Essay 1992 Los Angeles riots: The riots began with the violent arrest of Rodney King March 3‚ 1991‚ in a high-speed pursuit King drove through several red lights and stop signs; he pulled over in the Lake View Terrace. King had a record for drunk driving but the officers involved testified that they believed him to be under the influence of the narcotic PCP‚ in a later blood test he was tested negative for PCP. A civilian named George Holliday recorded the whole arrest‚ the defendants also alleged
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Hello‚ My name is Jesse Fischer. In this text I will be talking about two holidays. Day of the Dead (also known as Dia de los Muertos) and Halloween . At first glance these two holidays may look like the same thing‚ but I can assure you that these two holidays are very‚ very different‚ In many different ways which will really show you how different these two holidays truly are. First up‚ we have the the main themes of each holiday. The main theme of Halloween is scary stuff like
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Los Angeles in the 1900s was changing at a very rapid pace. African Americans from the South were migrating to the major cities of the North in search of opportunity. In the 1920s‚ the first wave of migration largely bypassed the city of Los Angeles. But starting in the 1940s‚ the second wave of migration caused Los Angeles’s population to skyrocket from 63‚700 to 350‚000 by the year 1960. This mass-migration caused many demographic problems in the new racially diverse city. The first sign of lingering
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How will you explain the artwork that you have chosen? In my perspective as someone who had viewed the artwork made by Manuel Luis Reyes‚ I would interpret this painting as something which entails the manner how the society sees shapes the capacity of the human mind to convey many emotions‚ abilities‚ and personalities as an effect of it. The painter of the artwork used loud colors which signify many strong emotions and feelings of the girl in the painting. The girl in the painting was small‚ and
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Día De Los Muertos‚ also known as Day of the Dead‚ is a holiday that is now celebrated in Mexico and in parts of America‚ but Day of the Dead originates from over 3000 years ago. When the Spanish conquistadors had arrived to central Mexico they saw the Aztec’s had a celebration that they believed had mocked death‚ but in reality it celebrated death. The Aztec’s had believed that life was a dream and when death comes your life is continued. The Spanish had originally tried to put an end to it but
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Title Anna Deveare Smith’s book Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 is a witness-centered‚ composite tale of various experiences of the Rodney King riots. It is an emotional book‚ primarily centered on the attitudes and feelings of the riot’s victims. The purpose of Twilight is to lay bare the damage‚ loss and suffering caused by the violence. The book is not an attempt to make a judgment on the outcome of the King trial‚ as Smith states in the introduction “Twilight is an attempt to explore the shades of
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Invasion of Los Angeles Los Angeles‚California‚City of Angels‚Entertainment Capital of the World. This is where I was born and raised. All I can say is that I am proud of being an Angeleno. Good weather‚second largest market in the US‚uniqueness‚and most of all good sports teams. Now if some madmen were to come over and take over LA. Then‚obviously it would seem as the worst thing imaginable. The question is would I pretty much let these madmen come over and ruin the way we live or take some action
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my country. In this couple month‚ I have learned so much about the traditions my family has ‚ now I know the true meaning of some of this celebrations. The most relevant traditions that I talk about in my previous assignments were Koas and Dia de los muertos. To continue with this investigation‚ I will focus my research on the way that people perceive Bolivian families and traditions. Also‚ I want to see If the way they see us‚ actually matches who we are or does not .To achieve this goal‚ I will
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the court forever so it’s time for Doc Rivers to begin the dreaded search for his replacement. The nine time NBA All-Star has done things his way successfully at the point guard position for the past 12 seasons. As the on court orchestrator of the Los Angele Clippers he has changed the culture of a once poor franchise into a perennial powerhouse in the always competitive Western Conference. As of late the injury bug has hit Paul after suffering a season ending hand fracture costing him and the
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The Los 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
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