oppressed woman fighting for independence‚ whereas “Victorion” is just too cartoony to take seriously. “Victorion; Protector of the Mission” was done by Sirron Norris in 2001. The mural is located in Balmy alley in San Francisco. The mural depicts a fantasy version of San Francisco‚ with a giant robot made of Victorian houses protecting small business owners from big dot com companies from taking over the neighborhood. Allison Sprague describes the robot as crushing the “hipsters‚” cafés‚ and other
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Magellan was educated from then on‚ becoming interested in geography and astronomy‚ thus in 1496 he became a squire. In the year 1505 Magellan would get his first taste of the sea‚ at the age of 20. He was sent to India to install Portuguese viceroy Francisco de Almeida‚ as well as establish naval bases along the way. As it turns out‚ Magellan also had his first combat experience on this mission. A local king refused to pay a tribute to the king‚ and as such Magellan and Almeida ’s party attacked‚ conquering
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Amber B. Professor Simpson Engl 1302-8451 2 November 2012 Penalties of Steroid Use in Professional Baseball Players What are the limits professional athletes will go to‚ to be the best? Professional baseball players all over the United States strive to be the best‚ but does that mean they should take performance-enhancing drugs‚ such as steroids‚ to achieve their goals? According to many people’s opinions‚ steroids are considered cheating and the use should not be allowed in a professional
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For example‚ San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‚ refuses to stand for the National Anthem during a preseason game with the Green Bay Packers (ijr). Also during the playing of the National Anthem at 2016 Super Bowl‚ Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newtown failed
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Angeles Dodgers have been nothing but great since the end of the first half of the season. Even with a depleted team lacking verified pitching and consistent offense‚ they were able to overtake the best team in the first half of season‚ the San Francisco Giants and continue to strive to become one of the best teams in the major leagues. A number of Dodger starters are finally coming off the DL including Clayton Kershaw‚ Andre Etheir‚ and Rich Hill but there are a number of sporadic players like Enrique
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Ian O’Connor’s article‚ “You can knock Colin Kaepernick -- don’t call him un-American”‚ presents an argument to the reader that the criticism of the character and patriotism of San Francisco 49ers quarterback‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ is unwarranted. O’Connor argues that Kaepernick’s recent actions of riding the bench for the playing of the national anthem during the team’s preseason illustrates an essential principle of American ideals‚ the right to freedom of expression. While not the most scholarly in
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From Wrigley Field to Yankee Stadium A mighty and triumphant roar radiates from the throats of the thousands upon thousands of people packed into the stands like sardines. Tears of joy stream down the faces of grown men as the team they have loved since they could first walk has just won the World Series. The sport of baseball has grown to become the national pastime of the United States since Abner Doubleday first invented it in 1839. From 1839 to the present‚ many things have changed about the
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To: Kristen Brown From: John Doe Date: December 9‚ 2009 Re: Business Plan Evaulation You have asked me to review the following two business plans: • Vette Kat Harbour Bed & Breakfast • Magnolia Inn I recommend investing in the Magnolia Inn. I have taken the time to evaluate and quantify the two business plans. Each category will be rated on a scale of 1-5‚ five being most desirable. While reviewing the information I have determined a few factors that helped me draw my final conclusion
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earthquake and I know that it occurred on October 17‚ 1989 at 5:04pm and that it lasted 15 seconds. The earthquake was 6.9 on the Richter scale and was caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault. People felt the earthquake for miles‚ from north of San Francisco to far below Santa Cruz. The earthquake killed 63 people‚ injured 3757 people‚ left 10‚000 people homeless and caused over $6 billion dollars of damage. It was a big one!! I interviewed my mom for this report‚ her name is Laura Ryan. At the time
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The Auditor-An Instructional Novella Jack was the number-one player on the Mountainside golf team when he was a junior in high school. His dream was graduating from high school as a named player and getting scholarship offers from all the big golf schools. But in his early senior year‚ he got into am automobile accident. He has to have surgery on his left leg‚ leaving it a little shorter than his right. He wasn’t able to follow his dream of a golfer after the accident. Jack didn’t start out
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