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close as possible to the falls. This main waterfall was mentioned as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in the year 2011. The falls split the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. Iguazu falls is 1.7 miles long with a range from 197 to 269 feet high. In fact, this waterfall has the highest flow of water more than the amount that Niagara…

not be participated in, in the summer. In the year, 1924 the Winter Olympics were added, to be at the same time as the Summer Olympics (History of the Olympic Games). For many years, the Winter and Summer Olympics were held at the same time in different cities. However, as the Olympics got to be more popular, it was turning out to be very hard to have both Olympics in the same year. So, in 1992, the Winter Olympics were switched to be two years after the Summer Olympics (History of the…

2012). Despite their cultural significance, in recent years many concerns have risen over the environmental implications that the hosting city of the games sustains with the construction, influx of visitors, and the games themselves. For the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) placed a great deal of importance on sustainability, and set out with the goal to create the most sustainable event possible from start to finish. As the first Olympic…

blah blah … To be an athletic trainer for a team in the Olympic games is my ultimate, long term goal. Athletic training has been a part of my life for several years now but on the opposite side as an athlete. In high school I was a part of a dance company and on the high school dance team, dancing around forty plus hours a week which resulted in several injuries, because of these injuries I was able to get my first glimpse into the athletic training world. Now in college, I am working with the…

Tumbling Into the Olympics There are over 4.5 million registered cheerleaders across the world. (“History of Cheerleading”) I was one of those cheerleaders for the last six years. The hard work and dedication it takes to withstand the toll of this sport requires a determined spirit and a withstanding soul. Cheerleading has continued to show its extreme popularity among young women and men not only in the United States, but also across the world with a constantly growing number of countries that…

customs play a large role, especially with food and sports. The Greek culture generally has a healthy diet of natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, and seafood. Greece is widely known for the start of the Olympics and has recently hosted the Modern Summer Olympics in 2004. Tourism is very important for a Greece’s economy because of the amount of revenue it generates annually. Due to these factors and more, Greece has continuously been a popular travel destination. Most people are inclined…

The Olympic Games is the world’s largest sporting display held during the summer and winter seasons on a four year cycle. The event is held in one city out of the entire world. On average, 10,000 athletes participate in about 300 events in the Summer Games and about 3,000 athletes compete in about 100 events during the Winter Games. The Olympics began in ancient Olympia, Greece from 776 BC through 393 AD. They were celebrated as a religious festival held in the honour of the Greek god, Zeus. It…

It has impacted the world by becoming a popular international sport and the United States then, by giving us Americans, the gold and silver medals at the Summer Olympic games and now by allowing ou Olympic team to continue the quest for gold at the 2020 Tokyo games. We are very proud of the phenomenal athletes past and present, for their dedication, hard work and perseverance. The game of softball has acquired…

According to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum News states, “It was later enlarged for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games from its original 1923 capacity of 75,144 seats to 105,574 seats. The Olympic cauldron torch was added ….as well as the Olympic rings symbols.” Since the Olympics was a big event around the world the coliseum was redesigned, modeled…

Imagine yourself being stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere with a group of people you’ve never met in your entire life. Trying to keep everyone alive and under control. There is no order on this island since no one listens to anyone, no authority. So what do you do, you find something that gets a hold of everyone's attention. Something that is a collective ideal bringing everyone together. In our society we have this exact system that is in place, where we use one object or event to…