...to always be associated with boring, but as far as the ancient games go that assumption does not hold true. The ancient olympics were full of fun and excitement and surprisingly a lot of nudity and adultery. The history, culture, players, and events are the things that give the ancient Olympics the intrigue it needs to make it captivating. The Ancient Olympic games took place in the beautiful Olympia and lasted for many years They started over one thousand years ago, somewhere around 776 B.C, but nearly 12 centuries later it was put to a stop because of the Emperor Theodosius, who banned all pagan events, marked the end of the longest running event in antiquity (History). The games took place in Olympia because it was...
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...Special Olympics Washington offers an incredible opportunity for people with and without disabilities to grow. Creating leadership opportunities, developing the athletic skills of athletes across the board and bridging gaps between their organization and other organizations like ESPN that slowly caught on board to movement like this that aren’t simply about professional sports. What I have learned from my research is that Special Olympics truly does empower individuals and has strong connections to their success as individuals outside of sports. The need to promote and create Inclusive spaces for people with disabilities in Washington State is great. Specifically in Western Washington where the disability rate of Children 5-17 years old ranges...
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...The Olympics are a time for countries to come together and compete peacefully in sporting events. However, the Olympics have not always been a peaceful environment. The 1936 Olympics is a perfect example of this. During the 1936 Olympics which are better known as the Nazi Olympics, Hitler was wanting to show how superior German whites were to all races. Throughout the Olympics this idea backfired as many African Americans such as Jesse Owens dominated the Olympics. Another group of athletes that ruined Hitler’s intentions for the Olympics was a group of poor white boys from the University of Washington that won the gold medal in the boat race. In the book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics David James...
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...Nichols College | Sport Seminar Final Research Paper | Professor Hendrick | | Sean Fleming | 4/29/2014 | | Abstract This is my final research paper in conclusion to my studies in the Sports Management program at Nichols College. This is a research study on the use of professional athletes from American sports leagues in the Olympic Games. Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 1 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 2 List of Tables and Figures………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 3 Chapter I: Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 4 Chapter II: Review of Literature Chapter III: Research Methodology Chapter IV: Results Chapter V: Discussion and Conclusions References Appendices Tables and Figures Chapter I: Introduction This purpose of this study will pertain to whether the use of professional athletes from American sports leagues in the Olympic Games is a good or bad idea. Currently, players from the National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA TOUR) are allowed to participate in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games by their respective leagues. There are many problems that have arisen from the allowance of professionals in the Olympics. They range from injuries to star players, financial impacts on the leagues, shutdown of schedules...
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...How Beijing Olympic Games affects Hong Kong students’ national Identity? Beijing Olympic Games had been successfully held in 2008, it is the first Olympic Games take place in China. In this essay, I am going to see how the Olympic Game affects Hong Kong residents’ national identity before, during, and after the Games and the level affected. Before the Game Before the Games, Something has been done to enhance Hong Kong students’ national identity. For example, the Olympic Torch Relay in Hong Kong. Through watching live on TV or on-the-spot, or even participating in the magnificent Torch Relay, it may arise national glory, thus enhance national identity. The government also played an important role in improving national identity. In educational aspect, Education Bureau (EDB), through moral and civic education, encourage schools to promote Olympic education activities, and these activities became part of “Hong Kong Schools Welcoming Olympics series” (香港學界迎奧運 系列). EDB promote exploring topics about Olympic games and equestrian events. EDB also organized territory-wide learning activities，such as「京港同心．弘揚奧運 精神」Essay contest、「教育與奧運同行，培養國民身份認同」Olympic education program design competition, and large celebration such as「迎奧運．賀國慶」and the 100 day countdown to the Olympic etc., to arose students’ awareness of the Olympic Games and the equestrian event. The Olympic education enhances students’ sense of national...
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...qualify for the nineteen eighty-eight Summer Olympics due to another runner accidentally tripping him, he recruits the help of a friend named, Sanka Coffie a professional push cart racer. Derice and Sanka decide on seeking the help of Irv Blitzer who is a two-time gold medalist at the nineteen sixty-eight Winter Olympics but was kicked out of the latter since he put weights under the front of his teams bobsled. When Derice and Sanka track down Irv in a local bar, he is not up to their idea of teaching them how to bobsled nor helping them in any way get to the Olympics. Derice though, remembers the relationship that Irv had with his father Ben. Upon recapping Irv of the time when he tried recruiting Ben who was also a sprinter to join his bobsled team, Irv reconsidered. The three then sought to find two other participants to complete their bobsled group. The two teammates they found were, Yul Brenner who was also tripped during the qualifying round of the Olympics as well as Junior Bevil who was the runner that tripped Yul as well as Derice. Now that the team was fully created, the four teammates did what they could in order to raise money so they could afford the trip to the Olympics. Some of the things that were tried include; singing on the street, arm wrestling as well as, creating a smooching corner, although none of these ideas worked real well. When almost all of their hope was lost in respect to getting to the Olympics, Junior comes into the room the rest of his teams...
