Extra Credit: Darfur Presentation

I really enjoyed the Darfur presentation. The guy used a power point presentation to further illustrate the ongoing problems in Darfur. What I thought was really cool was that he gave us this phone number that was like a hot line for your local governor or house representative and all you had to do is dial the number 1-800-436-6243 and then put in your zip code and you could get directly connected to the governor and tell her to pass the bill that will help stop genocide. Another thing that I thought was cool was that they have a website that grades presidential candidates and other politicians on their participation in stopping genocide. They use the same scale of grading from A+ to an F. I thought that this should have been a required thing to go to because it really enlightened people about the truth and also showed many different ways of helping prevent genocide. They way he shared his information was really cool and the power point had lots of interesting pictures of the things going on in Darfur.

Skateboarding; The Quintessential Boarding Sport

Yes it's skateboarding. The sport that has been revolutionized over the years since 1950ʻs when the first skateboard was manufactured from a mere four by two with roller skates attached to the bottom. So why is skateboarding the most quintessential boarding sport? Well first off its one of the most popular and well-known sport through out the world. Out of all the boarding sports it can be ridden at almost anytime and location. Surfing requires an ocean, good waves, and clear weather. All of these things are out of our control so surfing is not a guarantee activity everyday. Snowboarding requires well, snow! And since we live in a paradise snow is not an option. Skateboarding can be done on the street, garage, of the curb, anyplace where there is concrete, wood, or a hard surface. You can skate in the rain (although chances of injuries or a rusty board are increased) and since we humans spend most of out time on land instead of the ocean, then skateboarding dominates surfing since it can be done anywhere at anytime. Morning skating, noon skating, night skating, you could even skate in dirt (using a different kind of board and wheels). A misconception is that skating idolizes breaking the law when in actuality it tries to express freedom: freeing you of your troubles and focuses you on riding the board and releasing your troubled mind from the problems in the world around you.
Without snow or an ocean, this feeling of freedom can't be reached so with the skateboard it creates a bridge to that place of freedom. That's why skateboarding is the quintessential boarding sport.