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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The Stormy Sixties; 1960 – 1968 The Stormy Sixties bean with heightened Cold War tensions that led to the full-scale eruption of the Vietnam War. President Kennedy’s youthful energy brought about a new age of American politics that outlived the assassin’s bullet and into President Johnson’s administration. From bus boycotts and sit-ins to a March on Washington‚ the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the 1960s and inspired all of America to fight for equal rights. The major concern
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The Xbox launch was mainly a “strategy to move beyond the PC market”. Microsoft was ready to release their first fully computing system in order to “develop into living rooms worldwide.” By 2001‚ Microsoft was able to envision one of the most technological advanced consoles. They “outclassed any current existing system” by developing a high performance‚ easy- to-use platform that incorporated the first Worlds’ integrated high speed gaming network: the Xbox Live. However‚ Microsoft was making a
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Why Are Students Attracted to Drugs and Drinking? Outline Thesis statement: Although the main reason students are attracted to drugs and alcohol is the stress they encountered with their academics‚ other problems include: I. Students using drugs and drinking alcohol due to external influences: A. Due to peer pressures. B. Due to parental problems. C. Due to the popular media. D. Misinformation. II. Internal influences: E. Boredom. F. Instant
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Why is technology so important to students and how will it help them succeed in today’s society? Many people may ask this question because education in many ways is different today than it was fifty plus years ago. The answer to the question isn’t always so obvious either. However‚ the plain and simple truth is that today’s world has changed. No longer is memorization of facts and figures the goal. To keep up with our ever changing global community with all its complexities‚ students must learn to
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I believe Socrates would agree with what President Clinton stated in his speech‚ if these people where so disgusted and disturbed by the government why did they not leave? This was an idea that Socrates expressed in the Crito. They had the freedom to live anywhere else‚ and yet they still decided to live in a country in which they believed was being suppressed by the government. Not only that‚ but they wrongly splattered the word patriot to justify their actions‚ which according to Socrates completely
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Why did WWII begin? I believe that World War II began because Germany pushed their limits. Hitler used the abrupt limits of the Versailles Treaty to take over land where there were German speakers. By September of 1938‚ Germany had already successfully acquired Czechoslovakia and Austria. These two countries weren’t enough for them. I think they were absolutely crazy for trying to push their luck any further. They had achieved something that was already so difficult. Doubling your money is always
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US human‚ economic and military resources was too much for the Germans to counter. The US wartime production level was brought Eastern Front- you said it was American-British joint cooperation but without the US’s assistance they wouldn’t have Why did the Allies win? ASSIST Economic assistance If they didn’t supply them with money (lend-lease) or equipment how on earth would the allies manage to produce enough resources . THEY WERE RUNNING OUT AND NEARLY LOSING UNTIL THE US OFFERED HELP
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Why did the Titanic’s maiden voyage ended in such disaster? One of the largest passenger liner of the early 20th century made in the history‚ having the first and final voyage 100 years ago‚ owned by the magnificent White Star Line‚ was travelling without interference through the calm waters until one of the sailors on board reported that the Titanic is heading for a vast and humongous iceberg in April 12 1912 at that lethal midnight. The disaster had caused 1517 deaths on board‚ though there were
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To begin‚ what caused the Vietnam war and why did the United States get involved? In the early 1880’s‚ France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos. This created a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh‚ a communist leader in Vietnam‚ didn’t want to be controlled by another foreign power. Thus he lead a revolt against the Japanese in 1945. Not soon after
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