Lords of Dogtown

tricks that nobody had seen before rather than the preexisting style. In Stacy Peralta’s documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys, the Zephyr team is shown “carving” the pavement like concrete waves. Before the “Z-Boys” had been introduced into the sport skateboarding it was mainly a tool for travel and when boards were brought into a competition tricks were all based off of spins which gave it all a very soft ballet-like feel. The aggression and surf influence from these kids opened up an entirely new side of skateboarding. Also during this time California was facing a drought, which forced many residents to empty their swimming pools to save water. These new skaters decided to take advantage of the situation and began bringing boards into these empty pools and applying their surf style by carving and riding the walls of the pool. Stacy Peralta uses photos and videos of the Z-Boys skating pools in his documentary to prove that Jay and the Z-Boys had forever changed skateboarding. This form of skateboarding is still widely practiced all across the world. Wherever an empty pool, bowl, ramp or half pipe is found skaters will mostly likely be nearby. On August 15, 2014 during a surfing trip in Mexico Jay had a heart attack which ended up killing him. His death left many people shocked including great skateboarders and his old teammates and friends. In Matt Higgins article, A Lord of Dogtown Reemerges, a quote from professional skater and X Game athlete, Danny Way, is used to prove how…

Muscle Beach was founded in 1934, by California Department of Parks and Recreation. Originally located in Santa Monica later moved to Venice. By the year 1950, Muscle beach developed worldwide fame by popularizing physical culture with acrobatics, bodybuilding, and contributing to the nationwide health and fitness movement. 1) Muscle beach not only signifies one of the main stereotypes of Californians, but also shows to be a place where people can go to take their frustrations out on the…

David starts out by saying, “Trust in the LORD, and do good; so, you will live in the land, and enjoy security. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalms 37:4-5). God doesn’t want anyone to struggle and worry. God wants us to trust that the Lord will always be there to guide us out of obstacles that may arise in life. Later throughout Psalm 37, God changes to being presumptuous because the Lord does know all. Verses 12 and 13 states, “The wicked plot…

Feudalism, England’s alternative to a government during the Middle Ages, played a significant role in the age of war and monarchs, and in some ways continues to have a role in today’s government. The workings of feudalism are simple. A king, or lord, gives land, also known as fiefs, ownership to nobles, also known as vassals, and in return for the king’s overall protection, the vassals would be responsible for providing their support and defense in the form of knights. In reciprocation for their…

In Europe the way of passing down knowledge was through apprenticeship. From the middle-ages where they passed down blacksmith and butchery. To now where they do culinary apprenticeships. Jacques Pepin was one of the best to have emerge from this styles of learning. From starting right front the age of 13 with just learning how to work a wood stove to coming to America by himself and changing the entire cooking game. However in the other side only 30 some years later in America was a young boy…

In the times of the Middle Ages, there was a very prominent social structure set into place. The Middle Ages had people such as; Kings, Lords, Nobles, Knights and, Peasants. During this time period, there was a Feudal system in place. This system meant that if someone like a peasant worked for a lord or the King, they would be rewarded with land. This system kept everyone satisfied. To be a knight meant that you were to fight, protect and work for the Lords of an area. Since the knights…

What are the key features of a feuded society? Why is this important to know today? Feudal society What is feudal society? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary (2016) "the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture" Image source:pyramid of feudal…

When we think of “Medieval England” we think about guys in armor suits, royalty ruling cruelly over their land and servants, and among other things, farms. However, medieval England- and medieval europe for that matter -isn’t that far from our own society today. We actually inherit many of the things that were created in the medieval times, such as the basic structure of land tenure that we now see as renting. Society in the Middle Ages may appear to be much different than ours today, but in…

Serf farmers were held accountable for many jobs that had to be done around the farm, and they weren’t repaid fairly. Serf farmers had many responsibilities and had to cater to the lord’s needs. The lord of the manor controlled the work performed by the farmers. The farmers had to be able to work for hours on end every single day, do most of the lord’s work for them (such as weeding their land and selling their grain), and they were also expected to give the lord 40 eggs on easter (Howarth 9).…

This oath was known as homage, in the homage oath the knight promised loyalty and military/protection to the lord, this was the base of the oath (Biel 9). Military service was basic to feudalism, but the vassal owed much more to his lord. The lord expected his vassals to aid him financially if it was required, the lord presumed that the vassals would attend court, and participate in decisions concerning other vassals. Furthermore, vassals also gave money payments known as scutage or shield…