Has there ever been an obstacle in the way of doing what you’re passionate about? If so‚ then you understand how I feel about the laws against skateboarding. When it becomes necessary for someone to become independent from these laws‚ then action must be taken. I shouldn’t have to stop a harmless‚ recreational activity just because of small unimportant reasons. How would you feel if you were singing or dancing‚ or whatever you enjoy doing‚ and was fined‚ or asked to leave the premises. That’s how
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges‚ falling objects‚ flying sparks‚ chemicals‚ noise and a myriad of other potentially dangerous situations. Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions‚ the use of engineering or work practice controls to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extent possible. When work practice and administrative controls are
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Skateboarding evolved in the early 1960’s as a way for Surfboarders to have a feel for the waves in the off-season. Many people do not know much about the sport besides the fact that it only seems like troublemakers are participating in it. There is a lot to learn including the origin‚ about the professionals‚ stereotypes amongst the skaters‚ lack of parks‚ injuries‚ and salaries given from sponsors. Skateboarding is a gateway to freedom to most people. It is not something we do because we want
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Tom Jonson was on his way to investigate a strange town named Rooshwater. No one ever visited the town‚ and no one ever left it. Most assumed it was a town of inbreed hicks who knew nothing‚ or did not care‚ about the world outside it. Tom had been a curious man his entire life‚ he loved mystery novels‚ engineering‚ and exploring exotic countries. He heard about Rooshwater from a website that focused on the paranormal and folk stories. The stories said‚ horrible ghosts‚ goblins‚ ghouls‚ and cannibals
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Persinger’s Helmet Persinger’s Helmet or ‘The God Helmet’ is a helmet that was created to test the creativity and the effects of subtle stimulation of the temporal lobes. Reports by participants of a "sensed presence" while wearing the God helmet brought public attention and resulted in several TV documentaries. The device has been used in Persinger’s research in the field of neurotheology‚ the study of the neural correlates of religion and spirituality. The helmet‚ generates very weak fluctuating
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has football helmets and shoulder pads evolved over the years to better protect the person wearing the equipment FOOTBALL HELMET EVOLUTION 1) DEC. 2 1893 was the mark when the first football helmet was made 2) 1 Nov 1896 Throughout 1896 George Barclay was working on his model of the football helmet after he feared he would get seriously injured while playing football. His model contained leather straps‚ which were one of the first makings of the chinstrap to hold the helmet on the head
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The recent story in the NFL is helmet to helmet hits on defenseless player. The league committees are trying to make the league safer for the player to reduce injuries. The NFL Commissioner is not doing a good job protecting the players because concussion and major head damage keep happening. The Commissioners idea is to penalize by a 15 yards penalty on the field against their team‚ but also charged significant fines toward the player who commit the penalty. (Benavent) By fining the players the
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Title of Speech: The History of Skateboarding Attention Getter In the 1970s California skateboarders‚ with no skate parks to practice in‚ would drive through neighborhoods in search of empty swimming pools. While pools were easy enough to find‚ however‚ empty ones were not. Many skaters began to cart around hoses‚ pumps‚ brooms and other gear so that an unattended pool could be emptied in a hurry. Skateboarding pioneer Wes Humpston on the Biography Channel (Source 1) once recalled draining
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Chris Archbold Argumentative Synthesis Prof. McKee 17 April 2013 Argumentative Synthesis on Skateboarding Skateboarding is a sport that is uniquely different from all others. It doesn’t require a team competing for a common goal. There isn’t a legitimate system that judges how talented a skateboarder is. There is no league regulating how skateboarding should be done. Skateboarding is an individualistic sport that provides infinite potential for progression. There is no limit on the amount
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Should skateboarding be an Olympic Sport? How much do you know about skateboarding as of now? Did you at least know that it recently became an olympic sport. You may think…”oh wow what a great thing to do.” But that’s not the case in this situation. Many people are debating whether skateboarding should be an olympic sport. But even though skateboarding may not be as popular of a sport as basketball or track n’ field why not give skateboarding an equal chance as any other sport. First of
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