Essays Tagged: "sneakers"

Why do skateboarders shoes wear out so fast?

terial made for gripping onto boards also destroys sneaker soles. Grip tape causes friction between sneakers and itself, while making a grip and facilitating control of the board. Pedaling wears out s ... ular and necessary for skateboarding, it constantly and easily scrapes away at rubber soles, making sneakers wear out faster than in any other sports or hobbies. With this problem of sneakers wearing ...

(7 pages) 59 1 3.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

This is a book called H*O*L*E*S. It is very good and I hope you enjoy it!

Stanley Yelnats is just a regular boy. But, before you know it, he gets hit by a pair of sneakers underwalking an inerstate. They aren't just any kind of sneakers. They used to belong to a ...

(1 pages) 52 1 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Analysis of YA Literature - Humor Genre.

rtunately, Stanley had been at the wrong place at the wrong time. He had been caught with a pair of sneakers from a famous athlete, Sweet Feet, who had donated the sneakers to be auctioned off for cha ...

(4 pages) 30 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Andy Warhol: the American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and film maker

tist and illustrator for magazines and newspapers. Although extremely shy and clad in old jeans and sneakers, Warhol attempted to intermingle with anyone at all who might be able to assist him in the ...

(8 pages) 101 1 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Tackling a paradox: Do we or don't we arrive at the destination?

Suppose I'm to walk on a straight road from A to B: I wear a pedometer, (as well as my sneakers) and set off. The distance (AB) is 100 meter. I come to a place where my pedometer shows 50 ...

(5 pages) 46 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Andy Warhol.

tist and illustrator for magazines and newspapers. Although extremely shy and clad in old jeans and sneakers, Warhol attempted to intermingle with anyone at all who might be able to assist him in the ...

(8 pages) 78 1 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Nike- The Biggest Training Shoe Company

an and featured in popular movies like the West Side Story. While the boom in sales of gym shoes or sneakers was strongest in USA, as with so many other products, the fashion there incited demand in o ... e company's culture and values, and embodying the brand, rather than selling the company's products.Sneakers-that peculiarly modern item of footwear, in essence nothing more than a lightweight conflat ...

(4 pages) 204 0 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Introducing Sociology

wears regular no name blue jeans, a button up plaid shirt and what appeared to be inexpensive grey sneakers. His hair is well trimmed and frosted with gray. The man keeps checking his watch and start ...

(2 pages) 33 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

The story of sneakers &sandals, a little incident of elementary school life, about how the little me trying to conform.

The story of sneakers & sandals"Look people, she is wearing slippers to school again," Suen Li, the little bo ... embarrassing moment was happened in the first grade of elementary school when everyone was wearing sneakers to school even though there was no such a certain rule for shoes. Consequentially, people t ... nt with my mother who forced me to wear those ridiculous sandals to school."Mom, please let me wear sneakers," I begged my mother with the most pitiful look that could ever be worn on my face. "But it ...

(3 pages) 21 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

College Entrance Essay about how when I was young and who I am.

and continued all the way to the corner and turned left. I pedaled as fast as I could, my LA Light sneakers taking a beating on the cracked pavement. The palm trees dwarfed me as I searched the famil ...

(2 pages) 31 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What kind of business or product line would you start?

r name. My idea is to group all shoe brands,formal and informal whether they are boots, sandals, or sneakers. Why would my store be anydifferent? It would target those who feel they have a height disa ...

(1 pages) 19 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

School Uniforms- A Pro or Con?

've all seen the tragic headlines screaming of the death of a teenager who was killed for a pair of sneakers or jewelry or a designer jacket. In Detroit, a 15-year old boy was shot for his $86 basketb ...

(2 pages) 30 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Nike versus Reebok

of athletic footwear recognize as they design their future marketing strategies?2-Is it wise for a sneakers company to center its marketing strategy on a brand image built around endorsements by well ... trategy or strategies would you suggest that Nike pursue in order to maintain its leadership of the sneakers market?4-What product - mix strategy should Reebok implement to challenge Nike?1- Sneakers ...

(3 pages) 158 0 3.6 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

The Importance of Professional Work Attire Human Relations & Development

ticle in U.S.A. Today, spoke about candidates for jobs showing up in jeans, purple sweat suits, and sneakers. Other applicants showed tattoos and bright colored hair. Still others chewed tobacco or sh ...

(10 pages) 102 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Velcro can only be described as a breakthrough innovation.

can be found used in many aspects of contemporary living. Velcro has been used in clothing, shoes, sneakers, space suits, baby diapers, blood pressure cuffs, notebooks, toys, cars, knee and elbow pad ...

(8 pages) 55 0 4.3 Sep/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Lil' Jon: Unqiue is the Key.

times a throwback sports jersey over the top to match one of his many pairs of very colorfully wild sneakers. Baggy pants are a must, as well as shorts that touch his ankles. Like his shirts, Lil' Jon ...

(3 pages) 11 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Research Question: How does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) use religion as a tool to achieve its political target?

ow live in another style of life. Instead of wearing long robes or animal skin, they wear jeans and sneakers; the popular drink is no longer butter tea but tins of coke; Sichuan food would be more wel ...

(15 pages) 66 0 3.7 Dec/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Details that Define Quality in Men's Dress Shoes and the Impact of Wearing It

o last.The question, of course, is why a man should choose to wear anything other than Rockports or sneakers. For one thing, a well-made shoe can, and should be, extremely comfortable. For another, a ...

(4 pages) 16 0 3.4 Aug/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Salesman

cted him. On page 94 Bernard explains to Willy that he never understood why Biff threw his favorite sneakers with the words University of Virginia printed on them into the furnace. Those sneakers mean ...

(2 pages) 1316 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

My Ni99az

whole could better your life. You may meet a man that can give you a ninety percent discount on all sneakers or a lady that does your tax returns for twenty dollars.         Nickens ...

(3 pages) 844 0 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community