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almost as if the last half is an afterthought by the Nobel Committee -- as if they realized they needed to say more or back up why they are giving Obama the medal at the start of the race. Toles purposely puts Obama at the starting line because he was at the start of his term when he was given the nobel prize. He did not have any time to actually accomplish anything other than declaring what it is he wanted to do. By placing the Nobel Committee directly in Obama’s way in the picture, it may…

rred during the radical period of the French Revolution as a response to the conflict between the Girondins and The Mountains. During this time, the Committee of Public Safety executed thousands of internal “enemies of the revolution” (“Report in the Name,” 47). Although many argue otherwise, The Terror was not a perversion of the original ideals of the revolution because the ideals of the revolution were to gain more equality for the people of France, and the punishments that occurred were…

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as the Canadian men’ ice hockey team or Apolo Ohno. Instead, these Olympic games are mainly remembered for the number of scandals that surrounded the international event. First, it was found that the President and Vice President of Salt Lake Bid Committee were both caught offering bribes to various members of the IOC. Second, during the pairs’ figure skating competition, dual gold medals were eventually awarded as the result of French figuring skating judge Marie – Reine Le Gougne’s favorable…

led by Maximilien Robespierre, went around killing all who were opposed to the republic and all who were supposedly counterrevolutionary. From January 1793 to July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety, Maximilien Robespierre and Georges Danton were influential members. The Committee of Public Safety, made on April 6, 1793, was created to maintain order within France and protect the country from outside threats. Many executions…

the 1984 Summer Olympics were extremely successful was because of the bid. Los Angeles was the only city willing to host that year, which meant that when Los Angeles said they didn't want to sign the host city contract, the International Olympic Committee had no choice but to accept. The host city contract is one that every city has to sign that says if city funds are used, there is no guarantee that they will be paid back. Since L.A. didn't have to sign this contract, once city funds were used,…

Canada, Australia, Russia, Japan, Germany, and so many more. In recent history, however, there has been an ongoing controversial topic about this famous event. After accusations of corruptness were brought out on the IOC (International Olympics Committee), people felt unsteady and unsafe with where the games were hosted. The most recent Olympic Games, the Rio 2016, has been a perfect example of how corrupt the program has been with supporting countries. The way to eliminate some of the…

Even it’s modern inclusion was questionable. There are some who would say that the only reason it resurfaced is due to a sum of money changed hands. My question is why is this a problem? So what, they bribed the volunteer committee to secure golf in the Olympics, better that than bribing people on important international votes, though that's probably happening too. The IOC as well as the involved countries may have smelled money, but it wasn’t from bribes, it was from advertising…

Hosting the Olympic games is not advantageous for the host city is because of how incredibly expensive the games are. The cost of hosting the games has been rising and now it costs a country billions of dollars. The games cost cities and countries billions of dollars to fund and produce. The 2008 Beijing Games, and the 2014 Sochi Winter Games cost each country around 50 billion dollars. This translates to an average of $120 million per event in Beijing, and $520 million per event in Sochi (Why).…

host city selection falls under the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) requirements. The IOC produces detailed manuals outlining themes; biding cities must address in dossiers to show their vision for the Olympic Games (International Olympic Committee and the Olympic system: the governance…