semester I. Read the Fiction selection. Then‚ answer the questions. The Great Skate All Martina ever wanted was to learn how to ride a skateboard . Despite Martina´s pleading‚ any attempt at using her older brother’s board would invite a shrieking response. “Don’t touch that!”‚ he would shout. Seeing her determination‚ Martina’s mother bought her a skateboard. Practicing secretly every day‚ Martina built her skills and her confidence. When she finally felt ready to prove her ability‚ Martina asked
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Everyone should have access to a skate park because of the following reasons: 1. The skatepark will provide a safe place to recreate. A majority of the deadly accidents that happen to people while they’re skateboarding involve a motor vehicle. In towns and cities across the nation the most interesting terrain for skateboarding is found in the streets and sidewalks. The skatepark will be the safe place to skate but for it to be effective it must be more interesting than what’s out “in the wild
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further delay‚ let’s start learning the history of skateboarding! Statement of Scope We will first go over the birth of the skateboard. Then we’ll see how skateboards have changed over the ages‚ and finally we will discuss present day skateboarding as a whole. Transition to First Main Point Now let me take you all back to the 1950’s when the first skateboards came into existence. Subpoint 1 According to Kathy Fry’s article Skateboarding History on skatelog.com (Source 2)‚ California
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come together and play a sport they love. “Skateboarding was a way for surfers to keep active when waves were flat so a group of surfers in California invented the skateboard” (Brooke‚ Michael). The first skateboards were made out of wooden boxes‚ or bands‚ with roller skates attached to the bottom. Crate scooters proceeded skateboards‚ they had wooden crates attached to the nose to form handle bars. Surfers referred to skating at this time as “Street Skating”. There are no definite dates on when
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There are many college students that skateboard on a daily basis. If a college student who plays basketball wants to shoot some hoops‚ they can go to their school’s recreation center and there will be plenty of hoops. College campuses have courts and fields for just about every major sport except skateboarding. There is a basketball court at about every college but barely any skate parks. If a college student who skateboards decides to go skate‚ where else do you expect them to
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day. Skate boards have been around sometime from the 1950’s. In California‚ a group of surfers got the idea to try surfing on pavement. Eventually companies also brainstormed the same concept and were producing decks similar to the ones today. Skateboards and longboards were first created as an exciting activity. In particular‚ longboards are now used as a source of transportation and still as a social hobby. As our use of cars is advancing‚ the prices as well are rising. For a teenager in high
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business be selling)? I am proposing to start a skateboard retailing business. I will be selling a variety of scooters‚ skateboards‚ wheels‚ boards‚ helmets‚ elbow and knee pads‚ cleaning products‚ skateboard magazines and accessories. A variety of the nicest brands‚ which include: Face2Face‚ DC‚ Supreme‚ Billabong‚ Roxy‚ DJK‚ etc. 2) What name will you give your proposed Business? Why have you chosen this name? I will be naming my business “Skateboard Mania”. I have chosen this name because it
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SCADA Vulnerabilities and Electric Power Industry Abstract Electricity is an essential element of life in the United States. It is crucial to manufacturing‚ business companies‚ residences‚ and certain methods of shipping. A deficiency in electricity can not only cause trouble‚ but also financial loss due to reduced business and manufacturing production. This paper will look at the basic concepts of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems‚ their vulnerabilities in regards
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rate of speed. Then 1950’s were the opening era of skateboarding‚ but it was not very popular at this time. Many people disliked skateboards‚ because they destroyed property‚ and nearly ran over people. Skateboarding became most popular in California‚ where it was founded. Over the years‚ skateboarding became more advanced‚ in terms of board shapes. The skateboard was first shaped in an oval form. It was soon changed to a slightly larger‚ oval wooden board. In these advances‚ new equipment started
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games and also he was one of the only people to do a 1080 degree spin (3 turns). There are many makes for skateboarding from the most common of Plan B to the less know of Fracture but each skateboard is made the same its what the board is coated with which counts for the ‘pop’. Pop is the bounce of the skateboard deck the higher it bounces the more pop it has the better the pop the easier the trick is. There are two different stances regular (left foot forward) and goofy (right foot forward) this can
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