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    Dogtown and the Z Boys

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    How to get the point across Depending on who you ask they will give you a different answer on to what is medium is best to get a point across. There are those who feel that threw a book you would have endless possibilities to your writing that can go into dept and give specif details that you could not get in a movie or a documentary. There are those movie buffs who believe that getting your purpose out through a movie is most beneficial because you get to visual see what is trying to be represented

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    History of Vans Shoes

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    (Since 1966) Vans‚ Inc. is a premier manufacturer of shoes and apparel for a target group of young and active consumers. Vans snowboarding boots and skateboarding sneakers are specifically designed for today’s extreme sports culture‚ and are the footwear of choice among elite athletes worldwide. Through event sponsorships and a chain of skateboarding parks‚ Vans has made a unique booming in the youth sportswear market. The company’s unflagging commitment to tracking the latest trends has put it in

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    Surf Culture

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    The ten foot wooden boards have been replaced by six foot epoxy boards and just riding the wave is not enough with aerial maneuvers being the new standard. The extreme sports generation is now upon us. The popularity of other sports such as skateboarding and snowboarding has soared in the past decade. Huge half pipes and ramps are built to launch athletes high into the air‚ and it is no longer the Beach Boys‚ but heavy metal that can be heard through the speakers. But while today ’s extreme sports

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    History Of Skateboarding

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    deck was usually made out of wood or cardboard boxes. No one knows who exactly made the first skateboard‚ but there are several people claiming it was them‚ though there is no way to prove this for sure. Surfing became more and more popular and skateboarding became a way to “surf” on land. The Beginning of Skating Roller Derby‚ starting in 1959‚ produce many skateboards with metal wheels. A couple years later surfboard companies started making better quality skateboards using clay wheels and trucks

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    Skateboarding Skateboarding. A sport that only requires a board and four wheels. A sport that tests you to push you to the limit‚ and do the unthinkable. It seems pretty simple‚ doesn’t it? Well‚ all I can say is‚ practice makes perfect. Skateboarding can push you to go farther than you probably ever thought you could go before. I know that‚ because it happened to me. I never thought I was going to ever be good at skating. But during the summer‚ I started a routine of getting

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    The first time I flipped through a Thrasher magazine‚ I was drawn to the artwork and imagery of the ads as equally as the skateboarding itself. Skateboarding was unlike any other sport I had played up to that point. It was more like art than a sport‚ with each brand portraying a unique identity and style. And unlike a team name or logo in other sports‚ the artwork and messaging of each brand

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    to continue trying. Although it may seem like an easy task‚ it was not as simple for me. All of the times my skin bled and my bones hit the ground taught me how to keep pushing myself to reach my goal. When one of my friends introduced me into skateboarding I thought to myself "It’s too hard." These thoughts were the type of obstacles that prevented me

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    Segovia January 1‚ 2014 A narrative essay is about storytelling for a narrative story to work it must capture and hold the audience attention you must give a clear understanding of your story. A descriptive essay lets you describe in detail what the essay is all about using words that appeal to your sense of smell‚ hearing‚ see‚ touch‚ and taste. A descriptive essay lets you use words that describes a person‚ place‚ or object. When I compare the author’s narrative essay “Are the Rich Happy?” by

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    Narrative Therapy Model

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    Conclusion Cooper and Lesser (2014) emphasized that the narrative therapy‚ as a post-structural theoretical model‚ explains how life stories are “shaped by the dominant cultural‚ are performed by us and live through us‚ and have abilities to both restrain and liberate our lives” (p. 157). | I first became familiar with narrative therapy model when I was a graduate student in Poland‚ majoring in Polish literature and education. This models still fascinates me and‚ I find it particularly useful with

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    Rob Dyrdek

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    Rob Dyrdek created safe spot skate spots and his own line of clothing. Rob Dyrdek is a skating pro and has been for over 20 years. He has built himself up out of the ground through hard work and dedication to his sport. When he started‚ skateboarding wasn’t even considered a sport. But Rob was determined to show the world just what skating could be. He was 11 when he started skating. He received his first skateboard from pro skater Neil blender‚ whose sponsor chose Rob to sponsor that next

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