Hills California but I say I am from Mission Viejo since most of my friends and all of my schools were in Mission Viejo. Mission Viejo is located in South Orange County‚ otherwise know as the “OC Bubble.” It is referred to this by people in the “real world” for its lack of crime and violence. I could see what these people meant‚ for I had several trips to Long Beach with my dad and I could say it was a very different world. But in Orange county cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim have high crime rates
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circumstances where the general population and myself are satisfied with believing without any sufficient evidence. One example of this is Santa Claus. For millions of children‚ including myself‚ who grew up in Christian homes‚ the myth of Santa Claus is one that requires no proof. Every child stays up on Christmas Eve hoping to hear reindeer on the roof in anticipation of Santa bringing Christmas presents. When children reach a certain age‚ usually in middle school‚ they begin hearing the rumors from
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olive-colored eyes are large and her look is nobel and calm. As she steps in a half moon‚ in her right arm‚ she holds a small child‚ and on her and the child’s head‚ rests a golden crown and steps on a half moon. This is the image of Our Lady of Santa Anita‚ from a town in Jalisco‚ Mexico named after her; she is best known to look out for the sick and for miracles. It is common for people in the town to devote hope on the image to help with their sickness. For this reason‚ there are annual parades
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Christmas Project 2: Santa Claus Interview Reporter (holding a mic‚ toward the camera‚ snow storm blowing harshly‚ yells): Greetings‚ everyone! This is Jack Li from Centuries News Delivery. Our staff has been receiving request to interview the famous Santa Claus since the last millennium. After tempting him with 10 tons of chocolate chips cookie‚ we finally got past the elves and caught his attention! Let’s enter this door together and have a peek of the living place of Santa Claus! Santa Claus: Well‚ well
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Barbara Ehrenreich undertook an extreme social experiment from the spring of 1998 to the summer of 2000. She paused her work as a journalist and author‚ moved‚ and lived as a member of the working poor. She job searched‚ house or hotel searched‚ food searched‚ and friend searched. She worked multiple jobs in 3 different states‚ and in 2001‚ she published her book Nickel and Dimed‚ documenting her experiment and its results. Barbara hoped to show people what it is like to work in the low-wage workforce
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The rooftop was iced with a cushion of snow‚ merging with the creamy-purple twilight sky. Shovelled into the rooftop snow‚ a pale red sign read “Land Here Santa”. The sign was flaking and the wood was splintering‚ but it still brought the same vibrancy to the little cottage. The cottage itself was built with rich auburn brick with a white lining. An extensive string of sprightly festive lights ran along the eave of the roof‚ illuminating the street‚ spreading warmth through a bitter morning. A snowflake
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What if one day you woke up and your life was completely flipped upside down? In the Netflix series‚ Santa Clarita Diet‚ a family of three experiences the unthinkable dilemma of the undead. Based in Santa Clarita‚ California‚ the show starts off with any “normal” family of three. The parents‚ Shelia and Joel‚ are realtors in the neighborhood‚ while their daughter‚ Abby‚ is your typical teenage high school student. However‚ the family doesn’t stay normal for long before Shelia’s abrupt death and resurrection
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The strong commentary on Christianity in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible is strongly evident throughout the novel. The narrative itself is divided into books’ that mirror those of the Bible‚ including: Genesis‚ The Revelation‚ and Exodus. Throughout the progression of the novel‚ the structure of the novel strays from a biblical reflection with the addition of new books’ which denote Kingsolver’s personal appellations. Kingsolver’s characters each represent a different attitude towards
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Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita By Diego Rivera Diego Rivera was born on December 8‚ 1886 in Guanajuato‚ Mexico. His love of art showed early on as he began drawing as a child. Around the age of 10‚ Rivera was able to study art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. One of his early influences was artist José Posada who ran a print shop near Rivera’s school. In 1907‚ Rivera traveled to Europe to further his art studies. There‚ he became friends with other leading artists
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Instances where ignorance was more comfortable than the truth are abundant. Santa Clause is one example that most people can relate to. As a child‚ my parents convinced me that Santa was real and I believed in him without a doubt. Believing in Santa brightens up the season‚ bringing both magic and fun. I remember wondering as I grew older if Santa Clause was real or make-believe. I wanted the truth. I questioned my mother countless times throughout the years just
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