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1980's Topics 7th Period 1980's Topics 8th Period 1988 Olympics, Carl Lewis by Max R Ben Johnson won, but was later DQ'ed for doping and was rightfully stripped of the gold medal. 1. Ben Johnson (CAN)9.79 DQ 2.Carl Lewis (USA) 9.92 WR 3.Linford Christie (GBR) 9.97 ER 4.Calvin Smith (USA) 9.99 5. Dennis Mitchell (USA) 10.04 6. Robson Caetano da Silva (BRA) 10.11 7. Desai Williams (CAN) 10.11 8. Raymond Stewart (JAM) 12.26 ||
 * media type="custom" key="13075398" || ** The Men's 100m final in the Seoul OG, 1988. **


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Seoul, South Korea, host of the 1988 Summer Olympics || ||
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Task One--DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC ---Due Monday, March 12th Each topic includes an association (movement) and an individual. **PROMPT: Explain the achievements associated with both parts of your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1980s. Explain the relationship between the individual and the association or movement.** Please write **__two__extended** power paragraphs to address the above question. **Each paragraph** should meet the following expectations:  The 1988 Olympic games was held in Seoul, in South Korea and was an important part of 1980's culture that brought the world together during the time. This event was significant because "unlike the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, there was no widespread boycott in 1988. Athletes from both sides of the Cold War competed in both the Winter and Summer games" (Moretti), which was the first time in twelve years where no Olympic boycott occurred. Although, the United States did not do as well as they had hoped, coming in third place overall with a total of 36 gold and 94 total metals, compared to the Soviet Union who had taken first overall with 55 gold and 132 total medals. However, it was still a monumental event that the entire world was watching. With one hundred and fifty nations in attendance, and over eight thousand athletes, the Seoul Summer Games had the most participation of any Olympic Games to date. The location of the Games brought much international attention to South Korea. Carl Lewis was an American athlete that broke many records and was part of the biggest Olympic scandal of the year. This scandal was during the 100-meter dash with fellow athlete Ben Johnson. Johnson was leading in the race and ended up winning with Lewis in a close second. "After the 1984 Olympic Games, Ben Johnson became Lewis’s chief competitor, and in the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Johnson won the 100-meter dash. Lewis’s suggestion that Johnson was using drugs proved to be accurate, however, for in the 1988 Olympic Games, Johnson tested positive for steroids after again defeating Lewis. As a result of the test, Johnson lost his gold medal, which was then awarded to Lewis" (Erkine). Lewis was generally extremely successful overall in the 1988 Games. Lewis "  won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter relay, and the long jump, duplicating what Jesse Owens had done in 1936 in Berlin" (Salisbury). Carl Lewis was one of the most influential athletes of his generation and of the 1988 Summer Olympics.  **Task One Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;"> 3 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> credible sources,
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Select only <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">signed <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px;">Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Insert the Works Cited listing the three sources after the Third Task.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Post the paragraphs to the wiki March 12th. Timely posts of complete assign = 10 points. Task One = 50 points

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">__Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE--Due March 15th__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of 3 sources: two new ones and any of the three sources used in Task One. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">** PROMPT: Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1980s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First Century. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs to address this prompt. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 110%;">The 1988 Summer Olympics was one of the world's most memorable. According to Olympist.org, "A total of 160 nations participated in this mega event and it was broadcast all over the world by 11331 media agencies (television, radio and newspapers). The Seoul Olympics also witnessed East Germany and USSR participating in the games for the last time as both countries ceased to exist before the beginning of the next Olympic Games", and that the Olympics in Seoul "witnessed the largest participation in any Olympics as of that date", which goes to show the monumental influence it had on the world at that time. At that point in time, this was the first Olympic games in twelve years that had not experienced any major boycotts. The influence of the Games was spread worldwide, and media coverage was crucial for those who wanted to keep up with the events during the timespan in which it lasted. The Olympics in this year were "broadcast all over the world by 11331 media agencies" (Olympist) and NBC even "invested $300 million to gain the broadcast rights to the Summer Games" (Moretti). Although, viewer ratings were not as high as the network had hoped, since the time difference between Seoul and the United States was about twelve hours. The legacy of the 1988 Olympic Games was one of a successful, peaceful Games that brought the world a little closer together before the start of a new decade.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Carl Lewis was one of the greatest American athletes that participated in the Olympic Games. Due to the scandal with fellow athlete Ben Johnson, the use of steroids became a bigger issue in the public eye as Johnson was stripped of his gold medal for the Men's 100-meter dash. As an experienced athlete, Lewis "started participating in long jump events when he was just 13years old" (Olympics30). As one of America's greatest athletes, he made an impression by earning four gold medals in his first Olympic Games. His accomplishments set the standard for many athletes and influenced the world as one of the fastest runners of all time.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">**Task Two Rubric** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Task One. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced. If you credited the source in Task One, you do not need to reestablish credibility, only an internal citation is required.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 5 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #9008b6; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Task Three--JUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATIO --Due Mar. 19th <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic and know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, identify the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the **Great Man Continuum** to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each one citing a minimum of 3 credible sources. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Encyclopedic sources are not acceptable for this task. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">**PROMPT: Explain the forces that produced or created your topic. Use the four criteria of the Great Man Continuum to analyze the topic's long-run significance in American society. Specifically, (1) describe the significance of the accomplishment, (2) the endurance of the legacy, (3) extent of the topics influence, and****(4) impact on daily life of people then and now.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> The 1988 Summer Olympic Games was a time of new developments. It was the first Games in twelve years with no major boycotts and had the most participation than any Olympic Games to date. This signifies a time of change for many people, not just Americans, and showing that out world is coming closer together, as the Olympics often proves. It also included never before seen things, such as demonstration sports, “including badminton, baseball, bowling, judo and Taekwondo, which had not yet been adopted as official Olympic sports” (Porter). The Games also set new records for women, for example Swedish fencer Kerstin Palm “competed in her seventh Olympic Games, setting a record for the most Olympics in which a woman had ever participated”. Also, for the first time, “all three medalists in equestrian dressage were woman (MOW). The accomplishment of the Olympics was moderately widespread as a temporary period of friendly competition and togetherness for the world, although its legacy still lives on as one of our greatest Olympic Games. However the impact of the Games no longer affects our day to day lives and only temporarily affected American lives at the time. The 1988 Olympic Games would be an example of and Eventful Hero on the Great Man Continuum.

