You may have heard of Halet Cambel‚ who was the first Muslim woman to compete in the Olympics‚ an archeologist by day and fencer by night from‚ hailing from Turkey. Cambel’s bravery and strength led the way for athletes such as Sarah Attar and Wojdan Seraj Abdulrahim‚ who made history in 2012 on behalf of the notoriously misogynistic Saudi Arabia‚ by being their first female representatives at the Olympics. But somewhere between Cambel and the two lady Olympians representing Saudi Arabia today we
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Ancient Greece The Ancient Olympics “And Time‚ in passing onward‚ clearly told the plain story‚ how Herakles divided the spoils that were the gift of war‚ and offered sacrifice‚ and how he ordained the four years’ festival along with the first Olympic Games and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and
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Contact zones of the Olympics As Mary Louise Pratt defined in “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ contact zones are social spaces where cultural interactions happen; including cultural exchange‚ conflicts‚ understanding‚ and sometimes unbalance of power in contact zones. Relating closely to cultural diversity‚ contact zones definitely exist in global events around the world‚ when people from different places gather together and communicate with one another. The Olympics‚ as one of the most influential global
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showcase its talent in front of the world. The artistic performances and the creative aspect of the ceremony are being taken care by the Danny Boyle (Artistic Director) and his team. Certain fundamental guidelines have been defined by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding what needs to be included as part of the opening ceremony. 1. Receiving the Head of State of the Host Country ( One Student receives Miss Selma at the entrance of the field‚ they walk together to the podium) The Head
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THE WOMEN OF THE OLYMPICS 1 The Women of the Olympics Taylor Foster 2 The Olympics. Known today as 17 days of glorious competition between the world’s best athletes. These events often produce feelings of nationalism and social equality as the globe in bound together as we watch the most televised variety of live sporting events in history. When victory for one athlete is interpreted as a victory for an entire country. But if we look closely at these
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With over 200 participating countries‚ The Olympics Games are a way for countries to showcase their best athletes on the world stage and has been historically a time of peace between Nations. Despite this fact‚ with countries at high tension‚ political and social differences boil over into The Games. The most famous of these were the 1936 Olympic Games‚ hosted in Berlin‚ Germany‚ as the Nazi regime was taking control of the German government. The 3rd Reich’s idea of Aryan supremacy led to conflicts
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OLYMPIC RENT-A-CAR US CASE STUDY STUDENT: JOSÉ FILIPE SOUSA CARVALHO SUMMARY Olympic is a US rent-a-car company facing some changes in the market it operates. A competitor company (Enterprise) is changing its loyalty program. Olympic managers have to evaluate the impact of those changes and to take actions in order to respond correctly to those changes without losing market share and if possible taking advantage of the situation. The aim of this study is to evaluate those changes and to propose
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Special Olympics In the early 1950s Ms. Eunice Shivers observed how kids who was a little different being mistreated and how they did not have any place to go and play and just be kids. She took it upon herself to start a camp for kids with disabilities in her own backyard. The mission was to see how the kids interacted with one another when involved in sports and other activities‚ instead of just focusing on what they could not do. Throughout the 1960s‚ Eunice Kennedy Shriver continued her pioneering
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Andrew Bott Mr. Fatz World History 4 March 2013 Nazi Olympics The Olympics throughout history have been a monumental stepping stone into greatness. The Olympics have been recorded all the back into mythological times. The first Olympiad of the modern day was held in Athens‚ Greece in 1896 (Addis Pg.2). Since the modern Olympics‚ most countries have participated in or have heard of it. Every game is different but the most politically different games were the games of 1936‚ hosted in Berlin
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The Olympic games were brought back by a man named Pierre de Coubertin when he made a speech to the Athletic Society of France in 1892 (Doc 1). Since the games came back they have shaped the economies‚ national pride and the social changes in multiple countries. The economies of the countries who host the Olympic games generally have a boost in the economy. With a few exceptions like South Korea. Even with the Olympic games being hosted in Seoul‚ none of their companies were selected as top
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