London won the bid to host the Paralympics in the summer of 2012‚ and this essay highlights the legacies now that all the events have finished and the Paralympians have gone home. A legacy can be something that is physically left behind such as‚ the Olympic Stadium‚ or something that has influenced society and therefore has made a cultural difference. For example‚ changing society’s perception of disabled people or inspiring more people to take up sport having watched the Paralympics. Throughout the
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Special Olympics Speech topic: To inform audience of Contributors to non-profit or charitable organizations. Speech type: Persuasive INTRODUCTION In Missouri‚ Many athletes get together with others who share the same passion for a sport. Whether it is on a court‚ around a track‚ or at a field. Theses kids look forward to having a change to be an athlete and compete. As there competitions begin some may be challenged more than others but they all find a way to persevere. If it is scoring the
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HISTORY OF SPECIAL NEEDS IN IRELAND AND CHANGES RELATED TO RANGE OF CONDITIONS I CHOOSE Under the English rule‚ the National Education System in Ireland was established in 1831 year. Since then all children between the age of six and fourteen were obligated to go to school but government still didn’t consider that education for kids with special needs was necessary. They were still ignored by society and their special needs were seen like purely mental‚ they were seen like mental handicap. Treated
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Is it time we took the Olympics off the shelf? The Olympics is always a costly event‚ especially the London 2012 Games. The price was originally planned at £2.4 billion‚ but has progressed to £9.3 billion‚ soaring by an extra £6.9 billion. At the same time‚ the government is making cuts in health and education. If we were to put the Olympics in a time capsule‚ would of future generations be proud‚ knowing we spent £9.3 billion on stadiums‚ security and fancy ceremonies when there are still so many
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Ancient Greece The Ancient Olympics “And Time‚ in passing onward‚ clearly told the plain story‚ how Herakles divided the spoils that were the gift of war‚ and offered sacrifice‚ and how he ordained the four years’ festival along with the first Olympic Games and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and
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OLYINTRODUCTION TO OLYMPICS The Olympic Movement is the concerted‚ organised‚ universal and permanent action‚ carried out under the supreme authority of the IOC‚ of all individuals and entities who are inspired by the values of Olympism. It covers the five continents. It reaches its peak with the bringing together of the world’s athletes at the great sports festival‚ the Olympic Games. Its symbol is five interlaced rings. The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful
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ancient olympics were a series of events that only highly ranking people in society could attend. In the beginning the olympics only consisted of one event and only rich men could compete and attend. The main reason the olympics were so significant is because they honored the mythical god Zeus. The olympics at first only consisted of one event but eventually grew to have many more. The olympics came to be because of a fight between Greek god Cronus and his son Zeus. The ancient olympics was an event
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Contact zones of the Olympics As Mary Louise Pratt defined in “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ contact zones are social spaces where cultural interactions happen; including cultural exchange‚ conflicts‚ understanding‚ and sometimes unbalance of power in contact zones. Relating closely to cultural diversity‚ contact zones definitely exist in global events around the world‚ when people from different places gather together and communicate with one another. The Olympics‚ as one of the most influential global
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Jacob Barnts English 101 Holly Maloney 11/01/12 Research Paper-United States Special Forces "Almighty God‚ who art the author of liberty and the champion of the oppressed‚ hear our prayer. We‚ the men of Special Forces‚ acknowledge our dependence upon thee in the preservation of human freedom. Go with us as we seek to defend the defenseless and to free the enslaved. May we ever remember that our nations‚ who’s motto is "In God We Trust‚" expects that we shall acquit ourselves with honor‚
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an event held over two thousand years ago to an event held in the modern World. There are obvious changes to the event but was surprised to find that so much of the original ideals behind the Olympics exist today. Such as customs‚ ceremonies‚ rules‚ events‚ participants and sponsors. Nowadays the Olympics are advertised worldwide‚ and sponsors like Gatorade and Wheaties thrive off of the games. But were there sponsors of the games back in 776 or would the best athletes compete for nothing but pride
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