Olympic Games were incredibly popular, sold out events that ran every four years for twelve centuries. That they were so popular and so long-lived indicates that the Olympic Games held a vital place in Greek society. As Perrottet () notes, the Greek writer Epictetus saw the Games as a metaphor for human existence. As noted, the Games were a difficult experience, fraught with heat, crowds, dirt, clamor, insect infestations and other hassles. Yet, despite these hardships, they were "an unforgettable spectacle" (p. 11). Life itself has always been full of difficulty, born of our environment and the human condition, yet we persevere because we want to experience life as richly as we can. The metaphor holds well, because just as Olympic champions are those who overcome the most, estern society in particular also places emphasis on heroes and champions, those who overcome all of the challenges in order to triumph.
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Works Cited:

Perrottet, T. (2004). The Naked Olympics. New York: Random House

Abstract As the Summer Olympic Games staged in Rio de Janeiro come to a close, the estimated $50 billion-plus spent on sporting venues has become the source of growing criticism by city residents who maintain that their needs were sacrificed for the political prestige that comes from hosting the Games. Unfortunately, this same scenario has played out in other host cities, but the problem is especially pronounced in developing countries that lack the infrastructure and financial resources required to contract massive sporting venues and support thousands of international athletes for just a 2-week period. In response, there have been increasing calls for the construction of permanent homes for the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. This essayreviews the relevant literature to provide a brief history of the Olympic Games and to analyze the arguments in support of establishing a permanent home for them, followed by a summary of the research and important…...

Marketing Strategies London 2012 Olympic Games
Similar to the rest of the world, the United Kingdom has been faced with the devastating effects of the internationalized economic crisis. But as the crisis continues to unfold, the country moves on to address its other issues as well.

One of these issues is represented by the fact that the country's capital would represent the host of the 2012 Olympic Games. The preparations for organizing such an event are currently undergoing and they involve a series of efforts, resources and commitments.

The hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games is both an opportunity, as well as a challenge for the organizers. At this level, the process would be assessed from the marketing perspective and recommendations would be formulated based on the specifics of the problems identified.

Issues and problems

London would be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games and it is as such presented with the opportunity to add to…...

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Fullerton, S., 2009, Sports marketing, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill

Hoyle, L.H., 2002, Event marketing: how to successfully promote events, festivals, conventions and expositions

Mills, G., 2002, Retail pricing strategies and market power, Melborne Univ. Publishing Schlossberg, H., 1996, Sports marketing, Wiley-Blackwell

The London 2012 Olympic Games case

Marketing Chinese Businesses
Implications and Impact of Olympics 2008

The purpose of this work is to research and render citations in relation to implications and possible impact to local businesses in China's City of Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympics.

The host city for the 2008 Olympics is Beijing, China. Beijing is China's capital city and was awarded the right to host the 2008 Olympics on July 13, 2001 in Moscow. The opportunities are unbounded and from all reports the Chinese people are excited and honored to be hosting the Olympics. 94.6 of the Chinese people support the hosting of the Olympics in Beijing according to a poll conducted by the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOCOG).

Literature eview:

According to a Beijing 2008 Marketing eport: "For Chinese firms, the Olympic Games provide an honorable opportunity to ... demonstrate their strengths in key technologies, products and services. . . ." (Beijing 2008 Marketing)

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Researchers Work for High Tech Beijing Games in 2008 (nd) Poeples Daily online available at:  http://english.people.com.cn/20040710_149138.html 

China's Cultural Revolution (2004) Zions Bank Tea Leaf 3 Nov 2004 [Online] available at:  http://www.zionsbancorporation.com/zionsbank/tl/tl200410103.html 

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Sporting Competition
It was a beautiful summer, as I was thinking about the junior world championship in Bucharest, I was very nervous and my legs literally felt like they weighed a million pounds each. As I climbed up the stairs and stepped on the mat, I felt as if I stepped onto a giant Tempurpedic mattress.

My feet sank in, and my heart was beating a faster mile a minute. I knew that the next thing to do is to read my daily affirmation before each match and this would calm me down. However, this was the world championships, the biggest stage that a boy of between 17 and 20-year-old could wrestle at in the world. I knew that going into the match is going to be a big challenge because I was up against a two-time world champion who had accumulated a lot of experience in the field.

