Voicethread+story+board+for+pros+and+cons+boycotting+2008+Olympics

To boycott means to refuse to do something. So to boycott the Olympics would mean to not support as a country or to protest against the Olympics. Boycotting the Olympics also includes not attending the Olympics and the athletes from that country would not be able to compete in the Olympics. || Cons about the USA boycotting the Olympics. Most of the athletes have been training for the 2008 Olympics all of their life and to take it away from them would be very hard. Whether the USA boycotts the Olympics or not its not going to have a very big impact on China, so why torture the athletes? Looking for a city that has never had political issues to host the Olympics is almost impossible. Almost every city has had or is having political issues, Beijiing being one of them. || in the world. China has been killing millions of citizens. The air and water pollution is a big issue in Beijing. Sine athletes are dropping out of the races in order to stay healthy. Some people say that the athletes should not risk their health for ever to compete in one sports competition. The International Olympic Committee pronounced in 2001 that the 2008 summer Olympics would be in Beijing. The Chinese authority promised the IOC and the international community bit improvements in order to win over the 2008 Olympics. Six years later nothing has changed to make the situation better. ||
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 * [[image:120319128_f3883be275[1].jpg width="296" height="223"]] || What does it mean to boycott the Olympics?
 * [[image:2127368520_4e9404d902[1].jpg width="304" height="205"]] || "See you in Beijing Olympics 2008!" states this colorful poster.
 * [[image:2378306367_90bb853fea.jpg width="309" height="239"]] || Now the pros about boycotting the 2008 Olympics. China is one of the worst policed counties