through iron bars in the prison’s mat shop on very foggy day Didn’t get spotted by guards in the watch towers‚ jumped into water‚ were never seen again‚ but severe weather conditions led that they drowned in bay and bodies were swept out to sea by strong current in San Francisco Bay May 23‚ 1938 Rufus Franklin‚ Thomas R. Limerick‚ and James C. Lucas attacked and killed guard with claw hammer in woodwork shop then proceeded to the roof armed guard shot Franklin and Limerick. Lucas was cornered
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Alcatraz Island and Prison Alcatraz Island‚ also infamously known as “The Rock”‚ is located in the San Francisco Bay 1.5 miles offshore from San Francisco‚ Ca. It stands 121 feet above sea level and spans approximately 22 acres. The Spanish Lieutenant Juan Manuel de Ayala named Alcatraz Island for sea birds; he was reported to be the first known European to sail through the Golden Gate in 1775. It was named “La Isla de los Alcatraces” meaning the Island of the Pelicans. It later became home
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December 01‚ 2010 Case Study Analysis # 70 Castlebridge‚ a maker of high-quality outerwear‚ located in London is at a cross roads. Although its headquarters operates from London‚ most of its manufacturing has moved offshore. With the last domestic factory slated to close‚ the firm’s executives struggle to preserve the "Britishness" of the brand. On the other hand‚ the company has to reduce costs to remain profitable. It seems that moving production offshore is inevitable. The executives believe
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Argumentative Essay (Introduction) Guantanamo Bay did a good thing for America. Guantanamo Bay is located in a small area in Cuba off of American soil. America’s most recent president‚ Barack Obama wants to shut the prison down and suspended it for a short period of time in the beginning of January this year. (My position And Thesis) I believe that Guantanamo bay should never be shut down because the prison led United States and other countries’ to terrorists and it punished those who planned
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Why San Francisco is REALLY Helping the Homeless San Francisco is known for both its wealthy residents and its expanding homeless population. Employees in San Francisco are currently trying to eradicate poverty by sending homeless individuals to shelters. Close to one million people are traveling to this notorious city as the Super Bowl approaches. The question is if the means of eliminating homelessness in San Francisco is meant for the greater good‚ or if workers in San Francisco are doing
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The Auditor-An Instructional Novella Jack was the number-one player on the Mountainside golf team when he was a junior in high school. His dream was graduating from high school as a named player and getting scholarship offers from all the big golf schools. But in his early senior year‚ he got into am automobile accident. He has to have surgery on his left leg‚ leaving it a little shorter than his right. He wasn’t able to follow his dream of a golfer after the accident. Jack didn’t start out
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Jack Prelutsky (born September 8‚ 1940) is an American writer of children ’s poetry. He lives in Seattle‚ Washington with his wife‚ Carolynn.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Poetry 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links Early life[edit] Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8‚ 1940 in Brooklyn‚ New York to Charles‚ an electrician/plumber and Dorothea‚ a homemaker. While he was still a baby‚ a fire burned his family ’s apartment and he was saved by his Uncle Charlie
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Blimp Blimps were used in World War Two to patrol enemy submarines. There were many airbases within the United States. The one from this mystery was located in Moffett Field‚ California. The airfield was located on Treasure Island on the San Francisco Bay. This particular airfield was used for patrolling the shore line of the pacific and for delivering supplies. Most people have not heard about the L-8‚ a fascinating real life mystery from World War Two that has gone unsolved for over 60 years
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Berkley. Many of my family members have attended this college‚ and I would like to carry on this tradition. The University of California‚ Berkeley also known as UC Berkeley‚ Berkeley‚ California‚ was built in 1868 in Berkley California east of San Francisco Bay. The university has a total undergraduate of 25‚885‚ and the campus size is 1‚232 acres. Tuition and fees are $11‚767 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $34‚645. University of California Berkeley’s is currently ranked in the 2013 Best Colleges
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memories and lost ghosts. Though no one really knows everything that went on within the concealed walls of the old prison‚ it still manages to trap the interests of millions of people who visit the national park each day on the small island in the San Francisco Bay. Not only has it trapped the interests of those millions of visitors‚ but it has also trapped mine as well. Discovered in 1775 by a Spanish explorer named Juan Miguel de Ayala‚ La Isla de los Alcatraces was nothing more than a small island
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