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history of Olympic posters. The author explores five of the previous Olympic posters and comments on the use of color and art within the era that they were developed. The author explores the history of the Olympic poster, focusing on the artistic element with respect to the economic and social conditions that prevailed at that time. There were four sources used to complete this paper.
Regardless of what is going on in the world, the Olympic games bring nations together for a time of fellowship, competition and peace. Nations can be fighting each other at the United Nations, in the fields of war, or with regards to NATO but the Olympic games is a neutral zone for all involved. Each year Olympic posters grace the world as the games draw near and each poster reflects the social and economic era of that time. The Olympic posters, throughout their history, present…...

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By the time the 1990's rolled around the hippie generation had grown up and the world had returned to a more exact place. The poster for the Olympics in 1992 was all about strong and clear lines, which were indicative of the yuppie generation that had been riding the economical success train for a few years. The poster produced clear and colorful Olympic rings and it place them above what looks like a successful and industrialized city. All of the elements of the poster are clearly set up to portray success and strength including the color swatches that are in an abstract type design. The colors used against the stark white backdrop also strengthened the feeling of success and sureness that the world was feeling for the most part.

CONCLUSION

The Olympics and the posters advertising the Olympics were largely influenced by America. This was more evident as years went forward. The various posters were heavily influenced not only by American value systems of their era but also of the culture and tradition of the host nations along the way. Whether it was 1932 or 1992 the posters depict the general mood of civilized society while also adding touches from the current era. The use of artistic style and color for Olympic poster not only provides history regarding the Olympics but provides history for future reference regarding the world at large.

Water Cube
In an attempt to fuse building construction with artistic intentions allows for a unique expression of human ingenuity and wonder. The purpose of this essay is to describe the total design concept as it was used in the case study 'Arup: Building the Water Cube." This essay will describe this effort, how it was implemented and how its design process contributed to the project's success. The essay will also discuss the lessons learned from the analysis in this case study to help generalize problems and solutions for future construction projects.

The Total Design Concept

The Olympic Games are opportunities for the world to demonstrate its athletic, social and artistic prowess. In 2008, the games were hosted by China in Beijing and many buildings were needed to be constructed in order to successfully host a worthwhile Olympic event. One such idea was to design an aquatic center to host the swimming and…...

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Eccles, R., Edmondson, A. & Karadzhova, D. (2010). Arup: Building the Water Cube. Case Study.

Ian Volner. "How Arup Became The Go-To Firm for Architecture's Most Ambitious Projects" 16 Sep 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed 09 Apr 2014.

Olypmic Bid
City of Boston: Olympic Venue Bid Process

The City of Boston, Massachusetts stands as one of America's iconic cities. Its history goes back to the American evolution and the city continues to represent America's prosperity and wealth. Boston is an excellent site for the 2020 Olympic Games. The IOC has a specific life cycle of the bid process (Olympic.org, 2012a) . The bid process begins many years prior to the scheduled Olympic Games (Olympic.org. (2012d).This proposal will represent the first stage of the bid process (IOC, 2012 Games Lifecycle).

The bid and election process takes many years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has a subcommittee that is responsible for elections of the host city (Olympic.org, 2012b). The committee makes a careful evaluation of the cities that have submitted a bid. All must meet certain criteria. An impact study must be conducted to determine how hosting the games would affect the citizens…...

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Olympic.org. (2012a). Choice of the Host City. Retrieved September 7, 2012 from   .http://www.olympic.org/host-city-election 

Olympic.org. (2012b).Making the Vision of Sustainable Games A Reality. Retrieved September

7, 2012 from   reality.http://www.olympic.org/videos/making-the-vision-of-sustainable-games-a -

Olympic.org. (2012c).Report of the Evaluaiton Committee. Retrieved September 7, 2012 from   Report_of_the_Evaluation_Commission.pdf .http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Host_city_elections/2012_OG -

Areas for Additional Research:

The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

August 8-24 2008

http://en.beijing2008.cn/live/pressconference/mpc/n214511648.shtml

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The history of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, including the nature of the competition and the reasons behind the cessation of the games.

The statistics and demographics of the Olympics.

Evidence and impact of nationalism on the Olympic Games.

