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    Williamson V Houston

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    1. Name of the Case: Linda W illiamson v. City of Houston‚ Texas‚ 148 F.3d 462‚ 1998. 2. Facts: In 1990‚ Linda Williamson‚ a police officer with the City of Houston Police Department‚ was assigned to the Organized Crime Squad. Officer Doug McLeod‚ another member of this squad‚ began sexually harassing her on a daily basis and this behavior lasted for approximately 18 months. The harassing behavior occurred in front of other police officers‚ including the officers’ supervisor‚ Sergeant Bozeman. McLeod’s

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    to ever compete at the Olympic Games. During these games he wasn’t the biggest and fastest but he soon would become the best. Barra says “He didn’t win any medals at these games but he became a huge threat” (Barra). Lots of people don’t have this kind of experience like Phelps‚ but without this experience he wouldn’t know how to compete at this level later on in life. After high school swimming Phelps moved on to go to the University of Michigan while training for the Olympics. Lamm wrote “While at

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    The Olympic Games is the biggest sporting event in the world‚ every 4 years the top athletes from over 200 different countries gather together at a chosen country and compete. The first official modern Olympic Games was in 1896 which was held in Athens‚ Greece‚ and it has grown over the years to become a major sporting event with over 10‚000 athletes competing this year in the London Olympics. The 2012 Olympics is the 30th Olympic Games and London put over towards the games this year. New Zealand

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    Olympics

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    The United States Olympic Committee (USOC)‚ initially named the American Olympic Association‚ was formed in 1896. Members of the committee sought to provide assistance to United States Olympic athletes with training and other needs. As the USOC is not government funded the committee has relied heavily on corporate funding and private donations (“Team USA‚” 2011). However‚ over the years while the continued appeal of the Olympic Games remained‚ the increased cost of housing‚ clothing‚ and caring for

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    Summer Olympics

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    The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad‚[2] and also more generally known as London 2012‚ was a major international multi-sport event‚ celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games‚ as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)‚ that took place in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The first event‚ the group stages in women’s football‚ began two days earlier‚ on 25 July.[3][4] More than 10‚000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs)

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    Olympic Park

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    Business case: The Olympic and Paralympics Games are unique in the sporting calendar and receive huge television viewing figures as well as many accolades. Television Coverage and Public Awareness: The Sydney Paralympics Games were the most televised‚ raising public awareness. The Atlanta 1996 Games sold their media rights for $0.5million and the Sydney 2000 Games sold their Paralympics Media rights for $4.1million “The Olympic Games have always transcended sport. As individuals and

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    Olympic Report

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    Executive Summary Four years after the splendid Olympics in Beijing‚ London hosted the Olympic Games last year in 2012 for the third time in History of the International Event that the World greatly anticipates. The trade mark of this event was “Inspire a Generation”‚ reflecting the sustainability concept adapted by the Olympic Federations to support the Agenda 21 (Hawkes‚2012). In the bid for 2012 GamesLondon did not aim to having the honor of organizing the event just like any other nation‚

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    PC” series‚ though they are always be argued by people even until today. They are great success which changed people’s opinion of computer to buy. However‚ not all Apple’s ads are great‚ like the one I analyzed below – the TV series played during London 2012‚ is a good example. I mainly discussed this ad in all 3 perspectives: Ethos‚ pathos and logos. I first give a background of it‚ how the ad looks like. Then I discuss it scene by scene‚ one character after another. Finally‚ I draw a conclusion that

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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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    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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