Skateboarding

When I am on my skateboard at Pepper Tree park I like to ride down the hill and then attempt to turn into the basketball court. When I first started skateboarding I was absolutely terrified of even getting on the board because I was scared of falling off and getting hurt. In the beginning of school I wanted to make more friends but I had no idea how too, so I finally got the courage to make a new friend…

I recently visited Love Park for the first time. Even though, I am a resident of Philadelphia I’ve only been to the city very few times in my life. Those visits were mostly to stores but never have I took the time to observe and spend time in Love Park and the surrounding landmarks. It was my first time visiting the park and it was more beautiful than I thought it would be. This area is that of a cosmopolitan canopy because it provides an opportunity for diverse people to come together (Anderson…

Steven Castellano PR-425-01 Dr. Corey Dzenko October 20, 2016 Midterm Exam So far this semester in my Critical Play class, we have been developing a framework to talk about “values” in video games throughout different game elements. In reflecting back to all the readings assigned so far in this course, the two I enjoyed reading the most was chapter one in Helen Nissenbaum and Mary Flanagan’s book, Values at Play in Digital Games and “Once More With Feeling: Game Design Patterns for Learning…

Stem Cell Cycle Project A Stem Cell is in the class of undifferentiated cells because it is able to adapt into another cell is one part of the body is losing cells. There are two types of Stem cells, you have Adult Stem Cells and Embryonic Stem cells. Adult Stem cells or Somatic Stem Cells, exit the body after Embryonic stage, and can be found in many types of tissue. Somatic Stem Cells are found in children and also in Adults but Adult Stem cells are only found in adults. Stem cells have been…

California.” “Do you surf?” Callie asks. “Yeah.” “What do you like to do for fun?” Callie asks him. “I like to play basketball, go hunting, and run, I also like to play football, and I like putting motorcycles together, and I also like swimming, skateboarding and camping.” he says “Have you ever gone camping?” he asks her. “Yeah, I go once a year with my dad up north.” Callie replies. “Cool, you like doing all sorts of things.” Callie says. “Yeah, I do more things those are just some,” he says,…

At the beginning of the film, Walter Mitty is a character who is disappointed with what he has. He lives a dull life working as a negative asset manager, not having seen much of the world besides Nashville and Phoenix, and is too shy to talk to his coworker Cheryl Melhoff, whom he has feelings for. He wants to make his life more exciting, however he is too afraid of taking risks whenever the opportunity arises. Instead, he escapes from situations like those by daydreaming. However, when Mitty…

Bert’s story begins in a hospital room. His mother is trying to push him out at the doctor’s request, while his father offers encouraging words. All of a sudden he dives out of the womb by his own accord. Bert’s tiny feet hit the ground and he’s off running, his whole life ahead of him. From there, Bert navigates through his early childhood. Running naked through the house as his parents give chase, desperately trying to put him to bed; evading huge, ominous pieces of broccoli as they fly…

The Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three written by Mara Leveritt is a nonfiction story about a 1993 murder of three eight-year-olds and their three teenage killers. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr., better known as the West Memphis Three, abducted three children, Christopher Byers, Michael Moore, and Steven Branch, on May 5, 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas. The children were last seen playing together around 6:30 p.m. the evening they went missing.…

3. Red Bull target market is about the active individual. Although there is no direct age or gender as a preference to their target market, young active males appear to be their direct target market. Red Bull likes to focus on the individuals that require a boost of energy and short term performance to whatever they are doing. The breakdown of their target market appears to be: • Young individuals (18-30) • Lifestyle is more than normally busy or highly physically active (extreme sports) •…

you know you’ve been there before and made it. American phenomenon, Shaun White, is a professional snowboarder. He is known as one of the world’s best snowboarders, but it was a challenge making it this far. At a young age Shaun had a massive skateboarding incident, this resulted in a broke wrist, fractured ankle, and a fractured skull, among other minor injuries. People watching thought he was dead. After recovering Shaun hopped right back on the board and…