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    Yes, skateboarding meets this requirement as well. The most precious object skateboarders own and that is a soul of this subculture is the skateboard; without it, they would not be a skateboarding subculture. Let’s move on to resistance and marginalization. Yes, skateboarding meets both this requirement. There has been a long debate whether or not skateboarding should be completely banned, whether or not it should be allow in public

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    appreciation for your service and that of your colleagues as well as my interest and commitment to mitigating the skateboarding issue. I work 6am-2:30 and work days just seem to get away from me and this skateboarding issue requires several hours of documenting and watching CCTV. My expectation of your services and effectiveness is realistic. I fully comprehend the challenge managing skateboarding can create. After all, your services are far better utilized with more serious situations. Even though my efforts

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    idea to create a board with the unique shape of a fishtail. Area of interaction With this project I am trying to get people more interested in how skateboarding and the way of making a skateboard works.

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    you want to know how it was first made? Or what it originally looked like, or even why it was made? It all started in Santa Monica, California where surfing was rad and thrashing was bad! People loved to skateboard as much as they did surfing. Skateboarding was just a new way, on land! People loved to do manuals, 180s, 360s and shred the nar in empty pools! Larry Stevenson was born in california and loved to surf in santa monica. He was born in 1930, but just recently died in 2012. His name went

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    I, all my life have been one hundred percent dedicated to skateboarding. It started when I was just six years old. It has always been my favorite thing to do. I’ll be honest, I am good at it, and I have always competed well. But then I got to this point where, I was not so sure if it was for me. I questioned my skill, and love for skateboarding. You are going to find out what exactly happened. I am going to give you a little background of myself, and my skating. I am sixteen years old, and have

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    Nowadays, skateboarding is a very popular activity among youth, and has become an art-form to many enthusiasts. Skateboarding is a hard sport to learn. It 's not something that can be learned overnight. Even the top pros like Paul Rodriguez and Eric Koston still learn new things even though they have been doing it for years. With skateboarding, there are endless possibilities when it comes to tricks. When it comes to beginners, learning the basics is the best way to start this great pastime. First

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    Being a city alderman, I helped developed rules and regulations for a skateboarding park. I have always been a strong fan of skateboards and especially the X Games. The recent X Games in Shanghai was dominated by Americans. Andy McDonald scored an 87.67 to take home the gold. The American known as the "Mac-Attack" used a Kick Flip 540 in both the second and third rounds, to secure his medal. Culture The use of skateboards have become very popular among the younger generation. In some ways, it

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    I started skateboarding when I was eleven years old. In 2010, when I was thirteen years old, I met Tony Alva at Berkeley Skatepark. At the time, I did not really know who he was except that he was a former professional skateboarder. Later that night, I went on my computer and did research about who he was and that is when I found out about the Dogtown skate crew. All of the information that I gathered that night changed my life forever. I had scene both Dogtown films, Lords of Dogtown and Dogtown

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    culture and ideology among the American youth. The documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys depicts the story of a group of outstanding surfers who decided to use their skills on land and popularized the skateboarding in Santa Monica and throughout the United States. While in the 1970s both surfing and skateboarding were the countersport cultures, the

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    don't" which simply means that, yes, it's bad now, but if you choose the other option it could just get worse. This is the case concerning the possible ban of skateboarders on public property. It is reasonable to assume that if the city bans all skateboarding on public property, then avid skateboarders will likely either break the law to skate or continue to skateboard in more dangerous areas. Should the law really punish reckless children for simply enjoying a sport in public? Would people have the

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