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Do you agree with a boycott of the Beijing Olympics? Discuss.
Question Analysis: TICKS!
T- sports, politics
I- olympics, should there be a boycott of it?
C-present, global
K-boycott-not taking part in as a form of protest, Beijing Olympics-major sports event
S-do not agree with a boycott
Topic sentence 1-The Olympic Games,an international multi-sport event, has been a tradition since 776BC to gather top notch athletes and this tradition should never be broken.
Topic sentence 2- Atheltes have gone through pain and vast amounts of training to be able to qualify for this event and this oppurtunity should not be taken away from them because their home country wants to boycott the event.
Topic sentence 3-The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event which gathers top notch athletes from different parts of the world to showcase their talents and compete against each other to further improve themselves, pushing themselves up to greater heights.
Topic sentence 4-Boycotting the Olympic Games by a country might send the wrong message of not being friendly and thus might impose strains on the countries' politcal ties.
Content paragraph- PEEEL!
P- The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event which gathers top notch athletes from different parts of the world to showcase their talents and compete against each other to further improve themselves, pushing themselves to greater heights.
El-politics should not have any involvement in the event where athletes are allowed to play on fair grounds.
E-countries want to boycott the Beijing olympics because of China's poor human rights record and the recent disturbance in Tibet.
E-Athletes are not only able to showcase their talents and improve themselves, they can also learn from their many counterparts and teach each other their methods of training.This can aid ties between countries.
L-therefore there should not be a boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
evidence taken from www.wikipedia.org
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