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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Countdown to Olympics Brings Terrorism Jitters” by Karl Schoenberger and Sam Jameson. The second article is titled “Johnson to Go back into starting blocks: Banned Sprinter to begin the testimony that will determine his future in track by Randy Harvey”. The first article is about Seoul’s plans to implement tighter security. This is considered to be one of the biggest in Olympic history due to the previous terrorist attacks. For example‚ the Han River is being cleaned up for the Olympics and a plethora
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Legacy of Olympic games Harnessing the United Kingdom’s passion for sport to increase grass roots participation‚ particularly by young people – and to encourage the whole population to be more physically active • Exploiting to the full the opportunities for economic growth offered by hosting the Games • Promoting community engagement and achieving participation across all groups in society through the Games; and • Ensuring that the OIympic Park can be developed after the Games as one of the
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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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Special Olympics In the early 1950s Ms. Eunice Shivers observed how kids who was a little different being mistreated and how they did not have any place to go and play and just be kids. She took it upon herself to start a camp for kids with disabilities in her own backyard. The mission was to see how the kids interacted with one another when involved in sports and other activities‚ instead of just focusing on what they could not do. Throughout the 1960s‚ Eunice Kennedy Shriver continued her pioneering
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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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The International Olympic Committee has become a corporation-like entity incurring in commercialism and contradicting the Hellenic Ideal of Justice. After stating our thesis it is important for us to be aware of the definition of the two main concepts under analysis. The ideal of Justice: The ideal of justice is based in three principles: equality‚ impartiality‚ and moral reciprocity. Where individuals should be treated as equals under the same set of rules or guidelines‚ as well as requiring members
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leisure but also can help people to keep fit. So‚ the most famous sports party the Olympic games become more important in people’s lives. The Olympic games will be held evey four years and people all over the world will enjoy the glamor of sports during that time. Then‚ who will host the next Olympic games becomes very important and many countires want to host the Olympic games. London will host the 2012 Olympic games. The issue of which it is good or bad to be the national host becomes a hot issue
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ACamfield_Module11Final_121910 (alternate) Since the Ancient Olympics in Greece‚ the modern day Olympics has expanded from only Grecian people who spoke Greek to worldwide competition from diverse cultures around the world in which each country’s participant vies for their country’s honor and glory. Today‚ we even have the Special Olympics for challenged persons who want to compete in some of the same events. Whether you enjoy sports or not‚ the Olympics is one of the most interesting and publicized events
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Greek Olympics The Greek Olympics were the building blocks for the modern day Olympics. The Olympics started in 776 B.C. and began to see who the best athlete was in all of the city states of Greece. Even during war time the Athletes were safely able to travel to the Olympics. There are many games that we have in our modern day Olympics that were used in the Ancient Greek Olympics such as Wrestling‚ Boxing‚ Sprint‚ Long jump‚ Boxing . The Olympics were not just about games it was also a religious
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