the largest event in professional soccer‚ is intense‚ with dozens of countries vying for the quadrennial tournament. In 2010‚ the games were hosted by South Africa. While there are a number of advantages to hosting the games‚ such as publicity for the host country and increased revenue from tourists‚ there are also a number of potential disadvantages. Expense Hosting the World Cup costs the host country an enormous amount of money. For the 2010 tournament‚ the initial projections for costs were
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Steve Johnson PHE 120 Bronzan 9/5/12 Is it Worth the Costs to Host the Summer Olympics? The Summer Olympic Games are some of the most prestigious‚ and most watched sporting events on the planet that are all mixed into one huge international event. With this prestige come the best athletes in the world‚ ranging from track and field and swimming‚ to table tennis and equestrian. All of these athletes come together every 4 years‚ to a city that is picked by the International Olympic Committee. To
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international sporting event‚ there is always the possibility that revenue will not exceed expenses. How would you respond to a local group that would rather have the city’s money spent on social programs? When a city is preparing a bid to host an international sporting event‚ some parts of the community will argue that the taxpayer’s money should be invested into social programs that will benefit the community‚ rather than into sporting events. It is a valid argument that hosting an international
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level .c rs om 9708/41 ECONOMICS Paper 4 Data Response and Essays (Supplement) Additional Materials: * 3 2 7 9 8 8 3 0 9 5 * October/November 2012 2 hours 15 minutes Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name
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| How can hosting the Olympic Games positively or negatively affect a city? | Hosting the Olympic Games | | Floyd Ellison | Andrew Clink | | How can hosting the Olympic Games positively or negatively affect the host city? There are many different views on this subject and this paper shall analyze many if not all of them. The Olympics are a fun and exciting event for a city to be a part of. But can a city really benefit from hosting The Games in the long run? To complete my paper a
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The Olympic Game is a mega-event in the world‚ it represent the spirit of friendship‚ peace and solidarity. Today‚ the Olympic Games are just a little different than in ancient times. More than two hundreds nations participate in it‚ and compete to bid for hosting the Olympic Games to gain benefits (Toohey & Veal 2007‚ pp.1-4). It is therefore suggested in this essay‚ nations consider that hosting Olympic Games can bring benefits beyond economic profits to country. Infrastructural development
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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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to the 2011 ZONAL ATHLETIC MEET with its theme‚ BRIDGING SPORTS‚ BINDING PEOPLE S: Welcome to MRPS Sports Complex‚ Molave Zamboanga del Sur. My name is Suzette Haya. It is a privilege to be hosting this affair M: And I am Moler James Memoria‚ and it is my great honor to be co hosting this memorable sporting event of the year. S: Brace yourself as we kick off this opening program with M: God’s Holy Presence with an invocation by the SELECT SDA Teachers followed by a salute to the nation with the
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fighting off fierce competition (Adam‚ 2005). The bid for the games has always had loud political undertones that were obvious during the bidding process. Some of the arguments raised included the benefits and negative effects hosting the games could bring. This paper examines the economic benefits and costs of hosting the Olympics. The net benefits are found to be positive and large relative to the investment in the bidding process. Hosting the 2012 Olympics will be a massive economic boost for the
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The Disadvantages of Playing Video Games In the last several years the interactive games have had an amazing development in terms of image quality and variety of games. This has led to children and adults spend more time gaming and less time sharing with their families and friends. There are many significant disadvantages of playing video games. First‚ electronic games might have a negative impact over personal physical health. Gamers become lazy because they do not exercise every
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