BEIJING 2008: A DIGITAL OLYMPICS Known in China as “Superfish‚” Michael Phelps was on his way to achieving his goal of eight gold medals. His most difficult competition was the 100-meter butterfly. On PCs‚ cell phones‚ electronic billboards‚ and televisions‚ millions of viewers worldwide watched him win the event by .01 seconds. The results appeared on the screens almost in real time. If you did not see this exciting race‚ you can access it on YouTube. This was only one component in the “most wired
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is not a safe country to host the Olympics” and being the opposition team we strongly disagree with this statement. We believe the Russia is a safe country to host the Olympics. The key word being safe. By safe we mean that Russia is a well-protected country to host the Olympics. Team line: Our team line is ‘Trust the facts‚ not the Hype’ What each speaker will discuss: We would start out debate by talking about the Security of Russia for the Olympics. After that that our second speaker
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later assigning more favorable prices. Also‚ the author is addressing why the OCC was unaware of the losses and the risk associated with the SCP. The most important information in this article is the deceptive actions committed by the CIO in the London Whale Trades. It became apparent that senior managers downplayed the problems of the SCP and kept describing the portfolio as a risk-reducing hedge‚ when in actuality it was a massive portfolio losing billions of dollars and had stopped providing
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we should keep the Olympics or should not keep the Olympics. To some people we should keep the Olympics‚ to other people we should not keep the Olympics. I believe we should keep the Olympics because it is a fantastic way for the best athletes in the world to show what they can do. Also‚ it is a good way to keep athletes healthy. People are saying we should not keep the Olympics because the Olympics do not have all the sports. Yes they do not have all sports‚ but the Olympics keep growing so they
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Francisco in 1876‚ he was abandoned shortly after birth by his father. Therefore‚ London took the name of his stepfather‚ John London. Forced to leave school at the age of fourteen and find work because of his family’s poor financial situation‚ he joined the Klondike gold rush of 1898‚ returning to San Francisco broke‚ but with an abundance of memories and ideas. During his travels to the Klondike regions‚ Jack London pondered the importance of humanity. He realized‚ as important as humans thing they
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Mercury Reader said‚ “ London is one of the world’s top tourist attractions‚ it attracts up to 15 million people each year” (Dearsley 1). London is a tourist attraction located in England which has a variety of places to see and history behind them. London’s attractions that are most visited each year are London Eye‚ Tower of London‚ and the Buckingham Palace. The London Eye is the first place that is most visited each year. There are numerous facts to the London Eye. The London Eye is 443 feet high
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1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team "’Do you believe in miracles? YES!’ said AABC broadcaster Al Michaels’”‚ (Painter). Al michaels said this line as the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team upset the Soviet Union in the semi-final game. The United States team was composed of a highly skilled coach‚ Herb Brooks‚ as he had just won a national championship for college hockey with the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers in 1979 (Barnes). Herb Brooks was not new to the program as he was the
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most populated city – London. In order to understand things better‚ we should take a few steps backwards and attempt to define these two important terms – (1) culture and (2) cultural diversity. According to “Longman’s Dictionary of Contemporary English”‚ culture is primarily defined as “the beliefs‚ way of life‚ art‚ and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society”. If we take into consideration that the “particular society” here is the city of London‚ because it is‚ after
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1 English 102 Spring 2014 At the Olympics athletes from all over the world to compete in sports and to unite everyone in watching an event‚ but this Olympics has a twist to it. Controversy on LGBT rights exploded prior to this year’s Sochi Winter Olympics has a twist to it. LGBT refers to lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender people. Before the Olympics started‚ debates already began to form. Russia’s laws degrade LGBT rights and opened a human rights debate. These laws sparked many LGBT
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In the articles “London on a Roll” by Simon Worall and “A Tale of Three Cities” by Joel Swerdlow‚ the features of a cosmopolitan city is shown. “London on a Roll” demonstrates London’s diversity and her financial success in a well-developed economy‚ it also shows London’s internationalism as acceptance to everyone is mentioned in the article‚ disregarding sexual identification; “A Tale of Three Cities” illustrates Cordoba’s advancement in medicine‚ knowledge‚ history‚ and architecture. It also illustrates
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