Lawrence Summers

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to speed skate in the Olympics? In the Olympics there are plenty of sports, and one such sport is speed skating. There are 4 main components to all sports, and I will be informing you about those. The first element of sports I will be explaining to you is competition. Speed skating is mostly self explanatory, but the main goal of it is to move over the distance of the race in the fastest time possible. You may be wondering “How do I play?” Well, while we’re…

Olympics take place every two years. People think the Olympics should be in the same place every other year, but will this really even help other countries with the Olympics. Olympics can cost over 20 billion dollars for countries to put them on. Last year Brazil had to put on the big show of the Olympics and because of this they almost went broke. People regret picking Brazil because they soon realized after that they couldn't handle the costs. People think the Olympics should still be all…

The current modern Olympics is the greatest sporting event in the world. The modern Olympic games include all sports, like basketball, soccer, track and swimming. The Olympic games also include the five main continents of the world, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. The Olympics stand for the unification of all the athletes around the world to compete in these games. Furthermore, the only reason the modern Olympics are here is because of the ancient Greeks, and…

MMA started at the Olympic Games in 648 BCE. it was called “pankration” which was the training of greek armies. Pankration was one of the most popular sports in ancient greece. In pankration you could punch and kick and you had no gloves. The winner of the fight was deemed complete power over his foes. It was a very deadly sport that consisted of punching , kicking and grappling your opponent. There was no mat or octagon. You fought outside in the dirt. It took months of practice to be able to…

The Olympic games is a major international sporting event that takes place every 4 years and it is hosted in a different country each time. Countries will bid to claim the rights to hosting the games. Although the games were originally held exclusively in Olympia, Greece. In recent years, people are beginning to question whether the Olympics should have a permanent home. The spirit of the Olympics is that it brings together athletes and people across the globe in celebration of the international…

The buzzer sounds as the 8 fastest swimmers dive into the pool. At the wall he’s seventh, more than a half a second off the lead. His perfect record is on the line. Then, a burst of energy off the wall. He passes the leader at the last possible moment, winning by one hundredth of a second. The perfect record is intact. When people think of swimming, they most likely think of Michael Phelps. He has won 28 olympic medals, 23 of them being gold. He also won 8 gold medals in one Olympics, the most…

Without limits. Everybody of us have wanted be the better in our favorite activity and feel proud of it, unfortunately always there are obstacles to achieve our dreams or goals. This is the history of Steve Prefontaine, an American runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. First of all Steve was a rebel runner, he always wanted to run on first of the group in every race, did not matter if he finishes in second place he always wanted be the leader in every race that he competed. When Steve was 18…

friends she met there was Chase Walker. Chase and Douglas were real good friends. Chase and her family acted as if they were Douglas’s “substitute” family. Sometimes they would even take Douglas to the gym, and she would also go to their house in the summer time to play around with their…

According to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of a hero is one that shows great courage. It is a broad definition, that could mean a number of things to different people. Whether the person is famous and well known or barely talked about at all. In my opinion, a hero is someone who is determined, forgiving, and courageous. When the word hero comes to mind, one of the first names I think of is Louis Zamperini. Louis began his life as a troubled boy. He became so much of a nuisance his…

After the people of Ancient Greece got home from their jobs or their training, they needed a form of entertainment to keep their lives interesting. They found many forms of entertainment, from watching plays at the theatre to competing in the Olympics. Just like today, the children of Ancient Greece played games like checkers and marbles for fun. The people of Ancient Greece had a wide variety of things to do with their free time. Now a worldwide event, the olympics started in ancient Greece as…