As habitat fragmentation in southern California split land‚ the integrity of the land changes. Habitat fragments that each has a decrease in area will have an increase in the total perimeter distance collectively (Morrison et al.‚ 2006). This increased area around the habitat exposes more of the internal habitat to the elements‚ reduces the habitat buffer‚ and in turn creates less optimal habitat for species in the fragment (Morrison et al.‚ 2006). This process‚ called edge effect‚ decreases the
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An interstate bridge in the California desert collapsed recently as heavy rains scoured away the land the depleted bridge was anchored to.The bridge for years has been a major throughway between the cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix as many cars use the bridge to get to there destination.Which caused the collapse was ‚water hurrying through an ordinarily dry desert chasm disintegrating the area around the bridge‚ bringing about one side of the eastward interstate to fall and causing the closure
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California by Edan Lepucki is an okay dystopian/apocalyptic novel. It gets the elements right that it needs to succeed: its main characters (Frida and Cal)‚ the apocalyptic situation (a series of natural disasters)‚ and a promising start (the two need to survive in this world against the odds). Unfortunately‚ it falls short in other important areas. The other characters are pretty bland‚ the world isn’t very interesting (as apocalypses should be)‚ and the story fails to be engaging. Frida and Cal
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Criminal Justice 1 Case Review October 16‚ 2013 Terry Brice Horton v. California Argued February 21‚ 1990 496 U.S. 128‚ 110 S. Ct. 2301‚ 110 L. Ed. 2d 112 (1990) The defendant’s armed robbery conviction was upheld by the California Supreme Court‚ the defendant then petitioned the writ of certiorari‚ which is a decision by the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a lower court. Justice Stevens then held that “Fourth Amendment does not prohibit warrantless seizure of evidence of crime
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There have been many articles in which focus the issues and problems surrounding in the California education system. These articles focus on problems such as the importance of the parents’ involvement in their child’s education‚ the racial problems that children of colors are facing in the society and the school‚ and the budget deficit within the school district and their community. In addition‚ one or two class text is going to be used mainly focus on the relevance of teaching‚ parents being involved
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descent have settled in the state. The Center for Public Education concludes that‚ “our youngest populations are the most diverse; forty-seven percent of children younger than five belong to a racial or ethnic minority group.” With that being said the California educational system does not meet all the demands that an ethnically diverse state should meet due to low funds‚ “the government schools may be unable to provide the kind of high quality education that students need to achieve their potential” (Anderson
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Karima Hilliard Ms. Leith English 111‚ Section 026 20 October 2012 Analysis of Supermarket in California Allen Ginsberg portrays alienation as a lonely walk to the supermarket. In the poem “A Supermarket in California” he displays this idea through the images of people in the supermarket‚ his use of the word “penumbras” and the use of the word “enumerations”. Allen Ginsberg is alienated thus causes him to use his imagination for company. In the poem Ginsberg states that there was whole families
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the Journal “Impacts of “three Strikes and You’re Out” on Crime Trends in California and Throughout the United States” shows that the Three Strikes law may not have such a large impact on the reduction of crime. In fact‚ the effects of this policy may not even come from the incarceration of third strikers‚ but from its deterrent effect. Statistics gathered in the years shortly after the law was implemented showed that California had a “20.2% total crime drop and the 13.8% decline in violent crime from
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American scientist Philippe Cousteau said‚ “Our oceans are facing innumerable threats from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive/extinction of species.” This quote rings to our lives today in California because having over 50 beaches locally‚ we have seen most if not all of them in some manner polluted and mistreated. Simply‚ we love to visit our local beaches for the cool breeze and the overall view. The sense of “vacation” that draws us after a hard day’s work. We as humans
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In recent years‚ nearly every desert United State has been facing a massive water shortage. In 2010‚ most of California entered a crisis described as an “extreme to exceptional drought‚” a crisis has caused cities and towns to cut water use by as much as 36 percent. Laws have been put in place to limit the length of time and days during which citizens can water their lawns‚ and said citizens are encouraged to switch to fake-lawns and plant-life that require little water like cacti. For many‚ the
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