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Body 1 In 2012 Oscar Pistorius or also known as “Blade Runner” completed in the Olympics and the Paralympics. This started a debate on people complete with or without someone with prosthetic limbs. Are they free to complete with those that don’t have prosthetic limbs? This thought came to me during a past conversation with few of my friends who are about to headed to Olympics. They asked why do athletes with prosthetic were made to be so separate from other athletes. As I started do research this important question, I realized this separation is possibly the last discriminatory hurdle for the Olympics to get over. Some might argue that a disconnect game for “disabled” people highlights their personal needs but this form of attention can be
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