Carl Lewis, known to be one of our country’s greatest athletes and fastest runners, accomplished many things in the 80’s. Along with later receiving the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100-meter dash after athlete Ben Johnson was stripped of it due to steroid use, “ // Track and Field News // named Carl Lewis the Athlete of the Year in 1982, 1983, and 1984; //Sports Illustrated// named him the Olympian of the Century; and the International Olympic Council deemed him the Sportsman of the Century” (Erskine). His athletic achievements certainly made an impact during the 1980s. His legacy still lives on today and Lewis will forever go down as one of America’s fastest runners and perhaps greatest athletes. His accomplishments have certainly inspired younger athletes and those who still compete today. Carl Lewis made a name for himself during the ever-changing time period in which he lived in. Although his accomplishments have or had virtually no impact on daily life, “ Lewis played a large part in establishing track and field as a professional sport ” (Erskine). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** ||  || x ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** ||  ||   || x ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** ||  ||   ||   || x ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || x ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Great Man Continuum

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Great --Event Making ---**|||**---Eventful --Social

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men -Hero ---Hero ---Determinism

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Task Three Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new expert opinion sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Tasks One or Two. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * ** Complete Great Man Continuum and Table and justify your placement using the evidence of the 4 criteria **
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 7 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.


 * Works Cited **

“The Carl Lewis Olympic Story .” //Olympics 30//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. <http://www.olympics30.com/‌30greatest/‌carl-lewis-sprinter-jumper.asp>.

Erskine, Thomas L. “Carl Lewis.” //Salem History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. <http://history.salempress.com/‌doi/‌full/‌10.3331/‌1980_442?prevSearch=carl%2Blewis&searchHistoryKey=&queryHash=a592db9acd77b2cc6378347436ec5def>.

“Highlights of Individual Olympic Games.” //Maps of World//. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. <http://www.mapsofworld.com/‌olympic-trivia/‌olympic-games-highlights.html>.

Moretti, Anthony. “Olympic Games of 1988.” //Salem History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. <http://history.salempress.com/‌doi/‌full/‌10.3331/‌1980_540?prevSearch=olympics%2B1988&searchHistoryKey=&queryHash=c75672ca9373d057fb9f00f9742de27a>.

Porter, Lisa. “1988 OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES.” //LiveStrong//. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. <http://www.livestrong.com/‌article/‌351534-1988-olympic-summer-games/>.

Salisbury, Joyce, and Andrew Kersten. “Sports & Games in Contemporary America.” //ABC-CLIO eBook Collection//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. <http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/‌Topics/‌Display/‌1427169?cid=102&terms=carl+lewis>.

“Seoul Summer Olympics, 1988.” //Olympist//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. <http://www.olympist.org/‌summer-olympic-games/‌seoul-summer-olympics-1988.html>.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**Holistic Rubric for all 3 Tasks**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**A quality topic post for the 1980s assignment will**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Arrange Media to enhance and extend the significance of the topic to the 1980s decade.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Support the main idea in<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> each paragraph with evidence from 3 different sources. Not all paragraphs explain the significance of the evidence.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Select only signed sources from the LC databases.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with internal citations, ( Author's Last Name).
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">List all 7 sources alphabetically in the Works Cited. Format in MLA style. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Remove Web address.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Complete Great Man Continuum and Table.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Justify the placement of your topic on the continuum using the evidence from the 7 sources to support your analysis of the 4 criteria.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Answer the prompts for all 3 tasks and the research question thoughtfully and thoroughly.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Need Help Applying the Great Man Theory? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">When deciding where a person may fit on the continuum, think about what society was like at the time he/she was famous. Did the person change history because of their personal characteristics, or would history have gone on in a similar way without this person? Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Refer to these handouts for additional information: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** eed Help Using the Great Man Criteria Table? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Use a scale of 0-to 5 to evaluate the individual’s accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 0=not at all, 1=little effect, 2=short run, 3=moderate, 4=wide-spread, 5=long run **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Individuals with high totals, mostly 5’s, should be placed close to Great Men; those with low scores near social determinism.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Need Help placing individuals on the Great Man Continuum? **