Gender Synthesis Essay

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The Olympics was named after the place where the games were first hosted, Olympia, Greece. The ancient Olympic games were created by Hercules, the son of Zeus, and Alcmene, a mortal woman. These games were known as the most famous sporting event in ancient Greece, that were hosted every four year, as a way to worship and honor the powerful Zeus, the king of all gods. These games continued for more than 1000 years; however, the first recorded Olympic games were in 776 BCE. This was before, Theodosius I, a Roman Emperor, abolished the Games in 393 CE, because of the certain people and groups obtaining different religions, and trying to spread their religion. The games were dead for years, until Pierre de Coubertin came around. Pierre de Coubertin was a french aristocrat born on January 1, 1863. When Coubertin became a young man, he studied the education in German, British, and American children. During his research he noticed that sports is the activity that creates a well-rounded child. Coubertin organized and founded a sports organization called, Union des …show more content…

Throughout the history of Earth, men has always been superior to women. In the late 1800s and in the 1900s women faced harsh treatment, because of their gender. In most countries women didn’t have the right to receive an education, nor an job. Women were always taught that their only purpose in life is to be a servant to men. When girls were growing up, their fathers would dictate their life. They’ll decide whether the girl would have an education, or would she just stay around the house to help her mom, and when they get married the husband if the one who dictates their life. A female in the late 1800s and in the early 1900s had an unfair life; however, Coubertin believed he could have help change Gender inequality, through the revival of the olympic

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