Summer Olympic Games

What have others said around the topic Since the research question is ‘What kind of political situation in host countries of modern Summer Olympic Games is reflected by the images of opening ceremonies’, the topic of the research concerns the country’s political condition which can be reflected by holding national and international events such as Olympic Games. There have been various opinions on this topic. According to Bayliss et al (2004), the political environment of the time can be reflected by Olympic Games. Despite the commercial revenue gained from the event, governments have been using Olympic Games as propaganda tools for their regime and national image (Bayliss et al, 2004). Apart from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the 29th Beijing Olympics…

In 2016, the Summer Olympic games was held in Rio, which was the first South American city to be a host (Dale,2016). When Rio was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it was experiencing a period in which their economy was increasing (McBrid, 2016). In 2013, Brazil’s poverty rate dropped from 25 percent to 9 percent (Nelson, 2016). In 2009, the inflation rate was lower than the banks predicted, so the Brazilian stock market had the highest value in the world (Dale, 2016). Also,…

Basuratagalog Fireworks explode overhead as the Santos family marvels at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2116 Summer Olympic Games in Basuratagalog, Philippines. The Olympic Flame symbolizes new energy in a city powered by “tagged and logged” trash. In 2016, Basuratagalog produced 9,000 tons of trash daily. Considerable waste composed of plastic formed mountains of trash, polluted Manila Bay and the Pasig River Delta. Gangs of trash pickers, afflicted by heavy metal poisoning, lived in shanty…

Alex Morgan is a famous soccer player, obviously because she is a women's world cup champion, also an olympic gold medalist. Alex Morgan plays for the United States women's national soccer team, also the Orlando Pride team,and she played forward. Alex Morgan was born in 1989 on July 2, she is 26 years old. Alex Morgan’s full name is Alexandra Patricia Morgan. Alex Morgan had two sisters. Alex Morgan has an average height, she is five foot tall and seven inches. Tight now Alex Morgan is going to…

“Somewhere behind the athlete you have become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… Play for her.” This was said by Mia Hamm, a professional soccer player from Team USA, in a television interview. Consider the outcome, if that “little girl” never got the opportunity to fall in love with a sport because of feminist discrimination. Every generation of adults, who wanted their daughters to have the…

sacrifice and were forcefully withdrawn from the Olympic Games. The relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States at this time was very tense. The Soviet Union wanted to maintain a friendly and socialist government on its border, and with Afghanistan in the midst of a civil war, the Soviets would be able to support the war and influence a socialist government. The Soviets then invaded Afghanistan, and the United States responded with the threat to not send a team to the Olympics,…

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, expanded, and temporally received a new name Los Angeles Olympics Stadium. This change has created a new modernized coliseum for any sport. The Los…

The Olympic Games are a worldwide competition where athletes from all over the world fight for the gold in a variety of sports. Before the Games begin, the opening ceremony brings all of the spectators, athletes, and officials together in one place. This ceremony is a chance for all athletes from different countries to come together and represent their homes. Regardless of their differences, the athletes are all the same when it comes to playing their sport. Also, as technology has evolved over…

The Olympics are majorly popular sports events, taking place every 2 years, where the world’s best athletes all come together in one set country and compete in a large number of athletic sports in order to win as many medals as possible. It all sounds enjoyable; however, these events are expensive, costing millions of dollars at a time, and all paid for by the host country. So, financially, it is not a good idea for us to be a host country. This is evident by proof of what happened to Athens…

hundreds of thousands of people descend on Rio de Janeiro this summer, Brazil will attempt to shield their eyes from the nation’s human rights violations. Brazil is struggling with workers’ rights, food and shelter, and creating safe homes. In preparation for the games, Brazil has evicted over 22,000 people from their residences since 2009 (Douglas). Brazil has the potential to evict 170,000 people before the end of this summer (Romero). The majority of evictions are in Brazil’s local favelas…