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    Mix-Used Development In Downtown Los Angeles Downtown mixed-use developments are solutions to solve urban downtown challenges and impact the economy in attracting business‚ people‚ investment‚ and tourist. Downtown Los Angeles has gain success in changing zoning ordinance to adaptive reuse. The private and public sectors are working together to revitalize this area for opportunity in many aspects. A dynamitic downtown will be complete with addition of L.A Live‚ a mixed-use

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    Do you imagine yourself living in a city where there are car pursuits‚ graffiti‚ and homicides? South Central Los Angeles‚ California is an oversize city and it is an example of disturbia. There is a mysterious dark side within the city. Most people describe South Central Los Angeles as adjacency environment because of the un-inforced‚ broken down educational system that is brought upon inner city students. The unexpected bullying‚ the numerous fights‚ and gang related issues‚ are the cause of

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    others. For decades‚ it has been a controversial debate topic and issue around the world. With many different categories of cultural appropriation present‚ in this essay‚ its focus is on the cultural appropriation in festival‚ as is the case in Día De Los Muertos‚ a festival celebrated in Mexico. It will then explain how cultural appropriation in festival

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    When is Dia de los Muertos? Dia de los Muertos (also known as day of the dead) in Mexico is celebrated on October 31st and ends on November 2nd. What is Dia de los muertos? Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican Celebration where the people come together to cook and celebrate those who have departed‚ it is believed that the people who have departed‚ visit their families on this special holiday. During Dia de los Muertos Altars are decorated with flowers‚ candles‚ skulls‚ and pan de los muertos (Also

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    Waking up at six in the morning on a Sunday is not typical‚ especially so when it is to run ten miles. However‚ this is how I have been spending my Sunday mornings for the past three years. I am a member of Students Run Los Angeles (SRLA)‚ an organization that provides students the opportunity to run the LA Marathon. It is thanks to SRLA that I have been able to complete two marathons and am currently in training to complete my third. SRLA has not only taught me the importance of setting goals in

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    decades there has been a steady comparison between New York City‚ New York and Los Angeles‚ California‚ although‚ these two cities have many likenesses and differences. Both cities are heavy populated and surrounded by water. Los Angeles and New York are on the opposite side of the coast and have very different climates. And finally the cost of living in both Cities is higher than the national average cost of living. Both Los Angeles‚ CA and New York‚ NY are surrounded by water. New York City is located

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    2008) We will be exploring a few different variations of Halloween. One from a religious view and another from the library of congress both very interesting. Following this you will learn how it crosses over to the Hispanic holiday “Dia de Los Muertos” better known as day of the dead. Originally Halloween was an acient Pre-Christian Celtic Festival of day of the dead (American folklife center‚ 2008) It marks the “eternal cycle”. Sahmain which is pronounced sow-en‚ (because mh is pronounced

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    Mike Davis’ essay “Fortress Los Angeles: The Militarization of Urban Space” talks about an “Urban renaissance” in Los Angeles. What does he mean by this? What effect has this had on the city’s poor and working class? How does Davis’ essay connect with Barry Lopez’s “Caring for the Woods?” Scheleen. Grant English 112 Prof. Hatchet In Mike Davis “Fortress Los Angeles the Militarization of the Urban Space‚” he talks about an “Urban renaissance”‚ in Los Angeles. The “Urban renaissance‚” is the

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    ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN LOS ANGELES‚ CALIFORNIA Purpose of Study Estimates state that over 1.2 million people immigrate to the United States each year‚ thereby thrusting the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront of today news headlines. From an economic standpoint‚ the effort to absorb illegal immigrants often negatively impacts cities as well as the entire country. This paper addresses the negative economic outcome of illegal immigration in the city of Los Angeles‚ California through

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    For my cultural contact credit I attended a Day of The Dead festival (Dia De Los Muertos). This event took place on october 5th‚ 2015 and was located at Steele Indian School Park. This was a free to the public. It was also the forth annual festival at this specific park‚ and I have to say for a newer festival it did not disappoint. There was a variety of activities scheduled for that day. There was candy skull decorating‚ live dancing and singing performances‚ and special appearances of La Llorana

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