Skateboarding

Carrick Felix has a job he never thought he would have. He is a professional basketball player. He plays for the Washington Wizards (District of Columbia). He overcame many hard times to get to where he is. For this reason, he shares his story with others. Two years ago Felix hurt his knee very badly. The injury forced him to start over. Now, Felix can once again call himself a professional basketball player. On Sunday, the Washington Wizards picked him for their team. Scott Brooks is the coach…

Marty McFly faces many challenges when he goes back in time to the 1950s. Marty is from the 1980s and is seen in contrasting decades, dealing with the differences in popular culture between the 1980s and 1950s. When Marty is taken back in time, he experiences a culture shock as the town is nothing as it is now. For decades the town evolved and changed catering to people's needs and desires. Immediately upon when Marty arrives in 1955, the town is shocked to see such an upscale car, which they…

Walter Mitty is the protagonist character from the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller. Mitty is a kind of person who daydreams a lot. He spends quite a lot of time imagining that he is someone else. He creates an imaginary world where he is happy and brave. But in real, he is an average ordinary person, living a normal, boring life. He works as a Negative Asset manager at a Life magazine. He is attracted towards his co-worker Cheryl Melhoff, but is quite afraid and…

a computer or my tv, cars, electricity in general. there are technological advancements in just about everything we use or see. from toilet paper to video games. however today lets talk about some advancements in one of my favorite pass times, skateboarding. let us go back to 1958, surfing is a sport that is growing in popularity. but waves have good and bad days. and surfing isn't really a winter sport. the solution to the problem was to find a way to surf on the ground, how sidewalk surfing…

Have you ever walked into a local grocery store, meandered through an aisle and thought, "Wow, I see this brand everywhere?" It's there at birthday parties, your grandma’s house, in the hand of that really rude neighborhood who plays drums all night and maybe in your own pantry. Imagine how much money and gratification its creator amasses. When did it become so popular? Or rather, how? A Classic Case In the early 1900s, Crisco was chemically crafted by candle maker William Procter and his…

It was a quiet and an uncomfortable day in July. A young man by the name of Serdamoir had felt the crisp wind on his face it felt as if there were needles in the air. He will never forget that uncomfortable summer day in July. As Serdamoir kept walking he began to notice there were no popcorn machines making a snap, pop sound. There were no hot dog vendors yelling bratwurst, bratwurst, get your bratwurst here. There were neither a trumpet nor accordion nor the big bass guitar playing. As…

do not follow the rules, then they should not either, it is the case of leading and following. For example, my brother attended Santana High School, the rules for Santana are that you can not skateboard on the campus. My brother saw his friends skateboarding in the parking lot after their swim meet, and he joined them. H is considered a follower. He did not think about what he was doing, he did it because his friends were doing it too. Even when he thought he wasn't gonna get caught he did, and…

fighting, boxing, and tackle football are among the most dangerous (Clemmitt). The number of injuries have increased over the last few years because those athletes do not have the proper equipment for the sport. Common activities such as biking or skateboarding can be dangerous if you do not wear the proper safety equipment. People should be more concerned of the dangers of sports injuries. C.T.E is a dangerous disease that is being found more and more in dead football player’s brains that can…

years old. White signed his first sponsorship at age seven with Burton snowboards. Shaun White his top performances were at the 2006 and 2010 winter games. Also it disappointing fourth-place finish on the halfpipe in 2014. Shaun started to begin skateboarding after he followed his older brother, Jesse, to the nearby YMCA. Also White had his hands full against some of the younger competition at the PyeongChang Games. Shaun is an American professional snowboarder, skateboarder, and musician.…

My Responsibility to America George Bernard Shaw once said, “We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility of our future,” I believe he meant that it is not enough to know where we came from or how we got here; we must actively expand to maintain and improve our quality of life. As Americans, I believe, we need to participate in all aspects of life, respect ideals and people, and obey all established laws. As Americans, one of our responsibilities to…