Final draft The significant air pollution problem in the Los Angeles Basin has been one of the most severe environmental issues that concerned the society. Due to the American tradition‚ public transportations are not so commonly used; therefore‚ a majority of the individuals owned a car. The most commonly used transportation is the convenient motor vehicles that are driven everywhere. With the high volume of traffic daily‚ the tremendous amount of air pollution that is produced by highly-polluted
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Halloween is celebrated in Mexico. In Mexico‚ they celebrate Dia de los Muertos or day of the dead. Today‚ it is a celebration to honor all of their loved ones who have passed‚ but that’s not how it began. Dia de los muertos celebrations in Mexico began with the indigenous pagan cultures. These rituals celebrated the deaths of loved ones and have been recorded as far as 2‚500 years ago. The modern day version of dia de los muertos began as a month long celebration during the ninth month of the
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The American holiday of Halloween and the Spanish holiday Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead might have some differences but are similar holidays. Three reasons that the 2 holidays have differences but are very similar are skeletons‚ masks‚ and food. Día de los Muertos is a holiday that starts on October 31 and ends on November 2. It is for spending time with family and celebrate/ honor the people that have died. The two holidays have a lot of similar things that help the people celebrate. One
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There is a South African Proverb that states "Until lions write books‚ history will always glorify the hunter". In his play "Los Vendidos"‚ Luis Valdez tries to become a lion and let the voice of Chicano history be heard. Luis Valdez does this in a satirical way by presenting the views and stereotypes that many American’s have had and continue to have‚ about Chicano’s in the form of a shop where Chicano "model/robots" are sold. By presenting each Chicano as a robot and stereotype‚ Luis Valdez tries
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Didion Text Analysis Essay In the essay‚ “Los Angeles Notebook”‚ Joan Didion outlines the uncontrollable effects of the Santa Ana winds. She conveys her views of the Santa Ana winds as a fierce force of nature by describing its effects on the residents and environment. The tone is very precise and vivid. The overall basis of the passage is how the Santa Ana Winds affects the natives. And it’s through her use of imagery‚ diction‚ syntax‚ and selection of detail that she expresses her view of the
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The Battle of St. Lô took place from July 9 to July 24‚ 1944. It was an important battle in the Allies’ campaign for the liberation of northern france. About a month after the Battle of Normandy‚ it was the fight for an important French trade city. The Germans had taken the city without opposition from locals‚ but its liberation took the lives of many. The Americans considered this a worthy cause‚ however‚ because the city was vital to the Allies’ plan. The battle was important to the war because
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Essay 1992 Los Angeles riots: The riots began with the violent arrest of Rodney King March 3‚ 1991‚ in a high-speed pursuit King drove through several red lights and stop signs; he pulled over in the Lake View Terrace. King had a record for drunk driving but the officers involved testified that they believed him to be under the influence of the narcotic PCP‚ in a later blood test he was tested negative for PCP. A civilian named George Holliday recorded the whole arrest‚ the defendants also alleged
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ripening of different crops. Growing up in a typical Mexican stereotype household‚ a low-class yet hard working family‚ Luis Valdez was able to obtain valuable and detailed experiences that he would later use in his writings such as “Los Vendidos.” Luis Valdez’s story‚ “Los Vendidos‚” is a satirical Latino stereotype play where the author describes a day in the life of what seems to be a hardworking Latino man. The play
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The movie “Volcano” was about an active volcano forming into the city of Los Angeles‚ California. The evaporating of harmful gases‚ earthquakes‚ and some evidences from the manhole are the manifestations showed that an underground volcano was forming under the city. This means that there was already lava under the city and the ground cannot take the pressure anymore so it formed a volcano. The physical changes in the movie are the breaking of glasses from buildings‚ breaking of buildings
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The Los Zetas is a Mexican transnational criminal organization specializing in drug and human trafficking that has extended across the Texas and Arizona borders with recent expansion in the South and Midwest. They are a paramilitary group specializing in violent behavior that has crossed the Mexican/American border to include recruitment of United States young citizens. Because it is not a matter of when the Zetas will breach our border areas but how forcefully and repeatedly‚ a Red Cell analysis
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