The Special Olympics According to the organization Learning to Give‚ more than 7.5 million Americans are currently suffering from an intellectual disability. Many do not realize how many are affected or even what an intellectual disability is. WebMD says that these disabilities are characterized by below-average intelligence or mental abilities. People with intellectual disabilities can learn and do new things‚ but they learn them much more slowly. People with these disabilities tend to be ignored
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The Olympic Games are a huge‚ international sports event. Thousands of athletes from around the world come together to compete. About 204 nations are involved in the Games. Why did they begin? According to Michael Gauthier in his article on livestrong.com‚ “The prideful Greeks started the Olympics because of their belief in the glory of competition and to honor the gods with their ability.” From 776 B.C. up through present day‚ the Olympic Games have had many changes. The first Olympics were held
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cellphone‚ email. However in 1892‚ such technology did not exist‚ but people unite in different way – Olympic. It is an athletic game originally held in Greece city states every four years in honor of Zeus‚ their god. Shaped by many factors; ever since the first modern Olympic start in Athens in 1896 this competition became international celebrated. Such as the countries ‘pride of associate with Olympic‚ the impact of conflict political view affects the team‚ the economic opportunities created by the
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Stefanie Boniel Period 2. DBQ Essay The Olympic games today have been influenced by many factors that happened throughout history. In documents 2 and 8‚ the increases of women participants in the games show social change of the world. In documents 3 and 4 the influence of nationalism causes countries to become extremely competitive. In 6 and 3 nations show their pride of their home country by proving themselves as top notch. In 7 and 10‚ the opinionated views of a Japanese and Pakistani journalist
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altering a war but the way the United States and Soviet Union used the Olympics did just that. The Olympics in the early 1980s were used as a stage for politics. During the Winter Olympics in 1980 the U.S. faced off against the best hockey team ever‚ The Soviet Union‚ in a time when these two countries did not get along. Days before the U.S. won this game President Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. boycott of the Summer Olympic Games that year in Moscow. The Soviets dominated the competition with approximately
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The Olympics were revived in 1896 thanks to Pierre de Coubertin. Since its reemergence in 1896‚ the modern Olympic movement has been shaped and influenced politically through the tensions between countries‚ economically through financial gain opportunity‚ and socially by promoting women’s rights. Another document I would like to have seen would be one containing a record of third world countries that have attended the Olympics. This document would have shown how wealth effects and shapes the modern
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simple game such 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
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Routed China with a 105-62 victory in the ongoing women’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Rio Games on Sunday evening to advance to the quarterfinal unchallenged and unbeaten. According to NBC Connecticut‚ 2012 WNBA MVP Tina Charles poured in 12 of her 18 points in the opening quarter‚ and the Americans easily wrapped up the national team’s 46th consecutive victory its quest for a sixth straight Olympic gold medal. The New York Liberty star player outscored the Tom Maher-headed basketball squad by
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of modern Olympics far outweigh the benefits. Argue your position. The foremost celebrated world sports competition is undoubtedly the Olympic Games which hold quadrennial ‚ featuring both summer and winter competition ( Wesley ‚ 2012). It provides a worldwide stage for athletes from different nations to showcase their excellence. It is in additionally symbolizes an ideal and peaceful world . Nonetheless‚ the question of whether it is still worth hosting has arisen as the Games grow bigger
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first broke the long jump record while in high school. In 1984‚ he returned home with 4 gold medals after his first Olympics. Later‚ participating in the Summer Olympics of 1988‚ 1992 and 1996‚ he won another 5 gold medals and a silver one. He was also named ‘ athlete of the year’ 3 years in a row by Track and Field magazine and ‘sportsman of the century’ by the International Olympic Committee. B) Born October 14‚ 1952 in Vladimir‚ Nikolai Adrianov first signed up for gymnastic classes at the
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