two-parent household with an older sister and younger brother. Although I was born and raised in Southern California‚ we relocated to Corvallis when I was nine years old. Many years after moving‚ the influences of Southern California are still very present in my family through the slang we use‚ tastes we have‚ and overall perspective on the world. Although it can be beautiful‚ Southern California is a very materialistic and power hungry environment‚ which is something my family and I were looking to
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The 1800s in California was nothing like the California that we know today. The state was much less populous; there was little in terms of livestock and agriculture; places like LA and Hollywood were not nearly the large metropolises that they are now. Although there were many factors that played into this large expansion‚ there was one thing that none of it could have happened without: WATER. The creation of aqueducts led to the expansion of the California water system as we know it. Reservoirs
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Just Like California is a song by the band‚ Old 97’s‚ a band created in the year‚ 1993. This song‚ on the album Too Far To Care‚ best represents me as a person because I don’t like to do things half-hearted. To me‚ the lyrics‚ “halfway there just wouldn’t be fair‚ so I’m going all the way tonight‚” mean that doing a half-hearted job of something wouldn’t be the right way to do it‚ so I’m going to do it all the way. I do a lot of things that require commitment‚ such as homework and sports. When
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California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen was first created in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California. By 2007 there were 213 locations throughout 28 states and 6 countries. Although 41% of the stores were based in California‚ keeping with the restaurants theme‚ the dining model flourished throughout the United States. For the second quarter of 2007‚ although they were faced with industry challenges such as raised commodity‚ labor and energy costs‚ they were still expected to break quarterly
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ensure we assist you correctly‚ we like to learn more about our customer. Would you be so kind to assist us with the following questions: I noticed you own the company – The California Trade Company. - How long has your company been around? - What products‚ brands do you currently import and export? - Are you based in California or Shanghai?
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California Coastal Experience I am sure it happened as easily as this: We were sitting around the garage shooting the bull during a cold winter snap. Thoughts turned to motorcycle rides and things spring and summer. For once‚ it wasn’t me. Mrs. K was the one to mention going to California. We hadn’t taken a trip the summer before‚ and she said‚ “We ought to ride to California and take the PCH along the coast.” Probably‚ no one jumped up and started packing‚ but several certainly starting
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In “Hotel California‚” there are two original composers. Donald Hugh Henley and Glenn Lewis Frey. Don Henley was born and raised as an American in Linden‚ Texas. He attended University of North Texas for three semesters (“Don”). Glenn Frey was born and raised as an American in Detroit‚ Michigan. He attended Oakland Community College where he got involved with a band (“Glenn”). Henley wrote most of the lyrics based on Frey’s ideas. He sought inspiration for the writing by driving out into the desert
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In the early 1990’s there was an incident that happened in Southern California that rocked the city of Los Angeles. The incident involved California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department‚ and a civilian named Rodney King. “According to official reports‚ the car’s two passengers quickly and lay on the ground as instructed. But‚ when the driver King‚ finally emerged from the car‚ his bizarre behavior and spotty compliance with police orders led officers to believe he was drunk‚ or high
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Schmerber v. California Case Brief Schmerber v. California 384 U.S. 757 (1966) FACTS: Armando Schmerber‚ the petitioner‚ had been arrested for drunk driving while receiving treatment for injuries in a hospital. During his treatment‚ a police officer smelled liquor on petitioner’s breath and noticed other symptoms of drunkenness so the officer ordered a doctor to take a blood sample which indicated that Schmerber had been drunk while driving. The blood test was introduced as
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| My Experience at the Oakland Museum of California | | Ma’Cherris Johnson | 3/13/2013 | | I experienced this wonderful space for the first time‚ as my fiancé [Calvin] and I chaperoned my eight year old sister [Amya] and my seven year old cousin [Ta’mari] on a Sunday afternoon. We went this first Sunday for Free First Sundays. It didn’t take very long to get tickets and start viewing everything the museum had to offer. We rode the BART from El Cerrito Del Norte (Richmond/Fremont
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