Hurtado says in his book intimate Frontiers that “each newcomer transformed California the exotic into California the familiar‚ a long established pattern that yet continues” (133). I somewhat agree with Hurtado’s statement that everyone who migrated to California for whatever reason tried to convert California into a place that looks familiar‚ each and every person left their mark on California‚ and this is why California today is a blend of different cultures and different races. Even today we see
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capital‚ City of San Fernando‚ is world famous for the annual Lenten re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ. It is also famous for its Giant Lantern Festival where huge lanterns measuring 20-ft in diameter rise to the occasion to thrill thousands of people with their kaleidoscopic interplay of sounds and colors. The province has remnants of a long and colorful history. It has centuries-old houses‚ a booming night life center and a myriad of tourist destinations‚ the site of world-class resorts‚ casinos
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paper will examine the statutory rape laws within the state of California. It will look at the laws and punishment for coming statutory rape. It will also look at the laws regarding sexual acts toward children. Also‚ the paper will examine how these laws work to protect children from sexual abuse. Statutory Rape Laws Statutory rape falls under the California Penal Code of 261.5 PC. This code states “statutory rape" takes place when any person engages in sexual intercourse with a person under
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Spain fears British encroachment along the coast of California. The fear of the British led to Spain’s expansion of their empire over the coast of California. Spain had sent Gaspar de Portola to lead this expedition. Portola and his crew planned to colonize the area around Monterey and San Diego‚ but his plan resulted in failure due to the thick coastal fog. Although his plan was a failure‚ his exploration of the San Francisco Bay and the establishment of Franciscan missions affects today’s current
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California Drought? California is suffering from one of the worst droughts and everyone from businesses‚ wildlife‚ farmers‚ and residents are highly impacted. According to NASA‚ California needs 11 trillion gallons of water to recover from the drought (Robles). There are several solutions occurring that are aimed to minimize the effects of the drought such as‚ water conservation and new technologies. Water conservation is important to control and can be done by limiting water usage through cutting
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People are people Autumn Heather Lundy Concorde Career College Friday‚ July 12‚ 2013 Prepared for MS Hill Multicultural competence is the ability to appreciate‚ value‚ interact with and benefit from difference cultures. Cultures are group with a common outlook. They may be racial or ethnic; male or female; of a certain sexual orientation belief or age (job readiness‚ 2013‚ page 104). You will always see in this world multicultural competence because every judges everybody. Before I was born
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A dirty place The only thing that strikes me when I remember my last visit is that how dirty the places were! My last visit was to a factory because it was a project of holidays given by my school. The entry to this factory was through a narrow road and then there was a large ground where this ancient factory was built. The places near the factory were poorly maintained and were very filthy. It reflected a bad image of our country‚ India. The whole garbage was thrown at these places from the factory
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Description of a place While sitting on a tree in the corner of two streets I look to my left and see a garden with a path in the middle of it. To the left of the path there are a lot of rose bushes that are different colors. There are yellow‚ white‚ red‚ pink‚ purple and orange. Behind the row of rose bushes is where the wall of the side of the house. To the right of the path there are rose bushes but there are also many other types of flowers in between them. In the back of me there is the lawn
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Many people stay home during sunny weekends and complain that they have got nothing to do. Most people are becoming anti-social after electronics devices were introduced. This is why I believe that we need more public places such as parks and town squares. Public squares can pollute the environment because of all the cars and buses coming and going. However that means many people come to town. Having public squares can reduce crime. If there are more people in one place‚ robbers are less likely
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Introduction to California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen is known worldwide for its high quality menu and ingredients‚ with budget friendly prices. They collect their revenues from three different sources. Sales from company owned restaurants‚ royalties from franchised restaurants and royalties from a partnership with Kraft to sell CPK branded frozen pizza in grocery stores. CPK has a "dedication to guest satisfaction and menu innovation and sustainable culture of service." CPK has
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