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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economic growth rates 2010 2010 2011 budget deficit % of GDP Portugal economic growth rates Hungary economic budget growth rates deficit % of GDP 2.8% 8.0% 0.5% 2010 2010 0.7% 2011 2010 4.1% 0% 2010 2011 Below are two opinions about budget deficits. First opinion Budget deficits should be reduced quickly by immediate reductions in public spending. An economy needs to grow and
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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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Do Major Sporting Events Provide Host Cities With Economic Booms or “Whispers”? Every year major sporting events that draw crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands take place in cities all across the United States. From the Super Bowl to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four‚ cities commit taxpayer money to help fund the building and renovation of stadiums‚ sometimes worth over $1 billion‚ because the cities’ respective governments believe that by doing so they will increase their chance
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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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The events that took place on Tuesday September 11‚ 2001 were anything short of horrific. I can only attempt to select words to describe how the terrorist attacks caused a great nation to feel: shocked‚ saddened‚ appalled‚ frightened‚ even enraged. Immediately Americans rallied up‚ not long thereafter‚ calling for an act of retaliation. Obviously‚ the mastermind of the event does indeed deserve to get what?s coming to him‚ but just exactly how far should the US take it? No matter what‚ the United
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