stereotyped, fined, arrested, and kicked out of places for simply having fun. To many

people this doesn't sound that bad since skateboarders are a bunch of punks and cause

trouble all the time. They smoke pot and get high and do nothing with their lives. These

last two statements could be seen as false since they could be disproven in many ways.

Tony Hawk is a pro skater who has achieved many goals in his life. Many people

won't know him but for the people that followed his career as a skateboarder they would

know that is the "Michael Jordan" of skateboarding. Tony started his career in the

eighties and at that time skateboarding was not too popular with the authorities. He has

dealt with the hardships of being discriminated and rose to the top. He was in the movies

Gleaming the Cube and Police Academy fou

into painting because he liked it even though he said his first paintings were crapy. He

money for Aids awareness, and also for drugs.

If you heard of Andy MacDonald it was probably from the latest commercial

Where Andy speaks about skateboarding and his version of getting high. This was one of

accomplished many things in life. He has been a pro for about 7 years and he now does

I were riding a bike or on rollerblades doing jumps we would have never even gotten

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Middle School, Andy MacDonald, Crime Throughout, Board Aid, Tony Hawk, Toy Machine, Ed Tempelton, Michael Jordan, Betz Funeral, Madonna Bennihaha, toy machine, ed tempelton, tony hawk, pro skater,
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)