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    lot like surfing. When you get caught in the impact zone‚ you need to get right back up‚ because you never know what’s over the next wave...and if you have faith‚ anything is possible. Anything at all (Pinto‚ 2007).” Bethany Hamilton is known for being a Professional American Surfer that lost her left arm in a shark attack. But being a strong believer in God‚ she was able to get back on the board and continue surfing. Bethany Hamilton is an influential person because of her impressive surfing skills

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    Argument Longboard Surf

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    Writing 102.12 14 November 2014 Back to the Basics: Traditional Longboard Surfing The sport of longboarding is very popular with the youngest grommets to the oldest waterman enjoying the thrill of riding waves. The best surfing to be found in New England has been reported to be just south of Boston. Rhode Island‚ "The Ocean State"‚ receives the best swell‚ or surf-able waves‚ of the New England states and has a thriving surfing community along its forty mile coast (Magic Seaweed). With so many great

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    attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark. This shark bit off her left arm and seemed to end her surfing career as a famous pro surfer. Bethany was very eager to get back in the water‚ and she returned to surfing just one month after the attack. Just over a year later‚ Bethany won her first National title for surfing. A few years later she realized her dream of surfing professionally and since then Bethany has been non-stop surfing. Bethany is now involved in many charities‚ including her own foundation called Friends

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    Bethany Hamilton

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    Bethany Hamilton is because she inspired me to keep going no matter what we face in our life that waith God anything is possible anything! She almost died an still had faith that God would bring her through the shark attack. When she was having trouble surfing she never gave up she kept getting back up an having faith that God will Help her through this and in the book of Phippians it says you can do all things through Christ who streneths you. I think she is an amazing girl an we can all learn from her

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    Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack One of the best women surfers is Bethany Hamilton. She has won a National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championship (Sandler 29). She came in second at the national championship in 2003 at San Clemente‚ California against girls almost twice her age before the shark attack (Sandler 12). Some people need amputations because of all different types of reasons. Amputations are normally done on a person who is diabetic. In some other cases it could be because

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    She was born into a family of surfers on the 8th of February 1990 on the island of Kauai‚ Hawaii. Bethany began surfing at the age of 8 and also won her first surfing competition‚ the ‘Rell Sun Menehune event’ on Oahu. This sparked a true love in Bethany’s heart for this sport. However on the 31st of October 2003‚ when Bethany was 13‚ she was attacked by a 14 foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. The shark bit off Bethany’s left arm and as a result‚ she lost over 60% of her body’s

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    Surfboard Analysis

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    body weight‚ you can make an estimate to find your preferred volume. 2 # If a surfer is aware of the volume of your favorite board‚ this may be the best choice to guide you in your new surfboard. 3 # If a surfer knows the place and the quality of surfing waves where will this help you know what kind of board specifies how all this is a simple help to make things easier when choosing a surfboard. It is not a means to an end or is the magic formula that will take you with your dream board‚ but if you

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    Wedge Research Paper

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    the best time to show up at The Wedge is in the morning or late afternoon‚ as this is when the tide is at it’s best. With sizes reaching between 6 and 20+ feet‚ you have to be on your toes before you even attempt to tame it. If you plan to go surfing or body boarding here‚ you should also bring your camera‚ beach chair‚ swim fins‚ goggles‚ and insurance card! It’s always best to be prepared‚ which makes the insurance card great to have - especially when you consider just how powerful The Wedge

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    Surfing the Internet

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    Surfing The Internet Michael LaCroix Eng 101 Dr. Sonnchein 4/10/96 Chances are‚ anyone who is reading this paper has at one time‚ at least‚ surfed the net once. Don’t worry if you haven’t‚ I will explain everything you need to know about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Including how it started‚ it’s growth‚ and the purpose it serves in today’s society. The Internet was born about 20 years ago‚ as a U.S. Defense Department network called the ARPnet. The ARPnetwork was an experimental network

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    of how she was attacked by a shark‚ survived‚ and got back on the board to become a professional surfer. Bethany Hamilton grew up surfing‚ both of her parents were surfers along with her two older brothers. The morning of Halloween was just another day of surfing for Bethany‚ her best friend‚ Alana‚ and Alana’s family. They were all enjoying a morning of surfing and while they were waiting for waves to start‚ Bethany was dangling her arm in the water. A thirteen foot tiger shark attacked‚ Bethany’s

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