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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wake as I approach the bottom. This is what it feels like to skateboard. Of the many valid reasons to try skateboarding‚ Today I will be focusing on the fun and health benefits of this fantastic activity. Now allow me to go into the details of why you should try skateboarding. First of all‚ skateboarding is just plain fun. It give you quite a thrill to soar over the pavement‚ making skateboarding the perfect sport for daredevils. Skateboards are great for doing tricks. It is best to do said tricks
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skatepark or even around town‚ you have probably seen an individual or group skateboarding. They may catch your eye when they’re preparing for a trick‚ while in your mind you think “ Don’t hurt yourself kid.” As a skateboarder for seven long years full of time and effort put into the activity‚ I have witnessed many first hand experiences of the way non-skaters may feel negative about and/or stereotype members of the skateboarding community. It is not necessarily that these individuals’ are wrong for thinking
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Sergio Sigala Period 7 14 October 2013 For the Love of Skateboarding I believe that the thing about skateboarding is that it is such a creative sport. Skating does not have a time limit‚ no scores‚ no referees. I do not owe my coach a certain performance‚ I do not owe my team a certain performance‚ and there is no pressure when I skate. That’s why I love to skateboard as much as I do. There is no one telling me what to do or when. I just skate when I feel like it. I can go pick up my board
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Chris Archbold Argumentative Synthesis Prof. McKee 17 April 2013 Argumentative Synthesis on Skateboarding Skateboarding is a sport that is uniquely different from all others. It doesn’t require a team competing for a common goal. There isn’t a legitimate system that judges how talented a skateboarder is. There is no league regulating how skateboarding should be done. Skateboarding is an individualistic sport that provides infinite potential for progression. There is no limit on the amount
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THE HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDING Christian smith Freshman Technology Wednesday January 24th You are able to find Santa Cruz skateboards just about anywhere in California. The Santa Cruz skateboard company doesn’t just sell skateboards but a large variety of items. Now Santa Cruz sells all kinds of clothing‚ stickers‚ and random collectibles. This company
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Skateboarding evolved in the early 1960’s as a way for Surfboarders to have a feel for the waves in the off-season. Many people do not know much about the sport besides the fact that it only seems like troublemakers are participating in it. There is a lot to learn including the origin‚ about the professionals‚ stereotypes amongst the skaters‚ lack of parks‚ injuries‚ and salaries given from sponsors. Skateboarding is a gateway to freedom to most people. It is not something we do because we want
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4/27/2017 6th period Gold LA Final Draft:Skateboarding Skateboarding is a great sport to do in your spare time as well as professionally. Skateboarding is becoming a bigger and bigger sport every day. Skateboarding is evolving more each day and not just the skateboards are evolving‚ but the tricks and the parks are also. Skateboarding has been going on for a while‚ but just like everything else it had to start somehow. In the late 1950’s a group
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My Hobby My hobby is skateboarding this is a worldwide sport in the X games. Skateboarding was invented a long while ago by Australian surfers when there weren’t any waves they attached wheels to their surf boards and ‘land surfed’. There has been many historic moments in skateboarding like when Tony Hawk did the world’s first 900 degree spin (2 ½ turns) in the X games competition also Danny Way jumped the opening gate for the great wall of china also the latest historic moment is 16 year old Mitchie
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Don’t Bann Skateboarding City Council is considering banning skateboarding because there have been cases in damaged property and noise complaint from residents. I am against the banning of skateboarding because skateboarding allows people to take part in competitions‚ and to also meet new people effortlessly which is a wonderful quality considering today’s society. Another reason not to ban skateboarding is that now kids are outside and not inside all day long. Skateboarding is also a
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