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Answering the Three Questions Above the Fold The goal of Kent’s Camera Castle’s landing page redesign is to increase the average daily sales by increasing conversions. Given the pay per click advertisement the paid search manager has created, the customer has opted to click “BUY NOW” to reach the website. Therefore, it is important that the purchase button is above the fold to ease the purchase process if the customer has already decided to make the purchase. The previous website had the…

Water Cycle Evaporation: I give a hesitant thumbs up, paired with a weak yelp barely loud enough for anyone to hear, and the boat accelerates. The velocity continues to build until my kindergarten heart can’t sustain it and I face plant. Forehead to water, like hitting concrete, my water skis ricocheting off of each other like pool balls. It doesn’t stop there. In spite of the yells from my family and the words of wisdom incessantly repeated to me from day one, I don’t let go of the rope.…

help of metal fittings or navigation aids. Unfortunately, the paddles snapped, spars were shattered and the boat capsized during the expedition due to a storm (Boissoneault). This happened 12 miles south of Molokai, so Eddie decided to take his surfboard and paddle to Lanai for help (Boissoneault). Eddie was never seen again and the crew was rescuded by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel shortly after Eddie had left for help (Boissoneault). Eddie was such a legend in the ocean, that he felt comfortable…

The Impact of 1970’s Sports Sports are so much fun to play and watch; now an average major league baseball player makes three million dollars a year. Much of what is on television today are sports and highlights. Sports have created many celebrities over the years, like Michael Jordan and his wildly growing company with his clothing, and shoes. 1970 sports have been affected by new sports, feminist movement, and politics. The 1970’s was filled with a lot of political and social events. The…

The Wealth and Amorality of the 20’s The 1920s became the age of the prosperity in the American society. With the endless stream of money coming from consumerism and excess, the human nature reveals its hidden face. In his masterpiece The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald managed to reflect the state of the American society in all colors and shades. The author succeeds in exposing the reader to the extent of importance of wealth and social status creating the mise-en-scene and characters…

Every year, more and more people hear about the surfer who got attacked by a shark, and took her left arm off in 2003. She has not just touched people in our nation, but she has also touched people globally. The well-known surfer Bethany Hamilton is a role model for everyone who hears about her, overall inspiring, and trusts in God through all she does. On October 31st, 2003, 13-year old Bethany Hamilton was out surfing with a couple of friends, when a 14-foot tiger shark bit off her left arm.…

This ad for Hang Ten High Performance Sunscreen is written in the upper lefthand corner in bold orange print with clear font. In the middle of the words “Hang Ten” there appears to be two orange feet that would be the logo. In the ad’s most important picture, it portrays a family of four; mother, father, and two sons each one sitting on the shoulders of the mother and father. As they admire the view, Hang Ten sunscreen portray’s the value of family unity and keeping them safe from the effects of…

“Eddie Would Go.” These three words continue to capture the story of Eddie Aikau. For those living in Hawaii or apart of the surfing community, this saying speaks to a man who exuded bravery, courage, selflessness and sacrifice. It is a call to action, to push yourself out of your comfort zone and to do the right thing no matter what. Most importantly, these three words are a way of honoring the late and great Eddie Aikau. To understand the legend of Eddie Aikau, one must first understand…

I am honored to be here with you today at your commencement from the University of Hawaii. Have you ever been surfing? If not, I encourage you to as soon as you can. Surfing is my life, when I don’t have regular things to do in my life, I surf. Even though surfing is my getaway there are some challenges that come along with it as well, a lot of good things came up in my life because of surfing, I also have had challenges including being a shark attack survivor, and surfing gives me confidence I…

T is for Texas I remember the day that my mom and my dad told my siblings and me that we were going on a vacation to Texas. The main reason we were going to Texas was because my dad's sister lived down there with her kids and during that year my dad and his sister’s Grandma died so we wanted to go and see how they were doing. We left the day that we got out for summer break. We rented a minivan. It was an eighteen hour drive down there without stopping which we did a lot. It was just my mom…