Olympics

In the painting "Going to the Olympics" by Frank Romero, you can see how Romero expressed L.A.'s love for their cars by showing hearts over the cars, you can also tell how he uses vibrant colors instead of dull colors. You also see that he painted palm tress and in L.A everywhere you go you are more likely to see palm tress, also in the background you see mountains and we are mostly surrounded by mountains here. In the painting you see 5 objects in the sky above the palm trees, you see things…

The first modern Olympic which have been cancelled is in 1916, Berlin Olympics. This Olympic has been cancelled because of WWⅠ that started in 1914 and ended in 1918. At the first, Olympic organization had been prepared for the games even after the war had outbroken because nobody could guess that the war had continued so long. The game venue had been constructed 1912 to 1913, but the game was cancelled in the end. Tokyo Olympic in 1940 was also cancelled due to the influence of another war,…

The Olympics, this time only comes around every four years. But even centuries ago they still had the Olympics. But now i'm here to talk about how the Olympics benefited the ancient civilizations. The ancient civilizations benefited from this because it made jobs for them.This made jobs for the people because the only people that could care for the horse and mules were the wealthy. The wealthy had to pay for " training and up keep for the chariot driver and the horses or mules." So if they…

special team and compete with people like them. “Special Olympics has made a significant difference in the lives of thousands of athletes. It has given them an opportunity to…

million people in this world that are mentally challenged and that caused them to become unable to work toward their dreams. The Special Olympics offers these hopeless people a chance to reach for their dreams and accomplish the never thought possible. This organization offers a movement towards the mentally challenged success through sports. In The Special Olympics the mentally challenged can gain inspiration and hope during the intense training and joy through the fierce competition. The event…

Sex verification in women’s athletic events has been heavily criticized by many since the beginning of Olympic competitions. In April 2011, new policies to regulate who could and could compete as women in the Olympics were enacted before the 2012 Olympics in London. These policies focus on female athletes, often intersex women, with naturally elevated androgen levels, a phenomenon known as hyperandrogenism. Since doping with testosterone is known to increase athletic performance, the policies…

Lighting the Olympic Torch In the image I see two women in front of four other women on the background all of them wearing white dresses and sandals that look similar to those worn during the Roman empire period. One of the women who is in the front is kneeling down with both of her hands stretched out with a bowl that is ignited towards the other women, who is a leader or an important figure. The image demonstrates her as a leader role by her standing up while the woman with the bowl is…

The Olympics is an amazing event where sport competitions are held. But no one expected who helped fund the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Nicknamed “The Nazi Games,” were sponsored by Hitler. Originally, Hitler did not want anything to do with the Olympics, but he thought it would be good for propaganda and to show Nazi’s “Power”, so he helped. He thought it would be good to stop and hide the terror from Jews for a while, so when it was time, he tried to make the games as smooth as possible. He…

Wonders of Olympic National Park “The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and tenants. Throughout the country that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption of the land.” (Leviticus 25:23-24NIV). The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with…

demand the Allies made for a surrender was met with refusal. So, to combat Japan, military leaders discussed several different methods of defeating the Axis power. One option, “Operation Downfall,” was to be separated into two smaller operations: “Olympic” and “Coronet.” These two invasions upon Japanese islands had been scheduled to take place on December 1, 1945 and March 1, 1946 respectively. The estimated death toll for “Operation Downfall”…