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...Persuasive Position Paper Topic: Whether Boston should host the 2024 Olympics My Position Hosting the Olympics Games is more than simply demonstrating a passion for sports; it has a profound social and economic impact to the host city and nation. In my view, the benefits will outweigh the challenges in hosting the 2024 Boston Olympics. By standing out and being chosen by United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the candidate city, Boston has made a significant step toward the greatest honor to transcend peace, prosperity, and humanity through this event. Memorandum Date: Mar 11, 2015 To: United States Olympic Committee From: Subject: Withdraw Boston’s 2024 Olympics Bid Hosting the 2024 Olympic Games in Boston would be a great honor and an attractive opportunity to demonstrate the United States’ competitiveness and global leadership. Despite the opportunities, hosting such a mega sporting event bears tremendous downsides, including cost overrun, economic uncertainty, and reputation risk. In addition, Boston’s credential as a host city remains dubious. Hence, I urge USOC to withdraw Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid submitted to the International Olympic Committee. Cost Overruns Notwithstanding Boston’s announcement that all funding used for infrastructure and venues needed for the Olympics will be raised from the private sector, history indicated that this promise would most likely become an empty one and consequently threaten the host’s financial health. A...
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...com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management Event tourism: Definition, evolution, and research Donald Getzà Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 2500 University Ave. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 Received 24 April 2007; accepted 31 July 2007 Abstract This article reviews ‘event tourism’ as both professional practice and a field of academic study. The origins and evolution of research on event tourism are pinpointed through both chronological and thematic literature reviews. A conceptual model of the core phenomenon and key themes in event tourism studies is provided as a framework for spurring theoretical advancement, identifying research gaps, and assisting professional practice. Conclusions are in two parts: a discussion of implications for the practice of event management and tourism, and implications are drawn for advancing theory in event tourism. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Event tourism; Definitions; Theory; Research 1. Introduction Events are an important motivator of tourism, and figure prominently in the development and marketing plans of most destinations. The roles and impacts of planned events within tourism have been well documented, and are of increasing importance for destination competitiveness. Yet it was only a few decades ago that ‘event tourism’ became established in both the tourism industry and in the research community, so that subsequent growth of this sector can only be described as spectacular...
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...Ancient Olympics Essay, Research Paper Since 1896, the year the Olympics were resurrected from ancient history, the Olympics have been a symbol of the camaraderie and harmony possible on a global scale. The gathering of athletic representatives, the pride of the pack, from participating governments, even throughout the recent Cold War period, is proof that world unity is possible; just as it was in Ancient Greece with the polis or city-states. Olympic Games were held throughout Ancient Greece, but the most famous are the games that were held in Olympia in honor of Zeus every four years from August 6th to September 19th. The first record of these games is of one Coroebus of Elis, a cook, winning a sprint race in 776 BC. Most historians believe the games to have been going on for approximately 500 years before this. In the year Coroebus was made a part of history, there was apparently only one simple event, a race called the stade. The track was said to be one stade long or roughly 210 yards. In subsequent games, additional events were to be added, most likely to increase the challenge to these amazing athletes. In 724 BC, the diaulos, a two stade race, was added, followed by a long distance race, about 2 1/4 miles and called the dolichos, at the next games four years later. Wrestling and the famous Pentathlon were introduced in 708 BC. The Pentathlon consisted of five events; the long jump, javelin throw, discus...
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...the video concentrates mostly on their athletic development in their chosen sports. The Romeao family have a further 4 children, two girls, Angel and Isis and two boys, Achilles and a baby, Caesar. Good intro. Nice signposting Discussion I feel the Father, Tony, has determined that some of his children will be given what he feels is a strong supportive and motivating climate to influence them to compete at an elite level in a chosen sport. His reasons for this seem, on the surface, quite selfish. He desires to be the father of an Olympic champion and he thinks if his son becomes a boxing world champion there will be enough money for all of the family to live on. For Venus, that sport is gymnastics where Tony wants Venus to achieve Olympic status. For Romeo, the sport is boxing where Tony wants Romeo to achieve a high profile career leading to a world championship. Yes. Mainly for financial reward it seems. We can draw upon Eccles research concept of...
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...African Americans and their involvement in Olympic Swimming; Why are there so few African American swimmers? Marcos Mendez Georgia Southern University Abstract This paper explores the phenomena that we see in Olympic Swimming. Whites dominate this sport and African Americans hardly ever participate in this sport. This research paper explores why that is, by examining numerous sources. These sources were obtained using the internet. From the research conducted, their seem to be varying answers to this question. However the main ones are genetics and socioeconomic factors. Consequently, the genetic research is not a direct correlation to why African Americans don’t participate in swimming. Genetics only points out that differences in muscle composition, bone density, and buoyancy have some effect on a person’s ability to swim. The major cause for this goes into the past to segregation and economics. History of Olympic Swimming Swimming was learnt by prehistoric people in order to cross bodies of water. This can be proved in ancient egyptian paintings( 2011 Olympic. Org). Swimming did not truly become an organized sport until the early 19th century when British swimming clubs began to hold competitions. Swimming was added to the Olympic in 1896. History of African American Swimming Now lets look at African swimming. In 1451 when Europeans began exploring Africa. Europeans regarded Africans as “ The best swimmers in the world.” They attributed these swimming skills...
