The Faded Elegance of MacArthur Park MacArthur Park‚ once a gem of Los Angeles’ park system has tarnished over time yet many businesses and community groups have made attempts to restore and revitalize one of the cities most notable parks. As a blighted area‚ criminal activities blatantly occurred in the park‚ which were not hidden from police‚ businessmen‚ community groups or residents. Built in the late 19th century and first named Westlake Park‚ the open space was known “because of the beauty
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Some things on this earth are just magical. To some it may be the beach at sunset‚ to others it may be as simple as the drive to work in the morning. For me that place is Fenway Park in Boston Massachusetts. Going to a game in Fenway is a smorgasbord of delightful feelings. Even the walk up to the ballpark is some thing to behold. Walking with hundreds of passionate fans‚ all decked out in their red sox T-shirts‚ jerseys‚ and of coarse that iconic navy hat with the red B on it. I feel like I
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Thorpe Park The key activities of Thorpe Park are to provide a safe but very enjoyable theme park that will attract people from all over the country. There is a retail department that consists of 8 shops and 3 barrows throughout the park as well as food outlets. Another activity that Thorpe Park offers is the Human Resources department which is responsible for providing an effective and proactive service in respect to the welfare‚ training‚ development‚ reward and recruitment of the Park’s
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The issue of whether we should allow marine parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. It is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and economic questions about the way we use our native wildlife. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue. This essay will consider arguments for having marine parks and point to some of the problems with these views. It will then put forward reasons for the introduction of laws which prohibit
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Word Count: 1‚002 Clybourne Park Essay The Broadway play “Clybourne Park” is based off the movie and play “The Raisin in the Sun”. It is written by Bruce Norris and was honored with many awards including the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play. Bruce Norris wrote the play by having it pick up right where “The Raisin in the Sun” left off. By doing this‚ Bruce Norris picks up where the drama was and shows the racial tensions in the 1950’s and 1960’s up until present day
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1.) In this article it is discussed that the Denver Parks and Recreation is offering discounted tickets and lesson and rental packages at a extremely low rate to children ages 7-17. As an avid snowboarder this article caught my eye. The youth in the extreme sports of skiing and snowboarding is our future. As John Martinez; Director of Outdoor Recreation says‚ “ In a time where children are playing behind their screens instead of playing outside‚ it’s imperative that there is an outlet for them to
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1.The People Sunset Park may be one of Brooklyn’s most diverse neighborhoods. Here you’ll find charming brownstones‚ a thriving Latin American culture‚ Brooklyn’s largest Chinese community‚ and a recent influx of young New Yorkers in search of cheaper rents.Until the early 1980s‚ Sunset Park’s main population was made up of Norwegian Americans‚ who began leaving the neighborhood during the white flight years of the 1970s and 1980s. Sunset Park’s second age began with a wave of immigration from
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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM SOUTH PARK TODAY? South Park is an American animated sitcom intended for mature audiences. The show has become popular for its crude language and black‚ surreal humor that satirizes a wide range of topics. This ongoing show revolves around four boys – Stan‚ Kyle‚ Eric and Kenny and the producers of South Park portray the four boys in such a manner so that adults have fun and engage in laughter while simultaneously trying to provoke then towards insightful reflections about
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Rosa Park was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama on February 4th 1913. She grew up on a farm with Her maternal grandparents. In 1932 Rosa Parks married Raymond Parks a barber from Montgomery. When Rosa was young she suffered poor health and had chronic tonsillitis. Black and white people were segregated in virtually every aspect of daily life in the south. School bus transportation was unavailable for any form for blacks schoolchildren. In December 1943 Parks became active in the Civil Rights Movements
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A park ranger is an individual who works on park premises to aid visitors in enjoying the park to the fullest extent. The park ranger will prepare lectures‚ preserve park property and offer tours to park tourists. The role which a park ranger plays in presenting the park in the most favorable light is an important one. Within the park ranger job description‚ park rangers perform a range of duties throughout their careers. These include: • management of the natural habitat using known habitat conservation
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