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Relationship between sport and national identity
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Comments: The affect it had on economy was a huge factor to why it was such a significance to Australia. This lead lots of money lost with the everything being destroyed and then rebuilt again.
According to Doc 1 Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic movement revived the olympics in order to bring peace to the world. While the Olympics to bring peace temporarily during the event many people such as Coubertin believed that the games would slowly create a more stable world with less hardships such as war. The fact that the Olympic games are on the foundations of the desire to create peace show how that is the the game's main purpose. Showing how even if the Olympics failed in that aspect it still would always have the intentions of bringing nations together. Another Document showing that the Olympics brought together nations is Doc 5.
The mayor of Toronto has decided to back out of the bid that the people of Toronto were looking forward to. The bid was for the 2024 Summer Olympics that the city of Toronto was craving for years. In my opinion, Toronto was the perfect city for athletes to gather and also Toronto 's fans to unite and cheer for there nation. It is a once in a lifetime experience. With the result of the Pan Am games and huge turnout to games, Toronto has proved to be the city.
In the past 100 years, Anne Mellbye looked back at the most political Olympic Games during that time. Adolf Hitler was remembered most for the failed attempts during the Berlin Games, because he tried to use the games to prove his Aryan racial theories. Even though it did not end the way that he thought it would, the games ended with the African American sprinter and long jumper Jessie Owens as being named the most popular hero of the Games. Jessie won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the long jump.
Globalization, whether measured as the increased exposure of domestic markets to the international economy or more broadly construed as the fast pace integration of national societies into a densely connected political, technological and social community, is widely seen as a relatively new phenomenon that offers risks as well as opportunities. Security in a globalized society in more ensured than ever before. For the Oceania Region of Australia consisting of Australia and New Zealand, globalization has reshaped the identity from a deep rooted past to a fluid, transparent society. Specifically, Australia has greatly relied upon the security that comes from being an active member in a global society.
The Adias will pay for all the uniforms that they will have to make and buy for each person in a sport at the
Australia was found in 1770 when Captain James Cook sailed along the east coast and claimed it for Great Britain. Although it was found in 1770, it wasn’t unit January 26, 1788, what is now celebrated as Australia Day, in which the first ship of settlers arrived at present day Sydney to set up a British penal colony. The first fleet of eleven ships led by Captain Arthur Phillip carried over 1,500 people, with over half of them being convicts, to the new colony which led to the formal proclamation of the first city with the establishment of the Colony of New South Wales on February 7. It didn’t take very long for the new settlers to make the new land a home, by 1820 many of the soldiers, officers, and convicts that had arrived turned the land they received from the government into thriving farms.
All in all, silver had a great impact upon the world as nations were beginning the age of exploration. It affected society (East actively seeking silver) and the economies (improvement of economies, loss of revenue) of many countries but the economic effects were much more important because they often provided countries the opportunity to rise to power and become leaders on a global
These sports were instrumental in bringing about normality to the Australian people after World War 2 and succoured them to resume the Ashes with the “mother country”
Aboriginal rights have been enforced, everyone has equal rights, no matter who they are, and most importantly it confirmed the independence
The money generated is used to build state-of-the-art facilities, pay coaches, and even fund academic scholarships, but nothing goes to the athletes who make it all possible. The athletes are the ones who provide entertainment for fans and create the hype for the games, yet they do not receive any compensation. Thirdly, college
It can be said that the Olympic and Paralympic games serve as a vehicle for expressing British national and cultural identity. Personally, I agree as well as disagree with this sentiment. I believe that the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic games are determinant upon the host city of the games. So, in regards to the most recent Olympic and Paralympic games, which took place in London and its surrounding areas, yes, the games served as a vehicle for expressing British national and cultural identity. However, with the upcoming games taking place in Rio de Janeiro the games will not express British national and cultural identity, it will express Brazilian national and cultural identity.
An example of a modern world connection of which relates back to Delphi is the Olympics since the modern day Olympics are a multi sport event taking place every fourth year. A huge range of sports are offered in the modern day Olympics from Swimming to volleyball etc. Olympics in the past were known as the Pythian games. The Pythian Games lasted 6 to 8 days and included not only sports but also music, poetry and drama contests and also played every 4 years. The Pythian Games were the predecessor to the Olympic Games.
Cities around the world bid millions for the chance of hosting the world’s greatest athletic event: the Olympic Games. Tokyo, Japan spent $150 million to bid for its spot as the 2016 Summer Olympics host, but it ended up losing that bid and the millions of dollars (McBride 5). When Boston had the chance to bid for the 2024 Olympics, many Bostonians were protesting against the Olympics in Boston (Gregory 2). Their anger stems from the negative effects the Olympics bring to its host city. In Montreal, the Olympics inundated the city a $1.5 billion debt (McBride 3).
In conclusion, imperialism had countless negative effects on the world today. It resulted in slave trade, caused cultures to be destroyed and took away countries’ natural resources. Had it not been for imperialism, the world today would consist of more diverse cultures with less discrimination and countries would be able to use their resources as they