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    The German government holds the most responsibility for the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. They deliberately made choices that compromised the Olympic Village’s security and were not prepared for an attack. The government failed to make sure the Olympic teams were safe and that negligence made the abduction possible. Even after the Israeli team was taken hostage, the German authorities botched multiple rescue plans and their sloppiness and unpreparedness caused mistakes that led to the

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    Over the weekend i did the last seven hours of community service at the special olympics hosted in hampton bays. During the event i helped out in a bunch of events. First, all of the volunteers lined up at the tunnel and cheered each team on running through. Next me and the rest of the volunteers took their seats for the opening ceremonies where the athletes sang the national anthem and carried out the torch. After that i went back to my tent where i would help the athletes in different events like

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    Assembly Line Olympics of History Assembly lines are a big part of manufacturing in almost every country in the world. Some work better than others, so an analytical breakdown would be required to be able to tell which factories and countries are more effective than others, and what they do to get that way. The function of organized work and division of labor has been around since ancient times. On the timeline of organized work, the closer one gets to modern day, the more organized labor

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    given in the class how important diversity is. One of example of how serious diversity is taken is how the Olympics value diversity. I did a project on the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics. One thing that the Olympics value is how do these sites for the Olympics value diversity. The fact the Olympics truly care about diversity is a great example of how the world should see diversity. The Olympics in general are a great example of

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    We play reindeer olympics by choosing games. It is in winter and there is a big arena to battle in. The elves would be watching the olympics on benches that they made. One of the games is which reindeer is the best at dodging snowballs, the other one is which reindeer can do the best tricks while they are flying for the first game the winner gets a golden collar and the second game the winner gets 100 carrots to eat. The one who is best at dodging is the first game the reindeer’s will play in the

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    As an American or any of the Allies it is very easy to see the conflicts that faced the United States Olympic Commission on withholding athletes from participating in the games. At the time, these were the most evident issues that marred relations and caused issues pertaining to sending athletes to compete in the games. Unfortunately, there was more to the

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    City specialists use punctured funnels with a specific end goal to join movement pointers effortlessly along lanes and major roadways. City laborers likewise utilize this sort of metal bar to build blockades. Olympic Torch One plan a great many people don't consider is the Olympic Torch. Regardless of where the recreations are held, the opening service dependably happens after the light moves from city to city, state to state, and nation to nation. It is an image of flexibility and rivalry

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    I am feeling sick after reading this article. A little unnerving. I wonder how the Rio Olympics are going to help this become an epidemic worldwide. It's becoming a global concern to fight mosquitos, not only in tropical nations. Are mosquitos valuable for the life existence as bees are? If not, I don't mind exterminating all of them in the world, and the likelihood of their reborn. I also read that Los Angeles has reported one case of Zika virus. While it doesn't spread person to person unless you

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    There are many aspects and components that make up the sport performance of Olympic diving. To become an excellent diver, one must integrate the six components of a Sports Performance Program. The six training components include, flexibility, cardiorespiratory, core, balance, plyometric, and speed, agility, and quickness. This paper will be covering three of the six components, which include: balance, plyometric, and speed, agility, and quickness. “Plyometric training suggests that the demands of

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    When you have a child who has autism it can be difficult to find a sport that they can be effective at. One thing they can do is found at Special Olympics is that they can swim and track and field. Both activities are appropriate for any age and ability level. Swimming would be better for the individual depending on if they are high or low functioning and if they have poor balance. Swimming is an active that does not require a great deal of balance. If you have an individual who does not like sports

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