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    The Olympic games have become a worldwide event that is watched by millions of people who are either physically sitting in the stands, or sitting at home on their couches. These games bring people from countries all around the world together where they can forget about their problems for a couple of days every two years. Over time, the games have been being banned, have overcome gender discrimination, and had conflicts with many major historical events. The first ancient Olympic games were held in

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    The Olympic Games are a sporting event in which athletes from all over the world come to one city to compete in various sports. The Olympics take place every two years with the Summer Games and the Winter Games alternating. Up until about twenty years ago, the Olympics were permitted to amateur athletes, or athletes that compete in a sport without collecting revenue from their activity, only. The International Olympic Committee, a committee that organizes and relegates the modern Olympic Games, changed

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    The start of the original Olympic Games was created to honor the Greek god Zeus, which resulted in a temporary halt of wars and a celebration of victors. The Games were a form of escapism from political and wartime unrest for a greater cause. The Winter Olympics were no exception. However, the escapism intent of the Games was gradually replaced with political undertones, attempting to prove government superiority that still have precedent within the Modern Olympics of today. Dan Snow of BBC discusses

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    ‘Bubble economy’ is the third reason of the ‘valley’ effect of post-Olympic Games. Before the Olympics, many tourists and company go into the Olympic host country to consume. They will largely promote this country 's development of the construction industry, tourism, services, retail and other industries. Especially in tourism, the Olympic Games will bring numerous tourists for host city, and these tourists will consume in the city, and these tourists need pay for food, accommodation, transport,

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    your forehead; your focus is on winning this game. You hear next to you, your opponents are right next to you trying to get past you on the final lap. It all comes down to this, less than half a second until it’s all over. You finish and win the game. How is the setting different from the first Olympics to the Olympics today? This speech will explore the history and purpose of the Olympic Games, and how this has changed overtime. The Olympics were founded to bring together different cultures

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    A Case for Olympic Games

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    Olympic Games and World Unity The Olympic Games is considered as the biggest sporting event across the globe that attracts a huge number of participants and viewed by billions of people across the globe. The games not only generate a great deal of enthusiasm worldwide but it also creates a platform for people from various cultures and nationalities to interact. The modern Olympic Games were founded in 1896 with high expectations that they may assist in uniting countries of the world in understanding

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    The original ancient Olympic Games can be followed back to 776 B.C although per Homer’s Iliad they may have existed as early as the twelfth century BC. The Games proceeded for twelve centuries and were devoted to Olympian deities. Olympia turned into the site of these memorable ancient Olympic games that scattered the seeds for the most desired global sporting events of current times, the Modern Olympics. The location of the Ancient Olympics is situated in the western piece of Peloponnese. As per

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    anticipation. The cauldron is lit by the Olympic flame and the arena thunders with applause and hurrahs. The games

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    There are many question centered on the origin of the Olympic games. How did they start? Where did they begin? Why were they created? These are questions that some people still ask today. Lets begin with “How did they start?” The Olympic games began in 776 BC. A cook from a nearby city won a 600-foot long stadium race thus some how started the Ancient Olympics. Many historians believe that this was the only event at the time. The Olympics took place in a city known as Olympia, which was an ancient

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    The Olympic Games or a Party The Olympics are a special spectacle for everyone, and for sixteen days every two years we are witness to the best athletes in the world. Only for the rare few the dream to compete are a reality, but for the billions of other people, this is an event of pride and passion for their home country. The continuous cycle of new cities and different countries hosting the games brings out great nationalism. The challenge to get a bid to host the Olympics has always been difficult

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