What is democracy? And most importantly is the United States and California Democratic? One of the first societies that exercised democracy was Athens. The Athenian people were democratic and valued political affairs. Thought out 594 B.C.E to 338 B.C.E democracy in Athens flourished. To the Greeks‚ democracy meant that the people ruled (L). Now we define democracy as popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is when the people are the ultimate source of authority and the government does their bidding
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California copyright prevented. California is the 3rd largest state USA with the highest population of over 35 million. It is situated on the western coast bordered by three other states. Some of the world’s best known and biggest cities are located in California for example Los Angeles and San Francisco‚ making it the wealthiest state of the US. Earthquakes California lies on a conservative plate boundary where the Pacific plate and the North American plate are the components. There are
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California is a well-known and acknowledged state of the US and had a long history that affected many people ranging from the European explorations where they came in contact with Native Americans. The American domestic policies that had a profound effect on their future existence on Earth to the Japanese internment camps where hundreds of thousand Japanese Americans lost their homes. There are other events that affected people’s perception:The Mexican- American War for the conquest of California
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April Penn English 102 Section 69s Critical Response Hotel California I powered on my Nintendo Wii to get a quick game of guitar hero’s world tour‚ as I was sitting at home alone and bored. I flicked through the available tracks‚ and came across Hotel California by the Eagles; a song I had never heard before by a group I had no knowledge of. Since I had never heard the song before‚ I decided to go for it. I choose that track to play on the easy level being that it was my first time hearing
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California‚ a place known for its everlasting blue ocean‚ beautiful people‚ and golden sun‚ has been held to a certain type of reputation since the mid 1800’s. California is commonly known for its many popular aspects. It seams to be the best place in the world to some people. When people think of California they cannot help but think of the California dream and what it stands for in their eyes. With California having such high expectations‚ has anyone ever stopped to think that the California dream
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Dr. Judy Olson English 101-16 October 28‚ 2012 The Standard of Educating California California has always been known for its innovative educational system‚ but in recent years our rank has been rapidly declining. In “Yuba City School” Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni describes the struggles her son underwent in school simply because English was not his first language and the teacher did not take into consideration his situation. In “A Win-Win for the High School Exit Exam” Sandra Nichols explains
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Describing California (Essay) “Critics say that California is a lie because its reality falls so short of its ideals. They are wrong. California is not a lie; it is a disappointment only because it is also a hope” James Quay. How can would you describe a place which extent over 700 of miles north and south in one word? A lie‚ a hope‚ a disappointment‚ different people would have different judgments. California is one of the places that could be mean different things to different
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Missions in California The most significant reasons why the missions were so important were: the Spanish wanted to make their presence known within the area‚ and they also wanted to use the missions to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. The missionaries worked very hard to do just that. One of the people who devoted himself to converting and educating the Native Americans was a man named Father Junipero Serra. Father Junipero Serra founded the first mission in San Diego in the year
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Roseville‚ California Ashley Parker ETH 316 January 18‚ 2013 William Salyards‚ PhD. Roseville‚ California Roseville is a city in Placer County‚ located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The 2010 U.S. Census stated that Roseville’s population was 118‚788. Originally Roseville was known by a stage coach station called Grinders. As it started to develop‚ the name was changed to Junction due to the construction of the railroads. Roseville was incorporated as a city in 1909. According
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The California Drought has become increasingly costly to our future and the state of our planet. California is now entering its sixth year of the drought and is facing the worst drought we have seen in 1‚200 years. Some contributing factors are the vast water use in agricultural practices‚ and the weak and unenforced water management policies. Although this drought we face is large and somewhat daunting‚ there is room for improvements and paths to solutions if we work together in efforts to save
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