United States Army base starting in 1853 (Davis 21). It was thought to make a great place to put a large amount of cannons on the island to protect the settlers who had moved to California because of the large quantity of gold found around the San Francisco Bay area. The U.S. Army also built a lighthouse which was the first lighthouse that was fully operational on the West Coast and is still on the island to this day. During the late 1850’s guardhouses were erected which became the first jail on the
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Abstract Alcatraz Prison was one of the most secure prisons ever built in the United States. Alcatraz was erected in the San Francisco Bay and originally was a military facility during the late 1800s. Alcatraz has housed 1‚576 of the United States most dangerous criminals during its 29 year existence (Williams). Alcatraz has housed well known criminals such as Al Capone and George Barnes (The Rock). The prison was considered escape proof‚ so when prisoners from other federal facilities were causing
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taking place in San Francisco. San Francisco has such a large population because of the amount of people living there and themselves losing their jobs. According to San Francisco Nudges Homeless Away From Super Bowl Fan Village‚ “San Francisco‚ the 13th-biggest U.S. city by population‚ had an estimated 6‚775 homeless people in 2015‚ with 64 percent living outside of shelters…” This Sunday when the Super Bowl takes place‚ David Perry‚ the Super Bowl host committee’s head‚ wants San Francisco to look safe
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tremendous economic growth. In Holt McDougal it states‚ “The discovery of gold brought quick population growth and an economic boom.” This shows that the gold rush brought along great population and economic growth. 2.“The whole country‚ from San Francisco to Los Angeles‚ and from the seashore to the base of the Sierra Nevadas‚ resounds
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from the main topic. Transportation Alcatraz Museums San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Chinatown Fisherman’s Wharf Brainstorming Clustering Listing Freewriting Clustering 3. If you have new ideas‚ connect those words to the appropriate sub-topic. Cable Car Civilian Prison 1934-1963 Old Military Prison Alcatraz BART Transportatio n Bus Museums American Legion Modern Art Museum Asian Art Museum Famous Prisoners San Francisco Restaurants Chinatown Golden Gate Bridge Stores Theaters
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1) Uber was founded in San Franciso in 2010. What was the largest obstacle that the company had to face then‚ and how does it relate to the Uber launch currently in Philadelphia? In October of that year‚ the company got a cease-and-desist order from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency‚ as well as the California Public Utilities Commission objecting to the “cab” name since it was called UberCab but they did not have a cab license. Uber faces similar issues in Philadelphia in which
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Park happened on Thanksgiving Day in 2009. My roommate and I had just moved to San Francisco in March of that year and this was our first Thanksgiving there. My younger sister had flown out from Minnesota to spend the holiday with me‚ and we all agreed that it might be fun to drive up to Muir Woods since none of us had been there yet. The day dawned bright and clear and rather warm‚ which is unusual for San Francisco in November. Usually it is very cold and foggy that time of year. We were on the
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state’s prison system. There are well over 100 teacher volunteers from schools such as UC-Berkeley‚ Stanford and San Francisco State. They go through three security checks to get into the prison. And then they hold classes in a nondescript trailer overlooking the prison’s baseball field Phillip Senegal and valedictorian Felix Lucero earned associate of arts degrees in 2009 at a ceremony in San Quentin state prison‚ where they are inmates. The college program is an extension of Patten University in Oakland
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The purpose of this paper is to explain the impact of HIV/AIDS on San Francisco‚ the rest of the United States‚ as well as the rest of the world. I will tell how it started small an expanded across the globe. This disease killed many and is still taking many lives today. The origin of the disease is believed to be in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where people hunted infected chimpanzees for meat and became infected themselves when they came into contact with the chimpanzee blood(Where did
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finally decided to search the cells. The inmates were gone and they were running for their lives. They did not survive. The inmates had to dodge the guard post so they wouldn’t get caught and go back to jail but‚ they made it no farther than the San Francisco bay. The cold water‚ the bones found nine months later‚ and the evidence given by the Anglins nephews‚ prove they didn’t live another day. They did not survive. The cops and investigators think that they didn’t even make it out of the water
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