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Olympics:

Example thesis: Although free speech may be violated, school uniforms should be required in
all schools because it reduces bullying and improves academics.

Actual thesis: Although the Olympic games gives each country an opportunity to display
national pride and a chance to shine, the games are unfair because it is just a battleground for
countries to prove who is best, and it has been dominated by Europe and North America.

Are the Olympic games really that fair?

Yes No

The image of the Olympics is a It has served as a battleground for

friendly international competition.
(Opposing Viewpoints Online
Collection)
It gives a chance for each country to
shine. (Opposing Viewpoints Online
Collection)
offering an opportunity for displays of
national pride (National Review)
rivals to try to beat each other at an
event to prove who is better.
(Opposing Viewpoints Online
Collection)
The apartheid was a huge factor for
countries with the population majority
of blacks, such as as South Africa
which was banned from 1964 to 1992.
(Opposing Viewpoints Online
Collection)
The games have been sort of
dominated by Europe and North
America. (Opposing Viewpoints
Online Collection)
The games have not been hosted all
around the globe for fairness and have
never been hosted in the southern
hemisphere and some say that is
because the northern hemisphere is
more wealthy than southern.
(Opposing Viewpoints Online
Collection)
an American womens basketball
player became a Russian citizen so she
could play in the Olympics after
failing to make the cut for the
American team. (Opposing
Viewpoints Online Collection)
It draws terrorists (Opposing
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Viewpoints Online Collection)

Eleven members of the Israeli
Olympic team were killed by
Palestinian terrorists
Outline notes:

Actual thesis: Although the Olympic games gives each country an opportunity to display
national pride and a chance to shine, the games are unfair because it is just a battleground for
countries to prove who is best, and it has been dominated by Europe and North America.

Are the Olympics games really that fair?

I. The games are not fair
A. It has served as battleground for countries to prove who is best.
B. The Olympics have been dominated by Europe and North America
1. Olympics have never been held in Southern hemisphere besides just this
last year in Brazil
a) People say this is because the Northern hemisphere is more
wealthy than Southern
C. Some countries dont even get to participate sometimes and were banned because
of their governments
1. The Apartheid was a huge factor for countries participating
a) The apartheid was a huge factor for countries with the population
majority of blacks, such as as South Africa which was banned from
1964 to 1992.
D. Draws terrorists
1. Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed by Palestinian
terrorists
E. If you dont make the cut, you are out forever
1. The American standards for the Olympics is harder than some other
countries
a) An American womens basketball player became a Russian citizen
so she could play in the Olympics after failing to make the cut for
the American team.
II. The Olympic games are fair
A. It gives countries the chance to shine
B. The image of the Olympics is a friendly international competition
C. It is a chance for for countries to express their pride
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Should We Continue the Tradition of the Olympic Games?

Elena Dreier

Mrs. Mastroianni

Global History 1

11 November, 2016
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Elena Dreier

Mrs. Mastroianni

Global History 1

11 November, 2016

Our world needs some fun! We need a time for people to get together from all around

the world to have a good time and show our talents. This happens every two years during the

Olympic games. The Games gives each country an opportunity to display national pride and all

the hard work of their countrys athletes. Although the Olympics provide an opportunity for

nations to shine, there is a darker side because the Games are also unfair and dangerous.

The Olympic Games have been unfair because they served as a battleground for a small

percentage of the worlds countries to prove who is best. Countries in Europe and North

America have dominated the Olympics throughout its history. This unfair advantage is

reinforced by the fact that the Olympics have never been held in the the southern hemisphere

until this past Olympics in Brazil. Some people say the Olympics have been held predominantly

in the northern hemisphere because it is more wealthy than the southern; this may be true, but

does not make it right. Some countries cannot even participate or were banned from the

Olympics because of the activities of their countrys governments (Olympics). During the

Apartheid in South Africa, many athletes who could have competed were not allowed to because

of the color of their skin. Furthermore because much of the world did not agree with South

Africas Apartheid policy, the country was banned from participating in the Olympics from 1964

to 1992 (Olympics). Another example of the unfairness is the difference in rules for different
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countrys athletes. American standards for the Olympics are harder than some of the other

countries because if you dont make the cut or make one mistake, you are out of the games. An

american womens basketball player became a Russian citizen just so she could play in the

Olympics after failing to make the cut for the American team (Olympics). As you can see from

these examples, the Olympics really arent fair and these practices should be carefully considered

and changed to allow a more even playing field for athletes of different countries.

In addition to being unfair, Olympic Games can also be quite dangerous. Bringing

thousands upon millions of people together onto a world stage may be asking for trouble. With

that many people in one place, and the whole world watching, that is a draw for terrorists.

Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed by Palestinian terrorists during the 1992

Olympic games (The Olympic). During the summer Game, which were being held in Munich,

West Germany, eight members of a subgroup of the Fatah organization, a Palestinian group

using terrorist methods to resist the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, entered the

Olympic Village compound and sought out the apartments of the Israeli Olympic team,

(Terrorists). Terrorists these days are even more of a threat, and we dont need or want to be

worried when we get to the Games. Some people think that they should ban the countries who

might bring problems or terrorists from participating in the Games, which are supposed to be a

good spirited event. The world should try to do something about potential terrorists to make the

Games a safe place to be so that everyone can just enjoy the competition.

Some may feel that despite the unfairness and danger, we should continue the Games

because they are a chance for people to shine and show their nation's pride. The Olympics

demonstrates amazing human achievements and spectators cheer for people from other countries
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because they want to share in the feeling of celebration (The Olympic). An example of this

coming together of nations is all the people around the world who watched and hoped that Usain

Bolt would be the fastest person in the world again. Although the Olympics may need to change

to become more fair and fae, some people feel that we can definitely all come together with other

nations to still have some fun while watching the worlds best athletes compete against each

other.

Even though this can be amazing to watch, it does create a risk for terrorists to plot an

attack, and the competition have clearly been dominated by North America and Europe.

Although the Olympic Games give each nation an opportunity to display their talents for the

whole world to see, should we reconsider continuing this tradition since it is potentially

dangerous and highly unfair?

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Context. Web. 4 Nov. 2016.
"The Olympic movement had a worthy political goal: offering an opportunity for displays of
national pride, in a forum of respectful brotherhood." National Review 10 Mar. 2014: 12.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 Nov. 2016.
"Terrorists at the Summer Olympics." Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K.
Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 141-144. Opposing Viewpoints in
Context. Web. 9 Nov. 2016.