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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expansion The California gold rush began 24 January 1848 because James W Marshall found gold in Sutters Mill‚ Coloma. The owner of the mill‚ John Sutter‚ wanted to keep it quiet about the discovery. But rumours spread and it came 300 000 people from the rest of the United States and tens of thousands from Latin America‚ Australia‚ Europe and China. It was not easy to get to California and many people died on the way. The immigrants were later called forty-niners and came to California to find happiness
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arguments between married couples or family members. When things become physical‚ or there is the threat of physicality‚ however‚ people in Northern California‚ and elsewhere‚ it could be considered domestic violence. In such cases‚ people could face serious criminal charges with potentially severe penalties. According to the Judicial Council of California‚ domestic violence is a threat of abuse or actual abuse involving people who have an intimate or familial relationship. In general‚ there are two
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Jasamyn Wimmer English 1B Professor Kleinman 5 March 2013 Brief Literary Analysis Lost America: An analysis of “A Supermarket in California” Allen Ginsberg; philosopher‚ activist‚ poet‚ a man highly revered as a groundbreaking figure between the 1950’s Beat Poetry Generation and the counter-cultural revolution of the 1960’s (poetryarchive.org). Ginsberg’s first book “Howl and Other Poems‚” was published in 1955‚ his work was involved in an illustrious obscenity trial because of the use of
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surveys. As the number of both legal and illegal Hispanic immigrants in the United States continues to increase‚ so does the percentage of Hispanic gang members. Most of the Hispanic gangs in the United States started gaining recognition in California during the 1980’s. The Hispanic Gangs were commonly classified as “Los Norteños” (Northerners) and “Los Sureños” (Southerners). Generally the Norteños and Sureños do not get along with each other‚ however not all Norteños get along with each
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day‚ I reminded myself of a Navy Seal instructor saying‚ “Whatever you have to do‚ just find an excuse to win‚ keep going.” Just these few words made me survive the night and find that reason to keep going. Now I know what it takes to be on the California highway patrol. The program of the Highway Patrol appeal to me because it provided me the tools for personal and professional
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Through my long battle with the family court system as a single father and self-represented litigant‚ I found that the system in California could be biased towards litigants who represent themselves. According to the California Law Review‚ most of the litigants are self-represented and cannot afford the prohibitively high costs for private counsel that can charge over $300 per hour and requires a retainer of approximately $5000. Litigants who take the approach of self-representation‚ rather private
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the ground. In New York‚ two attacks made the world shiver in fear. Dark skin and turbans suddenly seemed antagonistic as nineteen hijackers collapsed tall buildings‚ the people inside and their respective family in a state of sorrow. 2009: California Jackson Michael comes from Indiana‚ in a small‚ middle class home. There‚ his father relives his glory days through his five young sons. Some days‚ he would slip off an old belt and put those boys over his knee‚ while the mother cried for mercy
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“Farmworker Children Uprooted by California Rules” by Martha Mendoza examines the affects of migrant working on the children of Californian agricultural laborers. For instance‚ a Californian law that entails labor workers and their families must move at least 50 miles away from the federal labor camps. According to a worker at a department in California‚ the state Department of Housing and Community Development is not aware “of families being in jams or having a problem with moving away” due to the
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The city that I come from is not a representation of who I am. Pomona‚ California is known for it’s high crime rights‚ and all around gang violence. It is troublesome not to fall through the cracks when the temptation is all around my community. Growing accustom to this environment makes it that much easier to fall a victim into this lifestyle. At the age of 15‚ for the first time in my life‚ I experienced a retaliation drive by up the street from where I sleep‚ the place I call home. That night
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