Ancient Olympic Games

The Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, with a mission of providing year round training and competitions to more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries. Special Olympics is a 501 (c)(3) non- profit organization based out of Washington, DC. The organization helps provide a place for children and adults with disabilities to interact in physical activities and competition boosting self-esteem and encouragement.…

Many people consider summer and winter as being the best seasons of the year. Summer, being the warmest season of the year and winter, being the coldest season, have qualities that make each person call them their favorite seasons. In order for people to call these seasons their favorites, consider what makes summer and winter different and similar. Summer and winter are two seasons that are opposite of each other in terms of climate. During the summer people tend to see the sun out more during…

and watch the games as a group. The sports go head to head as the best sports of America, but a fair amount believes basketball to be the better of the two. Basketball is definitely better than football. Admittedly, NFL games have set schedules. Usually, NFL games take place on Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays. In the college football, high-school football, and the NFL, fans know when games are at least a week before they happen. It’s certainly easier to plan to go to/watch a game a few weeks…

Winter Olympics Bobsleigh Bobsleigh originated in St. Moritz Switzerland as a recreational sport for tourists. The first competitions began in 1884. Bobsleigh’s governing body, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation was founded in 1923. A year later, bobsleigh was included in the first Winter Olympic Games. The two-man bobsleigh event was added in the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was excluded in the 1960 Olympics but ever since has been contested. Women’s bobsleigh was demonstrated in…

Joshua Schneider Nina Evarkiou Writing 110, Section 3 30 January 2018 Riding the Rails Skateboarding, a diverse extreme sport, is a fun and exhilarating activity if done properly. Among all the various sports and activities that Western culture houses I find skateboarding the most enjoyable due to its freedom of expression and self; however, it also lends itself to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world with 150,000 injuries a year. In this process essay, I will teach you the…

understand the importance of a volleyball, I will first explain the history of volleyball, then how to win a game and finally how it influenced other cultures. Before I get to the influence of volleyball on the other cultures, I will first explain a little history about volleyball. A. The cultural significance of volleyball is deep in tradition. 1. Volleyball was created…

Introduction Cupping therapy was introduced in a mass scale recently during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, Brazil. Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes were seen with large circular spots on their bodies. Which then introduced the viewer to cupping therapy. Many of the Olympic commentators gave their opinions on if the therapy worked or not while others sought expert opinions from leading health care practioners. The consensus was to stick with modern western medicine. However, the viewers…

German president Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler head of the government (Bachrach 16). Two years later the nation’s already frail democracy was quickly turned into a military dictatorship, where the single party was kept in power by force (Olympic).…

Script Draft: Hook – [Stand behind finish] She was clad in green and gold, in black, red and yellow. She wore the hopes and dreams of her people. [Break through the finish line] Then, she sprinted right to the finish line just as she had sprinted into the nation’s heart. Our country will not forget that day, when one exemplary individual reflected the attributes that epitomize Australia and its people, all in the span of 49.11 seconds. Intro - On this Australia Day, as we celebrate our…

walk, Ray set his sights on competing in jumping in track & field. He made a name for himself at Purdue and eventually went on to compete in the Olympics. He was never defeated throughout his Olympic career (1900-1908). In fact, up until 2012 when Michael Phelps won his 10th and 11th individual event gold medals, Ray held the record for the most Olympic individual event gold medals (10).…