2010 Winter Olympics

Throughout history, sports have grown tremendously. Sports have been able to get points across whether that be through the sport itself, the athletes or the media. It is seen as an outlet for athletes to speak on agendas they feel are necessarily to shed light on. Sports has allowed businesses to form and give individuals something to bond over. Sports has also influenced our society and what we make of it. Generally, the physical culture of sports is seen as a form of domination and empowerment…

Disaster of the Titanic People on Board “I thought it would be a safe steamship and I had heard it would not sink” - Margaret Devaney (Titanic Survivor) The Titanic sinking was so tragic because many lives were lost, also many bodies were not found. The Titanic sunk in the 1900’s. William McMaster Murdoch body was lost at sea. Lady Duff Gordon and Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon survived the sinking and testified at the British Enquiry into the sinking. Lastly, Charles Herbert Lightoller survived…

Earnings of Olympic athletes: a case study of m/f Track sprinters & Distance runners (1500 and / or Marathon) Introduction: Olympic athletes seek above all to be successful in their sporting field, hoping to achieve the Olympic dream of achieving a place on dais for their country. In order to be successful however Olympians are required to complete intensive training and cooperate with like-minded health professionals whom help them achieve their goal. But how does a single athlete competing…

This is the great sport of hockey there are a few things that I will be talking about hockey. One is the history of hockey so being like all of the players all of the teams all of the stanley cup finals (the championships of hockey). Also great hockey players so players that were really good and made a difference in hockey. The last one being great hockey records so like different records from back then that havent been broken yet even until this day. When you get to know a lot about hockey…

How does sport impact Canadian culture? The strength of a nation's identity is always evolving over time. It involves shared languages, history, and cultural traditions as some of the cornerstones to the overall happiness and success of the society. In the past, society tends to undermine the impact of sport on culture and vice versa, but recently in the last couple of decades, many nations have recognized the importance and have increased the distribution of money allocated to sport over…

On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was officially open to the public.The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects San Francisco with Marin County.It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964 when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York.It is the only route that connects San Francisco with Marin County and about 112,000 cars cross it every day.That concludes to about 41 million cars a year. During the early 1800s to early 1900s, the only route to…

as Dick's Sporting Goods have just as much golf equipment; bags, clubs, balls, gloves, golf shoes, etc. as they do football or baseball gear. High schools recognize golf as a sport, so do sporting goods stores. Golf has even been included in the Olympic Games multiple times, being most recently played in 2016 in Brazil…

Jesse Owens was a very revolutionary figure. Some of the reasons he was revolutionary was that he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games, at the 1935 Big Ten Track and Field Championship he broke 3 world records and he tied one world record, and after he was a runner in the olympics he was a motivational speaker. Jesse Owens was one of the most well-known African American athletes in sports history. He also was one of the greatest olympians to ever compete, probably ranking in the top-5.…

he joined the Olympic team and then winning a Gold medal by defeating the three time European champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski. Muhammed Ali was legendary to boxing because of who he was, his accomplishments in boxing, and what he accomplished outside of boxing. Their was a well known boxer named Muhammad Ali, who was known for being one of the youngest boxers to win an Olympic gold medal and also for his big success after the 1960s Olympic. When Ali was only 18 he made the Olympic team and beat…

Our part one article with the first five weirdest coincidences in history really made you wonder if fate really does have a say in the happenings of the universe. While these coincidences were insanely ironic, our part two is even better! If you thought the first set were mind-boggling, just wait until you see the top five weirdest coincidences in history, waiting for you below! Number Five: Halley’s Comet. Mark Twain left his legend behind as he died at the age of 74. The weird part, though,…