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    Mission Statement: Youth Promises is a Non-Profit Organization that provides education programs‚ extracurriculars activities and volunteer service. Youth Promises is here to provide kids and teenagers a safe haven and away from violence. Youth Promises reach for our students to stand out and not be part of the stereotypes in society. The Organization Summary: Youth Promises headquartered on the west side of Chicago‚ Illinois. The organization is owned and founded by Monae Miller. Monae has had

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    Mission grapes were the top grape until the early 20th century. It was during the California Gold Rush that the oldest wineries in California were produced. Many East Coast dwellers moved to California in search of gold to get rich and it led to a great increase in the population and it created commercial wineries that are still here.Chinese immigrants served a great role in California winemaking. The immigrants were in search of jobs to take care of their families and became planters

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    current residents or California took over a vast majority of California was once blanketed by towering trees and they seemed to be endless from what most people saw. But as most of us Californians see it now we have cut down a majority of trees and instead of the natural trees we once had covering California we have replaced them with concrete trees‚ and these trees are all the skyscrapers‚ business‚ stores‚ and homes. This is a growing problem since the population in California seems to keep getting

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    Nicholas Raffaele Mrs. Porter Period 5 California Science Center Substitute Report The California Science Center seems like a wonderful place‚ filled with exhibits that have many learning opportunities that make it seem like you are not learning‚ but having fun. I severely regret not going. The California Science Center is located south of downtown Los Angeles‚ in the historic Exposition Park‚ near USC (yeah!). Cost of admission is $10.00 (well that’s for parking‚ other than that‚ to get in

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    studies at the University of Nebraska and promptly fled the Great Plains for the Elusive Eden. After the light shock of difficult parking‚ high traffic‚ and idiotic housing prices I fell in love with my strange new home in the Bay Area. My first big California surprise was not the preponderance of far out community activists and ridiculous law proposals: Reading up on Berkeley prepared me for that. Nor was I very alarmed by the fatal shooting a few blocks from my apartment on Alcatraz Ave that first

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    The False Promise of Green Consumerism By 20 Dec. 2013 Outline Thesis statement: Of course green consumerism helps the world greatly against pollution‚ degradation‚ destruction of natural resources and global warming‚ however the false promise of such consumerism will lead to their vast spreading‚ and increase in their affective power. I. The first and most important solution to such problem is the necessary decrease of consumerism in general‚ which is a very effective solution against

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    Obama presented a proposal that may eventually help many Americans reach their educational goals without all the debt that comes with it.This proposal is called the “America’s College Promise”‚ which allows two years of community college to be free for those students who are willing to put in the work. This promise will allow students to earn their first half of a bachelor’s degree‚ which will also allow them to earn the skills needed in the workforce. According to Obama‚” this plan is a chance to

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    Government Lives Up to What the Preamble Promises In 1787 the US government wrote the Preamble. The preamble was written to explain why the Constitution was written. But did the government live up to making sure that everyone has peace in our country and to have laws that ensure equal rights? Yes‚ our government does live up to what the Preamble promises. Checks and balances were created to split the power between the 3 branches of the US. Congress for Kids says‚ “This system was built so that

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    References: Budget Process City. City of Orange‚ CA. Retrieved May 5‚ 2014‚ from http://www.cityoforange.org/depts/finance/operating_budget.asp Budget Budget. (n.d.). Orange County‚ California -. Retrieved May 5‚ 2014‚ from http://ssa.ocgov.com/about/budget City Budget Demographic Information. (n.d.). City of Orange‚ CA -. Retrieved May 4‚ 2014‚ from http://www.cityoforange.org/depts/commdev/planning/advanced/demographic_information

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    California Pizza Kitchen

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    UVA-F-DRAFT Version 1.0 CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN Everyone knows that 95 percent of restaurants fail in the first two years‚ and a lot of people think it’s ‘location‚ location‚ location.’ It could be‚ but my experience is you have to have the financial staying power. You could have the greatest idea‚ but many restaurants do not start out making money – they build over time. So it’s really about having the capital and the staying power. — Rick Rosenfield‚ Co-CEO‚ California Pizza Kitchen1 In early

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