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    Special Olympics or Summer Olympics olympics? They’re different because the summer olympics Summer Olympics are more popular than the special olympics. However, the Special Olympics are very inspiring because the athletes who participate have intellectual disabilities. Many of the them overcome their disabilities because of their spirit and determination. Also the Special Olympics special olympics is very historical event. Eunice Kennedy-Shriver kennedy shriver founded the special olympics in 1960

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    The Ancient Greeks had many sports, which were mainly played by men. Some of these sports were wrestling, the discus throw, and running. These sports were amalgamated into an event called the Olympics. The Olympics still exist, even though some of the sports may have altered. This worldwide event is named after the very same event that happened in Ancient Greece. In the next few paragraphs you will learn about two of the most illustrious Greek sports. The first of the Greek sports was the discus

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    Most people are watching the Olympics in their homes, hosted this year here in the United States, in the city of Los Angeles, California. Much improvement has been made for in the sport of Gymnastics. Women teams, having only been allowed since 1928, is proving everyone wrong with their accomplishments. It was only 1976, 12 games ago, when Nadia Comaneci of Romania was the first gymnast to ever achieve the score of a perfect 10. Still Americans hope. Through all of historic evolving in this sport

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    The first Olympic games were held all the way back to 776 B. The site where the ancient Olympics were held is called “Olympia” it is in the western part of the Peloponnese. The site holds many amazing, ancient structures such as buildings, shrines and ancient sporting facility’s. The ancient Olympics had 13 sports, all free men were allowed to attend or compete , woman was not allowed to attend the Olympics if they were married. The ancient Olympic nearly continued for 12 centuries, until Emperor

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    The 1936 Summer Olympics

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    The Olympic Games, is a friendly, sports related event that happens every four years. The winter Olympic Games happens every four years as well as the Paralympics and the Summer Olympics. But the Winter Olympics was changed in 1992 from being the same year to two years after the Summer Olympics and Paralymics. The 1936 summer Olympics, were held in Berlin, Germany, despite controversy over the host city that year. It was possibly going to be held in Barcelona, Spain. Before Berlin was selected. The

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    Three Day Research Paper

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    Cross-Country and Show Jumping — usually taking place over one or two days. Until 2004, the Olympic Three-Day Event and the World Three-Day Event Championships of the World Equestrian Games presented Eventing in its classic format as a showcase of International Team and Individual representatives competing for their home country’s honor and prestige, as well as individual achievement. For the 2004 Olympic Games, a new format was introduced that shortened the Cross-Country Test by deleting the Roads

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    athletes compete for a gold medal and to prove they are the best. This gathering of elite athletes is the Olympics. A staple of the Olympics is the gymnastics competition where men and women effortlessly defy the laws of physics. There is, however, a lot of biomechanics that goes into creating the tumbling passes and routines. Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast, made her Olympic debut in 2016. During which, she performed her signature move now named “The Biles.” This move, performed

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    The Olympic Games have been around for many centuries and they have helped old civilizations and countries for example, the Olympic Games have helped history, improved the training and preparation of athletes, and brought about many new sports and hobbies for athletes. In paragraph three of "How the Calendar of the Olympic Games Helped History" the authors states that Greek chroniclers wrote up catalogs of Olympiads (the four year period in between the Games) and their victors, these catalogs were

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    Olympics Dbq

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    The Olympics were revived in 1896 thanks to Pierre de Coubertin. Since its reemergence in 1896, the modern Olympic movement has been shaped and influenced politically through the tensions between countries, economically through financial gain opportunity, and socially by promoting women’s rights. Another document I would like to have seen would be one containing a record of third world countries that have attended the Olympics. This document would have shown how wealth effects and shapes the modern

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    Arts And Culture

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    Things to do in Greensboro NC Arts & Culture ACC Hall of Champions Celebrate past, present and future conference success through the design and use of sports interactive displays, unique member-school exhibits and multi-purpose program space. Greensboro Coliseum Complex One of the largest and most diversified entertainment, civic and sports facilities in the Southeast. The 22,500 seat complex hosts a variety of events through the year including trade and consumer shows, conventions, arts and

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