Surfboard

and known for its shops. Hides, grains, fruit, and other agricultural products were shipped from the pier. It was once called the Riviera of America because it is the heart of surf culture”(Malibu). On the pier, there are restaurants, games, and surfboard stores that include souvenirs. Also on the west side of the pier is the Adamson House Museum. In the entrance of the pier it is decorated with pottery tiles. The pier was severely damaged twice by El Niño storms. At the end of the pier, a gift…

around, he takes a space rock and breaks his s’more into several little pieces. He is a French fry after all and can’t digest an entire s’more at once. Nibbling on his food, Fry Mcsauceston pulls out his inflatable surfboard and blows into it. He stands back, admiring his beautiful surfboard and thinking how much fun it will be riding on Jupiter’s rings. He jumps on with his jet pack – powered by lemon juice. It takes Fry Mcsauceston about four hours to go around Jupiter. He lands back on the…

competitors was not very large because of the difficulty of the sport. Today there are hundreds of surf competitions around the world yearly with men, women, and children competing to win. The first surfboards were made out of redwood, then balsa and plywood and were heavy and hard to maneuver. Now presently surfboards are made out of Styrofoam, polyurethane and fiberglass and are much lighter and less awkward and bulky to…

Hurley and Billabong’s Quest for Consumer Attention Advertisements play a key role in America’s economy, impacting the purchasing decisions we deliberately or unintentionally make. Whether it be a Unique Selling Proposition or an offer they cannot refuse, if used correctly, advertisements can be extremely persuading. Clothing corporations in particular, utilize techniques that enhance brand recognition. Surfwear companies, such as Hurley and Billabong, attach pathos to their brand logos and…

a gulp of air enters your tensed lungs; gradually letting go of the possible danger that you might have been holding, you rub the dirt off the eyes. As you widely opened your eyes, waves of relief spread through your strained body. It was just a surfboard stuck on the coast and you were worrying so much about it. Shaking the dry sand off the surfboard’s surface, the rough granules smoothly slide down your skin. Struggling to cleanse the palms from the sticky grains, your legs bend towards the…

It’s hard to put a general definition on what is consider beautiful because everyone has a different opinion on life and the types of things that they like. As a young woman, we just want to look pretty, dress cute, and look thin. So we admire people who achieve what we want to be. So I know this may sound crazy but I consider Beyoncé to be beautiful. I think Beyoncé is beautiful because she is perfect in every way. She has pretty hairstyles, cute clothes, and she has good skin. I know I may…

bank. I was just caught on the inside. I try to duck dive it but the wave rips the board from underneath me and picks me up and throws me around like a washing machine. The ferociousness and power of the wave tears my leg rope in half losing my surfboard and its buoyancy it gave me. I pop up on the other side of the wave and gasp some air. The next wave doubles up but I manage to get underneath the wall of water. The power of it pushes me back a few feet nevertheless I make a dash to get past…

Purpose Economy vs. Creative Economy Aaron Hurst describes the fourth economic stage as the purpose economy (following the knowledge economy). As humans, we have a fear of not mattering. Because of this, Hurst predicts our next economic era will be centered around our individual quest for purpose. Each of the previous economies have made mankind ‘faster, stronger, smarter,’ but now mankind is turning back to a more ‘human’ way of doing things. Purpose is a choice, according to Hurst, which…

often wearing a cape. Truthfully though, heroes are surrounding us. You do not have to be famous to be considered a hero; family and friends are often considered a hero to someone. Bethany Hamilton is a hero to many. She was born and raised on a surfboard and had dreams of going professional, and she was not going to let a single obstacle restrict her from achieving that goal. Bethany was majorly influenced by God, and believed that everything happened for a reason; she never…

surfing popular was Duke Kahanamoku’s visit to Australia in 1914. Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympian swimmer from Hawaii who came to Australia to swim and give a surfing demonstration. Upon arriving to Australia, he asked a timber yard to cut out a surfboard, which he designed. He says in the foreword of the book The Surfrider, ‘A few Australians had tried the boards but they hadn’t got the knack, so I pencilled out a design and ask George Hudson’s timber yard to make up a board for me. I finish…