The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London is his report on the aftermath of the huge earthquake in San Francisco‚ California on April 18th‚ 1906. Mission Street I saw a milk wagon. A steel telegraph pole had smashed down sheer through the driver’s seat and crushed the front wheels. The milk cans lay scattered around. All day Thursday and all Thursday night‚ all day Friday and Friday night‚ the flames still raged on. Friday night saw the flames finally conquered‚ though not until Russian Hill
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ENGINEERING COVER LETTER VISHAL S. SHAH 1686 Great Highway # 1 San Francisco‚ CA 94122 February 27‚ 20xx Mr. Robert Masik Lite-On USA International 726 S. Hillview Drive Milpitas‚ CA 95035 Dear Mr. Masik: Please accept my enclosed resume in application for your advertised Technical Support Analyst/Engineer. I am confident that my education and experience have prepared me for the position that you have available‚ and my unique abilities will enable me to contribute significantly towards your objectives
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lthough the idea of a bridge spanning the Golden Gate was not new‚ the proposal that eventually took hold was made in a 1916 San Francisco Bulletin article by former engineering student James Wilkins.[15] San Francisco’s City Engineer estimated the cost at $100 million‚ impractical for the time‚ and fielded the question to bridge engineers of whether it could be built for less.[9] One who responded‚ Joseph Strauss‚ was an ambitious but dreamy engineer and poet who had‚ for his graduate thesis‚ designed
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1934 ( That’s when it was built) to 1963 (That’s when it was closed). It held the most insane criminals to the most smartest criminals. Alcatraz Island was a maximum high-security federal prison that was 1.25 million (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco‚ California.” Al Capone”‚”Roy G. Gardner”. These two were some of the people who were sent to Alcatraz for murder‚robbery‚ kidnapping‚ and rape. Al capone was a famous gangster who attained fame during
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Californication: The Process of Adapting to Californian Ways Cultures and habits surround us everywhere‚ but there is a certain culture in California in which newcomers tend to adapt to. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ hit song Californication describes a story of young girls dreaming of stardom and migrating to California to follow an acting dream. She gets to California and learns quickly that the state can have a dark side as well. The Red Hot Chili Peppers display that Californication is the act
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Alcatraz Introduction I. Picture this. You are trying to get to the mainland from an island about 1.5 miles out in the sea. You must survive the freezing cold waters that could kill you if you are exposed to them for too long. Not to mention how strong the current is that can sweep you out into the middle of the ocean‚ and on top of it all‚ there are man-eating sharks in the water. What is a place like this? Alcatraz. II. Alcatraz was the most feared prison you could be sent to. Body
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Scrolling down the Newsfeed of Facebook‚ seeing those pictures of my friends having fun while studying and travelling abroad‚ the feeling of envy overwhelmed me. I always wanted to have a taste of living in a new environment at another corner of world. However‚ the fees and expenses to study and travel abroad are just way too high and unaffordable. Thus‚ I always kept this little dream within myself until the moment I found out about the USA Work and Travel Program from the Speedwing advertisement
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California Gold Rush of 1849 “Gold‚ Gold in the American River” these remarkable words were once spoken by Sam Brannan (Allenj52). Brannan was a famous store owner from San Francisco that greatly influenced the California Gold Rush of 1849 that lead to westward expansion and the belief of Manifest Destiny. All of the thousands of immigrants rushing into California from the years of 1848 to 1853 all trying to “strike it rich‚” greatly influenced the population of California that lead it to be such
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THE STORY… TRAVEL WITH M AND JEAN IN OUR DREAMS How you ever had adventure on your dreams? Do you dream about nightmares or adventures? I’m Gio and this is my best pal Jean always with me – we do everything together in my dreams. We are always going somewhere together‚ that’s probably why you will usually see us from behind. We love to travel‚ even if it is usually in our Dreams! The good thing about dreaming is that you can go places that may not even actually
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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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