Olympics

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports. They have found cave drawings of it that dated up to 15,000 years ago. Wrestling was very popular in the Olympic games. It originated in Greece as a way to teach soldiers hand-to-hand combat. It was most popular during the middle ages. There are four ways of winning a wrestling match. One, you can win by major decision which is winning by points. Two, you can win by technical fall which is where you win by 15 points and its an automatic win. Three, you…

In his painting " Going to the Olympics " by Frank Romero's it's very interesting because his painting has so many different things in it which he had iron and two men reselling and other stuff but it has a meaning to because that's why he painting it. A meaning can also, be that he loves the city of Los Angeles. Frank Romero's likes his painting because we're he drew it really pops out because the cars have a heart on top of them and that's what bring it out. Plus he drew it under the freeway…

The Problem In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games there were "264 men and 294 women"(Meet Team USA) who competed for the U.S. Olympic Team. The number of women competing in athletics at every level is increasing, therefore it is important to note how women are portrayed and perceived in the media. There are issues to be brought up about the sexualization of female athletes particularly when compared to their male counterparts who are usually not sexualized. Women, as a whole, are sexualized and…

their dream of owning a farm, just as Jordyn Wieber had a commitment to competing at the Olympics. Similarly, Lennie and George and Jordyn Wieber must make sacrifices in order to bring themselves closer to success within their goals. George and Candy are displeased by the unfulfillment of their dream of owning a farm and Jordyn Wieber was discontented she could not fulfill her dream of competing in the Olympics. As seen in the examples of George, Lennie and Jordyn Wieber, the desire for…

Miracle On Ice Miracle—defined by Miriam-Webster as, “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.” That’s what the dictionary would say, but the accompanying picture would show the 1980 USA Men’s Olympic hockey team with their gloves in the air celebrating their impossible victory over the powerhouse USSR. Widely considered as the greatest moment in sports history, the “Miracle On Ice” saw a group of college kids defeat arguably the greatest international hockey…

attempts to discover a performance enhancing drug that was lacking in serious side effects. This did not stop them from reaching common knowledge across the sporting community, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) established a medical commission to fight doping in 1967 – the Winter Olympics the following year became the first to institute compulsory drug testing. Anabolic steroids joined the list of banned substances in 1975 It is around the time of the blanket ban on anabolic steroids…

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, shares the incredible life story of Louis Zamperini who has truly done it all. His list of accomplishments range from being an olympic runner all the way to opening a nonprofit youth camp for boys. This novel takes place during World War II and offers an insightful glance into the lives of prisoners of war such as Louis Zamperini. Hillenbrand tells their powerful stories to show the perseverance of the Americans during this point in history. The story of Louis…

of the car. “Thanks.” I said trying to not let my excitement take over me. I was tingling inside because today I got to swim 200 butterfly at Junior Olympics. I know what you are probably thinking, Junior Olympics is not like the actual olympics that is held every four years with the gold, silver, and bronze medals just for children. Junior Olympics is a very competitive swim meet that swimmers can go to if they have a qualifying time for a certain event. I had qualified in 200 butterfly,…

also integrated wrestling techniques into their hand-to-hand combat systems as well as other martial arts.Wrestling is considered the oldest sport known to mankind; although there are multiple styles of wrestling the two that are performed in the Olympics are Freestyle and Greco-Roman. Just as they stay prostitution is the oldest profession known, Wrestling…

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…