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The Olympic rowing venue must adhere to standards including the incorporation of 20 network points for 20 employees, including cable along with 802.11 Wireless Access within the media centre; availability of internet laptop access and WiFi for visiting media to be able to allowed email, SSH, and internet availability; extended seating with Olympic Games wireless coverage for registered media personnel; coverage network requirements in accord with the installation of featured computing hardware; and web server space to provide advertising space and broad publication of the race results, along with the following computer hardware:

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The final decision will be made at the IOC general assembly in eptember in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Politics may also have played a part in pushing out the sport. Modern pentathlon, for instance is even less popular than wrestling, but it remains largely due to the fact that its sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Games and that it is supported by Juan Antonio amaranch Jr., son of a former I.O.C. president and a member of its executive board.

The IOC is correct: Olympic style wrestling does not have the same luster as the other events possess. It lacks the celebrities and, in the U..A., is suppressed by the staged allure of professional wrestling. Other more contemporary sports such as rock climbing, rollerblading and wakeboarding have also climbed in to demote it.

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Longman, J (February 12, 2013) Olympic Fixture Since 708 B.C. Will Be Dropped. The New York Times

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/sports/olympics-may-drop-wrestling-in-2020.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

(Feb 26, 2013)

Wrestlers not happy to see Olympic sport eliminated  http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20130225/HSSPORTS/302250035/Wrestlers-not-happy-see-Olympic-sport-eliminated

ather than functioning solely as a sporting event, the '84 Summer Games delivered a broader scope of entertainment never before seen or attempted. The event encompassed entertainment not only in the form of sporting competition, but also in music and arts (Masterman, 2004). It is now understood that special events possess a powerful role in the society.
2012 Olympic closing ceremony will be a mega event as it will have a large effect on the entire economy of the UK. The event is going to get huge media coverage that is why it is important to adopt right marketing strategy for this event.

Issues of human resource management

Human resource management is vey important aspect of this grand event. The better evetn mangers and event management organizations understand the labor force and employs hired for the event the better resources can be allocated to effective recruitment and retaining strategies.

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Hoy, W., & Miskel, C.1982. Educational administration: Theory, research, and practice. NEw York: Random House.

Masterman, G.2004. In Lashley C.(Ed), Strategic sports event management: An international approach. Great Britian: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann.

McDonnell, I., Allen, J., & O'Toole, W.1999. Festivals and special event management. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons Australia

National Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. 2004. Ottawa: Stastics Canada

management, in particular the management of mega events. It also delves deeply into the positives and negatives of the London Olympic Games and the 2006 orld Cup events in Germany. Those who manage mega events have an enormous task and an almost impossible responsibility to the public, to those participating in the events, and to the countries where mega events take place. Those issues and more are covered in this paper.
Theoretically review the key aspects of event management

Form and Function

Theoretically an event is a kind of convergence, according to Professor Donald Getz (School of Tourism, The University of Queensland); it is a blending of forms and functions, and those in turn converge into a worthwhile experience for the tourist / participant. Getz uses two huge events to illustrate how form and function come together to produce a grand experience for the attendee. He points to the 2012 Summer Olympic…...

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Baumard, P. (1999). Tacit Knowledge in Organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

BBC News. (2005). Four suicide bombers struck in central London on Thursday, July 7,

killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. Retrieved September 30, 2013, from  http://news.bbc.co.uk .

BBC News (2012). London 2012: How the world saw the Olympic Games. Retrieved September

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Conspiracy theory or terrorism? -- The 2012 London Olympics

There has been a lot of controversy in the recent years regarding conspiracies and how some of the world's most influential individuals are actively engaged in a plot to exploit mankind. False flag attacks are believed to be attempts performed by these individuals with the purpose of justifying their intervention in particular areas that they are interested in. This year's London Olympics represents one of the most intriguing opportunities for certain actors to put their strategies into work, considering that the world's attention is focused on the event and that the number of people present there would surely draw significant responsiveness from an international public concerned in penalizing individuals and groups it…...

