leisure but also can help people to keep fit. So‚ the most famous sports party the Olympic games become more important in people’s lives. The Olympic games will be held evey four years and people all over the world will enjoy the glamor of sports during that time. Then‚ who will host the next Olympic games becomes very important and many countires want to host the Olympic games. London will host the 2012 Olympic games. The issue of which it is good or bad to be the national host becomes a hot issue
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Since the beginning of Olympic competitions‚ gender verification in women’s athletic events has been heavily criticized by many. In April 2011‚ new regulations were put in place before the 2012 Olympics in London. Though an improvement compared to past sex-based testing‚ in which the goal was to determine whether someone was “actually” a woman‚ the new policies remain far from being ideal. These policies focus on female athletes‚ particularly intersex women‚ with naturally elevated androgen levels
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cellphone‚ email. However in 1892‚ such technology did not exist‚ but people unite in different way – Olympic. It is an athletic game originally held in Greece city states every four years in honor of Zeus‚ their god. Shaped by many factors; ever since the first modern Olympic start in Athens in 1896 this competition became international celebrated. Such as the countries ‘pride of associate with Olympic‚ the impact of conflict political view affects the team‚ the economic opportunities created by the
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The Olympic Games are a huge‚ international sports event. Thousands of athletes from around the world come together to compete. About 204 nations are involved in the Games. Why did they begin? According to Michael Gauthier in his article on livestrong.com‚ “The prideful Greeks started the Olympics because of their belief in the glory of competition and to honor the gods with their ability.” From 776 B.C. up through present day‚ the Olympic Games have had many changes. The first Olympics were held
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The Olympics were revived in 1896 thanks to Pierre de Coubertin. Since its reemergence in 1896‚ the modern Olympic movement has been shaped and influenced politically through the tensions between countries‚ economically through financial gain opportunity‚ and socially by promoting women’s rights. Another document I would like to have seen would be one containing a record of third world countries that have attended the Olympics. This document would have shown how wealth effects and shapes the modern
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altering a war but the way the United States and Soviet Union used the Olympics did just that. The Olympics in the early 1980s were used as a stage for politics. During the Winter Olympics in 1980 the U.S. faced off against the best hockey team ever‚ The Soviet Union‚ in a time when these two countries did not get along. Days before the U.S. won this game President Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. boycott of the Summer Olympic Games that year in Moscow. The Soviets dominated the competition with
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as Tetris or the ever so popular Candy Crush. Nearly everyone participates to some degree of video gaming. Gaming now‚ believe it or not is considered as an actual professional sport. Hell‚ Gaming on a computer could mean earning a medal in the Olympics in the near future! Congrats guys‚ the world is slowly turning into a utopia for dweebies‚ geeks and noobs. Regardless of how you feel about gaming‚ it unfortunately has become a social activity as common as a pick-up game of basketball or a
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The Olympic Games of Ancient Greece and What They Represented The ancient Olympic games were primarily part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus‚ the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the Games were held in Olympia‚ a rural sanctuary site in western Peloponnesia. The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honor of their many gods and Zeus. The Isthmos games were staged every two years at the Isthmos of Corinth. The Pythian games took place every four years
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Stefanie Boniel Period 2. DBQ Essay The Olympic games today have been influenced by many factors that happened throughout history. In documents 2 and 8‚ the increases of women participants in the games show social change of the world. In documents 3 and 4 the influence of nationalism causes countries to become extremely competitive. In 6 and 3 nations show their pride of their home country by proving themselves as top notch. In 7 and 10‚ the opinionated views of a Japanese and Pakistani journalist
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Principles of McDonaldization George Ritzer’s book The McDonaldization of Society is based on his theory and social criticism on rationalization of society as a whole through the growth and principles of McDonald’s fast-food model of business. The book begins with an introduction chapter that describes the background of McDonalds and outlines the different chapters of the book. Chapter Two gives a history of socioeconomic developments that lead up to the creation of McDonalds including theories
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