens Olympic competition was held in the 1928 games in Amsterdam. In 1972 Nadia Comaneci showed the world that power‚ strength and precision were not just qualities that could be seen in mens gymnastics. Comaneci scored four of her perfect tens on the uneven bars‚ two on the balance beam and one in the floor exercise. Mary Lou Retton was the
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1956 Summer Olympics (Games of the XVI Olympiad) The 1956 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne‚ Victoria. It took place from the 22nd of November to the 8th of December. 3314 athletes from 72 nations participated‚ and 314 competitors were Australian. Australia won a total of 35 medals (13 gold‚ 8 silver‚ 14 bronze)‚ and was ranked 3rd overall. The flag bearer for Australia was Mervyn Wood (rower). At the Games‚ 13 swimming events were held‚ seven
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Kerri Allyson Strug is a retired American gymnast who competed in the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ United States. She says that she had been known as a normal gymnast‚ but after her vault which earned United States a gold medal‚ her whole life changed. She gained confidence and became mentally tough. Kerri was born on the 19th of November in 1977 in Toscana‚ Arizona. (She is turning 39 this year)Her father‚ Burt Strug is a heart surgeon and her mother Melanie Brown. She is the little sister
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The first traces of human habitation in Greece began during the Paleolithic Age‚ (approximately 120000-10000 B.C.). Greece has come from a long history and is known for the amazing art and architecture. They are also known for their religious and philosophical beliefs. One of the most modern connections we have with Greece is the Olympics‚ which began 3‚000 years ago (approximately 776 B.C.). Greeks general attitude towards tourist and strangers is defined by the term ‘Filoxenia’ (“friend to foreigners”)
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Over past years there has been an on going debate as to whether or not hosting so called “mega sporting events” is beneficial to the hosting nation and cities‚ either economically or socially. In the early years of mega events the view that hosting one of these events was an economic burden was the view of almost everybody who mattered. However after a profit of $ 200 million profit was generated by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics‚ many peoples view’ changed. According to Matheson and Baede 2002‚ “The
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Sports of the Ancient World This paper will examine the importance of sports in the ancient world. I will look at how sports evolved in ancient Egypt. I will answer questions in respect to the many sports that were played. How sports became part of their ancient culture and the true value of being an athlete in the ancient world. My paper will also consider the development of sports for amusement versus competition. I will attempt to answer the following questions: Where did the Olympics
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