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    Olympic Games

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    Olympic Games The Olympic Games started off as a series of athletic events to honor the gods. The games have begun in the early 700 BC in honor of the god Zeus. No women were allowed to watch the games and only Greek nationals could participate. The games were held every four years. In honor of the god Zeus a statue was built out of gold and ivory by a Greek sculptor. In the games 100 oxen were sacrificed and many athletes would make sacrifices themselves. In the games boxing was a brutal sport

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    Gaming to Olympics

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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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    Discontinued Olympic Sports All questions True or False. 1. In the Underwater Swimming at the Paris Olympics of 1900‚ with 2 points for every meter swum‚ and 1 point for every second underwater‚ the 3rd place getter remained submerged for 30 seconds longer than the winner but lost on distance because he swam in a circle. 2. The French cricket team in the same 1900 Paris Olympics consisted mainly of British Embassy staff on a day off. 3. Cricket remained a popular Olympics sport into the 1930’s

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    Modern Olympics

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    When and where was the first Modern Olympic Games held? How many countries and athletes participated? How many countries and athletes competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2010 Vancouver Games? 1896 Summer Olympics was the 1st celebration of the modern Olympic Games. They had 14 nations participating and 241 athletes competed. In Beijing in 2008‚ there were 204 nations that competed with 10‚942 athletes. In 2010‚ the Vancouver Games had 82 countries competing with 2566 athletes.

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    Olympic Games

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    In my previous speech about the Olympic Games‚ I introduced the topic and gave a brief history including the first recorded Olympics‚ how the International Olympic Committee was formed‚ and the first Winter Olympic games. In this speech‚ I am going to cover a little more history and some records that have contributed to the athletic showcase we know today. Main Points: * When I think of the Olympics‚ one of the first images to pop into my head is the Olympic rings. The interlocking colors of

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    Olympics and the hosts

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    Olympics and the Hosts Major sports events like the Olympics are often seen as a potential source of economic regeneration. Yet‚ many are worried about the economic costs of hosting a major sporting event that only lasts for three weeks. These are some of the economic benefits and potential costs of the Olympics. Major sporting events usually require upgrades to transport and communication links. This investment leaves a lasting legacy for the whole economy. Better transport links reduce congestion

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    Special Education: What is Special About it? Grand Canyon University: UNV 501 August 6‚ 2012 Special Education: What is Special About it? Aron‚ L.‚ & Loprest‚ P. (2012). Disability and the education system. Future Of Children‚ 22(1)‚ 97-122. Education of people with disabilities has not always been what it is today and this article reviews the history of special education and the process of getting it where it is today. I am interested in this article because it shows how society has come

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    Olympics Is Rhetoric

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    Mitchell September 6‚ 2012 Olympics: Worldwide Forum Rhetoric is defined as “the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing” and “language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience”. It can also refer to describing meaning as a whole or “a vehicle for meaning whose aim is often to identify‚ inform‚ or persuade an audience.” The Summer Olympics and rhetoric do not sound like they have anything to do with each other‚ but in fact‚ the Olympics is one of the most communicated

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    Special Education

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    do not receive enough attention‚ and others receive so much that it holds them back from succeeding on their own. Generally speaking‚ students with special needs benefit from integration into general education classrooms when it is handled appropriately; however in many cases‚ students are still being short-changed. Integrating students with special needs into a general education classroom has many advantages‚ both social and academic. For example‚ all students are required to receive and be tested

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    Special Education

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    All teachers are‚ or soon will be‚ teaching in classrooms that include students with disabilities. It is becoming increasingly unacceptable to limit the number of teachers in a school who have the skills to teach disabled students to only a few special education teachers. Regular teachers too must know how to teach such students to read‚ write‚ communicate and achieve to the highest educational standards. Excellent education is education that is excellent for all. Children come from all racial‚ ethnic

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