Pacific Ocean. Lands in which the trail went through eventually became six of the U.S. States including Missouri‚ Wyoming‚ Oregon‚ Idaho‚ Kansas and Nebraska (Wikipedia). It also led settlers into land that would also become U.S. territory including California‚ Utah‚ Colorado‚ Nevada‚ Washington and Montana. If it wasn’t for the Oregon Trail‚ the U.S. may have never fulfilled the idea of Manifest Destiny and much of the west would probably still be unknown. The Oregon Trail was probably one of the most
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Is Third World Immigration a Threat to America’s Way of Life? Many people from third world countries leave to seek a better life for them and most of all their children. They can be moving away from war‚ religious‚ gender‚ economic‚ and educational oppression. America was developed off immigration and it was and still is the land off freedom and opportunity. People from third world countries look to the United States as a light of hope. What is really the American way of life? To me that would just
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combination of Europeans‚ especially Spaniards and the Indigenous people of Mexico. There are many political dimensions of Mexican American life in the United States. In 1960‚ The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) was founded in Fresno‚ California. Diversity relates to gender‚ age‚ language‚ ethnicity‚ cultural background‚ disability‚ sexual orientation and religious belief. Diversity also relates to the numerous and different perspectives we share. Such as educational levels‚ job functions
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Danielle DeLoux Ms. Spradling AP Language and Composition‚ R4 October 7‚ 2010 Change is Unchangeable I loved spending my summers in California with my Tio. Every week was the same; a comforting and change free schedule. Practically every morning we would wake up at around nine and eat chadillso and egg for breakfast‚ we would run errands if we needed to‚ go to the bookstore or a movie in the afternoon‚ and take a walk in the evenings. Weekends we would visit my Aunt and my cousin Lauren
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Not Passing a Hotel Tax Could be Detrimental to the City of San Diego San Diego Comic Con is a pop culture and comic book event that has been happening in San Diego since 1970. The convention began small but has grown to host over 130‚000 attendees each year. Currently‚ the convention is being held at the downtown convention center‚ but due to the overwhelming demand for tickets‚ space needed to host panels‚ and booths for exhibitors‚ the convention center will either need to expand or Comic
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people having power‚ I just ignored the topic. When I turned 16‚ I realized how she was feeling‚ sometimes just fitting in and being the other race is the best thing for some people. Latoya went to college‚ and is now a very successful doctor in California. I talked her about her statement years after we
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I live in a small city called South Lake Tahoe in the state of California. The people in South Lake consider themselves locals as long as you have lived here for more than 10 years. However‚ locals consider our city a town. Our town is mainly a tourist town‚ skiers and snowboarders in the winter and campers in the summer. When somebody moves to South Lake Tahoe‚ it may only be for a few reasons; to be a ski bum‚ get out of the bay area‚ or family. The people that move here either make it or they
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home for her daughter’s first birthday‚ she her feelings change about the place she once dreaded. Didion‚ now residing in Los Angeles‚ has a much faster paced life vastly different than the slower life of her family home in the Central Valley of California. The tension of her family makes even phone conversations hard to endure. The anxiety Didion had concerning her childhood home are unknown in the beginning of the essay
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In John Steinbeck’s Novella‚ “Of Mice and Men”‚ the author ties the American Dream into the text to show that many people had hope during the Great Depression.The story takes place in California‚ and is about two men named George and Lennie who are headed to their new jobs at a ranch. Once they are there‚ they meet many people and build relationships with them. While they are there‚ their version of‚ “The American Dream”‚ is always mentioned or thought about‚ that shows that they are hopeful for
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At 4:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 17‚ 1994 Northridge‚ California was hit by a magnitude 6.7 Earthquake that shook for nearly 20 seconds. The natural disaster was a blind thrust earthquake‚ which occurs along a thrust fault‚ but shows no sign on the Earth’s surface‚ thus the term “blind”. The Earthquake was centered in Northridge‚ which is approximately 20 miles west/northwest of Los Angeles. The powerful shock was felt at distances of 400 kilometers from the epicenter. It produced
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