Before I begin my paper I wanted to give a little history on the background of the Special Olympics. The first International Special Olympics Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago 1968. It was originally started by a woman named Anne McGlone Burke‚ who was a physical education teacher with the Chicago Park school district. She began with the idea for a one-time Olympic-style athletic competition for people with special needs. Burke then contacted Eunice Kennedy Shriver‚ who was the head
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Countdown to Olympics Brings Terrorism Jitters” by Karl Schoenberger and Sam Jameson. The second article is titled “Johnson to Go back into starting blocks: Banned Sprinter to begin the testimony that will determine his future in track by Randy Harvey”. The first article is about Seoul’s plans to implement tighter security. This is considered to be one of the biggest in Olympic history due to the previous terrorist attacks. For example‚ the Han River is being cleaned up for the Olympics and a plethora
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“I’m Number One” Every four years numerous athletes from around the world come to compete in the coveted Olympic Games. But these 10‚500 athletes just from the London Olympic Games‚ are not the same as the 241 that competed in the very first Olympics in Athens (Olympic Games). The Games themselves also are completely different. The intent of these participants and the countries they descend from are much different. Once a celebration of the Gods‚ this old-time worship ceremony has been brought into
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family room to the kitchen‚ it was put in by my father during the Olympics‚ an event that attracted a lot of tourists into the beautiful city of Vancouver. The Vancouver Olympics used many First Nations’ symbols and mythical creatures for mascots. Though my family actively participated in the festivities of the 2010 winter Olympics‚ we were not aware of the past and ongoing violence against the First Nations. Though the 2010 winter Olympics gave many aboriginal groups the opportunity to showcase their
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Competitors in the Olympics are known to be strong‚ fearless‚ indestructible and passionate for the Olympics and the sport that they are competing against. The Olympics consist of a variety of sports that require competitors to be physically active but what these sports don’t do is improve health or memory. A sport that is proven to improve health and memory‚ but not in the Olympics is thumb wrestling. If competitors were as passionate for this sport like their own sport the world will have more
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thunderbolt. As the ruler of the Olympian gods‚ Zeus held enormous power and almost absolute authority. His role was primarily to watch over the activities of the other gods‚ and make sure they weren’t exceeding their powers. Gods before Olympics The Titans‚ also known as the elder gods‚ ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Prometheus - He stole the sacred fire from Zeus and the gods. Atlas - Zeus
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The International Olympic Committee has become a corporation-like entity incurring in commercialism and contradicting the Hellenic Ideal of Justice. After stating our thesis it is important for us to be aware of the definition of the two main concepts under analysis. The ideal of Justice: The ideal of justice is based in three principles: equality‚ impartiality‚ and moral reciprocity. Where individuals should be treated as equals under the same set of rules or guidelines‚ as well as requiring members
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Is it time we took the Olympics off the shelf? The Olympics is always a costly event‚ especially the London 2012 Games. The price was originally planned at £2.4 billion‚ but has progressed to £9.3 billion‚ soaring by an extra £6.9 billion. At the same time‚ the government is making cuts in health and education. If we were to put the Olympics in a time capsule‚ would of future generations be proud‚ knowing we spent £9.3 billion on stadiums‚ security and fancy ceremonies when there are still so many
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The Erie Canal is famous in song and story. Proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825‚ the canal links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. An engineering marvel when it was built‚ some called it the Eighth Wonder of the World. In order to open the country west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers and to offer a cheap and safe way to carry produce to a market‚ the construction of a canal was proposed as early as 1768. However‚ those early proposals would connect
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Erik Erikson is most widely recognized for coining the phrase identity crisis. He is also known for his theory on the psychosocial development of the human brain. He created eight stages in which every human must go through to become truly developed. He was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany to Waldemar Isidor and Karla Abrahamsen on June 5‚ 1902. The mother had not seen the father for several months at the time that Erikson was born. His mother eventually moved to Karlsruhe in 1905 to become a nurse
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