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...2011 Dhaka International University Marketing Strategy of Olympic Industries Limited Over View Product Service Target Marketing Pricing Strategy Market Segmentation Advertisement Conclusion and recommendation Table of Contents Chapter-1: Over view 4 1.1 Company profile 1.2 1.3 Mission & Vision Business Portfolio of the company 1.4 Consumer Relations Chapter -2 Product service 9 2.1 Product lines 2.2 Specific product 2.3 Feasibility study Chapter-3 Target market 13 3.1 Target market selection Chapter-4 Pricing strategy 17 4.1 Pricing strategy 4.2 Pricing with the competitors Chapter 5 Market Segmentation /Distribution 20 5.1 Distribution channels Chapter-6 Promotional strategy 25 6.1 6.2 6.3 Promotion Why people choose Olympic products Promotional Images Chapter-7 Conclusion and Recommendation 30 Over view 1.1 Company Profile Olympic Industries, Limited, is one of the longest running and most reputed manufacturing-based companies in Bangladesh, with a heritage of over 50 years and group profile including interests in Pharmaceuticals, Power, and Information Technology, among others. Starting with steel production dating back to 1979, Olympic has steadily diversified over the years into various consumer goods including biscuits...
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...RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES ON SPORTS PARTICIPATION Introduction This research paper has the intension to investigate the effect of the Olympic Games on sport participation especially for primary school children. This paper will identify the target population, the sampling methods used, methods of data collection and methods of administration. Thus help the city of Edinburgh council to have a general picture of following points: 1) Provide a detailed mapping of the current level of sports participation and the intention for the future 2) Identify the aspects of the games that have been most memorable/ produced greatest impression 3) Explore potential association between impressions from the games and future sports activities. The council is concerned that the findings should be representative of the Edinburgh school children in general, and suggests that age, gender, existing level of sports engagement being important predictors of research result. To generalize from the sample to the population, the sample has to be representative of the population. Observation before the survey I plan to begin with exploratory qualitative techniques: observation of selected primary students to understand the problem and bringing to the surface issues in the research project. This activity often help crystallize the problem or otherwise open the researcher’s eyes to factors and considerations that might be overlooked if he rushed into a full-scale survey. The...
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...Soccer Research Paper How Soccer started The history of soccer started long ago, and it’s big now. The Chinese and Japanese people played many different kinds of soccer in ancient times. In fact it really started the whole soccer Industry. 2000 years ago Chinese people kicked and move a ball with their feet to train soldiers. The Han Dynasty of football/soccer was called Tsu’ Chu and they kicked a ball made of leather with feathers inside through an opening. Another game that is almost like Tsu’ Chu is Kemari which is still played today. The Greeks and Romans also played many different forms of soccer in ancient times, that were fun. A game played by the Romans was Harpastum. In this game 27 men played on each side, and it was so rough and crazy that 2 thirds of the men had to be hospitalized after a game. Soccer/football was hard and you need to have technique and talent for it, so they used it to train soldiers. Football was believed to came from Harpastum. The game was brought to Britain from the Greeks and Romans. Another game played was Episkyros by the Greeks. Football was first called soccer by people in Britain. It started in Britain but now the Americans use the term soccer to distinguish it from football. The English rarely used the term soccer, preferring to call it football. Around this time in England, the term “soccer” was used as a British slang word. In the centuries that were passing, it revealed a lot of different games going back to the...
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...Learning Legacy’s ‘goldmine of knowledge’ 知识的金矿kept by Cabinet Office内阁办公室 The future of an innovative industry resource designed to ensure that the lessons from the successful London 2012 construction programme are retained for other projects has been guaranteed. ODA的作用 The Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA) Learning Legacy website is packed with case studies and reports based around ten themes, promoting successes in areas including health and safety, sustainability, procurement, transport and project management. It comprises more than 300 papers put together by the ODA and its supply chain of companies from all over the UK, along with contributions from independent industry bodies and academics. When launched late last year, it marked the first time that a construction project in the UK had sought to capture knowledge on this scale. So far the website has been used by almost 43,000 people – with 35 per cent of visits coming from overseas. 网站赞助 Now the website will continue under the auspices of the Major Projects Authority (MPA), a partnership of the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and other Departments with the aim of improving the delivery success rate of significant projects across central Government. 网站搬家 The relocation of the Learning Legacy website to a new permanent home from November fulfils a recommendation made by ODA Chairman Sir John Armitt in his report on London 2012’s business benefits, published before the Games began. 网站目的－保留经验 ODA director of venues...
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