Title of Speech: The History of Skateboarding Attention Getter In the 1970s California skateboarders‚ with no skate parks to practice in‚ would drive through neighborhoods in search of empty swimming pools. While pools were easy enough to find‚ however‚ empty ones were not. Many skaters began to cart around hoses‚ pumps‚ brooms and other gear so that an unattended pool could be emptied in a hurry. Skateboarding pioneer Wes Humpston on the Biography Channel (Source 1) once recalled draining
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Did you know that skateboarding came from surfing? That is why people call it “sidewalk surfing”.The very first skateboards were actually kinda like scooters‚ with roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Once the scooter like piece was broken off‚ the skateboard was born.Skateboards started with the old clay wheels and now with some improvement‚ “In 1972‚ Frank Nasworthy invented urethane skateboard wheels‚ which are similar to what most skaters use today” (Cave). Urethane wheels was made
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I don’t know about you‚ but have you ever wondered what idea made the skate board maybe even how it was made and changed over the years?‚ who invented the skateboard?‚ or even who kept the skateboard going after the original inventor died? well those questions are about to be answered. Have you ever wondered what made the idea of the first skateboard? well the skateboard was first created when a surfer had thought of the idea of “sidewalk surfing”‚ most people when they heard that though that it
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The Pigman Summary Breeanna Metallo The pigman story starts with two high-school sophomores John and Lorraine who have similar personalities. In the first place‚ they met on a school bus talking about how much they have boredom with school. Both the teenagers have smoking issues not to mention‚ drinking issues too. Although this may be true‚ they both have soft hearts and care about things. The two teens and their friends started prank calling random people‚ which for this reason they wanted
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market head gear under the brand name Sports Specialties‚ through Nike Team Sports‚ inc. They sell small amounts of plastic products to their manufactures through Nike IHM‚ inc. Bauer Nike Hockey inc. Manufacturers and distributes ice skates‚ skate blades‚ in-roller skates‚ protective gear‚ hockey sticks and hockey jerseys and accessories. 2. Price Nike’s pricing is designed to be competitive to the other fashion shoe retailers. The pricing is based on the basis of premium segment as target customers
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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 skateboarding was made
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example of a person who wants to learn to roller-skate: • The analyst will find out what the client’s feelings were when he fell while roller-skating as a child (immerses the client in the past experience to find out the cause of problems) • The trainer will show and teach how to stand‚ brake and fall • The consultant will tell the client about roller-skates and manufacturers‚ equipment‚ key events and locations for practicing • The coach will be on the skates next to his client asking: Where do you
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the market‚ and bought them whatever they wanted. Among these were a pair of roller skates for all three of them‚ and they skated out wearing them as an infantile person would. While these skates seemed all fun and games at the moment‚ they were not. Just a few days after buying the skates‚ John‚ Lorraine‚ and Mr. Pignati were playing a game of skate tag. The rules were to not allow anyone to go upstairs in their skates during the game; however‚ John being the antagonistic player that he was did
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tried to answer. Personally I think ownership strongly influences the way we see ourselves. But‚ first of all‚ what do we mean by ownership? When I normally think of ownership‚ I think of all the material things that I owe: clothes‚ a cellphone‚ roller skates... But‚ as Jean-Paul Sartre‚ a twentieth century philosopher‚ pointed out we don’t just owe material things; we are owners of personal skills‚ goals‚ dreams‚ relations and so much more. And all this is what really shapes the way we think of ourselves
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love and brought him such warm memories of her were his most valued possessions. But for all his seriousness‚ Mr Pignati loved having a good time‚ and he showed us that life should be fun. It was his idea to buy the roller-skates at Beekman’s Department Store‚ and when i put my skates on he joined right in. He enjoyed the simple things in life as long as he had other people to share them with. John and I stepped into his life after his wife Conchetta died‚ and we enjoyed the same exotic foods that
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