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    My Sports Frenzy Have you ever been in sports or thought about it? Well I sure have, in fact I have done several sports, four sports exactly. Now let me tell you something, sports are the absolute best! I mean sports have fun activities and they keep you in shape, what’s better than that, I mean the only real hard part is finding what sport fits your style best. Now there are so many that I have participated in and I’m glad to share those times with you. First sport I can remember doing…

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    Olympic SnowBoarding Essay From snowboarding to figure skating the Winter games have fascinated our lives. The Winter games have more roles in the real natural order. There are 6 types of snowboarding, but these paragraphs are revealing you about 1 called freestyle. Also, this will be talking about the gear someone would need if they went snowboarding. Maybe they will even inform you about someone who is the 2018 Winter Olympics right now. Lastly, they perhaps tell you about how the snowboard…

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    Place Identity

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    Space and place are important facets of our identity and who we are. It is sometimes said that places have a way of claiming people, or that a place grows on you. This means that not only are we getting used to a place but also that we are developing a strong relationship with that place and that it is becoming a part of our identity. Place identity is the foundation of a person’s self-identity, and consists of knowledge and feelings developed through everyday experiences of physical spaces. Not…

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    What soccer player on the U.S team won olympic gold and the FIFA Women’s World Cup? If you said Alex Morgan, you are correct. Alex came to be the youngest player of the U.S women’s national soccer team in 2009. In 2011 she was the first chosen at the Women’s Professional soccer draft. In 2012 at the Summer Olympic Games, because she helped the U.S women’s team beat Japan, she received her first Olympic gold medal. Three years later, she defeated Japan, again, in order to win the FIFA Women’s…

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    The History of The Marathon From Ancient Athens and the historic runner Pheidippides to Boston where young runners make their mark, the marathon has been a part of sporting history for millions of years. It has united countries together, and united different races together. Let’s take a tour through this magical event where we can witness The Birth of The Marathon with Pheidippides, The Barefoot Runner of Abebe Bikila, and The Rise of The Africans. This majestic event started in the year 490 B…

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    Should athletes who dope have to give up their titles and medals? This topic has been encompassed by a lot of controversies and has been a hot topic in sports organizations for years. Athletes who dope should have to forfeit their titles and medals because doping gives them an unfair advantage and enhances their abilities. Not to mention it is also illegal and can result in a ban from sports and even financial penalties. ("BBC Sport", 2016) There are many reasons as to why doping should have…

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    The Olympic games are of rich history and deep meaning. The first Olympic games were in 776 BC, on the great plains of Olympia, Greece. The Ancient games were nothing like they are today however, the history of what happened between now and then is what makes our modern games so great. It is the summer of 776 BC in Greece, the male athletes line up to run “The Stadion” on the plains of Olympia behind the Palace of Zeus. In the ancient games there was only one event, and only men were…

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    Pros And Cons Of Olympism

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    world, the majority of the profits would not be possible without marketing and advertisements. Every two years the Olympics games take place and businesses all over the world want to be included in the large profits associated with sponsorships of these games. The Olympic Games are the most watched sporting events that create profitable global media events. The International Olympic Committee uses Olympism, “a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body,…

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    Urban Development

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    Understanding the Olympic movement and operation history, learn from previous hosting cities’ experience Finding connections between Olympic Games and Urban development, and explore how would them affect the modern Stadium design Compare and contrast similar structural design and construction method, revise and design to accommodate “modern circus” practice Simulating reconfiguring scenarios, and examining possibilities Key Resource Pitts, Adrian C., and Hanwen Liao. Sustainable Olympic…

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    compete in any important global activities. Gabrielle Douglas impacted history through her dedication and love for gymnastics. At the age of fourteen, Gabby left her hometown to train with coach Liang Chow to become a world champion and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. Within a blink of an eye, she made the debut on the nation scene…

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