In the short story “The Skating Party”‚ the main theme that evolves is that a person must learn to make decisions carefully because he/she will have to live with the consequences for the rest of his/her life. The central character‚ Nathan‚ cannot choose between the job he has always wanted‚ farming‚ and that of which he knows he is capable‚ teaching. Also‚ he has spent 30 years reliving the incident of his youth‚ which occurred at a skating party‚ contemplating the decision he made regarding
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the street at approximately 25 miles per hour. So maybe you’re not breaking the speed limit‚ but everyone’s staring. You feel the light breeze through your hair. Then you’re in the air‚ 12 feet high. Finally‚ you land on your back and come this (gesture 6 in.) close to cracking your skull. What happened? You were skating. <br> <br>As Aaron Spohn‚ a well respected ramp builder for the National Inline Skate Series‚ Extreme Games‚ and many pro inline skaters‚ said‚ When you tell someone you are an in-line
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street or go to the park‚ I can see a lot of kids skating. Some seemed to be study in junior high school‚ some are just kindergarten children‚ and they are laughing and playing‚ wearing roller skates‚ shuttling through the streets‚ making the crowd disorderly. Children with good roller skating skills can turn around and show their tricks‚ and the slippery ones will always fall. Now many parents are willing to let their children learn roller skating when they are young‚ but I think it is not an innocent
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future. Little did anyone know‚ skating was the one thing that kept me going. I spent most of my days skating after school until dark only to come home to my parents screaming at me to throw my board in the trash. Coming from Bangladesh‚ my parents always wanted me to have a better life than they did‚ and skating did not fit into this life. Which wasn’t too big of a problem for me; I figured one day they would accept it‚ but until that day‚ I promised to keep skating. Skateboarding helped me block
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The Roller Skating Rink Adolescents like to have a place they can call their own. In the 80’s and early 90’s‚ teenagers would hang out at the mall‚ the arcade‚ or many other spots. When I was a little girl‚ growing up in a small town‚ meant you had to travel to the city next door in order to find your weekend excitement. Usually that would be roller skating with your friends at “Skate World”‚ while listening to the favorite group of the month. Having never done this as a child‚ my sister decided
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Ever wondered how ice skating works? Why the ice is slippery? Or just how to maintain enough balance to speed up? Well this article will explain why. Ice skating works because metal skate blades glide with very little friction over a thin layer of water on the ice surface. At one time‚ scientists thought skaters created the water layer by melting the surface layers of ice through the pressure of their body weight creating a melting point.. However‚ recent studies disproved that explanation and it
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Ice skating backwards is really fun! It is a simple task if you know the correct steps to follow. Today I will provide you with the steps to learn how to ice skate backwards. If you are not sure how to skate forwards‚ please learn that skill before attempting to skate backwards. First‚ you need to go to an ice skating rink. If you don’t have skates‚ you may need to rent them or borrow them from the rink. Next‚ you should put on your skates; ice skating is very hard without skates. Make sure that
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Skating On Thin Ice: Are Professional Sports Teams Profitable without Merchandizing and Sales of TV Time Hockey is one of the most recognizable sports around the world‚ and The National Hockey League (NHL) is the sport’s most recognizable league. It was formed in 1917 and has gone through many changes before reaching its current format. By‚ 1942 the league had been reduced to six teams‚ the "Original Six" and during this time the league began to become immensely popular throughout North America
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all *** June‚ 1999‚ overseas trials - Blacktown Ice Arena‚ Sydney. The seats are packed‚ the change rooms full with ice skating teams checking last minute checkups – Hair‚ make up‚ tights‚ costumes‚ and skates! And as the tope NSW junior team the “Ice crystals” stand in a huddle five minutes before we skate‚ I remember back to when we first skated as a synchronized ice skating team. I remember learning the routines‚ those early morning practices with the on – ice fights over the smallest things
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VAN MAHOTSAV Van Mahotsav is an annual pan-Indian tree planting festival‚ occupying a week in the month of July. During this event millions of trees are planted. It was initiated in 1950 by K. M. Munshi‚ the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the mind of the populace for the conservation of forests and planting of trees. The main objectives of the planting of trees during Van Mahotsav are to: Provide fuel and thus release cow dung for use as manure
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