The Effect of Make me Proud! Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games on Youth Olympic Games

i. In the article “ The Impact of Sports on Adolescent Development” published in Forum on Public Policy in 2013, D.C Jack conducted a study that found

The most important reason is that the youth can gain confidence and self-esteem while playing in competitive sports. In the article “Get

The purpose of this study is to understand the feeling, experience, and value that these young men feel as they are a part of this sport. How this sport brings people from all over the world together and makes these people that are so passionate for the sport think of it than more than a sport but a love.

Receiving participation trophies in children’s sports does not prepare adults to fail in the future. This can cause people to mentally break down and give up on their goals.

Youth sports has a plethora of positive aspects, and elements that stream from it, the importance and impact that come along with each of these is where different arguments are made and disagreements about the role they play occurs. At first glance, most would state the obvious benefit from youth sports would be the physical aspect of the game which helps children more than anything be able to create an environment and atmosphere in which they are active. Although, the effect of youth sports has the ability to be able to make ripples in many more areas than just the physical aspect. The psychological aspect of

The nature of Australian’s national identity has been an ongoing debate for many years. It involves how Australians see themselves, and how other countries view Australia as a whole. Throughout the country’s history, the national identity has not remained constant, and currently it is a debate to what Australian’s true national identity is.

Sporting events such the Olympics start the spreading of national identity and nationalism, and what kinds of nationalism they promote (Hargreaves, 2002). Olympic sport has occasionally been employed to promote narratives concerning national ideals and values (Milford, 2012).

For the social impact on the host country, the Olympic Games primarily boost the nationalistic pride of the citizens. The Olympic Games increases the civic pride of the residents, and this is thought to increase individual philanthropic giving. Similarly, hosting the Olympics causes local companies to increase corporate philanthropic giving. The Olympic Games also leads to an increase in nationalistic and neighbourly feelings, which lowers crime rates. Areas in which there are significant infrastructures developments will also tend to have lower crime rates due to property rejuvenation. The hosting of the Olympic Games is also believed to increase the health of the people in the host country due to an increase in sports participation following the execution of the Olympic Games (Feblowitz, 2013). Overall, it is suggested that there are many social benefits to hosting the Olympic

In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete”, Jessica Statsky talks about the different kinds of students and their approach and mental and physical ability and pressure towards Sports. Statsky differentiates between two sets of children who have physical and mental attributes and towards sports. She gives a few examples and changes that have taken place in the past decades in the sports scenario. When overzealous parents and coaches impose adult standards on children's sports, the result can be activities that are neither satisfying nor beneficial to children. She further states that children should not be pressurized or forced upon their performance and improvement rather they should first be given a chance to understand the sport, their potential and the way in which they develop

According to the essay, these events should solely be built with the intention of having fun, learning and being with friends. However, demonstrative parents and coaches are imposing adult standards on children’s sports due to which winning and competition is in the spotlight. Participants are under the pressure to live

Perhaps one of the biggest points of contention in Serbia is nationalism and identity. Serbian nationalism is especially unique due to its particular ethnic implications. It can be traced back to the rise of nationalism in the Balkans during Ottoman rule. Serbia has existed between various empires and nation states. Many Serbians voice the need for self-autonomy, often citing being ruled by outsiders for hundreds of years. Today Serbia seen by its people as an unfinished state. Thus, the need for creating autonomous identity is especially relevant.1 Ristic in her essay on Serbian identity, that the formation of a nation-state 's identity is crucial to its wellbeing. In general, identity is built upon three “essential interdependent elements: 1. birth, which creates ties to family, nation and to a concrete geographical space; 2. culture, which forms individuals and groups spiritually and emotionally; 3. acceptance of common values which help creating communities of values.” Hence identity can be determined on the basis of the following categories: place of living (town or district of town, country, continent etc), religion, family, profession, nation, age-class, ideology etc.2

Through searching different books, articles and documentaries on internet and media resources it can be deduced that National Identity is a subject that is mostly dealt indirectly by Media. A huge amount of literature and media projects are available all around the world on the subject but it addresses only specific regions and characteristics of national identity. For example rather than defining what National Identity itself is, most of the work is done about National language, National Heroes and National Heritage etc. National identity is a vast subject which directly or indirectly touches huge number of variegated subjects.

"The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us,” said John Williams, the composer for theme music for the Olympics (8). The Olympic Games are international sports festivals that began in ancient Greece. The first ancient Olympics can be traced back to 776 BC when people held this religious festival to honour Zeus, the father of all the Greek gods and goddesses. The participants were male citizens from Greece, and these athletes participated in only one event — foot race. Unfortunately, this ancient Olympics did not last forever. The first olympic in 776 BC in Olympia was an significant event

The Olympics are a symbol of celebration of the entire world coming together in one city to celebrate sportsmanship and athleticism. However, one very important question has been raised, especially in the new era of being aware of our global impact: how sustainable are the Olympics? Pulling from the system thinking from Meadows, the purpose of the Olympics is to unify the world and celebrate hard work and dedication. The amount of people that come to the city for the Olympics and the facilities that are built for the events are two elements of that system. Lastly, two interconnections are how the facilities can help the city during the Olympics and the future; and how the people can create a new city based on new sustainability ideals. The Olympics is not a sustainable practice itself, however the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement implement guidelines so the games can be as sustainable as possible.

Sport plays a huge role in today’s society. It contributes to one’s health and fitness, social interaction, social and motor skills, patriotism, fun and entertainment. It also stimulates the economy and tourism leading to interaction between different cultures, for example the Olympics, and sport role models. Sports clearly are an important part of cultures and societies around the world as such events as the Olympics