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    To what extent can an Olympic host city benefits from the Olympic Games 1 Introduction According to the Cambridge dictionary (2012)‚ the Olympic Games is a set of international sports competitions that happen once every four years. The first Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896 and the Olympic Games have been held 29 times so far. Many countries try their best to hold this large event which have world influence‚ due to the fact that it brings some impacts to the host city in term of economy

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    the West End‚ the City‚ and Canary Wharf) to support London as a world city and bring an additional 1.5 million people within 45 minutes commuting distance of London’s key business districts. 3.It will reduce travel times into and across London‚ with reliable and efficient service and 24 trains per hour at peak times through Central London. Crossrail construction has created more connectivity than urban quality in major areas in London‚ creating unbalanced nodes and calling for urban quality

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    Modern Olympics

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    When and where was the first Modern Olympic Games held? How many countries and athletes participated? How many countries and athletes competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Vancouver Games? 1896 Summer Olympics was the 1st celebration of the modern Olympic Games. They had 14 nations participating and 241 athletes competed. In Beijing in 2008‚ there were 204 nations that competed with 10‚942 athletes. In 2010‚ the Vancouver Games had 82 countries competing with 2566 athletes.

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    critically discuss the assumption that London will benefit from hosting the Olympic Games. Word count: 2370 Mega sports events like the Olympic or the commonwealth Games‚ the Football World Cup or the European Capital of Culture always have big and beautiful aims‚ like for the last one‚ according to the European Commission ‘highlight the diversity of cultural wealth in Europe and the ties that bind us as Europeans’ (toutel’europe.Eu‚ seen on the 4th january 2012). But nowadays‚ countries and cities

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    Olympics and the hosts

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    Olympics and the Hosts Major sports events like the Olympics are often seen as a potential source of economic regeneration. Yet‚ many are worried about the economic costs of hosting a major sporting event that only lasts for three weeks. These are some of the economic benefits and potential costs of the Olympics. Major sporting events usually require upgrades to transport and communication links. This investment leaves a lasting legacy for the whole economy. Better transport links reduce congestion

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    Olympic Flame

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    A generation of Suffolk Sporting talent inspired by Olympic flame The Suffolk Youth Games completed its inspirational journey from the millennium to the Olympics yesterday and bowed out in a blaze of glory as the Olympic Torch visited the closing ceremony. Around 800 young people representing Suffolk’s sporting future converged on Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 7th July for the thirteenth staging of the Redrow Homes Suffolk Youth Games. The event‚ organised by Suffolk Sport‚ the County Sports Partnership

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    High Intermediate 2B Grammar and Writing May 6‚ 2014. The Impact of the World Cup and the Olympic Games on Brazilian Infrastructure To prepare Brazil to host two major sporting events‚ this country is experiencing a construction boom. The promise of the country to host two of the biggest events in the world requires effort and many studies that the work do not injurious the population and the environment. The investments will bring several benefits for Brazil. The economy will increase significantly

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    Legacy of Olympics

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    Legacy of Olympic games Harnessing the United Kingdom’s passion for sport to increase grass roots participation‚ particularly by young people – and to encourage the whole population to be more physically active • Exploiting to the full the opportunities for economic growth offered by hosting the Games • Promoting community engagement and achieving participation across all groups in society through the Games; and • Ensuring that the OIympic Park can be developed after the Games as one of the

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    playing violent video games do increase aggressive behavior in children and adults alike. My reasoning for this is unlike violent movies‚ violent video games require input from the player. By aggressive behavior‚ I am specifically talking about verbal and emotional behavior‚ not physical behavior because juvenile crime has decreased in the last decade since games were introduced. My theory on this is that the violent video games give the player to get physical aggression out in the game versus on someone

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    The Ancient Olympics

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    Ancient Olympics Today‚ the Olympic games are known world wide‚ but it did not always used to be this way. Early Olympic games were much different than they are today. The games played and those who attended them were some of the biggest differences. Today’s Olympics have competitors from around the world. There are now hundreds of events in the modern athletic competition. This is a significant difference compared to the amount of events in the ancient Olympic games. The modern Olympics change

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