Summer Olympic Games

sport and couldn’t get enough of it. I played on many travel teams and counted down the days until the summer Olympics, so I could watch the United States team play and dominate the tournament. I know the sport very well, but had never experienced a college game live. I had watched the Olympics since I was a kid and would watch the Texas Longhorns every once in awhile, but I had yet to go to a game. It is not that I did not want to, but at 16, I was just too young and was not old enough in my…

Hosting the Olympic Games is a massive risk that cities all around the world are willing to take. While many people assume that hosting the Games is a way out a debt, it can often be just the opposite. There are many factors that contribute to the success and failure of hosting the Olympics. For one, the result differ between country. Countries that are more stable seem to profit from hosting more than countries that are less developed and unstable. Hosting the Summer versus Winter Games can…

thousands of students and families of students marched throughout the capital to make their voice heard. These marches started as peaceful demonstrations until the eve of October 2, 1968 which in no coincidence happened to be the eve before the Olympic Games being held in Mexico City. The protest were an effort to get global attention on a major country issues, even to this day, the poor funding of education systems in Mexico, self-government for universities, the release of political captives,…

what he wants. Coach tells him that he needs to go to the Olympic trials and then see what happens, so he at least gives himself a choice. Jesse qualifies for three events at the pre-trials. Jesse’s biggest reason for not going is that he thinks he will lose and Hitler will be right. If he goes, he believes he must win every event that he competes in to stick it to Hitler. Jesse chooses to compete and when the Americans arrive at Olympic village, they are given royal treatment. People are…

“Breaking news! the world’s fastest man on Earth, Lightening C failed to qualify for the men’s 100m sprint for the 2076 Olympics”. It was a shocking news, but on the other hand, it was kind of anticipated as there was astonishing discovery that became available since 2060, which is the genetic modification. Although it has not been the most common and trustworthy methods for having children due to its ethical reasons, some people still insisted on using the new genetic engineering system to…

The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, making the event over 120 years old. As the years progress, the Olympic Games grow in both popularity and coverage. As the 2016 Olympics began, there was an estimated view count of over 30 million in the United States alone (Littleton, 2016). This great popularity was followed by some of the most captivating commercials on the air, including Tide’s “Small but Powerful” commercial featuring Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles. The “Small but…

John Baxter Taylor Black Runner John Baxter Taylor was a noble, strong, and intelligent young man who was famous for being the first black man to ever win an Olympic gold medal. However, it took time for John to accomplish this. It all started when John Taylor was born in Washington, D.C, on November 3, 1882. His parents’ names were Sarah Thomas and John Baxter. John’s family moved from Washington to Philadelphia in his childhood. From there he attended a central high school and soon joined…

Johannes Stotter is an artist, musician and body painter from Italy. Johannes sings and also plays the violin in a band. Johannes studies education and philosophy at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Johannes attends many social projects where he combines his music with his art work. Johannes also develops his work without reference to other body painting artists or their work. in 2009 Johannes also secured a place for himself at the international bodypainting Festival in Austria and he…

accomplishments throughout both his athletic and military career. In his High School career, Louie’s brother, Pete got him into running. This proved to be one of Louie’s strengths as he went on to hold several records as well as earn himself a trip to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Several of his athletic achievements include; the fastest mile time by a high school student at 4:12.2 and an 8th…

It’s Different If you were to look up success in the dictionary you would find that, success is “1. the accomplishment of an aim or purpose 2. a person or thing that achieves desired aims attains prosperity.” Yet we all seem to take the definition of the word a bit differently, what might be considered successful to a six year old will vary from what it means to a 17 year old. Malcolm Gladwell, author of the book “Outliers”, defines success based on the facts of when you born, where you grew…