There are both advantages and disadvantages for cities hosting the winter and summer Olympics. Let’s first take a look at some of the advantages the winning host cities can expect to enjoy when they host these high profile events. According to Chung and Wan Woo (2011) mega-events such as the Olympics have typically been viewed host countries as opportunities for economic growth and revenue boosting. Research has shown that hosting mega-events affects host country in terms of consumer awareness and
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Summer is the Best Season (possible topic sentences with suggestions for details) o The four seasons of the year all have their appeal‚ but summer is by far my favorite. [Give examples of wrong is wrong with the other seasons and what they don’t offer that summer does.] o One aspect of summer that makes it so attractive involves clothing. [Give examples of why doing laundry is easier‚ what kinds of summer clothing you enjoy wearing‚ and why clothing in other seasons is less
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Globalization The Olympic games: A Sporting Competition and a Media Event Background on topic The modern Olympic Games are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes across the planet participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held every four years. Their creation was inspired by
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Contact zones of the Olympics As Mary Louise Pratt defined in “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ contact zones are social spaces where cultural interactions happen; including cultural exchange‚ conflicts‚ understanding‚ and sometimes unbalance of power in contact zones. Relating closely to cultural diversity‚ contact zones definitely exist in global events around the world‚ when people from different places gather together and communicate with one another. The Olympics‚ as one of the most influential global
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Andrew Bott Mr. Fatz World History 4 March 2013 Nazi Olympics The Olympics throughout history have been a monumental stepping stone into greatness. The Olympics have been recorded all the back into mythological times. The first Olympiad of the modern day was held in Athens‚ Greece in 1896 (Addis Pg.2). Since the modern Olympics‚ most countries have participated in or have heard of it. Every game is different but the most politically different games were the games of 1936‚ hosted in Berlin
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unpredictable and wild‚ yet it is tame and inviting. Water… so undefinable. But to me‚ the pool is my home‚ the water is my best friend‚ hard work is my passion‚ and swimming is my life. An outsider to the sport would call us insane for staring at a black line for hours on end‚ but really it’s much more than that. I began swimming two years ago. I thought it would be fun and great exercise‚ little did I know that I would soon be addicted to it and never turn away. I was definitely not a natural
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The Economic Effects of the Olympics The Olympic Games is a sporting event that attracts worldwide attention. People travel from different parts of the world to participate in the Games‚ or to watch and support. Countries that are hosting the Games have to prepare to welcome this great number of visitors. They also have to set up all the equipments that would be needed. Hosting the Olympics is an expensive project‚ and it always leaves an effect on the host country. These effects may or may not
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The 1972 Olympics took place in Munich Germany and it was an opportunity for Germany to redeem themselves from the last time they held the Olympics. In 1936 the summer Olympics were held in Berlin Germany under the rule of Adolf Hitler. These games were marred because of Hitler’s racism and discrimination. The 1972 Olympics was Germany’s chance to repaint their image from the violent‚ hate-filled country of 1936‚ to a country that cares for all people. Germany wanted to show the world that they were
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London Olympics Assessment 1. Executive Summary 3 1.1. Preview 3 1.1.1. Recommendation 3 2. Terms of reference 3 2.1. Report specifications 3 2.1.1. Purpose 3 2.1.2. Scope 3 2.1.3. Aim 3 2.1.4. limitations and constraints 3 2.1.5. Objectives 4 3. Methodology and Procedures 4 3.1. Materials 4 3.1.1. How I sourced materials 4 3.1.2. Materials used 4 4. Findings/Analysis 4 4.1. The bid 4 4.2. Rejuvenation 5 4.2.1. New image 5 4.2.2. Location 5 4.3. Economic
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London Olympics 2012 Legacy - Controlled Assessment - How will people in the UK benefit in the long term from the facilities developed for the 2012 Olympic? The London Olympics commenced on 27th July 2012‚ after beating four rival cities in summer 2005 to win the right to stage the Olympic Games in 2012. After an exhaustive two year search to find the hosts‚ London came out on top: out of itself‚ Madrid‚ Paris‚ Moscow and New York. Plans for the new Olympic park based around the deprived area
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