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    The Olympic Games are an event athletes train their entire lives for. What some do not know‚ however‚ is that the Olympic Games originated in Greece and were held at Olympia‚ in Zeus’s honor‚ as he was the God of all Gods. Although there were several events held in other god’s honors‚ this is the one that is still around‚ occurring every four years in different parts of the world. Winning or even placing in the events the Olympic Games host is a great honor for yourself and for your country. This

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    Series and Parallel Circuits Name:_____________________________________________ Directions: 1. Go to the following website: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-ac-virtual-lab 2. Click “Run now.” You now have the raw material to create a circuit. Take a moment to look over the site and find all the different materials. To build a circuit you will need several wires‚ a light bulb‚ a voltage source‚ a voltmeter‚ and a non – contact

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    03/11/2017 The Nazi Olympics was held in 1936 in Berlin‚ Nazi Germany. Berlin won the right to host the Summer Olympics over Barcelona on 26 April 1931. Two years later‚ Adolf Hitler the Nazi party leader turned Germany’s democracy into a one-party dictatorship that persecuted Jews‚ Gypsies and all political opponents. Adolf Hitler saw the olympics as an opportunity to promote his government and used it for propaganda purposes. While trying to camouflage its violent racist policies and targeting

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    DBQ Essay (Modern Day Olympics 1896 – 2002) War‚ Nationalism‚ and money paid by various corporations/countries all shaped the modern day Olympics. War played a major role in shaping the modern day Olympic Games. In document one‚ Pierre de Coubertin‚ the founder of the modern Olympic movement‚ states that the Olympics would serve as a reduction of war because of the worldwide competition between various countries. Coubertin wrote this document to attempt to convince the Athletic Society of France

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    Nazi Propaganda and the 1936 Olympics The 1936 Olympics was Germany’s chance to show the world they were a stable and peaceful nation. Germany had been awarded the right to host the Games in 1931 before the Third Reich had come to power. When Hitler assumed power in 1933 he quickly realized the great potential for Nazi propaganda. Not only did he want to show the world that Germany was now respectable‚ but also that the Aryan race was superior.

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    Topic: Should Olympics be ran safer? Side: Pro ______________________________________________________________________ Thesis: Olympic games need to be run more safely for the protection of the athletes Do you know that at least 9 people died at the Olympic games. _____________________________________________________________________ Do you know that at least 9 people have died at the Olympic games or during their practice sessions before the Olympic games? In Whistler British Columbia Canada at the

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    will not be heard in the Olympics for at least half a decade. Softball is a big part in the lives of many women and taking it out of the 2012 Olympics is crushing their dreams. The sport should be reinstated in the 2016 Olympics because the sport will die if it is not‚ it gives young girls a dream‚ and it will greatly decrease the amount of women participating in the Olympic Games. Softball has been in the Olympics since 1996 and now the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided

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    Economic Impacts of Beijing Olympic Bird Nest and Water Cube: We can all recall the opening of Beijing Olympic in Bird Nest where the gorgeous fireworks and fantastic shows were shown. As well as the Water Cube‚ an exquisite designed water stadium‚ which all the water competitions were hosted. After the 2008 Beijing Olympic‚ those multibillions infrastructures were put into use only a few times and for most of the time‚ they were empty. Some people believe the construction of those infrastructures

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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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    Adam Ellner Mr. Lovre AP American Literature 5 5 Apr. 2013 The Upside to Politics in the Olympic Games Throughout the last hundred years‚ despite its image as a worldwide sporting phenomenon that rises above the clutches of politics‚ the Olympic Games has served as a catalyst and a stage for sociopolitical conflict and controversy on both national and global scales. Despite the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) attempts to limit this infringement of politics into the realm of international

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