2004 Summer Paralympics

Sukhsharn Johal SOCL 3310 Vincent Laus 7 December 2015 Murderball The individuals that are featured in Murderball defy stereotypes about disabled people. Some of the common stereotypes that disabled people face are: 1. Disabled people can’t have a life that is productive, and 2. Disabled people are dependent on others for help. The individuals in Murderball are challenging these stereotypes by participating in a sport called Rugby. When disabled people are playing in such a gut wrenching sport,…

Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing is one of the sports that will be showcased at the 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics from March 9-18. It is a sport for Skiing athletes that have physical disabilities. In the winter Paralympic games, this sport (along with the biathlon) is a part of two nordic skiing events. It involves cross-country skiing in short, middle, or long distances. There will be 20 medal events at this year's events. This year it will be the forty-second year of the event. The…

“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” A motto that holds great significance in many households across the world, including my own. The Special Olympics oath shows hope for committed and dedicated athletes. All thanks to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the woman responsible for the greatest organization ever created. Special Olympics was created in 1968 when my role model Eunice Shriver's eyes were opened to just how unfairly children with disabilities were traded. Much like…

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change them. In “The Lottery”, every year one of the citizens in the village is stoned to death by the lottery. Everyone comes to the square to participate, which looks like a routine. Mr. Summers says “Well now, guess we…

The overarching theme discusses some of potential boundary blurring situations, “messy” or “gray areas” that one could encounter as an CC-AASP or sport psychologist. The article has a few engaging fictional stories to guide the reader toward understanding the grey areas or boundary blurring situations that could occur in the world of sport, especially when on the road. The article was both informing yet potentially alarming since the novice sport psychologist justified pushing the ethical…

“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt” (Special Olympics). The athletes oath is quoted at the beginning of every Special Olympic event. Special Olympics is a competition in which mentally and physically disabled athletes compete in many different types of sports, such as basketball, golf, cheerleading, and bocce ball. It changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance, and inclusion among people with intellectual disabilities. Special olympics provides the…

Reading the story about the one legged wrestler (Anthony Robles), it got my interested about other athletes that have had success while having some type of physical disadvantage. What really caught my interest, and a question that I wanted to explore on was Have there been any other instances in sports where having a physical disadvantage is considered cheating some people’s eyes. In Anthony robles case they said that his upper body was a lot bigger then all of the people in his weight class,…

History, Planning and the Environment series, London: Routledge, 2007 International Event Group (IEG) (2002), Sponsorship Spending Will Lag behind Predicted Economic Rebound, IEG Sponsorship Report, Vol. 20. International Paralympic Committee. About the IPC. Bonn: International Paralympic ommittee. Available online at:http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/IPC/About_the_IPC, (accessed 11 July 2017) Séguillon D. The origins and consequences of the first World Games for the Deaf:…

knowing what it is like to have to have the feet that some of us are fortunate to have. But don’t tell Oscar that because he has competed at high levels in every activity he has been involved with. The former paralympic athlete caused controversy when he was allowed to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic game. Is that fair? Should Oscar even be allowed to compete with able-bodied humans, considering the fact that he may have an advantage due to his prosthetic foot? The topic in hand, for this…