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The document discusses the origins of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Truce in ancient Greece. It notes that according to legend, the Oracle of Delphi suggested replacing wars with friendly athletic competitions, giving rise to the Olympics. In practice, the Olympics helped establish peace in Greece for 1200 years through the Olympic Truce which paused all wars and conflict during the Games. However, in the modern era the seriousness of the Olympics and Truce diminished and wars prevented some Games from taking place. The author argues that the current London Olympics could be an opportunity to revive the tradition of the Olympic Truce and use the Games to unite the world in peace, love and brotherhood.

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Olympic Chance Lets replace wars with friendly athletic competition!, - said the wise Delphi oracle, when King Ifitos of Elis turned to him for an advice. As the legend says, this was how the Olympic Games were invented. No one knows if this story is true or not, but the fact is that the Olympic Games turned to be a real means to establish peace in Greece. The Olympic Truce was the agreement to stop the wars during the Games. Even the most furious warriors put their weapons down to celebrate the harmony of humans beauty, strength, intelligence and nobleness. Ancient Greeks took the Olympic Truce seriously for 1200 years! That helped to save many lives as well as Greeks cultural achievements, which later became the base to the modern civilization. Now I ask myself if it is possible to make full use of the Olympic Truce to save todays civilization. Unfortunately, the serious approach to the Olympics and the Truce changed at modern era. Although worlds society managed to revive the Games, it was not ready to implement the Truce. People didnt want to stop their wars because of the Olympics anymore. Moreover, they wanted to stop the Olympics because of the wars! We didn't have the Games in 1916, 1940 and 1944 because of the World Wars I and II. Today we are lucky to live in the world without global wars. But when I turn on my TV-set, I can still see death, weapon, ruins, wounded men, crying women and hungry children in different hot spots on the Earth. I also see intolerance and hatred, which are not so spectacular on the TV-screen, but still affect badly thousands of lives. London Olympic Games are on the way. Can they be a starting point for stopping the conflicts forever? Isnt it the best time to recall the tradition of the Olympic Truce? Isnt it an opportunity to show ourselves that we are strong enough and can be more kind, more feeling and tolerant? I think, it is. Greeks used the Olympics as the way to unite their separated cities. As the Games are now global, let's take a chance to unite the world for peace, love and brotherhood! Anastasia Polonska Form 10 A School # 5 Monastyryshche
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  • 1. Olympic Chance Lets replace wars with friendly athletic competition!, - said the wise Delphi oracle, when King Ifitos of Elis turned to him for an advice. As the legend says, this was how the Olympic Games were invented. No one knows if this story is true or not, but the fact is that the Olympic Games turned to be a real means to establish peace in Greece. The Olympic Truce was the agreement to stop the wars during the Games. Even the most furious warriors put their weapons down to celebrate the harmony of humans beauty, strength, intelligence and nobleness. Ancient Greeks took the Olympic Truce seriously for 1200 years! That helped to save many lives as well as Greeks cultural achievements, which later became the base to the modern civilization. Now I ask myself if it is possible to make full use of the Olympic Truce to save todays civilization. Unfortunately, the serious approach to the Olympics and the Truce changed at modern era. Although worlds society managed to revive the Games, it was not ready to implement the Truce. People didnt want to stop their wars because of the Olympics anymore. Moreover, they wanted to stop the Olympics because of the wars! We didn't have the Games in 1916, 1940 and 1944 because of the World Wars I and II. Today we are lucky to live in the world without global wars. But when I turn on my TV-set, I can still see death, weapon, ruins, wounded men, crying women and hungry children in different hot spots on the Earth. I also see intolerance and hatred, which are not so spectacular on the TV-screen, but still affect badly thousands of lives. London Olympic Games are on the way. Can they be a starting point for stopping the conflicts forever? Isnt it the best time to recall the tradition of the Olympic Truce? Isnt it an opportunity to show ourselves that we are strong enough and can be more kind, more feeling and tolerant? I think, it is. Greeks used the Olympics as the way to unite their separated cities. As the Games are now global, let's take a chance to unite the world for peace, love and brotherhood! Anastasia Polonska Form 10 A School # 5 Monastyryshche