Do u agree to a boycott of the Olympics? Discuss.
Topic: Olympics
Issue: whether we should boycott it
Context: present, future / countries involved in Olympics
Key Words: boycott- not supporting, not approving
Olympics- major international sports competiton with many events, held once in 4 yrs.
Discuss- give stand and balanced argument
Stand: Yes/No
MY stand : i do not agree to a boycott of the Olympics
TS1: a boycott opposes the spirit of Olympics
TS2: a boycott will shatter the dreams of many athletes in countries supporting the boycott
TS3: a boycott is not likely to solve problems
TS4: we should respect the fact that the host country was selected to host
Selected TS: 3
Point: I think that a boycott is not necessary because it doesn't mean that problems will be solved.
El: A boycott is meant to threaten the host country to solve its exisiting problems. However, it is meaningless if the country does not feel that it is wrong. Other countries should reason with the country to make them realize their mistakes. Only through this, will future problems be prevented. Furthermore, the country may not be afraid of the threat.
Eg: For example, US and some other countries joined in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest against the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. This had little impact on Soviet Union. In the recent boycott threat on Beijing 2008 Olympics, the European Union is staging a boycott to force China to solve its human rights problems, such as with Myanmar. However, China resists calls to boycott Olympics over Myanmar saying it is inappropriate and unpopular.
Ev: Therefore, boycott of the Olympics is not a good idea. Instead,it may backfire. The recent boycott threat may hurt the pride of Chinese and cause money such as in advertisements and tourism to go down the drain. This will start of a chain of events that will put the global economy in further crisis as China is a rising superpower and has a great influence on many countries, including US.
Link: Hence, we should not boycott the Olympics.
-Zi Jun
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