With my observance I have seen many California citizens speed through red lights‚ make inappropriate lane changes‚ run through stop signs‚ make unauthorized lane changes and commit many other traffic violations all while in the presence of active emergency response team’s (ERT’s). I have not heard of any specific laws set to regulate drivers who violate California traffic laws while in the presence of a responding ERT vehicle. Without these laws being set strictly‚ police‚ fire‚ ambulance and
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Wildfires have been raging through California for only a couple of days now. Firefighters started fighting the numerous wildfires on October 7th‚ now they face a new‚ and overwhelming challenge on Wednesday. The winds have started to strengthen and expected to develop more‚ causing a threat to spread wildfires. The wind gusts are predicted to surpass more than 40 mph‚ even at 12-13 mph cause embers to fly. The wildfires have destroyed hundreds of buildings causing thousands of people to evacuate
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even applied to any State Universities because I never thought I could achieve something so great and push myself‚ even though I graduated with a 3.5 GPA. After thinking and thinking and searching for the right career and college I finished at California College San Diego (CCSD). I chose this college because it is a short term course‚ with an excellent program and educational system. I also have spoken to a variety of student that have attended and graduated from CCSD and I have heard nothing but
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characterizes the workings of government” (360). Bell‚ California is an example of how political corruption took place. City councilmen and women took misappropriations of public funds‚ raising taxes and pocketing most of the money. Members of the city council took advantage of citizens‚ stealing the money they paid in taxes. Robert Rizzo‚ city manager‚ was making nearly $800‚000 a year‚ which demonstrates how corrupt people in power can get to be. Bell‚ California demonstrates how the government imposed unfair
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In the recent election‚ marijuana was legalized in many different states including California. This legalization will only affect our communities negatively because people will over-consume this drug and will create dangerous environments for everyone around them. Legalizing marijuana will create more chaos in communities because more people are able to purchase it and will educe irrational and even violent behavior. Additionally‚ only people over the age of 21 can purchase the drug‚ but teenagers
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Who is Wanda Jean Allen? Wanda Jean Allen was the second born of her eight siblings‚ born in Oklahoma on August 17‚ 1959. Wanda’s father left home after her last sibling was born and her mother was an alcoholic. In an unbalanced family structure‚ they all lived in public housing with the help of public assistance. At an early age Wanda Jean Allen went through two situations that later shifted her mental state. First‚ at the age of twelve Allen was struck by a truck and knocked unconscious for hours
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Lasting Negative Effects of the Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of the 1850’s brought long lasting negative effects. Many think or have learned more about only the benefits of the Gold Rush. Those who have‚ fail to realize the many negative effects it brought. Communities were ruptured‚ cultures were abused‚ and our environment was sacrificed. The Gold Rush impacted the California community‚ Native Americans‚ and the environment. California’s Gold Rush began in 1848. James W.
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socially‚ economically and culturally as individuals and as a nation. Throughout history America has adapted and progressed as a country through success and setbacks. Will Allen and colonists throughout history share many characteristics and experiences in success through failure. These movements and experiences developed America and Allen into what they are today. The king ruled over all of the colonists at a point in time when absolute monarchy occurred regularly. The colonists didn’t like having one
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national award for children’s books originated? Who it was named after? William Allen White was a man who lived as a famous public speaker and writer. White was a very active man when it came to voicing or writing his opinions. He was a well known leader and inspiration in the US. William Allen White was born in Emporia‚ Kansas‚ on February 10th‚ 1868 (www.kshs.org). He was the son of Mary Ann Hatten White and Dr. Allen White‚ a well-known politician and editor. Will’s little brother‚ Fredrick Hatten
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DeLillo also shows death in an indirect fashion through his constant image of shopping. In David Hernandez’s poem‚ Supermarkets This Large‚ Hernandez explains DeLillo’s persistent use of consumerism to portray death. Hernandez writes that‚ “I hear someone say‚ Here we don’t die‚ we shop. / I hear someone reply‚ Once we stop denying death‚ / everything tastes better‚” (“Supermarkets This Large”‚ 2008). As one article from The Guardian further describes‚ “...[objects of consumerism] also offer the
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