he San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California. It covers 7 counties which are Kings‚ Kern‚ Stanislaus‚ Merced and Fresno. The San Joaquin Valley is known as the #1 producing region in California for its variety of fruits and vegetables grown in its fertile soil. The Valley is 250 miles long and bordered on the west by the coastal mountain ranges. Even though a lot of the valley is rural there are a lot of urban cities here in the valley. I want to tell you about the five
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This is the story of the growth of the personal computer industry. The movie while based on historical fact‚ did alter things a bit for dramatic reasons. The Movie begins with IBM in the early 1980’s‚ the big brother in the computer world that everyone else feared. Everyone dressed alike at IBM‚ company songs and jingles filled the air‚ and men in suits were everywhere. Steve Jobs along with his friend who he calls "Waz" delight in working with computers. They eventually form their own company
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This empire consisted of Semitic people from the upper Tigris River who were famous for strategically planned military campaigns and siege weapons such as: “battering rams but on massive wheeled frames—which pulverized city walls”(Perry‚23). This highly sophisticated empire was keen on having their soldiers better
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Chipotle is subpoenaed in criminal probe tied to norovirus in Simi Valley” says the article written by Samantha Masunaga. Norovirus‚ meaning a winter vomiting bug in the UK‚ it is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in humans. And chipotle caused this? There has been an investigation going on by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the central district of California in collaboration with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Outbreak‚ is the word that catches my attention when reading this
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A.K. Ramanujan’s poem “A River Theme The poet levels a scathing criticism against poets‚ both old and new poets‚ who eulogize the external beauty of nature while ignoring the deeper significance or the humanitarian aspect of the floods which destroy life and property. The old and new poets find the violent mood of the river more sensational and exciting and fail to write about the malignant aspect of nature .They are insensitive and callous towards human suffering. He criticizes the attitude of
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This hurricane has a circumference of 300 miles‚ and winds gusting at 120 miles. The heavy rain has caused infrastructure to collapse‚ power outages‚ trees are falling over streets and major highways‚ people are trapped in cars and homes. Crabtree Valley Mall which is located in Raleigh North Carolina‚ lower deck is completely flooded. Owners of businesses are in disarray because flood waters are rapidly invading businesses without invitation. First responders are having a laboring day to say the
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Have you ever wondered what happened during the Revolutionary war‚ and how our country came to be? Well the men at Valley Forge took big part in forming our country .What I believe is that the men at Valley Forge took a stand against the British Continental army. The men at Valley Forge during the revolutionary war took a stand by showing the British and the Hessian soldiers that they hired that they wanted to be an independent country. This was taking a stand because they stood up to the most
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structures that the human race has built for religiously significant reasons. The pyramids at Egypt would be an excellent example‚ it was believed that the shape of the triangle on either side of the pyramid would create a sort of stair way for the Egyptian kings to use to climb into the afterlife. The ziggurats of Mesopotamia were similar‚ the Mesopotamians thought that by building a temple on an elevated platform‚ the structure would be closer to the heavens and therefor closer to their religious
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Did you know that Calexico is consider one of the worst cities for families? Around the Imperial Valley‚ we can see various agricultural fields. These agricultural fields are around our homes‚ parks and schools. Pesticides are sprayed on these agricultural fields to kill weeds‚ fungus‚ insects‚ etc. Pesticides are not only sprayed in our fields‚ but families are also using them in their homes or in the workplace. However‚ I feel that they are harming our children and families. Pesticides can cause
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The River as a Symbol in “A Bend in the River” Rivers within a well written novel are a representative of a great variety of things. Within the book “A Bend in the River” by V.S. Naipaul‚ as the name implies‚ the river is a very significant symbol throughout the novel that shows representation for many aspects of the plotline‚ ranging from an ever-changing lifestyle to the vitality of the country in which it resides and the people affected by its welfare. The town by the bend in the river is
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