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    victims‚ but under the insistence of the former International Olympic Committee President‚ Avery Brundage‚ “the Games must go on” (“Munich 1972). Prior to the Games‚ Dr. Georg Sieber‚ a German forensic psychologist‚ was asked by Olympic security experts to develop 26 emergency scenarios to help plan event security. Ironically‚ Sieber had identified situation Number 21 as “a dozen armed Palestinians would scale the perimeter fence of the [Olympic] Village. They would invade the building that housed the

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    Cayla Wierenga Ms. Pintek Health 9 April 2013 Muscle Growth DR. PAUL D. THOMPSON‚ a 60 year old marathon runner and chief of cardiology at Hartford Hospital‚ stood in front of a medical audience recently and began his talk with a story about himself. Hes had been lifting weights since he was 12 years old. Dr. Thompson is now a small and wiry with not a bulging muscle on him. He was speculated that he must have a genetic inability to build muscles‚ no matter how hard he works at it. But

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    Work Out Essay

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    Bench‚ Clean Deadlift‚ and Front Squat The commonly know bench press is a lift that exercises the muscles of the upper body. It works the pectorals‚ deltoids‚ and triceps. During this lift the athlete lies on his/her back and uses his arms to press the bar up until the arms are fully extended. Bench press is generally lift of a low difficulty level but other types of bench press such as incline bench or adding a power band or chains to the bar can add difficulty to the lift. Certain cues

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    Ella Suzuki “Side out‚ side out!” “You got this!” The crowd’s roaring chant sounded like a broken record on full blast. All of a sudden‚ my ears deafen‚ my heart racing‚ my hands moist and my throat dry. Perspiration slowly trails down my face as I glance at the scoreboard. The score reads 17-18. My team‚ SF Tremors 13-1 has been going back and forth with Texas team Magic for more than an hour. Both teams won one set‚ and now Magic is in the lead by one point. This is such a long and exhausting game

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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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    Berlin- in august 1936 the world came together for the summer Olympics in berlin the capital of Nazi Germany. In 1931 ioc had awarded the games to berlin with no idea that Adolf Hitler was going to take over 2 years later. By 1936 the Nazis had control over Germany. There was international debate as to whether the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany should be boycotted. By 1936 the Nazis had control over Germany and had already begun implement their racist policies. Adolf Hitler who was not a sports fan

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    Thus it chooses the Beijing Olympics Games to explore. This report can be divided into 5 main parts. First part is summarizing Beijing Olympic Games on the impact of tourism industry. It will explore from three aspects which include the image of the country‚ the tourist source and tourism environment. Second part is overviewing Beijing Olympic Games makes the Beijing a unique tourist destinations. The next part is analyzing two major tourism dimensions of Beijing Olympic Games. The last part is a brief

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    Essay On Weightlifting

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    grade strength training class‚ I started to understand myself more‚ I enjoyed working out throughout the following years‚ it has helped me become more determined‚ boosted my self-esteem and get my focus back together My own area of expertise is Weightlifting; this involves using heavy weights‚ mental stability like motivation for example‚ you must constantly go to the gym without any excuses. One specific quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger’ 6 Rules of Success is “never be afraid to fail‚ you can’t be

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    A very fascinating mural called the "Going to the Olympics" by artist Frank Romero was displayed on a wall in the city of Los Angeles for numerous years. The beauty of his art roused countless other artists and proved to be one of the most beautiful works of art in L.A. Within the mural‚ Romero included significant factors that would show L.A.’s history with the Olympic games. For instance‚ the stamp commemorates the 1932 Olympics that was hosted in the city. The iron from a fictional

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    The Olympic Games have no predetermined influence on any nation’s economy. Throughout history there have been several examples of both prosperity and damage to a country’s economic system due to hosting the games. While damage to an economy is rare‚ cases such as Munich in 1972 and Montreal in 1976 demonstrate the negative impact that hosting the Olympics can bring. Though there are no directly quantifiable effects‚ studies by economist Jose Usera from Goldman Sachs (cite source) explain the historical

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