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Donald, Brooke, "Q&A: Stanford terrorism expert Martha Crenshaw on Olympic security," Retrieved August 6, 2012, from the Stanford University Website:  http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/july/terrorism-expert-olympics-072712.html 

Jennings, Will, "London 2012: Olympic Risk, Risk Management, and Olymponomics," Retrieved August 6, 2012, from the University of Southampton Website: http://soton.academia.edu/WillJennings/Papers/132752/London_2012_Olympic_Risk_Risk_Management_and_Olymponomics

Joseph Watson, Paul, "Whistleblower Reveals Plan To Evacuate London During Olympics," Retrieved August 6, 2012, from the InfoWars Website:  http://www.infowars.com/whistleblower-reveals-plan-to-evacuate-london-during-olympics/ 

Nieuwhof, Adri, "UK security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army," Retrieved August 6, 2012, from the Open Democracy Website:  http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/adri-nieuwhof/uk-security-firm-g4s-provides-services-to-israeli-prisons-police-and-army

History Of Softball
Softball has its origins in the game of baseball, the bat-and-ball sport which was first played in America with a codified set of rules in Hoboken, New Jersey on 19 June 1846. The game of softball appeared in the U.S. just over thirty years later in 1887. While the two sports are similar in many ways, they also contrast in a number of ways -- as does their history. This paper will examine the history of softball and show how and why it developed out of the game of baseball.

With the first known game of softball being played on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago between Yale and Harvard football fans. The game began quite by accident and quite spontaneously when, after the results of the football game between the two rivals were announced and winning parties were awarded their money, a graduate from Yale hurled a boxing mitt at…...

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From the 1950s onward, an organization known as the International Softball Federation began to oversee softball competition across the entire world. In Australia in 1965, women competed for the first time in an international championship match that included five teams from around the world. Even though the game was invented by men, the women beat them in holding the world's first world championship softball tournament. The first men's world tournament did not take place until the following year in 1966 and it was held in Mexico City. The United States men's team won the championship. From that time on, every four years, a world tournament has been held for competing times within the international community.

Softball even became an Olympic event in 1996 when women's softball was included as an official sport in the Olympic Games. The United States women's team has shown nothing but dominance in the Olympic Games since softball was inaugurated, winning three gold medals. The sport was cut, however, not even a decade after its inauguration, by the International Olympic Committee. (Baseball was removed from the Games as well). Still, some speculate that softball will return to the world stage along with all the other major sporting events of the Summer Olympics.

In conclusion, softball was a game that began quite by accident when rowdy college football enthusiasts took up hitting around a boxing mitt in a boat club in Chicago. Thanks to the determination of a man named George Hancock, the oversight of Lewis Rober (a fireman in Minneapolis), and the organization skills of Leo Fischer and Michael Pauley, softball evolved from the boat club to the Olympics as one of the world's most popular sports for men, women and children.

One idea could be to use the Olympic rings as cogs in a wheel of motion featuring UPS as one of the cogs.
Their approach to the Chinese public is the right approach and is done in the correct style. The ad appeals to the Chinese national pride and seeks to show that UPS understands that pride and wishes to ensure that the pride is justified. The public will likely show curiosity as to an American product such as UPS and will very likely pick up on the somewhat heavy-handed approach to patriotism used by UPS.

The advertisement also does an excellent job of touting UPS attributes and the many different services the company provides. Using phrases such as; receiving, shipping, packaging, transportation and storage informs the reader of the many services offered by UPS that many consumers may not have previously considered. UPS also does a good job in the…...

Historical and Cultural Impact

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Socioeconomic Perspectives

The Economic Powerhouse of Football: Examining Its Revenue Generation and Impact on Local Economies
Football and Inequality: Exploring the Socioeconomic Disparities Surrounding the Sport
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The Anatomy of a Great Football Team: Identifying the Key Factors for Success
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The Olympic Games have evolved over time to become a global phenomenon through various factors, including:

1. International participation: The Olympics originally began as a way for athletes from ancient Greece to compete against each other. However, as the Games evolved, more countries began to participate, leading to the Olympics becoming an international event that brings together athletes from around the world.

2. Expansion of sports: Over the years, the number and variety of sports included in the Olympic Games have expanded. This has allowed a greater number of athletes from different backgrounds and countries to participate, helping to increase the global....

The Evolution of the Olympic Games into a Global Phenomenon

The Olympic Games, a quadrennial international sporting event that brings together athletes from around the world, have undergone a remarkable transformation over the centuries to become the global phenomenon they are today. This evolution can be traced through its history, technological advancements, and the shifting social and political landscape that has shaped its significance and reach.

Ancient Origins and Early Revival

The origins of the Olympic Games can be traced back to ancient Greece, where they were held in honor of the god Zeus at the sanctuary of Olympia. The first recorded Games....