IELTS Essay, topic: Events bringing people together
Popular events like the Football World Cup and other
international sporting occasions are essential in easing international
tension and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way.
Every four years,
the whole world stops to watch international sporting events such as
the Olympics and the Football World Cup in which athletes show their
best performance to make their country proud. These sporting occasions
have proved to be helpful in easing international tension in difficult
times when powerful leaders were trying to control the world’s economy
and other governments were fighting over the land.
The Olympic Games are one of the best examples which prove how sporting
events can bring nations together, at least temporarily. From the
ancient History, when Greeks and Romans would interrupt battles to
participate in the games, to the more recent international disputes,
when athletes from Palestine and Israel would forget their differences,
compete peacefully and even embrace each other after an event. Moreover,
these popular events have called the world’s attention to the terrible
consequences of wars; thus some leaders have tried to reach agreements
to end their disputes and live peacefully.
Similarly, international sporting events show benefits in some
developing countries which live in a daily internal civil war. For
example, Brazil has a high rate of unemployment, lack of education,
hunger, crime, poverty and corruption which leads to an immense
embarrassment of being Brazilian and a low self-esteem. However, when
the Football World Cup starts, the Brazilian squad, which is considered
the best team in the world, provokes an amazing feeling of pride in
their country. Most people seem to forget all their problems and even
the criminal activity decreases. They paint roads with the national
colors, wear the Brazilian team shirts and buy national flags. Moreover,
the competition brings families and neighbors together and even rival
gangs watch the games and celebrate peacefully.
In conclusion, popular sporting events play an important role in
decreasing international tensions and liberating patriotic feelings as
history has shown.
