Skateboarding and Its Effects on Youth Culture Kevin V. Zuniga John F. Kennedy Middle College Skateboarding and Its Effect on Youth Culture Throughout the world there seems to be an uprising of many subcultures‚ groups‚ and social classes that give diversity to the world to many communities of The United States of America and also many other countries as well. Diversity within countries is a positive factor‚ because of the different viewpoints and contributions they bring into society
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In the past 20 years that skateboarding has been around‚ it has changed in a great manner than when it started. Skateboarding has influenced people worldwide‚ from continent to continent. And over the years it has been able to be influence people of all different types of race that has cause people to connect and 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‚
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Mrs. Thompson English 3 Period 5 5/21/2013 Skateboarding and its bans Introduction Definition or Background Fact (with proper citation): Skateboarding is an outlet for youths “energy an passion (Dixon 2009).” Definition or Background Fact (with proper citation): Skateboarding will “cut down on the expenses (Pauls 2008)” relating to cars‚ scooters and even public transportation. Definition or Background Fact (with proper citation): Skateboarding can be a “very good way to get in shape (Markson
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c. The first time I rode a skateboard I fell because I wanted to do tricks on it. d. The Kickflip is the hardest of the basic skateboarding tricks‚ and one of the most popular skateboarding tricks to learn. Learning to kickflip first‚ before learning other skateboarding flip tricks‚ will help you in the long run. e. We need to know the proper techniques of skateboarding before doing tricks‚ such as learning the Ollie before the kickflip. (The first thing to learn from all these points is learning
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Skateboarding It is amazing how a piece of wood with skating wheels loosely attached has evolved into the popular sport we know today. We know this sport as skateboarding. This sport has alot of Information around it and I am going to break it down into three distinct categories. First‚ will be how the skateboarding was created. Next‚ I will explain how the sport has affected our society. Then‚ I will explain how the sport affects my community. The first manufactured skateboard were ordered
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Quiksilver‚ Inc.‚ incorporated in 1976‚ is a diversified company that designs‚ develops and distributes branded apparel‚ footwear‚ accessories and related products‚ catering to the casual‚ youth lifestyle associated with the sports of surfing‚ skateboarding and snowboarding. It markets products across three core brands: Quiksilver‚ Roxy and DC‚ as well as several smaller brands. Its products are sold in over 90 countries in a range of distribution channels‚ including surf shops‚ skateboard shops‚
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Study the facts. Decide what you think. Write an opinion essay. Extremely Dangerous Extreme Sports: Extreme sports are high-intensity activities that involve both speed and stunts. For kids‚ these activities include snowboarding‚ snowmobiling‚ skateboarding‚ BMX biking‚ skiing‚ and motocross. These sports pack big thrills. But they have also caused more than 4 million injuries since 2000. Many of these are simple fractures and cuts‚ but more serious injuries are disturbingly common. Two winters ago
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Cultural Awareness: Skateboarding I have selected to write the essay on the ever-changing culture of skateboarding. I have chosen this culture because I have seen the way that skateboarding and skateboarders has been viewed and perceived by our society change time after time with the changing generations. I have not only witnessed it myself‚ but in both research of the past and present history of the sport and culture there has been a 180 degree
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Skateboarding as a sport Another important discussion is whether skateboarding can be considered a subculture more than a sports activity wherein different subculture participate. As shown in some of the reports in the state of the art (Johns 2011; Van der Rijt et al. 2002) skaters were not significantly more involved in marijuana use than other cultures‚ but as Nielsen and co. found it is possible that participating in several subcultures that acknowledge a particular behavior make the individual
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Pro? 5. What caused these problems was the incoming competition of West 49 a large retail chain specializing in skateboarding and snowboarding equipment as well as clothing. 6. This organization provides skateboard and snowboard equipment as well as clothing shoes and accessories. 7. Skadurz Pro has created a unique product as they sell custom skateboards as well as unique skateboarding and snowboarding VHS and DVD movies that are often not available north of Toronto. In addition if the store does
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