Surf lifesaving

Sometimes the throttle sticks. The hardest part is the smooth acceleration when the waves around you rock the boat. As the waves get bigger, I see my family's fists adjust grips on the railing. White knuckled, and lips pursed, they anticipate each wave. Salty waves break over the side and spray mist. My glasses are speckled with the dried salt from the repeated watery assaults. My sister turns to me, a slanted smile dressing her face. She is trying to impart confidence, but the repeated “fuel flow

Cool water washed over Bay’s arms as she reached the buoy first. Waving her arm in triumph, her fingertips grazed the painted metal. Her sister Leigh was only a few paces behind. “Hurry up” Bay demanded impatiently floating on her back. Hovering in the warm water she felt weightless, making the world seem serene. She stared up at the sky no longer a light blue, but a gorgeous shade of purple and pink mixing with the haze of clouds. There was still an orange glow as the sunset in the distance. Bay

showed the viewers what Bethany’s life was like after the attack. Surfing is something that Bethany has done for a long time. She was 13 years old when she got bit by the shark. She did not give up on surfing. Bethany chose to surf again as soon as possible. When she could surf again,

the loss of her arm. Bethany was in full panic mode and passed out from all of the blood that was lost, she was brought straight to the hospital. After the attack she thought she could never surf again, but with the help of her friends, family, and, lots of support from the internet, she was winning major surf competitions again. Bethany, along with some editors, was the author of the book. “I’m not the one who likes to talk much about myself,” Bethany says herself, but her friends and family saw

Learn How to Surf There's nothing quite like standing on the beach and looking out over the water watching the waves come pouring in. Of course, this experience is definitely made better when there is a surfboard at your side. Surfing can be traced back to 1769 and hails from the Polynesian culture. Over the years, the sport has adapted to be one of the most popular pastimes in the world. Today, people of all shapes and sizes love to ride the waves and do so on a variety of different styles and

In the book, “Swimming to Antarctica” by Lynne Cox, a very talented swimmer does something incredible creating a great story of her success. Lynne Cox truly does something amazing in her story and how it all started. But what is it that possessed her to accomplish this goal and work hard to be successful? In this extraordinary book, the world’s most extraordinary distance swimmer writes about her emotional and spiritual need to swim and about the almost mystical act of swimming itself. Lynne

herself to learn how to surf with one arm. In the beginning of the book Bethany explains her life and her love to surf. Next, Bethany gets attacked by a shark and she takes us through her recovery process. Then she becomes famous and travels around the world for interviews, and T.V shows. At the end of the book Bethany relearns how to surf and starts to compete and win at competitions again.     Bethany did not give up on her passion and decides to get back into the water and surf for the first time

archetypes of the sea, best friend, and mentor and how these reveal we as humans have hope because without it we will give up on the dreams we want to achieve. Suffering from a shark attack and losing 70% of her blood Bethany not only taught others how to surf, but surfed herself and regained hope about how she can still achieve her goal of winning the national title. From the beginning of the film and throughout the film, Soul Surfer, Sarah Hill shows a best friend because of how she never let’s Bethany

The Emergence of Surf Music Many different music styles emerged during the early 1960's. One of these music styles that was perhaps the most prominent music style to ever come out of Southern California was Surf Music. Surf music was a short-lived phenomenon that occurred from 1961 to 1965 (Nostalgia, 2002). Along with the surf music craze, Hollywood also started producing numerous movies about surfing, including Gidget, and Endless Summer (St. James Encyclopedia, 2003

Soul Surfer is an inspirational film. It is filled with drama that turns the audiences’ world upside down. Grasping humanity, the movie pulls it in and transforms it into something beautiful. It is founded on a true story about Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm during a vicious shark attack. Sean McNamara, the director, planned to film the movie shortly after the attack in 2003. Seven years from the plot of storyline, it premiered in theaters in April 2011 as a PG movie. Its purpose was to inform