The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D.‚ when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894‚ a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin‚ proposed a revival of the ancient tradition‚ and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born. Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896. The United States has won more medals (2‚189) at the Summer Games
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Olympics Games 2016 The excitement that the city of Rio experimented upon the announcement of hosting the 2016 Olympic games appears to have been short lived. The descent of excitement began once drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter. The government responded by heightening the crackdown on the city slums of the favelas. As a result many of the favelas in Rio are now under police control (Jazeera). The questions we are now asked is if the coming Olympics provided
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‘Faster‚ Higher‚ Stronger.’ Are the Olympic ideals still relevant today? FOR AGAINST De Coubertin’s idealism and humanistic goals have a shared audience The evidence is the fact that all nations attempt to participate Tales of Olympians overcoming adversity constantly underpin the Olympic spirit which confirms the goal of human aspiration and idealism Amateurism vs Professionalism De Coubertin did not wish for the games to be a showcase of paid professionals; rather hoping the higher ideals
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first broke the long jump record while in high school. In 1984‚ he returned home with 4 gold medals after his first Olympics. Later‚ participating in the Summer Olympics of 1988‚ 1992 and 1996‚ he won another 5 gold medals and a silver one. He was also named ‘ athlete of the year’ 3 years in a row by Track and Field magazine and ‘sportsman of the century’ by the International Olympic Committee. B) Born October 14‚ 1952 in Vladimir‚ Nikolai Adrianov first signed up for gymnastic classes at the
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as Tetris or the ever so popular Candy Crush. Nearly everyone participates to some degree of video gaming. Gaming now‚ believe it or not is considered as an actual professional sport. Hell‚ Gaming on a computer could mean earning a medal in the Olympics in the near future! Congrats guys‚ the world is slowly turning into a utopia for dweebies‚ geeks and noobs. Regardless of how you feel about gaming‚ it unfortunately has become a social activity as common as a pick-up game of basketball or a
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Colton Landaiche Ms. Dehorn Period 3‚ English October 20‚ 2015 Thirteen Reasons Why A: Thirteen Reasons Why‚ an adult novel by Jay Asher‚ is written from the point of view of a Junior in High School‚ Clay Jensen. To some extent‚ however‚ the story focuses primarily on Junior Hannah Baker‚ Clay’s crush. One day‚ when Clay returns home from school‚ he finds a strange package on his doorstep -- addressed to him. Inside‚ he discovers thirteen tapes‚ all recorded by Hannah Baker. One thing is very confusing
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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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13 Reasons Why Critical Review The plot of Thirteen Reasons Why consisted of a girl named Hannah Baker; who over a course of three years undergone many conflicts that led to her suicide. The twist to this high school teen’s suicide story is she recorded her last moments on audiotapes. She had everything planned out from the start. Where each tape would go‚ what order‚ and a map; so they could visit exactly where each event had occurred. On those tapes Hannah talked about thirteen people and their
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Thirteen Reasons Why‚ a new high school student is a victim of this type of gossip that started complicating her whole life. In high school‚ many people suffer from bullying‚ but the bullies themselves don’t realize the effect of their words. These stories may not be based on a true story‚ but may be written upon true events. Fiction has a way of shaping perspective in our everyday lives‚ especially for teens. Which can also have the same impact as non-fiction. The Thirteen Reasons Why gives the
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Antibiotic test‚ such as the Kirby Bauer Method‚ are used to determine susceptibility to various antimicrobials. Why are they not used to determine resistance? a. They grow a resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobials. Kirby Bauer is used to determine diffusion of a disk‚ to measure the effectiveness of antibiotics towards pathogenic microbes. 4. Compare and contrast the following terms: antiseptic
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