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    Contemporary cities face a dilemma in the modern world today; either they evolve in order to adapt to the challenges which globalization bring about, or simply refuse to change and stagnate. At present the global economy is at a fragile and unpredictable state, and for cities to continue to be competitive they are directing their attention towards their own historical, cultural, social, assets coupled with their own creative talents and spaces. The production, publication and campaign of such events

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    Introduction Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company which headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses under Samsung brand including Samsung Electronic which is the world largest electronic company. It is one of the world’s largest conglomerate with an annual revenue of US$ 220.1 billion in 2010.Samsung has been the world’s most popular consumer electronics brand since 2005 and is the best known South Korean brand

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    The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games marked a significant shift in the attitude of the Olympics in relation to environmental sustainability. The Bid Committee of the Sydney 2000 Games prepared the Environmental Guidelines for the Summer Olympic Games, which were released in 1993 before the city of Sydney won the bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games. These guidelines played a major role in influencing many members of the IOC to choose Sydney to host the 2000 Olympic Games. In addition, the guidelines acted

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    The Olympic games originated in Athens in 776 B.C. The more popular modern day Olympic games began nearly 2300 years later in 1896. The games no longer represented a religious festival, but a sports competition instead. The games can be studied via multiple aspects such as political, social, and economic, but this paper will concentrate on the economic aspect of the games and more specifically, the macroeconomic impacts the games possess. It is evident that hosting the Olympics games is no walk

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    Events are an important motivator in tourism that can significantly impact either negatively or positively the development of the world. Events are unique celebrations that are arranged and organized in a spot by distinctive open institutions or private associations and may contain various exercises. Event tourism is a type of tourism that offers the opportunity of the event in which multiple factors such as the people, place, and agenda of the event which connects with the particular assets and

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    Grand Prix show jumping is a physically and emotionally challenging sport for both the horse and rider. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader about Grand Prix Show Jumping. The following information will answer questions regarding six topics. This research paper will provide a brief history of Show Jumping, and explain why it started. Second, it will describe what Show Jumping requires and what Show Jumping is. Third, it will tell where Show Jumping occurs. Fourth, it will state how Show

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    a suspicion that his prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage. Pistorius appealed the ruling and eventually won, showing the world that he would fight for his rights and what he believed in. Furthermore, Pistorius went on to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games, and became an ultimate sporting role model, showing able-bodied people and disabled people across the globe that one can do anything to which one puts their mind, and that the most important win is simply being a part of the game, showing

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    Nike : Just Do It?

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    Jordan Touchet Dr. Gutierrez ENGL 1301 .2023 14 September 2016 Just Do It? It is known around the world that the phrase “Just do it” is associated with Nike, a well trusted brand. In 2012, Nike had come up with a new advisement campaign “Find Your Greatness”. Nike released this campaign during the 2012 London Olympic games which could not have been the more perfect time. During this time 38% of adults and 17% of children were obese in America. (Obesity and Overweight) Through this campaign it proves

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    Procter & Gamble Company. This campaign was launched before the London 2012 Olympic games. In this portfolio, first, I will introduce this campaign and Procter & Gamble Company. And then I will explain the creative brief about this campaign and analysis this campaign from different views. Third, I will analyise the advertisment for this campaign. There are two advetisements under this campaign. One is before the 2012 London Olympic Games, the other one was before the About Procter & Gamble

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    Australians have always taken great national pride in their prowess across a variety of sports from netball, to cricket, to swimming. But the country’s performance has become more inconsistent in recent years amidst tough competition and higher sports spending by rival nations (Financial Times, 2016). This has sparked vigorous debate about what funding system we should use and where this money is best spent. Some consider Britain’s Lottery Fund as a better alternative to our own, which is a national

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