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Science: __1.Physical Attributes needed to be the best in this sport:__ Senses: Muscle Groups ( describe if they should be fast and or strong): Mental focus skills: __2.Dietary Requirements:__ Link: __3. 3 most common injuries:__ Injury 1: Injury 2: Injury 3: __4. How do these apply to your sport?__ Physical: Mental/Emotional: Social: Intellectual: Spiritual: __5. List three athletes in the history of your sport with their medals won and the years they won them.__ A. B. C.

English: Johnny Caruso Mrs. Kerr English Block 8 March 18, 2011 Wiki Olympics Essay First, the Olympics is an organization that helps families, friends, and many people get together because it is one of the most watched events all year long. In the Olympics they compete in sports and players come to play for their countries’. The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The United States has held the most winter Olympics over the years. Japan is the only Asian country to host the winter Olympics. Most people enjoy the Olympics because they get together to cheer for their country. The players are picked specially because of their effort towards the game and their many years of practice and training. Most people enjoy watching the Olympic Games such as hockey, bobsledding, skiing, snowboarding, curling, and many other sports because these sports are played only in the winter. The next winter Olympics will be held in 2014 in Russia. Second, the Olympics started in 776 b.c.. ([]) In the ancient Olympics they played battle-games because they wanted them to get ready for war with other countries. They would have them every four years. The time in between that, they would call it Olympiad. The modern Olympics have kept the customs for having the Olympics every four years. The Olympics were a religious event for the Greeks. The Olympics were dedicated to the Greek gods because they thought the Olympics were more religious. They were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia because that was the land of the gods. ([]) Next, today in the modern Olympics, this has become the most watched program and one of the biggest sporting events of all time because almost every country competes in this. The games are still held every four years. ([]) hasn’t changed since the ancient Olympics become they kept most customs. The first modern Olympics started in the summer of 1896 and were celebrated in Athens, Greece because they started the ancient Olympics there. ([]) They started the modern Olympics there. The modern day Olympics are mostly athletics and swimming. Then, most people enjoy the Olympics but the most appealing sport is hockey because it is a very physical sport and because the US is good at this sport. ([]) The US Olympic team practices in Boston, Massachusetts. ([]) Canada is usually predicted to win because Hockey is the country’s main sport. All countries must practice very hard to play hockey because you must be in your best shape to even make the team. Hockey is one of the most appealing because it is one of the most watched sports in the Winter Olympics.

In conclusion, the Olympics are the most popular sporting event around the world because it makes all the countries compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The Olympics bring families together because they want to cheer for their country and hope to win the gold. Work Cited Page 1. [] 2. [] 3. [] 4. []

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Pentathlon Event || Estimate (in cm) || Actual (in cm) || Error (Estimate - Actual) || % Error (Error/Actual x 100) ||
 * Wiki Math Olympic
 * Paper Plate Discus || 74 || 17 || -28 || 28/17 x 100 ||
 * Drinking Straw Javelin || 305 || 304 || -1 || 1/304 x 100 ||
 * Cotton Ball Shot Put || 310 || 300 || -10 || 10/300 x 100 ||
 * Long Stride || 305 || 308 || -3 || 308/3 x 100 ||
 * High Vertical Jump || 205 || 204 || -1 || 1/204 x 100 ||

What is the average of your Percent Error? ___ History: