bidding to host an 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
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This is going to be my first Volley Ball Tryout. So I am quite excited about it and I got a feeling that this is going to be my best and memorable sporting event ever. So I started from home‚ very frantic. Six long hours after departing Hotchkiss‚ we finally reached our destination. We pulled into the parking lot of the Super 8 just off Interstate 76 in Sterling‚ Colorado. Since I had been to this hotel on a previous trip to Sterling‚ I began wishing I had brought my swimsuit along. Mom and dad
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As the sporting events are becoming popular worldwide‚ a high competition among the countries to host such events has been noted. This clearly hints us of the benefits a country can get by hosting international sporting events. A country can boost its economy through the rise of trade and advertisement during such sporting events. In the meantime‚ the country gets an opportunity to display its culture and hospitality to the world which‚ in turn‚ will boost its tourism industry. However‚ the host
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Hosting major Sports Events: Hidden Costs and Policy Dilemma The recent wave of protests in Brazil may have started with transport issues but it was soon clear that even that most prized cultural asset‚ football‚ was drawn into the mix of factors provoking the rioters. The country was playing host to a select number of foreign teams playing a pre-World Cup test event called the Confederations Cup. It was the rising costs of hosting the former‚ which was seen as less important than other social issues
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Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks to the local community of staging a major cultural and/or sporting event. This essay will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of Glastonbury Festival to the local community. It will mainly focus on the economic impact on the local community of Glastonbury‚ Pilton and Mendip but will also examine the social impact of the festival. “Festivals may be recurrent events (at intervals of a year of more) such as Glastonbury or one-off affairs like the Armada celebrations
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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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host an international sporting event. Others believe that international sporting events bring more problems than benefits. Discuss both views and state your opinion. There is frequently great competition to host international sporting events. Not everyone‚ however‚ believes that the price involved in hosting such events is worthwhile. For me‚ this is an understandable point of view and perhaps not every country should try and stage international sporting events. The major argument against hosting
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crowds at any event attract violence and hooligans but it does need to be prevented at all costs. Sport crowds can turn violent for a number of reasons. The crowds are very passionate and devoted to the sport. Drugs and alcohol can play a big part. Some occasions the referees can judge wrong which causes a lot of conflict. The equation of all these factors can equal unhappy crowds‚ which sadly leads to violence. Misbehaving and violence happens at every major event. Sporting events is not the
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Kyle Buckwald Mr. McGuire Sports Event and Facility Management BUS 1245 25 April 2013 Written Assignment #2 Alcohol being sold at college events is one of the most talked about things in the recent decade. The main question is: Should alcohol be sold at college sporting events? Personally I do not think that alcohol should be sold at college sporting events. The main reasons why is because there is too much of a liability within the facility‚ underage drinking‚ and violent behavior. When all
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Spectator Violence at Sporting Events Throughout the entire nation we as Americans are obsessed with winning‚ whether it be in a war‚ NFL‚ Olympics‚ we must win at all costs. This attitude is even being carried over by parents onto little league fields‚ and junior hockey games. Many parents take the games much too serious‚ and often become violent towards coaches‚ referees‚ and even their own players. One instance in Reading‚ Mass.‚ two parents got into an argument over the aggressive play at
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