RMS Olympic

connections with national and regional sport teams and athletes” (Coakley, 2011, p. 74). Sport is used to bond citizens under one ideology and in the case of the Olympics the United Sates bonds behind their athletes. Sport also reproduces the ideals of the consumer economy, which is the foundation of a neoliberal society. As states by Coakley, “[the Olympic games] provide opportunities for large corporations to incessantly inject into public discourse messages promoting consumption as a…

Indigenous role models play a crucial part when it comes to inspiring Indigenous youth in Australian society. The focus of this essay is to demonstrate how Cathy Freeman became a noteworthy Indigenous role model; examining her history and the key events that aided in her success and how these have contributed to Australian society. Catherine (Cathy) Freeman was born in Mackay, Queensland on the 16th February 1973, to parents Cecelia and Norman Freeman (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and…

Throughout the Ancient Olympic games, religion played an extremely influential role, and impended its development over time. Depictions of the Greek gods and goddesses are seen across a large amount of found artefacts created in the Ancient Olympic era. These depictions also clearly display the development throughout history of religion and beliefs in association with the games. The importance of the religious festival was high on the society, and was displayed across their currency around this…

The Olympic Games first began in 776 B.C. and continued to occur every four years for an estimated one thousand more years. Women were not able to compete in the games for many understandable reasons. Men competed in tough ways that were not beneficial for women. The Hera Games to honor another goddess were available. The culture in the time period is different than the culture is today. The Olympics started in Greece about 3,000 years ago and it is understandable for women not to compete…

Ten years ago, the city of Chicago, Illinois, made a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Although they came close to victory, the International Olympic Commission (IOC) awarded the hosting rights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while Chicago was knocked out in the first round of voting (“Rio to host 2016 Olympics,” 2009). It was a memorable win for South America as Rio became their first city to ever host an Olympics. In contrast, Chicago’s loss left its own inhabitants with some mixed…

Flying across the ice, the two time U.S. gold medalists Alex and Maia Shibutani danced their hearts out to Paradise by Coldplay only to lose their third gold medal at the National Figure Skating Championships. Their dance and song choice touched the lives of people all around the world, but wasn’t enough to hold their own against the skaters to come. Although the title was the lost, the words to the Shibutanis song of choice speaks volumes. Songwriter Christopher Anthony pulls at the string’s of…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Athlete’s Profile The male athlete that has been chosen is currently competing competitively in athletics and his main events are 800m, 1500m and cross-country. He is 19 years old and has been in the sport for 6 years. He has participated in many track competitions organized by Singapore Athletics Association and also by other external organization. He has also won numerous events such as the Orange Ribbon Run (5km) in his age group. 1.2 Mental Skill Questionnaire The…

The Fifa world cup played a definitive role in the nation building of South Africa this small event inspired people and built the nation’s economy and infrastructure. Nation building through sport has its origins from the ancient Greeks through the Olympics. But nowadays the Fifa world cup is the biggest contributor to building a nation through unity and a love for the beautiful game. The word cup inspired the South African people to overcome all the odds of being the first African nation to…

Badminton game was invented in ancient Greece and has been a major game in the sport. Badminton was originally a child's play and was initially called 'battledore' or 'shuttlecock'. Badminton has been an old game in the PE class for decades. A fantastic sport that young people and adults can play, badminton requires a small amount of equipment and offers an exciting exercise that will improve eye and hand coordination as well as agility. In badminton, players use rackets to kick the shuttlecock…

As said by the three-time Olympic champion, Gail Devers, “Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can’t stay down. We can’t allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” In the non-fiction book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini’s unrelenting strength in the face of unimaginable horrors emulates the words spoken by…