2014 Winter Olympics

The Ancient Olympics was the most religious festival in ancient times held in Olympia, Greece to honor the gods by sacrifice, dedication, and victory. The Olympic games were played to recognize and respect the gods that the Greeks worshipped and they did this by sacrificing their valuable possessions to the gods. On the first day of the Olympics, a sacrifice of one hundred oxen was made to start off the Olympics. Not only did the Greeks devote their lives to Olympic gods but worshipped their…

The goal of every taekwondo olympic fighter is to master a kick you know will knock out your opponent. The most common one and the I am testing is a Round kick, is a kick where the attacker swings their leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the top of the foot. There is a lot more that goes into the perfect kick than most think. What is the perfect angle? What is the perfect distance away from the opponent? What is the perfect speed of the kick? These are all things that go into a…

Athletic tapes find an ubiquitous use and application If you take a look at the sports channels, you can be puzzled to think that the athletes may be falling apart as, suddenly, everybody from Andy Murray to Shane Watson is taped up. Are the complex weaves of multi-hued Kinesiology tape an indisputable forward leap in the handling of sports injuries? Or is it intended to be everywhere at the major sports? Kinesio tapes, the tough elasticized tapes, were developed over 30 years back by a…

Anshu Jamsenpa the first women to ever climb Mount Everest twice in 5 days! Mother of 2 and at the age of 38 she broke a world record and made global headlines. When she became the first woman to conquer the 29,028-feet-tall Mount. The first thing Anshu told everyone was "I always think that I am very close to god, I am getting a blessing, I only feel that whenever I am at the top." So that is the main reason why she loves climbing Mount Everest. To be able to climb Mount Everest there is a…

Two children from Tasmania were fishing with their dad Thursday when they each struck the tuna prize, linking at the same time and after that landing world-record southern bluefin tuna in their respective age divisions. Sam Nichols, 12, and Toby Nichols, 10, revealed world-record smiles as they postured with their prospective world-record tuna captures that even fishermen on the truth cable television series "Wicked Tuna" would require to port. "Wow. Wow. Wow. I am in awe of my kids," Stuart…

Even though people said the Titanic was unsinkable, it still sunk. The Titanic had about 2,208 people on board and 1,503 people died. When the Titanic was sinking 28 people got on a lifeboat and 63 could have fit on. The next morning 300 and more dead bodies were pulled out of the sea the next morning after the titanic sunk. Some people say the captain was turning and accidentally swiped against an iceberg and got hit and some other people say the captain got drunk and wasn't paying attention…

Virginia’s coast is seen as the highlight of the state. The only gem that should be protected at all cost. So we pour millions of dollars to beautify the beach and bring in more people. We do this because in the end more people means more money. This mentality has made us blind to the fact that we have other wetlands in far greater danger than the beach. Marshes and swamps are just as valuable in what they offer the community. Factoring in the knowledge makes wetlands worth saving, not for the…

A beautiful tragedy… in April of 1912 The Titanic sunk in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Nobody knew it was going to be some of their last nights with their loved ones, or the last night they would enjoy the company of an acquaintance they may have come across on their trip on the fateful Titanic. “Not Even God himself Could Sink this Ship” says an Employee of the White Star Line. Passengers and crew members, music, and art work all went down and were forever lost that sad, unfortunate…

The beeping is pounding in my ears. My breathing slows so I can get my heart beat down. I almost leap up to the blocks when they call my heat up. I take my mark and hear the loud beep. Then everything went quiet. Swimming is something that I've always loved to do. The anxiety of waiting, the hard work waiting to be shown off, and the goal of dropping time is something I think about before every race and meet. After your race you're either full of joy or full of disappointment. I will…

The Titanic Sank in 1912, Many people died. Some “artifacts” still remain. People think its OK to take stuff from the grave of the Titanic, well its not. Its like people coming into your house and taking stuff. Most random people don’t understand this. In this writing i'm going to tell you what i think about this. I agree and disagree, first i'm going to tell you why i agree that artifacts should be taken up. There should be a plan with professionals and scientist to go to take artifacts up…