The study of history is useful to the understanding of the recreation and leisure movements because it informs us how and why we have some leisure activities that we do today. When we study the history of leisure we can examine how leisure and its definition has changed over time and how some still exist today. An example is the Olympics; the Olympics was first recorded in Greece 776 B.C that lasted five days. These games, at that time, was organize to honor the Greek god Zeus. Furthermore, the first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens 1869 and still continues today. Another example can be as simple as fishing. During the prehistoric era, fishing was not an activity for leisure. For the “cavemen” fishing was a necessity in order to survive.
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In 1853, the Central Park created in New York City started a chain of park construction in other cities such as Brooklyn, Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia. This event impacts today since parks are highly used by people of different ages. Parents often take their kids to the park to play and interact with other kids. Other people go to parks to do some exercise such as walking, jogging or play sports. Some parks also offer programs and sports teams’ children can participate. Another significant event is Google, founded in 1996. Google plays a big role in the 21st century and made changes that affect our daily lives. We use Google for many things such as for schoolwork, news, entertainment, socialize, etc. Google also gave us more options of how to spend our leisure time. For example, we can watch television shows and movies online, shop without having to leave the house, download eBooks, online games and much more. You can pretty much find anything you want on Google such as a recipe, how to solve a math problem, etc. Lastly, the Education Act of 1972 has a significant in today’s leisure. This Act demanded that both males and females have equal opportunity to be part of college and high school sports. Today, women can take part in sports for
In 1853, the Central Park created in New York City started a chain of park construction in other cities such as Brooklyn, Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia. This event impacts today since parks are highly used by people of different ages. Parents often take their kids to the park to play and interact with other kids. Other people go to parks to do some exercise such as walking, jogging or play sports. Some parks also offer programs and sports teams’ children can participate. Another significant event is Google, founded in 1996. Google plays a big role in the 21st century and made changes that affect our daily lives. We use Google for many things such as for schoolwork, news, entertainment, socialize, etc. Google also gave us more options of how to spend our leisure time. For example, we can watch television shows and movies online, shop without having to leave the house, download eBooks, online games and much more. You can pretty much find anything you want on Google such as a recipe, how to solve a math problem, etc. Lastly, the Education Act of 1972 has a significant in today’s leisure. This Act demanded that both males and females have equal opportunity to be part of college and high school sports. Today, women can take part in sports for