The International Olympic Committee has become a corporation-like entity incurring in commercialism and contradicting the Hellenic Ideal of Justice. After stating our thesis it is important for us to be aware of the definition of the two main concepts under analysis. The ideal of Justice: The ideal of justice is based in three principles: equality‚ impartiality‚ and moral reciprocity. Where individuals should be treated as equals under the same set of rules or guidelines‚ as well as requiring members
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2 Tips and Benefits of Winter Swimming Swimming is a great way to exercise. In the article‚ “Tips and Benefits of Winter Swimming” it states that winter swimming is referring to swimming outdoors. According to Pointing‚ “Winter Swimming is done outdoors in freshwater‚ and often resembles an ice cold bath”(Pointing‚ 2011). Most people would never think to try this exercise in the winter‚ but it does have benefits too. According to Pointing‚ “Winter swimming is very popular and possesses several
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Swimming As a Good Habit I like swimming and I search about it in the Kent library. I have ten-year experience in competitive swimming and twelve years in pleasure swimming. I was born close to a lake where my father practice fishing and while my mother hire yachting facilities. I requested my father to take me with him to fishing expeditions but he refused because I did not know how to swim. At the age of seven‚ my brother trained me how to swim. Since then‚ I have become and swimming enthusiast
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Hummel WHICH IS A BETTER WORKOUT: SWIMMING OR RUNNING? Every exercise has both its fan-boys and not so fan-boys‚ swimming and running being no exception. Most of the disagreements over running and swimming revolve around how the benefits of these exercises are measured. Some choose to measure in terms of calorie burn while others measure by the amount of time it takes to reach a specific goal. I have come to the conclusion that whether or not swimming is better than running‚ or vice versa
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Special Olympics In the early 1950s Ms. Eunice Shivers observed how kids who was a little different being mistreated and how they did not have any place to go and play and just be kids. She took it upon herself to start a camp for kids with disabilities in her own backyard. The mission was to see how the kids interacted with one another when involved in sports and other activities‚ instead of just focusing on what they could not do. Throughout the 1960s‚ Eunice Kennedy Shriver continued her pioneering
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whole. • Maximizing Game Attendance: Just maximizing ticket revenues alone was insufficient to the success of the London Olympics due to this being pegged “Everybody’s Games”. If bottom lines were realized with lack luster attendance at some of the non-popular sporting events then it would be deemed a failure. Having house full attendance at popular sporting events such as swimming and gymnastics was easy but insufficient crowd turn-out at wrestling or table tennis would show poorly on the hosts as
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unchallenged and unbeaten. According to NBC Connecticut‚ 2012 WNBA MVP Tina Charles poured in 12 of her 18 points in the opening quarter‚ and the Americans easily wrapped up the national team’s 46th consecutive victory its quest for a sixth straight Olympic gold medal. The New York Liberty star player outscored the Tom Maher-headed basketball squad by herself in the opening period as they stormed China with a 32-9 lead. The world No. 1 women’s basketball team has not been beaten by China in the eight
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Bronzan 9/5/12 Is it Worth the Costs to Host the Summer Olympics? The Summer Olympic Games are some of the most prestigious‚ and most watched sporting events on the planet that are all mixed into one huge international event. With this prestige come the best athletes in the world‚ ranging from track and field and swimming‚ to table tennis and equestrian. All of these athletes come together every 4 years‚ to a city that is picked by the International Olympic Committee. To host all of the best athletes
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Basic Swimming Skills From your work toward Second Class rank‚ you know that a rescuer often does not need to enter the water to save someone from drowning. Reaching or throwing rescue devices usually work‚ but sometimes a rescuer must swim a float to an active victim‚ or swim out and tow an unconscious person to safety. Such cases require strong swimming skills. First Class rank requirements start you on your way to becoming a good swimmer‚ but you need additional skills to begin training for the
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announce the swimmers competing in the next race. Uneasiness rushed down my spine the moment my coach pronounced my name. My first race began in less than fifteen hours. The months of training before my competition built my endurance and confidence in swimming. I was prepared to tackle my first competition. When it came time to perform‚ the crowd was silent. I was on a ledge that was three feet above the water. I stared at the crystal blue water and saw my reflection. I gripped firmly on the edge of the
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