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    Kneeboarding is a sport similar to surfing. The main difference is that instead of standing on a board you ride on your knees. Kneeboarding was created by surfers who used homemade kneeboards behind boats. Skimboarding was created in a time of boredom.

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    Choose a mass-produced product and examine how it has been transformed over time. why did the product take its contemporary 21st century form? The product that I have chosen is the surfboard‚ I choose the surfboard as it is an area of design I am hugely interested in and believe it is a great example of how industrialisation has impacted the production and form of a product. I will discuss how the surfboard came about and how it has evolved from the hardwood solid surfboard that could weigh up

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    Surfing Persuasive Speech

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    certain set of unspoken rules when it comes to surfing. One of the most important ones is to never beak someone else’s surf. This is mainly due to two reasons. One‚ someone may get hurt in the process. And two‚ it just discredits you as an ethical surfer (trying to steal someone else’s wave‚ really!). Having said that‚ let’s now explore some of the most popular surfing spots in New Jersey: Manasquan The Inlet Beach is one of the greatest surfing spots in Manasquan and on the east coast. The beach

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    Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack One of the best women surfers is Bethany Hamilton. She has won a National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championship (Sandler 29). She came in second at the national championship in 2003 at San Clemente‚ California against girls almost twice her age before the shark attack (Sandler 12). Some people need amputations because of all different types of reasons. Amputations are normally done on a person who is diabetic. In some other cases it could be because

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    upside down. She is a pro surfer‚ a survivor‚ and a heroine with an attitude that will get her and her followers to the top of any wave. This inspirational person is Bethany Hamilton‚ a victim of a violent shark attack that took her left arm‚ but it did not take away her spirit and faith. Hamilton was born in North Shore‚ Kauai‚ which is a small island in the state of Hawaii. She was born with “salt water in her veins” because both of her parents were enthusiastic surfers. She started surfing when

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    photo presents a beautiful scene of healthy green beach shrubbery‚ with the sand‚ beach and waves in the background as the water is populated by numerous surfers enjoying the morning waves. Hard to ignore‚ however‚ is the warning sign in the foreground of the image warning beach-goers of a shark sighting. It could be said that these surfers are just plain stupid‚ but it could also be said that they know how small the

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    better ride. Advances in surfboard design over the years range from size‚ weight and shape‚ to fins‚ to the materials used‚ to different boards designed for different wave types. Surfboard design has always been a personal thing. Shapers tend to be surfers themselves‚ and board design is as much an engineering act as it is a love for surfing. The history of the surfboard has shown great evolution in design and manufacture. Surfboards have been around for many hundreds of years. The Hawaiians were the

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    Surfer Dude Duds‚ Inc. Case 12.4 Auditing II ACG 4642-Spring 2011 By  Rick Woo 1. What are Mark’s option? Mark’s option is to include an explanatory paragraph about Surfer Dude Duds‚ Inc.’s going concerns. SAS 59 requires an auditor to evaluate conditions or events discovered during the engagement that raise questions about the validity of the going-concern assumption. An auditor who concludes that substantial doubt exists about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and

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    Billabong to become a sustainable business and keep operations they need to turn back to the roots‚ the surfers. As Alexandra Cain said‚ Billabong have to take a lesson from this‚ which is “never turn your back on your main market‚ namely passionate surfers”. Those surfers are the roots of the billabong company and with Billabong moving into the fashion market‚ the attention was no longer on the surfers. Another change is to take a fresh aim at the youth market‚ although it would be a struggle due to

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    part of Hawaiian life‚ so much so‚ that places were named after particular surfing incedents. When the Calvinistic Christian Missionaries arrived in Hawaii the number of surfers in the water declined rapidly as the missionaries claimed the sport‚ amongst others‚ was “Against the laws of God”. For years it was rare to see a surfer in the water‚ the surfing culture had almost died out. However‚ in 1907 Jack London a famous author took a vacation in Hawaii – staying in Waikiki – and was introduced to

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