Shoes in the City A photo essay on shoes. By Karin Wami

How Many Shoes? How many pairs of shoes do you own? You may think 15 pairs of shoes is a lot, but did you know that there are hundreds of hundreds of different kinds of shoes. The most commonly worn type of shoes are sneakers, flats, sandals, heels, flip-flops, wedges and dance shoes. Those are just a few of hundreds.

Sneakers These people are wearing sneakers. Sneakers are very commonly worn for running. They have a rubber bottom. According to a survey, most people wear sneakers.

More Shoes… Some schools require a certain type of shoes for their students to wear. As you can see, two girls both are wearing the same white shoes.

Questions about Rain boots… Rain BootsQ: Who invented rain boots?Rubber boots were invented by A.LRickman in 1898 to keep your feetfrom getting wet in rainy or snowydays.

Essay How are shoes special? Some people may think that shoes are just everyday things that you wear on your feet because everyone else wears them. That is so NOT true. Shoes are important because they protect your feet as well as express who you are. There are so many different kinds of shoes, so many ways to express yourself and your personality with shoes. Did you know that shoes express your personality? That explains why you can sometimes see ladies that don’t have any reason to wear six-inch heels wear six-inch heels on the street. For example, people who commonly wear ankle boots have aggressive personalities; people who wear very uncomfortable shoes have very calm and relaxed personalities, surprisingly. Next time you put on a pair of shoes, think, what will these shoes say about me? There are a lot of different kinds or shoes. According to research, girls wear UGG’s in America most commonly and boys wear running or basketball shoes most often. Most of the fifth graders in PS 290 wear sneakers most commonly, according to a survey with about 50 people participating.

Essay (Continued) There are hundreds of hundreds of different kinds of shoe. Certain shoes are worn more often than other shoes. Some kinds are worn for certain jobs that need to be done. The reason there are so many kinds of shoes is because there are a lot of different types of shoes in the shoe categories. For example, in the sneaker category, there are running shoes, basketball shoes, bowling shoes, golf shoes etc. In conclusion, shoes are useful and helpful and really show who you are. The next time you put on a pair of shoes, think about your personality, too! Putting on a pair of shoes that fit you can really tell people a lot about your personality.