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Olympic Games

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Share the Olympic Dream
43,200 words, approx. 144 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 5, Grade 6. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Olympic Adventures
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
The Olympic Experience in Your School Grades K-3
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Kindergarten. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
The Olympic Experience in Your School Grades 4-6
28,800 words, approx. 96 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Olympics Summary
1,161 words, approx. 4 pages
No Asian athletes competed in Athens when the Olympic Games were revived in 1896, but an Indian athlete and an Iranian athlete may have competed at the second modern Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. In 1908, Turkey's Selim Sirry Bey became the...
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Olympics Summary
2,752 words, approx. 9 pages
Among the most potent of popular culture heroes is the athlete. Throughout history, the athlete has frequently been said to symbolize the best of an individual culture, as a uniquely human manifestation of beauty, valor, and physical prowess. Over the...
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Olympic Games Information
10,222 words, approx. 34 pages
The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics or The Games[1]) is an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The summer and winter games are each held every four years (an Olympiad[2]). Until...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
Olympic Games
06/24/1993: 303 words, approx. 1 pages
A Chinese Olympic official said yesterday that he doesn't think there will be boycotts of the next two Summer Olympic Games if Beijing wins the 2000 Olympics, but he is angry that U.S. legislators are mobilizing against the bid. Asked about the possibility...
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The Boston Globe
Olympic games
02/03/1999: 713 words, approx. 2 pages
Has David D'Alessandro gone too far this time? Not far enough, if you listen for long to the guy who won't let up on the International Olympic Committee and "the code of secrecy" that surrounds it. "There are a lot of guys trying...
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Kyodo World Service
Britain to learn from China over Beijing Olympic Games
8/8/2007: 273 words, approx. 1 pages
Britain's Minister for the Olympics and London Tessa Jowell celebrated the one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday with a pledge to ''learn from the Chinese experience.'' With London to host the Games after Beijing in 2012, Jowell stated...
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Kyodo World Service
Panasonic extends worldwide Olympic sponsorship to 2016
9/3/2007: 354 words, approx. 1 pages
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Monday during a signing ceremony with the International Olympic Committee that it will extend its ''Panasonic'' worldwide sponsorship of the Olympic Games for a further eight years until summer 2016. ''It is an exciting time for Panasonic...
 


Criticism and Essays
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 89%
Politics in the Olympics
1,618 words, approx. 5 pages
This paper analyzes the political aspects of the Olympics in the 20th century.
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Difference between Modern and Ancient Olympics
365 words, approx. 1 pages
This a comparative analysis of modern and ancient Olympics. Differences include the fact that in the ancient Olympics, participation was limited to men born in Greece, whereas today, women compete and the Olympics are a global event.
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Essay Grade: 83%
The Benefits of Major Sporting Events on Local, Regional and National Economies
3,118 words, approx. 10 pages
Major sporting events, especially the Olympics, benefit local, regional and national economies because of improvements to the city's infrastructure and increased tourism and the related job growth.
 


Olympic Games Study Pack

Get the complete Olympic Games Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 73 pages (at 300 words per page) in 9 products.

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7 Student Essays
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