Argumentative Essay On Olympic Games

“Gymnastics taught me everything- life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect,” says Shawn Johnson, 2008 Beijing Olympics All Around Gold Medalist. A hotly debated issue is whether or not competitive sports are beneficial for children and teens. (This, though, will focus solely on gymnastics.) However, research shows gymnastics is a perfectly healthy sport which teaches life skills such as time management, sportsmanship, and healthy habits.

because of how the Olympics were broadcasted around the world. A visitor to Berlin during this time

"If you don’t get out of the water without being completely exhausted, you weren't giving a perfect effort." –Ken Smith. Water Polo is my passion I will always do what ever it takes to reach or even surpass my potential. With out a doubt Water Polo is by far the most gruesome, exhausting, and physical sport out there. Water Polo doesn’t just involve sure endurance and strength the sport has a huge mental aspect. Not only is Water Polo the best sport to play; it involves numerous amounts of Math. From flying a plane to playing Water Polo Math is everywhere. From Skip shots, to the "Cheeky Chip" Math is even more abundant in Water Polo. One example of Math in Water Polo being applied to Water Polo is the skip shot. The skip shot has many Mathematical variables including the

As the base of this essay is on how the Olympics have been used in the

With the Olympic games being held in Sydney this year, I wondered if perhaps the performance of the economy was being affected in part by the fiscal stimulus provided by Olympic construction in Sydney and other parts of the country. Australia’s economy has been performing well recently, suggesting that there might be some effect. Over the last five years, growth in Australia’s gross domestic product has averaged 4.35%, almost a full point above it’s thirty year annual average of 3.5%, and the unemployment rate is near a ten year low. According to one estimate, the Olympics will tack on an additional six and a half billion dollars, about 1.6% of the GDP, to Australia’s GDP over the

The Olympic Games are a set of friendly competitions that bring countries from all around the world together, but many social, political, and economic problems in the past and present including racial and sexual discrimination and apartheid have prevented the Olympic Games from fulfilling their promise to bring countries together.

I believe we should keep competitive sports in school, don’t you agree? You’re reading this because you believe that we should keep competitive sports also. Many people think we shouldn't have competitive sports because they could get you seriously hurt. I will say that's true but your coaches train you to get tougher and you stretch so it’s less likely to get you hurt. Therefore we should keep competitive sports because there are coaches to help kids not get hurt and grow up.

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The Olympic Games are recognized globally by billions of people. This event is the biggest sporting event not only because it comes once every four years, but also because the world’s best athletes come together to compete for world fame and glory. Hosting the games seems like an honor for most people, however there is numerous risks involved

In the following paragraphs, I will explain to you what Alpine Skiing Team Event is, and how it came to the Olympics. Alpine Skiing Team Event is a new sport in the Olympics. This is the first year that they are going to feature this sport. Although this is its first year in the Olympics it is not a completely unknown sport. This sport has been in the World Championships since 2005, then in 2011, they added Parallel Alpine Skiing Team Event to the World Championship. To summarize, although this sport has never seen an Olympic audience, it will be one event you won’t want to miss.

Before looking into the social sciences studies of Paralympics it is important to review the academic study of the history of the Paralympic Games which is only in the last five to ten years that any serious efforts have been made to document their history and development. It is unlike the Olympic Games, there is still no single archival or library source that adequately documents the subject. Main reasons appear to be chat no one involved in these early Games believed that the Paralympic Games would ever reach a size or importance that would make them worthy of academic historical documentation and study and that the Games were organised on shoe-string budgets by volunteers who had little or no time to ensure the Games were adequately documented (Brittain, 2010). Understanding the historical development of Paralympics would help this study to have a clear global background for answering the research question.

Michigan State University did a survey with over 30,000 children and asked why they play sports. The number one response to that was because it is fun. Kids play games because they like to learn and have fun with their friends. Winning did not even make the top ten. Athletics teaches many valuable lessons and gives many advantages to participants other than winning. All in all, this is why children should play competitive sports.

Do you think that Competitive sports are bad for kids?Well if you do you're Absolutely wrong. Playing sports helps keep kids bodies healthy and keeps kids more socially active. Sports help kids do better in school too. Even though kids get injured playing sports, game makers and law enforcers are making rules to keep kids safe. As you can see Competitive sports are good for kids.

Kids should participate in sports because it is tremendously important, and parents should urge their kids to play.For example, more than a third of adults in America are classed as obese which is where sports needs to come into play decreasing these statistics (Adult Obesity Facts).Additionally, Keith M. Drake, a postdoctoral researcher at the Geisel School of Medicine in Dartmouth says “I think being a part of some kind of team or organization gives kids the opportunity to have moderate to vigorous activity consistently,”(O’Connor).

Sports have played a major role in society for as far back as dated history goes. Today’s greatest sporting events capture the interest of billions of people. No one sporting event is greater than the Summer Olympic games, for it brings together athletes from all across the globe to compete and represent their respected nations. Winning an Olympic gold medal can create a widespread feeling of patriotism and unite a nation. Unfortunately, the events of the 1972 Olympic Games were a catastrophic disaster. Consequently, the following will reveal the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games tragedy and the ramifications of its build up, the event, and the lasting effects on society.