solved Assignment 1 After reading Ancient Olympia and Its Games, summarize

Assignment 1
After reading Ancient Olympia and Its Games, summarize the historical content about the Ancient Olympic Games that you found most interesting and reflect on and discuss its historical significance then and/or today.
 
Assignment 2
After reading Guttmann’s readings The Survival of Traditional Sports and Cultural Imperialism? and the Diffusion, Imperialism, & Hegemony Power Point, do you believe that the diffusion of modern sports like soccer, cricket, baseball, & basketball has had greater positive or negative effects on the developing nations and more traditional cultures of the world? Do you find the diffusion of the above sports to have been a form of cultural Imperialism or cultural hegemony? Why or why not?
 
Assignment 3
Your objective is to write a 3-4 page paper conveying a sport-related origin story. Students may write about the origin and evolution of a specific sport (e.g., golf, basketball, untimate frisbee or sporting event (e.g., Kentucky Derby, Rose Bowl, Wimbleton); they may discuss the development of particular actions or customs within a sport (e.g., how the curveball or designated hitter became part of baseball); or they may write about important sport-related firsts or developments.
 

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