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    Barbara Leigh Werner Everest University Online California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mistake Recently a Federal Judge has court ordered California Officials to reduce the California Inmate population that is crowding their State Prisons within a six month time frame. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is again disappointing the California people and creating a newly revised strategy to drain the pockets of several California tax payers as anemergency solution to their current

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    California Dream

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    September 26‚2012 In the late 19th century‚ the discovery of gold in California drew thousands of people in from across the United States and all around the world in a feverish rush to strike rich. Many left everything behind to dare venture into the final frontier of the wilderness that was California. Word quickly spread about a land showered by sunshine and ripe with gold ready for the picking. As a result‚ the California dream developed and quickly romanticized imaginations all across the world

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    California dream

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    English 85 Mr. Caine 09 October 2012 California Dream California is a wonderful place to come and live. California is seen a land of opportunity and good fortune. The question is why does everyone want to come to California and what does it hold? The answer is California holds so much. You have freedom‚ live your own life style; become whatever you want and live a better life style. It’s everyone’s dream to come here and live it. California attracts many people from all around the world

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    The California Dream

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    California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream In “California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream‚” James J. Rawls gives his version of the California dream‚ and describes the paradoxes that are associated with that dream. According to Rawls‚ the California dream is a love affair with an idea‚ a marriage to a myth‚ or fantasy. (Rawls 22‚ 23) Everyone has their own version of the California dream. It might be something‚ or nothing at all. As I began reading Rawl’s essay‚ I found it

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    Loathing In California

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    Fear and Loathing in California Throughout America’s short history‚ California has been a mysterious land of snowy mountains‚ sandy beaches and fertile soil. From the Gold Rush to the Free Love movement‚ it has been a Mecca for the misunderstood‚ the thrill seekers‚ and the independent. For over a hundred years people have found what they were looking for in the sprawling lands of California. Throughout the years‚ the ideals of the misfits who populated California have shaped the mentality of

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    Racing California

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    Throughout the book Racing California the main character Evan faces many obstacles while trying to reach his dream or goal of riding in the Tour de California. He faces numerous setbacks before the race that prevent or hold him back enough to make him late for the race. A goal‚ wish‚ or dream with many setbacks or hardships in the way‚ may not be “meant to be”. Throughout the book there are numerous setbacks that hold Evan back from attending the Tour de California. There are a number of things that

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    The Drought In California

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    Third‚ the drought in California causes the environment to change. Drought affects our environment in many different ways‚ both temporary and permanently. For the temporary impact‚ since plants and animals depend on water just like us‚ we may lose a lot of food supply. However‚ drought can impact our environment in the most serious way‚ and it will last very long even when the drought is over. The permanent impact that created by drought may include such as‚ loss of wetlands (moisture)‚ wind and

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    allegory of california

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    Allegory of California The Allegory of California is a mural painting by Diego Rivera. The artwork was created in 1931 and was done on a wall and a ceiling. The size of the painting is 472 square feet and it portrays a comprehensive view of California in terms of agriculture‚ transportation and industry of that period of time. It also exhibits dreams and hopes of the people for the brighter future. The main character of the painting is a warrior queen Califia who was the bellwether of California. She is

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    California Democracy

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    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 Budget

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    California Budget Crisis Rozlyn Brown Comm/215 BSDC0TEBB5 Michele Watson   Poor money management of the State of California has caused people to suffer. The global recession has caused California and many other states to plummet. In the Los Angeles Times California deficit is said to be $25.4 billion according to the states chief analyst. The state of California has taken drastic measure to fix this problem. Fixing the problem includes layoffs

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