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Skateboarding

Carlos Delcompare
Shari Alvanas
Composition
10/18/05
English

Skateboarding as Pop culture: The Mark of the Z-Boys

The sport of skateboarding has been around for many years. The sport has gone from the early nineteen-hundreds to modern day society. The sport went from just being a hobby to becoming one of the most popular sports of today. Throughout the years skateboarding has been significantly modified to suit the skaters of the day.

Since skateboarding has been in existence for so long it has changed to maintain popularity over time. One of the most significant changes took place in California. The "Lords of Dogtown" as they where considered would change the sport of skateboarding forever. This was a group of kids that had a very hard upbringing and relied on skateboarding as a way of expression. Many of these kids had little or no money and needed to find something to keep them out of trouble. There were three young men that where highly regarded for......


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