It was toward mid-senior year in high school. Maybe February. I was anticipating which colleges would accept someone like me‚ and trying to enjoy as much time with friends as I could. I was with my best friends‚ appreciating a beautiful Southern California day‚ and had come to realize my last days as a senior were coming to a close. I was a perfect day; big white clouds covered the skies‚ along with the beaming sun hitting the earth. The oceans breeze in our faces‚ and our shades on. High-wasted shorts
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History Of San Rafael Long ago the area of San Rafael was home to the Miwok people. The people lived in villages near downtown San Rafael‚ Terra Linda‚ in Marinwood. Eventually‚ the area was colonized by the Spanish. During the Spanish colonization of California‚ four Franciscan priests founded the Mission San Rafael Archangel. The mission was founded in 1817‚ only four years before Mexico gained its independence from Spain. In 1834m the newly formed Mexican
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multivariate regression models‚ provides solid evidence for the existence of environmental racism in Los Angeles. Boer collects data from all eighty-two Los Angeles County hazardous waste treatment‚ storage and disposal facilities(TSDF) sites listed by the California State Department and uses exposure of TSDF as a measurement of his study since TSDFs poses a potentially significant health hazard to nearby residents and TSDFs siting usually require an extensive government permission‚. Boer first compared simple
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Did you know that some of the biggest living things on Earth can get to forty feet in diameter‚ stand over 200 feet tall and weigh over 2 million pounds? If you have ever seen‚ been to or heard of Sequoia or Kings Canyon National Forest‚ you would know what I’m talking about. The Sister Parks as the national forests are sometimes referred to‚ is home to more than 1‚500 plants including trees and shrubs. The Sister Parks‚ Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is home to several different kinds of
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eventually became Alcatraz. Alcatraz was actually first used as an United States Army base starting in 1853 (Davis 21). It was thought to make a great place to put a large amount of cannons on the island to protect the settlers who had moved to California because of the large quantity of gold found around the San Francisco Bay area. The U.S. Army also built a lighthouse which was the first lighthouse that was fully operational on the West Coast and is still on the island to this day. During the late
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“You are a nobody! An It!”(140) Dave Pelzer‚ the author of A Child Called “It”‚ was only 4 years old when his Mother started abusing him. Before he started being abused‚ he lived in Daly City‚ California with his parents and his brothers where they had the perfect life. They were a lovely family and everything was perfect‚ until his parents started drinking and his relationship with his Mother drastically changed from discipline to punishment that grew out of control when Father was away at work
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About Redwoods Three species of trees are commonly referred to as redwoods: California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia‚ and China’s dawn redwood. For those who have had the chance to stand in a redwood grove‚ there are few life experiences that match it. Even if you have only ever seen a photo of the few ancient redwood forests left‚ it’s hard to imagine life on our planet without these awesome and majestic places. We can all agree that there are some places on Earth that are so special that
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propaganda. However‚ the name “Tokyo Rose” isn’t just a name for Iva Toguri only‚ it was a label given to many women who were accused of spreading Japanese Propaganda. Iva Toguri was a Japanese born American who graduated from the university of California. When she was in school‚ she was considered a student with a good reputation and a loyal American. In 1940‚ she registered to vote as a republican. On July 5‚ 1941‚ she sailed to Japan to visit her sick aunt and continue her journey in medicine
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features of the River. More recently‚ the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have decided to “restore 11 miles of the LA River stretching from Griffith Park to Downtown.” From City projects--Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan--to State projects--California Coastal Conservancy--there are various efforts being made from different organizations to restore or at the very least‚ preserve what is left of the river. These are just small steps being taken towards the full restoration of the river‚ but if
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420 University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. Jorge Vich |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs people|What is something you admire about | |
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