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(Title??...where is it) The Greeks saw the games as a symbol of peace in their war ridden country. This showed that Greeks balanced their warrior side with their spiritual side. “Though the ancient Olympics were fiercely competitive, their peaceful nature was always a distinguishing characteristic that made them unique.” All fighting stopped it was considered disrespectful to the gods to engage in conflict during this period. Even during today’s Olympics all nations try to come together to celebrate the games. In ancient Greece there was a strict law that there couldn’t be any conflict."For seven days before and after the Olympics, all fighting was forbidden in order to allow for safe travel for both spectators and athletes to and from the games. If any of the city-states violated this truce, they were fined and punished severely. "[] - what is this link for? If the link is for the quote than make it more clear  This truce showed their respect for their athletes, gods, and games.
 * Sixto 3/27/09**
 * Ancient Greece was a society that was rich in culture, it was also where the original Olympic Games started. The Greeks worshipped gods, Goddesses (does goddesses need to be upper case, casue it looks weird?) and heroes. The original Olympic Games were inspired by the gods and it was a great honor to participate in them. __The ancient Greeks thrived on competition and the people who participated in the games had a great appreciation and pride for being the best__.**- being the best in what?
 * The Greeks invented many things, one of those things was ancient Olympics, the Greeks were a polytheistic society they worshipped many gods and goddesses.** The Olympics were always held at the Temple of Zeus. Zeus was the king of all the gods in Greek mythology. The ancient Olympic Games were always held at Olympia and began in the year 776 B.C. Zeus was believed to “bestow on athletes the prowess and skills that enabled them to excel in sport, and was thus inextricably bound up with the ancient Games.” Where is the quote from? Zeus’s son was Hercules, and he inspired the   most important race which was the sprint. “At the Olympic Gamest, It was run over a distance of a little more than 192 meters, the distance that Hercules (or Herakles), the mythical founder of the Games, was said to have been able to run in one breath."[] Explain more... The Greeks were afraid of the gods so they had to honor them. "First and foremost, the Greeks, as noted above, viewed the Olympic Games as a religious festival. It was therefore their duty to attend and/or participate in the Games, and duty to the gods was more important than duty to their city-states." The games represented the Greek’s faith, strength, and will of power. (fix up the last 5 lines of this paragraph format)

In the Events of the Ancient Olympic Games women were not able to participate in the events. Women back then wer e not able to participate in sports, since they coul d not go out in public or vote and they had no rights only to give birth to strong men. Women in ancient Greece were rarely allowed to take part in sports where it was believed that mothers who were tough and strong would produce good soldiers.- this sentence is confusing Spartan women had their own event, the women were only allowed to participate in one event and that was the foot race called the heraia. (where does this quote end?) “Like the Olympics the Heraia were celebrated every four years, but the only event was the foot-race, with contests for three separate age-groups. The races were held in the stadium but with the track being shortened by one sixth, making it 158m long, instead of the 192m run by the men.“Perhaps this reflected the Greek male view of the physical inferiority of women. Religious conservatism probably also played a part in the exclusion of women from many sports." http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greek_olympics_gallery_06.shtml In today’s Olympics women are a big part of the events and viewed as important competitors. Explain more...

Today s(dont need to put the 's) Olympic events are different from the ancient Olympic events. In today s(dont need to put the 's) Olympics they have basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, soccer, swimming and etc. In the ancient Olympics there were fewer events and only free men who spoke Greek could participate in the Olympics. This meant that athletes from outside countries coul d not participate in the games. One Olympic event that the ancient Olympics had was called pankration, it was a no rules fighting game the only rules they had was no poking in the eye or biting. T hey are trying to bring back this event but they think it is too violent.

The Olympics had a profound effect on the people of Greece and I You dont use I in an essay think now they still have a big effect on the people around the world as millions tune in to watch. The athletes were so influenced by the gods that and it was a great tribute to Zeus. The Greek competitive spirit still lives on in today s(dont need to put the 's) Olympics. To think that the Olympics were stopped for 1,500 years is incredible because it unites countries and shows other religions and traditions.

Great essaybut you could expan on it. I know you have a lot of information. You could explain who were the Greek good and how they came to be so people could explain more about why people were fearful about them. Great Job, but just ajust nad all.

Sixto your essay was good it just needs a little bit more structure. Make more points on greek sports like what were some of the games and how they were played. Also make more clear what are your sentences and what are your quotes. Over all good essay :) Essay good had alot of information stated in it. Good use of quotes i got a bit lost with them tho, like some i didnt know if they were quotes are not, or where they started/ended. Overall essay was good, just need to fix up format. and do you need to add pictures? you should add some. -Nicole