Citations

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part;

the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.”

~ Pierre de Coubertin, founder of modern Olympic Games

In this site, these are the articles surrounding the Olympics:

History of the Olympics

McCollum, Sean. "Olympic Dreams, Olympic Gold. (Cover Story)." Olympic Winter Games 104. 107 Feb 2002 10. 10 Feb 2008 <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=13&sid=52dc909f-b906-4b15-9fe7-149cae97aa30%40sessionmgr109>.

Benagh, Jim. “Olympic Games.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2008. Grolier Online. 8 Feb. 2008<httt://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0214010-0>.

Prusher, Ilene R., et al. “World Strives to purify Olympic flame.” (n.d.). TOPICsearch. EBSCO. Woodglen Library, Califon, NJ. 7 Feb 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=1566270&site=ehost-live>.

"National Stadium, a radical yet simple structure." Beijing 2008. 26 Dec 2007. BOCOG. 10 Feb 2008 <http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/venues/nst/headlines/n214222002.shtml>.

"Architectural Summary." National Stadium. Sohu. 18 Mar 2008 <http://www.n-s.cn/en/generalinfo/designconcept/index.shtml>.

"'Green Facilities'." National Stadium. Sohu. 18 Mar 2008 <http://www.n-s.cn/en/venuefacilities/greenfacilities/>.

"Introduction." National Stadium. Sohu. 18 Mar 2008 <http://www.n-s.cn/en/generalinfo/introduction/index.shtml>.

"Olympic Green Map." Maps of World. Compare Info Base. 10 Feb 2008 <http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/beijing/stadiums/olympic-green-map.html>.

Pasternack, Alex. "The Water Cube, Bubble-Clad Olympic Wonder." Tree Hugger. 28 Jan 2008. Discovery Communications. 10 Feb 2008 <http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/the_water_cube.php>.

"Olympic Village to ensure athletes feel at home." 2008 Beijing. 5 Mar 2008. BOCOG. 18 Mar 2008 <http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/venues/headlines/n214261774.shtml>.

"Jade pieces for Olympic medals ready." 2008 Beijing. 3 Mar 2008. BOCOG. 10 Mar 2008 <http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/dynamics/headlines/n214260535.shtml>.

Bach Rach, Susan D.. Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936. New York, NY: Brown and Company, 2000.

Oxlade, Chris. Olympics. New York, NY: Dorling Kinderslet Publishing, 2000

Benson, Lee. Athens to Atlanta- 100 Years of Glory. Salt Lake City, Utah: Mikko Laitnen Commemorative Publications. 1993

Anderson, Dave. The Story of the Olympics. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. 2000

DK Books, Chronicle of the Olympics 1896-1996. New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley Publications, 1996.

Condron, Bob. "Olympic Games >> History of the Olympic Games." Encyclopedia Americana. 2008. Grolier Online. 19 Mar. 2008 <http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0295210-01>.

"Olympic Games- Summer and Winter." Olympic History. 2008 WorldAtlas.com Inc. 2 Aug 2008 <www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/olympic.htm>.

"Brief History of the Olympics Games." NOSTOS. 2000. Hellenic Cyber Centre. 2 Feb 2008 <http://www.nostos.com/olympics/#Ancient%20Olympic%20Games>.

"General Olympic FAQ." US Olympic Team. 2004. United States Olympic Committee. 14 Feb 2008 <http://www.usolympicteam.com/19116_18922.htm>.

Friedmen, Thomas L.. The World is Flat. N/A: Straus and Giroux, 2005

Gunde, Richard. Cultures and Customs of China. USA: Greenwood Press, 2002.

Kinsman, Jeremy. "Will Olympic torch light way to changes in China?." Toronto Star (Canada) 21 Oct 2007: p. A23.

Wealtherford, Carole Boston. Jesse Owens- The Fastest Man Alive. USA: Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.

DK Books, The Olympic Games. London, England: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2004.

Jeffery, Owen. "Estimating Cost and Benefit of Hosting Olympic Games." BNET. 05 Oct 2005. CNET Networks. 31 Mar 2008 <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4127/is_200510>.

Lu, Shanshan. "Will China see "Post-Olympic Effect"." TheThunderbird.ca 22 Jan 2008.

<http://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2008/01/22/will-china-see-%e2%80%9cpost-olympic-effect%e2%80%9d/#more-368>

Knowledge@Warton Team, "Will the 2008 Olympics in Beijin Showcase Pollution as Well as World-class Athletes?." Knowledge@Warton 10 Jan 2007 29 Jan 2008 <http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/aboutus.cfm?CFID=54362695&CFTOKEN=79395225&jsessionid=a830c14fd15c2c7b7861>

Zhen-hai, Peter. "The 2008 Beijing Olympics and its implications for China's social, political, and economic development." HKDF. 11 Nov 2007. Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. 29 Jan 2008 <http://www.hkdf.org/newsarticles.asp?show=newsarticles&newsarticle=206>.

Cantone, Julia. "General Olympic FAQ." US Olympic Team. 7 Oct 2003. USOC. 27 Feb 2008 <http://www.usoc.org/11937.htm>.

Infoplease. "Olympic Locations Throughout The Years." Teachervision. 2000. Pearson Education Inc.. 8 Feb 2008 <http://www.teachervision.fen.com/olympic-games/history/2259.html>.

IPC. "Paralympic Games." International Paralympic Committee. 2008. International Paralympic Committee. 12 Feb 2008 <http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/>.>

IPC. "Paralympic Games." Official Website of the Olympic Movement. 2008. IOC. 16 Feb 2008 <http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/paralympic/index_uk.asp>.

Kennedy, Mike. Special Olympics. United States of America: Children's Press, 2002.\

Shi, Mingzheng. "Beijing." World Book Advanced. 2008. 2 April 2008 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar053300>.

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