The countless hours over many years takes toll on their bodies is why they should make as much as they. Professional athletes get paid what they deserve. Professional athletes get paid millions every year, which they deserve much for many different reasons. They are subject to numerous injuries every year. The athletes are lucky to make it through a year with out being hurt and having to miss one game, if not more.
A major sporting event like the Olympics can attract 10,000s of people for the duration of the games. These foreign tourists bring a boost to the local economy. In particular the local tourist trade, shops / hotels will benefit from the surge in visitor numbers. However, it is worth noting that these visitor numbers tend to be temporary. The major sporting event only lasts for a few weeks; potentially there could be many empty hotel beds in the future.
Athens was more worried about the comfort and culture during the time of the military battles. The oligarchy in Sparta put a war like attitude as it's first priority and it met the needs of Ancient Greece. Athens did not have the best form of government because it did not give the citizens of Greece more freedom. The Athenian democracy can not be called a true democracy because there was several flaws in the governement and how it worked. Only the
Nike Unknown ETH/316 Date Unknown Nike Nike is one of the most powerful companies in the world spreading the signature trademark swoosh symbol In Greek mythology, “Nike was a winged goddess or spirit of victory, both in battle and peaceful competition”. (theoi.com, n.d.) This is not a bad name to choose for a company who has lured some of the most influential sports figures of our time to endorse their products. Nike has faced many ethical problems such as employing people in sweat shops for extremely low wages. Nike needs to be in a state of urgency to retrieve the global support it needs to sustain the success of their apparel empire. Nike’s products are so heavily marketed globally that it is hard to believe children working in sweatshops are producing the famous swoosh worn by so many individuals.
In 300 A.D. most of the roman army were barbarian trained soldiers. This is why the battles with the enemies was so hard. Rome didn’t have complete control over the military and the situations. Romans got tired and irritated by the army not wanting to defend then that they hired citzens from unemployment. But they knew that they couldn’t rely on that army so the emperors raised all of the taxes because hiring the army was expensive.
• Some people at the firm are reluctant to take risks because they’ve been a very profitable company for many years. • Some people at the firm believe that the Quartz might cannibalize their existing core product the Aquavalve. • In order the sell the Quartz the sales reps sometimes have to point out deficiencies in their core products. Opportunities (External) • Breakthrough innovations are rare in the shower market and demand for a shower that addresses all the major problems of the day in one unit seems to be high. • Many existing showers wear out and need to be replaced.
These cities, and many others, spend thousands of dollars replacing these overnight masterpieces. They feel it is an eyesore and a matter of public safety. In other parts of the country – permission granted, painted fire hydrants, as art, are welcomed and popping up all over. This particular artifact makes me smile whenever I view it. Our nation’s least expensive firefighting resource is water.
Why People Should Stop Using a Plastic Water Bottle There are hundreds of people who use plastic water bottles—not only on the University of Illinois campus, but worldwide as well—and there have been huge sustainability issues as the plastic water bottle industry continues to grow tremendously. Using plastic water bottles are growing to be a part of people’s lifestyle, so people don’t really think about the consequences of using them. Although there are some people that actually care and think of ways to protect our environment, the problem is that most people are ignorant about the negative impacts they bring to our environment and our bodies. The most logical reason why people should stop buying plastic water bottles is that plastic bottled water isn’t a good value. In fact, bottled water can cost up to 10,000 times more per gallon than tap water.
Parthenon Introduction The construction of this monumental temple for the goddess Athena began around 447-432 BCE in Athens and allows today’s people to witness the ingenuity of Ancient Greece. It has remained a famous building since its beginning and today attracts a number of tourists who visit the 2500 year old building to admire its rich history and resilience. The Parthenon is a symbol of the Athenian Empire’s power and the its politician Pericles’s (Perikles) authority who was responsible for its creation among other Greek official who supported its construction. Furthermore, this Greek architectural marvel continues to prove that their form and style are timeless and continues to influence modern society. All around us the architecture
www.wikipedia.org Egyptian religion made an importance through the centuries and today in a way that it was the basis from where Egyptian civilization derived. Without the ancient Egyptian religion, there would probably be little reason for people to visit Egypt today. All famous and well know monuments would not exist and if we didn’t have them, than we wouldn’t be able to know so much about ancient Egyptian life and religion. The great pyramids would not exist, there would not be the fabulous temples, the tombs on the west bank of Thebes and their mummies, which is today one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. There would not be colorful decorations that adorn these structures that have attracted travelers to Egypt over the past three thousand years.