Running head: 2012 London Olympics In the year 2005‚ London ‘s Mayor Ken Livingston signed with the International Olympic Committee agreeing to have his city for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The contract signed is an impressive masterwork of micro-management. When a city or country receives their set of 33 “Technical Manuals”‚ they find it hard to store while it takes up more than four feet of bookshelf space. Also‚ to go along with its technical manual‚ London must comply with the Olympics terms
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The Olympic Games were created in Ancient Greece sometime during the year 776 BC. These games were athletic events that we there to display the strength and power that an athlete had. However now‚ the Olympics are participated in by people all over the world and not just Greek men. Women and people from different races are now all competing in the Olympic Games. However many new factor are seen in these new modern Olympic Games that people watch today many things like equality‚ unity‚ and competing
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Introduction One of the most famous historical places in the world ‚ and specifically in Greece ‚ is a small village called Lindos. A village‚ located on the island of Rhodes‚ which does not exceed the number of 2000 permanent residents. This particular destination is of great interest to tourists seeking to visit it and this is due to its history from the ancient years. Lindos has a history of 3000 years ‚ also ‚ one of the seven wises men of ancient Greece named Cleoboulos lived and commanded
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Pafos is one of the island’s most mesmerising archaeological sites and the most accessible to visitors. Located in the resort of Paphos on the south-west coast of the island‚ Nea Pafos -as it was called in antiquity- is home to a treasure trove of some of the most lavish ancient mosaics in the world. Founded in the late 4th century BC‚ Pafos became the capital of the island‚ replacing Salamis‚ during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site‚ the site is a vast archaeological
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Aug 6‚ 2016-Nepal’s marvel kid Gaurika Singh engraved her name in the history books by turning into the most youthful competitor of the 31st Olympic Games planned for August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil. With 13 years and 235 days‚ the five-foot on inch (5’1’’) the Nepali swimmer was named as the most youthful among the more than 10‚000 competitor to contend in Rio Olympics‚ as indicated by the official Rio Olympics site. She was conceived on 26‚ 2002 in Nepal however presently lives with her
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The modern Olympics is an international event where both men and women participate in a certain sport to represent the country they originated from. To facilitate the modern Olympics as we know it today‚ the Olympic movement‚ which dated from 1892 to 2002‚ was shaped by many things. A few examples are nationalism‚ gender‚ economics‚ and diplomacy. Gender is an important factor that shaped the Olympic movement because it shows how women slowly progress from a lower social rank to equality between
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Jessica Cheng Successfully strategic use of colors in a poster: ”Olympic Games 1972 - Basketball” The poster‚ “Olympic Games 1972 - Basketball”‚ was designed by Otl Aicher‚ who was a pioneer of developing the visual identities of the 1972 Munich Olympics. "As a strictly designed grammar‚ the identity system allows free‚ playful application‚" Aicher explained before the Munich Olympics in 1970. "This is comparable to ball games or chess‚ where fixed elements and an agreed set of rules allow playful
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Millions of viewers are glued to their television every two years to watch in anticipation as their respective countries participate in the thrilling Olympic games. This was started in 1936 when the first ever televised Olympic games were hosted by Nazi Germany. These Olympics were hosted during a fretful and politically hazardous time‚ many countries were picking sides and others were unsure which was the right side to pick‚ and there was controversy on whether or not many countries would attend
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Even though the first Olympic Games were held thousands of years ago in 776 B.C. some of the traditions set by the Greeks still thrive in modern day Olympic Games. However‚ there are some differences. For example‚ the Greeks held their events at the same place every four years at Olympia‚ whereas today‚ the games are hosted by a different city and country every time. Also‚ women were not allowed to watch or even participate in ancient Greek Olympics and today many women watch and compete in all sorts
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At around 20BC a statue was created in celebration for Augustus’ victory over the Parthians. This statue is known as the Augustus of Prima Porta‚ and was created in the image of Augustus in Prima Porta‚ Rome. A man named Tiberius commissioned the creation of this statue in honor of Augustus‚ and depicts himself as a hero of the particular battle on the breastplate of the artwork. As previously stated‚ the statue is in commemoration to the victory over the Parthians. The Romans lost many battles
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