In 1989‚ it cost $6 billion dollars to fix the damaged caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake in California. Many things happen when there an earthquake‚ not just the ground shaking and people becoming terrified. It affects earth‚ people and property. Earthquakes can do a lot of damage and I will tell you about the effects from them. The first thing earthquakes effects is earth. When two continental plates meet‚ earthquakes are happening‚ volcano eruptions and mountain formation caused by continental
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Indocomentados1 The “Support and Pass the Dream Act” article was published by the California Dream Act Network (California Dream Network) in 2011 on the change.org website. The authors use a mixture of elements to draw in the reader’s attention. The Dream Act is not a just a law trying to be passed but also serves as a life changing act that plays into the lives of young Hispanic Latinos raised in California. Citizens from all over California have come together to make statement by writing a petition that gives
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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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CASE 2: VALUING CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS CORPORATE FINANCE GROUP Y Growth Enterprises‚ Inc When valuing any project‚ the free cash flows must be determined in order to be able to successfully implement any method of capital budgeting. Growth Enterprises is currently considering four projects. Each has an equal required initial investment of $10‚000‚000 which is followed by a set of cash flows different for each project. Depreciation figures for each project were calculated on a straight-line
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The Independence of California As California separated from the United States in 2016‚ becoming an independent country‚ it faced the greatest question: How liberal should California be? Presented with this major dilemma‚ local governments called in some of the state’s most influential citizens for advice. Luckily‚ I happened to be one of these individuals and also found myself posed with a great dilemma. California has continued to excel in improving the quality of life‚ by focusing on its social
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Coloma‚ California. Once gold was discovered and the economy of California began to really take off‚ it did not take long for the government officials to recognize the advantage of allowing California to join the union. As a result‚ in 1850 California was accepted as a free state. Young men with a pick and wash pan in hand left their wives and children to move to California. Men used dams and flumes to expose stream and river beds for mining. People from around the world came to California to get
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You rush to the supermarket because you remembered you have to make guacamole for your friend’s fiesta tonight. You get to the produce section of the supermarket and there are two options for avocados the California avocados or the Mexican avocados. You grab the Mexican avocados because they are much cheaper. Later you are at the party and someone mentions to you that the avocados are not very flavorful and there is no buttery texture. She then goes on to tell you about how California’s avocados
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The shrieks and screams of those before me‚ I later learned‚ were of joy‚ not fear. Yet‚ while I stood in line for California Screamin’‚ I was positive that I had just condemned myself to approximately sixty seconds of torture when I agreed to accompany my friend on the ride. I took a shaky breath‚ clenching my clammy hands into fists and staring up at Mickey’s sinister smile on the sign‚ attempting to trick me into complacency. The sugary scent of churros and the chaotic hum of the amusement park
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Native Americans in California Missions Spanish wanted to colonize some of America‚ just like the Europeans. Building religious based Missions all throughout California was a way for them to maintain ultimate social‚ political‚ and economic control. Spanish explorers arrived on the border of California during the 16th century. The very first Franciscan mission was built in San Diego during 1769. By 1833‚ twenty two Spanish Missions existed from Southern California to Northern California. Native Americans
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The Economic and Migratory Effects of the Gold Rush on California America has long and rich history and one of most famous and largest was gold rush happened in California throughout 1848. The gold that was found in California was considered unique because golden nuggets were found in the river which made it easy to collect and also free to take home. Many of the gold seekers believed that they would return home in a few months or in a year with their packets full of gold. The spirit of gold attracted
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