It was the 1900's when the western world began modifying the traditional boards" turning them into much more convenient pieces of equipment to work with. ... The surfing craze in Western civilisations was began and apparent in the 50's, just about anything marketed to the baby boomer generation had a "surfy" sense to it. ... Great waves and good friends, that is kind of what it is all about when you get older. ... It takes me longer to get from laying down to standing up. ... Maybe if I could get towed in all the time that would be possible. ...

• Word Count: 2637
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

This essay investigates the claim that the key labour market problems are the lack of full-time job growth and the rapid growth of all welfare recipients. ... In 1980 part-time work made up 15% of all work, now it is 26% (Landt & Pech, 2000: 4). For men, the change is even greater, more than doubling from 5.5% in 1980 to just fewer than 13% now. ... This suggests that the social cost of the inability to create full-time jobs has become quite serious. ... Over the last three decades, there has been a major restructuring in the Australian labour market similar to that in most other western ...

• Word Count: 1893
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School