Track and Field events‚ also known as athletics‚ have progressed a great deal since their birth in Olympus‚ around the ninth century B.C. More athletes and more nationalities compete in Track and Field than in any other Olympic sport. Athletics is one of the largest attractions at the Modern Olympics‚ drawing in huge crowds of spectators and creating interest at summer Olympics. Track and Field events have come a long way since the Ancient Greek Olympic games. Many events and techniques have been
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104 04/23/13 When is it the right time to advocate for a patient? Modern nursing is complex‚ ever changing‚ and multi focused. Since the time of Florence Nightingale the goal of nursing has remained unchanged. Mainly to provide a safe and caring environment that promotes patient health and wellbeing. Effective use of an interpersonal tool‚ such as advocacy‚ enhances the care giving environment. Nightingale used advocacy early and often in the development of modern nursing. By reading her many
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took place in the hippodrome. The course length were about 6 laps around the track. When the owners of the horse wins the race they receive an olive wreath. Discus Throwing a discus was an event in the pentathlon. At first the discus was stone. But later on it changed to bronze. Also‚ after that is changed to lead then iron. The discus were shaped like frisbees. Sizes were different due to they did not think boys could throw the same weight as grown adult mens due to it was unfair.Throwing
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Classical Societies Essay Starting with the beginning of Greece with the classical Greece‚ artwork has had different meanings. With the classical Greece greatly supporting their athletics by creating a discus thrower statue‚ to the Hellenistic Greece creating the Laocoon and His Sons statue; artwork has told many stories. Just about every type of artwork has different meanings‚ or different interoperations and this is not in any way different from ancient Greece. Greece seem to write more
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each of theses. Even in other parts of the world you can also see Greek characteristics in art due to Alexander conquering much of the area and bringing Greek influence. I am going to be focusing on one artifact in particular. That being Myron’s Discus Thrower also known as Discobolus (p‚ 88; Fig. 3.11). As you look at this artifact you will see how his head is slightly turned‚ back and body are bent‚ arms are extended‚ and foot is pointed. These are all examples of order. Order means that there is
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Ancient Greek Contributions to Western Civilization The Ancient Greece culture has made many contributions to western civilization. The ancient Greeks affected our fine arts‚ government‚ sports‚ medics‚ and philosophies. The Greek culture has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One way that ancient Greece affected western civilization is politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek states man Pericles had three goals‚ to Strengthen Democracy‚ Hold strength
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today. Myron’s famous sculpture of the Discus Thrower (Diskobulus) reveals many aspects about Greek values. Art was highly valued by the Greeks‚ as well as the Olympics. Strength‚ power‚ and athleticism are three highly respected principals that the Greeks valued. The element of competition was expressed through the great Olympic Games‚ and the Greeks loved to compete(Doc 8). The principals that Myron brought to life in his sculpture of the discus thrower‚ Diskobulus are still evident today.
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wrote; “staring prejudice in the face imposes a cruel discipline: to structure your anger‚ to achieve a certain dignity‚ an angry dignity”( 730). That dignity that grew all season was angry dignity‚ and it was what got me to break the girls throwing discus distance by two inches. I believe that was my biggest screw you to my
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sprints and distances and more are‚ 2.1 Running. 2.1.1 Sprints. 2.1.2 Middle distance. 2.1.3 Long distance. 2.1.4 Relay races. 2.1.5 Hurdling.2.2 Jumping. 2.2.1 Long jump. 2.2.2 Triple jump. 2.2.3 High jump. 2.2.4‚2.3 Throwing. 2.3.1 Shot put. 2.3.2 Discus
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was the normal high school technique. For a freshman and a new thrower‚ I did very well. That summer I went to a camp and I learned a new technique called rotational that many college throwers do. I found it to be very fun‚ so I thought that I’d try it during the school season. I practiced it
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