Proposition 8: Banning Gay Marriage in California Gay marriage is one of the most controversial issues of our time. It’s splattered all over news shows‚ radio‚ and newspapers. Which politicians support legalizing same sex marriage? Who’s against it? Which celebrities are commenting about it this week? One of the most publicized events in the battle about same-sex marriage was Proposition 8. This was a California amendment passed November 4th of 2008‚ officially eliminating the right
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mentally ill. Not only do they have to have a clean record‚ they also have to pass a written test to obtain a Firearm Safety Certificate to purchase the gun. Federal law requires that licensed dealers conduct a background check on the purchaser. California also demands that the dealer must be licensed by the state. Not only does the state require a background check‚ they also maintain a record of all firearm sales. The buyer is also limited to buying one handgun per month. This is an effective way
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Section One: Introduction In California‚ people drive their cars to go everywhere: the grocery store‚ school‚ work‚ gym‚ the list is endless. These same people are also stressed for time. This combination can cause drivers to violate the traffic laws. Every day people drive their cars to work and then they drive back home. Most people hate to stay in traffic; they want to go faster‚ and they are always late. Other people like to travel; they also drive a lot. The main thing that these people
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• What is the time frame for replying in your state? In light of the California Code of Civil Procedure‚ rule 412.20‚ a timely response to a summons and complaint would be 30 days after the date you were served the papers‚ to file a response or answer statement with the court. Although‚ if you were served by substituted service‚ then you will have an additional 10 days to file a response with the court‚ but it requires proof of service by the plaintiff that says that defendant was served by substituted
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“Badly Burned” I fly out to Southern California every summer to visit my mom who currently lives there. I always get beyond ecstatic to travel on a plane and return to my large escape from a small town world. We always do more than enough fun and exciting things when I’m out there. We’ve traveled to Hollywood‚ Universal Studios‚ the San Diego Zoo‚ and many more exciting places full of adventure and experience. Although all of those tourist attractions are fun to visit‚ there is one destination that
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droughts and heavy dust storms. Hoping for a better life in California‚ many “Okies‚” people from Oklahoma‚ headed west to work as migrant fruit pickers. The film version of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath‚ the Taniguchi essay‚ and many other works describe the terrible disappointment the Okies found in California: unemployment‚ low wages‚ little hope‚ shanty-towns‚ and brutal working conditions. The Okies’ experience in California reflects the national experience of Americans during the Great
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communities in California. After England took Florida from Spain and Canadian lands from France‚ Spain found necessary to once again take control of more lands to expand their empire in the new world. Attempts had been made in the past to survey California. They had successfully take control over Baja California. Spain had extensive experience in the matter‚ consequently by the mid-eighteenth century‚ Spain had already established mission in Florida‚ Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Arizona and Baja California. The tactics
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The first time I went to California was insane.The plane ride‚the weather‚ and the beach was the best. So on to the story. One day my parents decided we would visit our frends in California. So we gave them a call. “Ring ring ring.” ”Hi Dee‚” my mom said.”Hi‚ how’s it going?” “good good‚ you” “ I’m great‚ never been better” “We were thinking of visiting you‚ that is if it is ok with you?” “yes yes that is perfect with us.we’ll even pay for it” “really‚ I’ll tell the family.” “Bye.” “Bye”.
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Drought conditions in Long Beach‚ California‚ are regionally shared issues that policymakers and scientists are trying to address and mitigate within the 21st century. The Long Beach Water Department implemented the Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Plan as of November 3‚ 2005‚ to prevent supply shortages. Efforts to reduce water consumption in Long Beach has seen progress since inaction of the shortage plan‚ with 69.5 average daily gallons per resident being used to date (as of the month
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Formalist Criticism The poem ‘Waiting oat the curb: Lynwood California‚ 1967 written by Deborah Escobedo is about a young girl named Debbie in Lynwood‚ California who is waiting on a friend at the curb. When first examining the title of the poem‚ I think of waiting on the curb as a sign of prostitution or hitchhiking. They way I imagine the scene of the poem is; a hot summer day in an urban area in Lynwood‚ California. I imagine Debbie’s father outside a small white house watering the lawn
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